Ottawa Trojans
The Ottawa Trojans were a Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario and competed in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1943-1947. After winning the 1947 ORFU championship, the team would merge with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948.[1]
| Founded | 1943 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1948 (Amalgamated with Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948) |
| Based in | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Home field | Lansdowne Park |
| Head coach | Gordie Perry (1943–1944) Arnie McWatters (1945–1946) Wally Masters (1947) |
| League | Ontario Rugby Football Union |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
History
The team was first admitted into the ORFU on Friday, July 16, 1943, and played for one season as the Ottawa Combines, supplanting the Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers as the sixth team.[2] The club was renamed the Trojans prior to the 1944 season and wore red and blue uniforms.[3][4] The team had their most successful season in 1947 where they won the ORFU championship before losing the East Final to the Toronto Argonauts.[5][6] After the 1947 season, they amalgamated with the Ottawa Rough Riders after the Riders were given exclusive rights to Ottawa's Lansdowne Park playing fields.[7] The new football organization would be known as the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club[1] and would compete in the 1948 Grey Cup before finally winning it in 1951.
Seasons
| Season | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 129 | 4 | 4th, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 6 | 3rd, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1945 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 78 | 6 | 3rd, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1946 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 127 | 0 | 6th, ORFU | Missed playoffs |
| 1947 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 133 | 11 | 3rd, ORFU | Lost Eastern Finals |
References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lzMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2ZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5276%2C936200 Lansdowne Field Leased by Riders
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_yVkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ansNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3694%2C2005640 Combines in O.R.F.U.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wHYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3865,2170523&dq=ottawa+trojans+combines&hl=en The Montreal Gazette - Nov 12, 1943
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YgIvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HdwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4115%2C90540 Ottawa Citizen - Sep 2, 1946
- 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.292
- http://www.cflapedia.com/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Ottawa Trojans