1960 Ottawa Rough Riders season explained
| Team: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Division Place: | 2nd, East |
| Coach: | Frank Clair |
| Playoffs: | Won Grey Cup |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup.
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| A | July 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20–6 | Win | 1–0 |
| B | Aug 2 | at BC Lions | 27–26 | Loss | 1–1 |
| B | Aug 4 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18–14 | Loss | 1–2 |
| C | Aug 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 29–24 | Loss | 1–3 | |
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| 1 | Aug 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 21–7 | Loss | 0–1 |
| 2 | Aug 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–6 | Win | 1–1 |
| 3 | Aug 29 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29–21 | Win | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sept 3 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 40–16 | Win | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sept 5 | at Montreal Alouettes | 39–22 | Loss | 3–2 |
| 5 | Sept 14 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 21–12 | Win | 4–2 |
| 6 | Sept 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | 26–12 | Win | 5–2 |
| 7 | Sept 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–21 | Win | 6–2 |
| 8 | Oct 1 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–18 | Loss | 6–3 |
| 9 | Oct 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 41–23 | Win | 7–3 |
| 9 | Oct 10 | at Montreal Alouettes | 51–21 | Win | 8–3 |
| 10 | Oct 16 | at Toronto Argonauts | 37–13 | Loss | 8–4 |
| 11 | Oct 22 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 38–1 | Win | 9–4 |
| 12 | Oct 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26–24 | Loss | 9–5 | |
[1] Postseason
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 5 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 30–14 | Win | 10–5 |
| East Final #1 | Nov 12 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 33–21 | Win | 11–5 |
| East Final #2 | Nov 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | 21–20 | Win | 12–5 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–6 | Win | 13–5 | |
[2] Grey Cup
| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
[3] Player stats
Passing
| Player | Games Played | Attempts | Completions | Percentage | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Ron Lancaster | 14 | 201 | 101 | 50.2% | 1843 | 16 | 18 |
| Russ Jackson | 14 | 52 | 20 | 38.5% | 222 | 2 | 3 | |
Awards and honours
Notes and References
- Web site: 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives.
- Web site: 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives.
- Web site: CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601044546/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1960 . 2012-06-01 . dead .
