1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season
OwnerDavid Loeb
General managerFrank Clair
Head coachJack Gotta
Home stadiumLansdowne Park
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd, East
PlayoffsLost Eastern Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–8 record and lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A July 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–19 0–1
B July 9 at Edmonton Eskimos W 5–1 1–1
B July 12 at BC Lions W 41–14 2–1
C July 19 vs. BC Lions L 20–22 2–2

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 22–11 1–0
2 2 Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–22 2–0
2 3 Aug 4 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–9 2–1
3 4 Aug 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–20 2–2
4 5 Aug 19 at Toronto Argonauts L 28–30 2–3
5 6 Aug 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–42 2–4
6 7 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 40–17 3–4
7 8 Sept 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 6–25 3–5
8 9 Sept 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–26 3–6
9 10 Sept 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–19 3–7
10 11 Oct 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–12 3–8
11 12 Oct 9 vs. BC Lions W 45–21 4–8
12 Bye
13 13 Oct 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 40–16 5–8
14 14 Oct 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 9–7 6–8

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 4–23 0–1

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Player stats

Passing

Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions
Rick Cassata 181 77 42.5 1100 7 14

Awards and honours

  • Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star

References

  1. ^ a b "1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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