Rough Riders 1907 - 1942

Obviously a hell of a lot more to come. 

The team will be referred to as Rough Riders throughout this page. I'm fully aware that they were occasionally referred to as Senators in the mid-20s or so as well but the Rough Riders name never fully disappeared (at least not for long) so it will be in use here as well.

The IRFU did not operate from 1942 to 1944. A Rough Riders team did play in 1942 as part of a senior city league. You can read more about them on this post.

1907 was originally used as a starting point because it was the first year of the Interprovincial Rugby Football union. A new era, if you will.  A separate page will be built shortly which will begin recording the team's results as of its return to the field of play in 1945 until the official formation of the Canadian Football League (in other words it will encapsulate the second set of IRFU years).

1941: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Sep 27th: Montreal Bulldogs 05 @ Rough Riders 18      W


Oct  4th: Rough Riders 03 @ Toronto Argonauts 07      L
Oct 11th: Toronto Balmy Beach 01 @ Rough Riders 13    W 
Oct 18th: Rough Riders 03 @ Toronto Balmy Beach 00    W
Oct 25th: Toronto Argonauts 06 @ Rough Riders 24      W
Nov  1st: Rough Riders 11 @ Montreal Bulldogs 02      W

Playoffs
Nov  8th: Toronto Argonauts 16 @ Rough Riders 08      L

Nov 15th: Rough Riders 10 @ Toronto Argonauts 01      W
Rough Riders win IRFU title 18-17


Nov 22nd: Hamilton Wildcats 02 @ Rough Riders 07      W


Nov 29th: Rough Riders 16 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 L


1940: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  5th: Rough Riders 21 @ Hamilton Tigers 01        W


Oct 12th: Montreal Royals 00 @ Rough Riders 19        W



Oct 19th: Toronto Argonauts 06 @ Rough Riders 41      W

Oct 26th: Rough Riders 09 @ Toronto Argonauts 11      L
Nov  2nd: Rough Riders 07 @ Montreal Royals 04        W
Nov  9th: Hamilton Tigers 18 @ Rough Riders 19        W

Playoffs
Nov 16th: Toronto Argonauts 01 @ Rough Riders 12      W
Nov 23rd: Rough Riders 08 @ Toronto Argonauts 01      W
Rough Riders win IRFU title 20-02

Nov 30th: Rough Riders 08 @ Balmy Beach 02            W
Dec  7th: Balmy Beach 05 @ Rough Riders 12            W
Rough Riders win Grey Cup! See the Grey Cup page for additional details. 

1939: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  9th: Hamilton Tigers 04 @ Rough Riders 32        W
Oct 16th: Rough Riders 35 @ Montreal Royals 13        W


Oct 21st: Rough Riders 18 @ Toronto Argonauts 07      W
Oct 28th: Toronto Argonauts 13 @ Rough Riders 08      L
Nov  4th: Montreal Royals 00 @ Rough Riders 27        W
Nov 11th: Rough Riders 25 @ Hamilton Tigers 07        W

Nov 18th: Toronto Argonauts 00 @ Rough Riders 11      W


Nov 25th: Rough Riders 28 @ Toronto Argonauts 06      W
Rough Riders win IRFU title 39-06

Dec  2nd: Rough Riders 23, Sarnia Imperials 01        W
Dec  9th: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 08 @ Rough Riders 07  L

1938: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  8th: Montreal Cubs 00 @ Rough Riders 37          W
Oct 15th: Rough Riders 42 @ Hamilton Tigers 06        W
Oct 22nd: Rough Riders 06 @ Toronto Argonauts 10      L
Oct 29th: Toronto Argonauts 13 @ Rough Riders 15      W


Nov  5th: Hamilton Tigers 09 @ Rough Riders 23        W
Nov 12th: Rough Riders 18 @ Montreal Cubs 03          W

Nov 19th: Rough Rider 01 @ Toronto Argonauts 09       L
Nov 26th: Toronto Argonauts 05 @ Rough Riders 03      L

1937: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  9th: Rough Riders 07 @ Montreal Indians 16       L
Oct 16th: Hamilton Tigers 00 @ Rough Riders 11        W
Oct 23rd: Rough Riders 04 @ Toronto Argonauts 10      L
Oct 30th: Toronto Argonauts 11 @ Rough Riders 07      L
Nov  6th: Rough Riders 14 @ Hamilton 04               W
Nov 13th: Montreal Indians 05 @ Rough Riders 09       W

Nov 20th: Toronto Argonauts 11 @ Rough Riders 15      W
Nov 27th: Rough Rider 01 @ Toronto Argonauts 10       L

1936: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  3rd: Toronto Argonauts 18 @ Rough Riders 01      L
Oct 10th: Rough Riders 00 @ Toronto Argonauts 14      L 
Oct 17th: Montreal Indians 07 @ Rough Riders 08       W


