1960 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

1960 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Owner	Sam Berger
General manager	George Terlep
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home stadium	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	2nd, East
Playoffs	Won Grey Cup

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	July 26	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–6	1–0
B	Aug 2	at BC Lions	L 26–27	1–1
B	Aug 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–18	1–2
C	Aug 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 24–29	1–3

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	370	265	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	5	0	400	283	18
Montreal Alouettes	14	5	9	0	340	458	10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	4	10	0	273	377	8

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	Aug 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 7–21	0–1
2	2	Aug 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–6	1–1
3	3	Aug 29	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–21	2–1
4	4	Sept 3	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 40–16	3–1
4	5	Sept 5	at Montreal Alouettes	L 22–39	3–2
5	6	Sept 14	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 21–12	4–2
6	7	Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	W 26–12	5–2
7	8	Sept 24	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–21	6–2
8	9	Oct 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–27	6–3
9	10	Oct 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 41–23	7–3
9	11	Oct 10	at Montreal Alouettes	W 51–21	8–3
10	12	Oct 16	at Toronto Argonauts	L 13–37	8–4
11	13	Oct 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–1	9–4
12	14	Oct 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–26	9–5

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 30–14	10–5
East Final #1	Nov 12	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 33–21	11–5
East Final #2	Nov 20	at Toronto Argonauts	W 21–20	12–5
Grey Cup	Nov 26	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 16–6	13–5

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Edmonton Eskimos	0	6	0	0	6
Ottawa Rough Riders	3	6	0	7	16

Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Percentage	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Ron Lancaster	14	201	101	50.2%	1843	16	18
Russ Jackson	14	52	20	38.5%	222	2	3

Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ron Stewart (RB)
• Grey Cup Most Valuable Player – Ron Stewart (RB)