1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final

The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the IRFU with an 8–6 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	Aug 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	23–14	Win	1–0
C	Aug 8	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	14–7	Win	2–0
C	Aug 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–6	Loss	2–1
C	Aug 12	at Calgary Stampeders	26–7	Loss	2–2

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	250	189	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	326	237	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	287	301	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	274	410	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–7	Win	1–0
1	Aug 23	at Toronto Argonauts	22–17	Win	2–0
2	Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	22–21	Loss	2–1
3	Sept 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–16	Win	3–1
4	Sept 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–14	Loss	3–2
5	Sept 21	at Toronto Argonauts	55–14	Win	4–2
6	Sept 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	40–21	Win	5–2
7	Oct 5	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–17	Loss	5–3
8	Oct 12	vs. Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Win	6–3
8	Oct 14	at Montreal Alouettes	32–24	Loss	6–4
9	Oct 19	at Toronto Argonauts	31–23	Loss	6–5
10	Oct 26	vs. Toronto Argonauts	25–7	Win	7–5
11	Nov 2	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	9–4	Win	8–5
12	Nov 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–12	Loss	8–6

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	24–15	Loss	8–7