Oct 24th: Hamilton Tigers 00 @ Rough Riders 21        W
Oct 31st: Rough Riders 15 @ Hamilton Tigers 21        L
Nov  7th: Rough Riders 04 @ Montreal Indians 03       W

Nov 14th: Hamilton Tigers 02 @ Rough Riders 03        W
Nov 21st: Toronto Argonauts 01 @ Rough Riders 05      W
Nov 28th: Rough Riders 17 @ Toronto Argonauts 05      W
Dec  5th: Rough Riders 20 vs Sarnia Imperials 26      L

1935: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Sep 21st: Montreal AAA 08 @ Rough Riders 21           W
Sep 28th: Rough Riders 02 @ Hamilton Tigers 12        L
Oct  5th: Toronto Argonauts 15 @ Rough Riders 12      L
Oct 12th: Rough Riders 12 @ Montreal AAA 09           W
Oct 19th: Rough Riders 12 @ Hamilton Tigers 23        L
Oct 26th: Hamilton Tigers 10 @ Rough Riders 03        L
Nov  2nd: Montreal AAA 03 @ Rough Riders 15           W
Nov  9th: Rough Riders 18 @ Toronto Argonauts 13      W
Nov 16th: Toronto Argonauts 05 @ Rough Riders 09      W

1934: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  6th: Hamilton Tigers 09 @ Rough Riders 01        L
Oct 13th: Rough Riders 01 @ Toronto Argonauts 12      L
Oct 20th: Rough Riders 06 @ Montreal AAA 04           W
Oct 27th: Montreal AAA 18 @ Rough Riders 15           L
Nov  3rd: Toronto Argonauts 14 @ Rough Riders 06      L
Nov 10th: Rough Riders 05 @ Hamilton Tigers 10        L

1933: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  7th: Rough Riders 14 @ Hamilton 13               W 




Oct 14th: Toronto Argonauts 08 @ Rough Riders 15      W
Oct 21st: Montreal AAA 01 @ Rough Riders 09           W
Oct 28th: Rough Riders 12 @ Montreal AAA 18           L
Nov  4th: Rough Riders 04 @ Toronto Argonauts 21      L
Nov 11th: Hamilton Tigers 14 @ Rough Riders 07        L

1932: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  8th: Montreal AAA 13 @ Rough Riders 12           L
Oct 15th: Rough Riders 03 @ Hamilton Tigers 25        L
Oct 23rd: Toronto Argonauts 27 @ Rough Riders 06      L
Oct 30th: Rough Riders 02 @ Toronto Argonauts 15      L
Nov  5th: Hamilton Tigers 29 @ Rough Riders 00        L
Nov 12th: Rough Riders 01 @ Montreal AAA 30           L

1931: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct 10th: Rough Riders 06 @ Montreal AAA 32           L
Oct 17th: Hamilton Tigers 09 @ Rough Riders 05        L
Oct 24th: Toronto Argonauts 08 @ Rough Riders 05      L
Oct 31st: Rough Riders 07 @ Toronto Argonauts 24      L
Nov  7th: Rough Riders 07 @ Hamilton Tigers 14        L
Nov 14th: Montreal AAA 12 @ Rough Riders 01           L

1930: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  4th: Rough Riders 00 @ Mtl Winged Wheelers 06    L
Oct 11th: Rough Riders 00 @ Hamilton Tigers 25        L
Oct 18th: Mtl Winged Wheelers 19 @ Rough Riders 03    L
Oct 25th: Rough Riders 02 @ Toronto Argonauts 20      L
Nov  1st: Hamilton Tigers 10 @ Rough Riders 01        L 
Nov  8th: Toronto Argonauts 09 @ Rough Riders 01      L

1929: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  5th: Toronto Argonauts 08 @ Rough Riders 00      L
Oct 12th: Montreal AAA 03 @ Rough Riders 02           L
Oct 19th: Rough Riders 06 @ Hamilton Tigers 55        L
Oct 26th: Rough Riders
 00 @ Toronto Argonauts 14      L
Nov  2nd: Hamilton Tigers 28 @ Rough Riders 00        L
Nov  9th: Rough Riders 04 @ Montreal AAA 2            L

1928: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  6th: Montreal AAA 06 @ Rough Riders 08           W
Oct 13th: Hamilton Tigers 19 @ Rough Riders 07        L
Oct 20th: Rough Riders 03 @ Toronto Argonauts 20      L
Oct 27th: Rough Riders 00 @ Montreal AAA 21           L
Nov  3rd: Toronto Argonauts 01 @ Rough Riders 01      T
Nov 10th: Rough Riders 01 @ Hamilton Tigers 34        L

