1947 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) |
| 1st place • 8-4-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: Sam Fox |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/23/1947 | A | Toronto Indians | 13-1 | W | Toronto, ON | Oakwood Stadium | 3200 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1947 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 54-0 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 5000 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1947 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 23-6 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 12000 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1947 | A | Hamilton Tigers | 8-2 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1947 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 28-23 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 12000 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1947 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 8-3 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 19102 | |
| Sat | 9/27/1947 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 0-8 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19000 | |
| Sat | 10/4/1947 | H | Hamilton Tigers | 33-12 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 10000 | |
| Sat | 10/11/1947 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 1-7 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 9586 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1947 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 22-3 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 14000 | |
| Sat | 10/18/1947 | H | Hamilton Tigers | 13-8 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 9089 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1947 | A | Hamilton Tigers | 8-14 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sat | 11/1/1947 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 15-5 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sat | 11/8/1947 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 11-12 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 8500 | |
| IRFU Final #1 | |||||||||
| Tue | 11/11/1947 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 0-3 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 10000 | |
| IRFU Final #2 | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/15/1947 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 0-21 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19500 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Roy Ananny | 56 | FW-E | 205 | 23 | none | 3 | ||
| Matt Anthony | 61 | E | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | 12 | ||
| Joe Asquini | 58 | HB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | none | 5 | |
| Bernie Brennan | 76 | E | 5-10 | 175 | 19 | Guelph | 5 | |
| Ken Charlton | 80 | HB-FW | 6-0 | 171 | 27 | none | 11 | |
| Eric Chipper | 68 | T-G | 5-11 | 195 | 32 | none | 12 | |
| Hank Christman | 51 | T | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | Villanova | 11 | |
| Beaver Dalton | 53 | E | 182 | 2 | ||||
| Bert Dressler | 57 | T | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Marshall; North Carolina State | 10 | |
| Frank Dunlap | 67 | FW-HB-QB | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | 12 | ||
| Jake Dunlap | 70 | T | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | none | 12 | |
| Jackie Fellows | 71 | HB-QB | 5-6 | 165 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Fresno State | 12 | |
| Pete Finlay | 75 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 20 | McGill | 11 | |
| Tony Golab | 72 | FW-HB | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | none | 10 | |
| Nels Greene | 63 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 19 | none | 12 | |
| Don Grimes | 54 | G | 1 | |||||
| Bert Haigh | 60 | E | 6-0 | 179 | 29 | 11 | ||
| George Hall | 78 | G | 5-11 | 220 | 25 | none | 12 | |
| Fred Lamoureux | 85 | G | 5-10 | 195 | none | 12 | ||
| Don Loney | 77 | C | 6-1 | 199 | 24 | none | 12 | |
| Brian Lynch | 79 | E | 6-0 | 184 | 24 | Manitoba | 12 | 1 |
| Tony McCarthy | 65 | E | 5-11 | 180 | 33 | none | 11 | |
| Stan Molinski | 69 | HB | 204 | 30 | none | 3 | ||
| Forbes Monroe | 59 | G | 180 | 1 | ||||
| Dave Peay | 84 | C | Tennessee | 11 | ||||
| Ace Powell | 62 | HB | 5-8 | 190 | 26 | none | 12 | |
| Buck Rogers | 73 | T | 5-11 | 205 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Leo Seguin | 55 | G | 6-1 | 195 | 30 | none | 12 | |
| Len Shaw | 81 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 19 | McGill | 6 | |
| Benny Steck | 50 | G-T | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | none | 12 | |
| Cam Switzer | 52 | HB | none | 1 | ||||
| Wilf Tremblay | 83 | HB | 5-7 | 142 | 30 | none | 12 | |
| Howie Turner | 82 | QB-HB | 5-10 | 173 | 25 | North Carolina State | 9 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 56 | 48 | 13 | 53 | 170 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 103 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Charlton | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Eric Chipper | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Tony Golab | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Matt Anthony | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Nels Greene | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Ace Powell | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Wilf Tremblay | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Bert Dressler | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Bert Haigh | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Beaver Dalton | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Frank Dunlap | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Pete Finlay | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| George Hall | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tony McCarthy | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Buck Rogers | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Howie Turner | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Team Totals | 25 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 170 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 103 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Charlton | 2 | ||||
| Tony Golab | 2 | ||||
| Frank Dunlap | 1 | ||||
| Pete Finlay | 1 | ||||
| Nels Greene | 1 | ||||
| Ace Powell | 1 | ||||
| Howie Turner | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dunlap | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Jackie Fellows | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Howie Turner | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Charlton | 3 | ||||
| Matt Anthony | 2 | ||||
| Wilf Tremblay | 2 | ||||
| Beaver Dalton | 1 | ||||
| Nels Greene | 1 | ||||
| Bert Haigh | 1 | ||||
| Tony McCarthy | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 11 | ||||
| Opponents Totals |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Turner | 2 | ||||
| Tony Golab | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hall | 1 | ||||||
| Ace Powell | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals |
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