1948 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) |
| 1st place • 10-2-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Walt Masters |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/21/1948 | A | Hamilton Tigers | 13-7 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 8000 | |
| Tue | 8/31/1948 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 36-18 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 11000 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1948 | H | Hamilton Wildcats | 30-5 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 11000 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1948 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 8-11 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 11000 | |
| Sat | 9/18/1948 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 32-12 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19500 | |
| Sat | 9/25/1948 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 12-5 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 14158 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1948 | A | Hamilton Wildcats | 26-6 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1948 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 17-7 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 11000 | |
| Sat | 10/16/1948 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 41-6 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 14000 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1948 | A | Hamilton Wildcats | 17-8 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1948 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 13-35 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 16000 | |
| Sat | 10/30/1948 | H | Hamilton Wildcats | 18-5 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 8704 | |
| Sat | 11/6/1948 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 14-12 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18000 | |
| IRFU Final #1 | |||||||||
| Thu | 11/11/1948 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 19-21 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 15000 | |
| IRFU Final #2 | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/13/1948 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 15-7 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 14000 | |
| Eastern Final | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/20/1948 | H | Hamilton Tigers | 19-0 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15000 | |
| Grey Cup | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/27/1948 | N | Calgary Stampeders | 7-12 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 20013 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Matt Anthony | 61 | E | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Joe Asquini | 58 | FW | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | none | 11 | |
| Len Canavan | 51 | T | 6-1 | 222 | 30 | St. Martin's; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Francisco State | 10 | |
| Eric Chipper | 68 | E | 5-11 | 195 | 33 | none | 12 | |
| Beaver Dalton | 53 | E | 182 | 1 | ||||
| Gerry Dawson | QB | 5-11 | 166 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Jake Dunlap | 70 | T | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | none | 12 | |
| Pete Finlay | 75 | E | 5-11 | 175 | 21 | McGill | 2 | |
| Bob Gillan | 52 | G | 5-11 | 210 | 22 | 7 | ||
| Tom Glenn | 69 | G | 6-0 | 245 | 28 | none | 1 | |
| Tony Golab | 72 | HB-FW | 6-2 | 210 | 29 | none | 11 | |
| Nels Greene | 63 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 20 | none | 11 | |
| Bert Haigh | 60 | E | 6-0 | 179 | 30 | 12 | ||
| George Hall | 78 | G | 5-11 | 220 | 26 | none | 8 | |
| Pete Karpuk | 76 | HB | 5-9 | 160 | 24 | none | 8 | |
| Steve Karrys | 80 | HB | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Toronto | 11 | |
| Lally Lalonde | 71 | E | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | 11 | ||
| Gerry Lefebvre | 56 | G | 5-11 | 222 | 23 | none | 12 | |
| Don Loney | 77 | C | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | none | 12 | |
| Brian Lynch | 79 | E | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | Manitoba | 12 | |
| Jimmy McFaul | 67 | T | 6-0 | 222 | 31 | none | 6 | |
| Ted McLarty | 59 | HB | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | none | 11 | |
| George McPhail | 74 | HB | 5-9 | 165 | 19 | none | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Michaels | 57 | G | 5-11 | 205 | 34 | Villanova | 12 | |
| Ellard Miles | 65 | C | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | none | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Paffrath | 64 | QB-FW | 5-8 | 190 | 30 | Minnesota | 12 | |
| Ace Powell | 62 | FW | 5-8 | 190 | 27 | none | 12 | |
| Buck Rogers | 73 | C | 5-11 | 205 | 20 | 12 | ||
| Len Shaw | 81 | FW | 5-11 | 185 | 20 | McGill | 2 | |
| Doug Smylie | 84 | HB | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | none | 11 | |
| Benny Steck | 50 | G | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | none | 8 | |
| Wilf Tremblay | 83 | DB | 5-7 | 142 | 31 | none | 10 | |
| Howie Turner | 82 | HB | 5-10 | 173 | 26 | North Carolina State | 11 | |
| John Wagoner | 85 | T-G | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | North Carolina State | 12 | |
| Bob Young | 54 | QB-HB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Indiana | 11 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28 | 78 | 68 | 90 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 39 | 25 | 43 | 130 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Golab | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||||
| Bob Paffrath | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Eric Chipper | 1 | 23 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| Howie Turner | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Doug Smylie | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Buck Rogers | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Bert Haigh | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Pete Karpuk | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Lally Lalonde | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Brian Lynch | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Ted McLarty | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Wilf Tremblay | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Nels Greene | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ace Powell | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Pete Finlay | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Bob Young | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 32 | 42 | 76.2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 264 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 130 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Golab | 7 | ||||
| Bob Paffrath | 7 | ||||
| Doug Smylie | 2 | ||||
| Howie Turner | 2 | ||||
| Nels Greene | 1 | ||||
| Pete Karpuk | 1 | ||||
| Ace Powell | 1 | ||||
| Bob Young | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Paffrath | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Young | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Gerry Dawson | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Howie Turner | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Haigh | 2 | ||||
| Ted McLarty | 2 | ||||
| Doug Smylie | 2 | ||||
| Pete Finlay | 1 | ||||
| Tony Golab | 1 | ||||
| Lally Lalonde | 1 | ||||
| Brian Lynch | 1 | ||||
| Bob Paffrath | 1 | ||||
| Wilf Tremblay | 1 | ||||
| Howie Turner | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 13 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Karpuk | 1 | ||||
| Brian Lynch | 1 | ||||
| Buck Rogers | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Golab | 1 | ||||||
| Lally Lalonde | 1 | ||||||
| Buck Rogers | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals |
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