1927: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  1st: Toronto Argonauts 10 @ Rough Riders 10      T
Oct  8th: Rough Riders 04 @ Montreal AAA 02           W
Oct 15th: Rough Riders 13 @ Toronto Argonauts 03      W
Oct 22nd: Hamilton Tigers 14 @ Rough Riders 07        L
Oct 29th: Montreal AAA 03 @ Rough Riders 06           W
Nov  5th: Rough Riders 04 @ Hamilton Tigers 15        L

1926: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  9th: Rough Riders 08 @ Hamilton Tigers 06        W
Oct 16th: Toronto Argonauts 02 @ Rough Riders 16      W


Oct 23rd: Rough Riders 13 @ Mtl Winged Wheelers 09    W  
Oct 30th: Hamilton Tigers 08 @ Rough Riders 09        W
Nov  6th: 
Mtl Winged Wheelers 08 Rough Riders 26      W
Nov 13th: Rough Riders 00 @ Toronto Argonauts 24      L

Nov 20th: Balmy Beach 06 @ Rough Riders 07            W
Dec  4th: Rough Riders 10 @ Toronto Varsity Blues 07  W
Rough Riders are Grey Cup Champions

1925: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  3rd: Montreal AAA 01 @ Rough Riders 17           W
Oct 10th: Rough Riders 05 @ Toronto Argonauts 13      L
Oct 17th: Toronto Argonauts 04 @ Rough Riders 09      W
Oct 24th: Rough Riders 07 @ Montreal AAA 01           W
Nov  7th: Rough Riders 02 @ Hamilton Tigers 02        T
Nov 14th: Hamilton Tigers 03 @ Rough Riders 08        W 

Playoffs
Nov 28th: Queen's 02 @ Rough Riders 11                W
Dec  5th: Winnipeg T. Tigers 01 @ Rough Riders 24     W
Rough Riders are Grey Cup Champions

1924: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  4th: Toronto Argonauts 05 @ Rough Riders 03      L
Oct 11th: Rough Riders 01 @ Hamilton Tigers 06        L
Oct 18th: Hamilton Tigers 05 @ Rough Riders 01        L
Nov  1st: Rough Riders 10 @ Montreal AAA 02           W
Nov  8th: Montreal AAA 03 @ Rough Riders 08           W
Nov 14th: Rough Riders 06 @ Toronto Argonauts 12      L

1923: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Sep 29th: Rough Riders 15 @ Montreal AAA 20           L
Oct  6th: Toronto Argonauts 11 @ Rough Riders 01      L
Oct 13th: Hamilton Tigers 11 @ Rough Riders 29        W
Oct 20th: Rough Riders 01 @ Hamilton Tigers 02        L
Oct 27th: Rough Riders 02 @ Toronto Argonauts 07      L
Nov  3rd: Montreal AAA 09 @ Rough Riders 06           L

1922: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Sep 30th: Hamilton Tigers 19 @ Rough Riders 06        L
Oct  7th: Rough Riders 06 @ Hamilton Tigers 06        T
Oct 14th: Montreal AAA 14 @ Rough Riders 08           L
Oct 21st: Toronto Argonauts 28 @ Rough Riders 01      L
Nov  4th: Rough Riders 01 @ Montreal AAA 14           L
Nov 11th: Rough Riders 01 @ Toronto Argonauts 22      L

1921: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  1st: Rough Riders 20 @ Montreal AAA 05           W
Oct  8th: Hamilton Tigers 05 @ Rough Riders 08        W
Oct 15th: Rough Riders 13 @ Hamilton 15               L
Oct 22nd: Montreal AAA 07 @ Rough Riders 28           W
Oct 29th: Toronto Argonauts 11 @ Rough Riders 03      L
Nov 12th: Rough Riders 05 @ Toronto Argonauts 28      L

1920
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  2nd: Hamilton Tigers 02 @ Rough Riders 04        W
Oct  9th: 
Rough Riders 06 @ Hamilton Tigers 19        L
Oct 16th: 
Rough Riders 17 @ Montreal MAAA 11          W    
Oct 23rd: Toronto Argonauts 09 @ Rough Riders 03      L
Oct 30th: Montreal MAAA 05 @ 
Rough Riders 14          W
Nov  6th: 
Rough Riders 05 @ Toronto Argonauts 06      L

1919: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  4th: Montreal AAA 03 @ Rough Riders 10           W
Oct 11th: Toronto Argonauts 01 @ Rough Riders 08      W
Oct 18th: Hamilton Tigers 18 @ Rough Ride
rs 16        L
Oct 25th: Rough Riders 01 @ Hamilton Tigers 15        L
Nov  1st: Rough Riders 06 @ Montreal AAA 15           L 
Nov  8th: Rough Riders 01 @ Toronto Argos 31          L

1916 - 1918: Seasons cancelled due WW1

1915: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  9th: Rough Riders 18 @ Montreal 02               W
Oct 16th: Montreal 05 @ Rough Riders 20               W
Oct 23rd: Rough Riders 09 @ Toronto 17                L
Oct 30th: Hamilton Tigers 19 @ Rough Riders 05        L
Nov  6th: Toronto Argonauts 19 @ Rough Riders 15     NC
Nov 13th: Rough Riders 02 @ Hamilton Tigers 07        L

Note: Rough Riders protested the result of the Nov. 6th contest. There was a discrepancy between referees in the time keeping and the game was called due to darkness with Ottawa on the verge of perhaps scoring a go-ahead touchdown. Rather than replay the game, it was ruled a no-contest. 

