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1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)

2nd place 7-5-0 .583

1951 CFL • Previous Season • Next Season • Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: Clem Crowe

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/4/1951	H	Toronto Balmy Beach	61-0	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	4000
Sat	8/11/1951	H	New York Giants	18-41	L		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	18000
Sat	8/18/1951	A	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17-38	L		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	11000
Sat	9/1/1951	H	Toronto Argonauts	17-36	L		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	15000
Sat	9/8/1951	H	Montreal Alouettes	13-9	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	14166
Sun	9/9/1951	A	Montreal Alouettes	33-8	W		Montreal, QC	Delorimier Downs	21812
Sat	9/15/1951	A	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	6-11	L		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	15000
Sat	9/22/1951	A	Toronto Argonauts	10-17	L		Toronto, ON	Varsity Stadium	16250
Sat	9/29/1951	H	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20-18	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	18000
Sat	10/6/1951	H	Montreal Alouettes	25-13	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	13521
Mon	10/8/1951	A	Montreal Alouettes	12-9	W		Montreal, QC	Delorimier Downs	15322
Sat	10/13/1951	H	Toronto Argonauts	19-28	L		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	15000
Sat	10/20/1951	A	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32-16	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	14000
Sat	10/27/1951	H	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13-9	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	14794
Sat	11/3/1951	A	Toronto Argonauts	18-23	L		Toronto, ON	Varsity Stadium	21844
IRFU Final #1
Wed	11/14/1951	A	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17-7	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	9000
IRFU Final #2
Sat	11/17/1951	H	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	11-9	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	17000
Eastern Final
Wed	11/21/1951	H	Sarnia Imperials	43-17	W		Ottawa, ON	Lansdowne Park	3000
Grey Cup
Sat	11/24/1951	N	Saskatchewan Roughriders	21-14	W		Toronto, ON	Varsity Stadium	27341

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
61	Matt Anthony	E	5-11	185	30		12	2
58	Joe Asquini	HB	6-0	190	26	none	12	3
78	Mel Aull	G	5-11	210	23	none	7	1
55	Al Baldwin	E-FW	6-2	205	28	Arkansas	12	10
75	Roy Battagello	E	5-7	187	24	Assumption (Canada)	5	1
85	Bruno Bitkowski	E	6-2	220	22	Ottawa	8	3
64	John Bove	T-G	6-0	225	27	West Virginia	9	8
83	Bernie Brennan	FW-HB	5-10	175	23	Guelph	2	2
84	Alex Carson	C	6-0	210	28	none	9	2
55	Don Crowe	FB	5-11	190	32	none	2
79	Bruce Cummings	FW	5-11	172	24	Toronto	12	2
67	Frank Dunlap	DB	6-0	194	27		9	6
68	Jake Dunlap	T-G	6-0	215	26	none	10	4
52	Bob Gain	T	6-3	256	22	Kentucky	10	7
55	Pete Gosich	G-T	6-0	225			2	0
69	Larry Hairston	T	6-2	244		Nevada-Reno	1	1
81	Steve Hatfield	DB	6-0	205	27	Shippensburg	12	6
68	Mike Kalapos	T	6-2	240	24	Purdue	1	1
76	Pete Karpuk	HB	5-9	160	27	none	12	5
54	Bill LaRochelle	HB	6-3	184	25	Western Ontario	8	3
56	Gerry Lefebvre	G	5-11	222	26	none	5	1
77	Don Loney	C-G	6-1	199	28	none	12	11
53	Benny MacDonnell	HB-FW	6-0	200	21	none	12	6
59	Ted McLarty	DB	6-2	175	26	none	12	3
65	Ellard Miles	G-T	6-1	202	29	none	1	0
62	Jack Morneau	G	6-0	205	25	none	9	0
80	Tom O'Malley	QB	5-11	185	26	Cincinnati	12	10
63	Bruce Pirt	E	6-1	187	23	none	5	0
73	Buck Rogers	C-T	5-11	205	23		10	1
70	Bob Simpson	E-FW	6-0	200	21	Western Ontario	12	11
51	Bill Stanton	FW-DE	6-2	210	27	North Carolina State	11	11
50	Benny Steck	G	6-0	195	30	none	9	3
82	Howie Turner	HB	5-10	173	29	North Carolina State	12	9
66	John Wagoner	T	6-1	230	28	North Carolina State	12	11

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	44	65	55	54
Opponents Totals	37	48	40	72

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rushing	Passing	Penalty	PEN	YDS
Team Totals
Opponents Totals

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	S	SAF	PTS
Howie Turner	10	0			0			0	0	50
Bob Gain	1	23			2			3	0	37
Bob Simpson	7	0			0			0	0	35
Al Baldwin	6	0			0			0	0	30
Bruce Cummings	2	0			0			13	0	23
Pete Karpuk	2	0			0			0	0	10
Steve Hatfield	1	5			0			0	0	10
Tom O'Malley	1	0			0			3	0	8
Benny MacDonnell	1	0			0			0	0	5
Ted McLarty	1	0			0			0	0	5
Bill Stanton	1	0			0			0	0	5
Team Totals	33	28	33	84.8	2			19	0	218
Opponents Totals	32	22	32	68.8	3			6	0	197

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Howie Turner					2
Bruce Cummings					1
Benny MacDonnell					1
Tom O'Malley					1
Team Totals					5
Opponents Totals					20

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Tom O'Malley									20
Howie Turner									1
Team Totals									21
Opponents Totals									11

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Howie Turner					7
Al Baldwin					6
Bob Simpson					6
Steve Hatfield					1
Bill Stanton					1
Team Totals					21
Opponents Totals					11

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ted McLarty					1
Howie Turner					1
Team Totals					2
Opponents Totals					0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals					0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals					0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Bob Gain							1
Pete Karpuk							2
Bob Simpson							1
Team Totals							4
Opponents Totals							1

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