Ottawa Trojans
| Founded | 1943 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1948 (Amalgamated with Lansdowne Park |
| Head coach | Gordie Perry (1943–1944) Arnie McWatters (1945–1946) Wally Masters (1947) |
| League | Ontario Rugby Football Union |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
The Ottawa Trojans were a Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario and competed in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1943 to 1947. After winning the 1947 ORFU championship, the team would merge with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948.[1]
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.
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
- ^ a b 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
- ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.292
- ^ "Home". cflapedia.com.
- ^ "Ottawa Trojans 1944 - 1947". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-30. Ottawa Trojans
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