1914: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct 10th: Montreal 18 @ Rough Riders 07               L
Oct 17th: Rough Riders 11 @ Montreal 21               L
Oct 24th: Hamilton Tigers 24 @ Rough Riders 14        L
Oct 31st: Rough Riders 02 @ Toronto Argonauts 30      L
Nov  7th: Toronto Argonauts 47 @ Rough Riders 04      L
Nov 14th: Rough Riders 01 @ Hamilton Tigers 22        L 

1913: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  4th: Rough Riders 21 @ Montreal 04               W
Oct 11th: Hamilton Tigers 10 @ Rough Riders 11        W
Oct 18th: Rough Riders 10 @ Toronto Argonauts 10      T 
Oct 25th: Rough Riders 03 @ Hamilton Tigers 23        L


Nov  1st: Toronto Argonauts 11 @ Rough Riders 18      W
Nov  8th: Montreal 09 @ Rough Riders 19               W
Nov 15th: Rough Riders 12 @ Toronto Argonauts 30      L

Notes: The October 18th game was replayed on November 15th and therefore only the latter game counted in the final results...Game reports mostly refer to the team as the Combines as the city and university clubs merged this season.

1912: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  5th: Rough Riders 21 @ Hamilton Tigers 17        W
Oct 19th: Hamilton Tigers 07 @ Rough Riders 12        W
Oct 26th: Rough Riders 14 @ Montreal 00               W 
Oct 28th: Montreal 06 @ Rough Riders 13               W
Nov  2nd: Toronto Argonauts 12 @ Rough Riders 06      L
Nov  9th: Rough Riders 11 @ Toronto Argonauts 23      L

1911: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  7th: Montreal 09 @ Rough Riders 15               W
Oct 14th: Rough Riders 00 @ Hamilton Tigers 33        L
Oct 21st: Rough Riders 04 @ Toronto Argonauts 07      L
Oct 28th: Hamilton 09 @ Rough Riders 23               W
Nov  4th: Rough Riders 18 @ Montreal 18               W
Nov 11th: Toronto Argonauts 08 @ Rough Riders 01      L

1910: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct  8th: Rough Riders 02 @ Hamilton Tigers 07        L
Oct 15th: Montreal 12 @ Rough Riders 10               L
Oct 22nd: Hamilton Tigers 07 @ Rough Riders 17        W
Oct 29th: Rough Riders 04 @ Toronto Argonauts 11      L
Nov  5th: Toronto Argonauts 20 @ Rough Riders 23      W
Nov 12th: Rough Riders 14 @ Montreal 09               W

1909: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)

Oct  2nd: Montreal 14 @ Rough Riders 25               W  
Oct  9th: Hamilton Tigers 05 @ Rough Riders 07        W
Oct 16th: Rough Riders 05 @ Montreal 03               W
Oct 23rd: Toronto Argonauts 10 @ Rough Riders 20      W
Oct 30th: Rough Riders 14 @ Toronto Argonauts 09      W
Nov  6th: Rough Riders 05 @ Hamilton Tigers 30        L

Nov 20th: Rough Riders 14 @ Hamilton Tigers 08        W
Nov 27th: Rough Riders 07 @ Toronto Varsity Blues 31  L

1908: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)

Oct  3rd: Montreal 02 @ Rough Riders 11               W
Oct 10th: Rough Riders 45 @ Toronto Argonauts 11      W
Oct 17th: Rough Riders 07 @ Hamilton Tigers 15        L
Oct 24th: Toronto Argonauts 02 @ Rough Riders 21      W
Oct 31st: Rough Riders 22 @ Montreal 05               W
Nov  7th: Hamilton Tigers 06 @ Rough Riders 08        W

Nov 20th: Rough Riders 09 @ Hamilton Tigers 11        L

1907: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four)
Oct 12th: Rough Riders 17 @ Toronto Argonauts 29      L
Oct 19th: Montreal 17 @ 
Rough Riders 07               L
Oct 26th: Toronto Argonauts 05 @ 
Rough Riders 34      W
Oct 31st: 
Rough Riders 08 @ Hamilton Tigers 20        L
Nov  2nd: Hamilton Tigers 05 @ 
Rough Riders 12        W
Nov  9th: 
Rough Riders 00 @ Montreal 25               L


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