1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Canadian football team season
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The 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–9 record. Head coach Jack Gotta left the Rough Riders to become the head coach of the Birmingham Americans in the World Football League.[1]
Preseason
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Wed, July 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 29–20 | 1–0 | McMahon Stadium | 18,000 |
A | Fri, July 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 26–25 | 2–0 | Clarke Stadium | |
B | Wed, July 10 | vs. BC Lions | W 28–27 | 3–0 | Lansdowne Park | 12,221 |
C | Thu, July 18 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–16 | 4–0 | Lansdowne Park | 12,424 |
Regular season
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 339 | 271 | 20 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 261 | 271 | 14 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 279 | 313 | 14 |
Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 281 | 314 | 13 |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Thu, July 25 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 3–19 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,485 |
2 | 2 | Wed, July 31 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Autostade | 15,732 |
3 | 3 | Tue, Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 30–25 | 1–2 | Lansdowne Park | 19,133 |
4 | 4 | Tue, Aug 13 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 27–14 | 2–2 | Lansdowne Park | 24,649 |
4 | 5 | Mon, Aug 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–23 | 2–3 | Clarke Stadium | 21,966 |
5 | 6 | Thu, Aug 22 | at BC Lions | W 9–4 | 3–3 | Empire Stadium | 26,803 |
6 | 7 | Mon, Sept 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–11 | 3–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 28,050 |
7 | 8 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–16 | 3–5 | Lansdowne Park | 18,612 |
8 | 9 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 9–16 | 3–6 | Lansdowne Park | 14,396 |
9 | 10 | Thu, Sept 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 29–12 | 4–6 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,081 |
9 | 11 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–6 | 5–6 | Lansdowne Park | 16,048 |
10 | 12 | Sun, Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 7–19 | 5–7 | Lansdowne Park | 18,902 |
11 | 13 | Sun, Oct 6 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–21 | 6–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 26,055 |
12 | 14 | Sat, Oct 12 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–10 | 7–7 | Lansdowne Park | 15,500 |
13 | 15 | Sun, Oct 20 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 0–28 | 7–8 | Lansdowne Park | 24,149 |
14 | Bye | ||||||
15 | 16 | Sat, Nov 2 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–27 | 7–9 | Autostade | 16,311 |
[2]
Postseason
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–19 | 8–9 | Lansdowne Park | 14,786 |
East Final | Sun, Nov 17 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 4–14 | 8–10 | Autostade | 20,531 |
[2]
Player stats
Passing
Player | Attempts | Completions | Pct. | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
Rick Cassata | 210 | 88 | 41.9 | 1254 | 4 | 13 |
Rushing
Player | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long |
Art Green | 141 | 680 | 4.8 | 3 | 34 |
Awards and honours
- Dick Adams, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star
- Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
- Al Marcelin, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star
- Rudy Sims, Defensive Tackle, CFL All-Star
- Legendary Rough Riders quarterback Russ Jackson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame[3]
References
- ^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.170, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 978-1-55041-855-2
- ^ a b "1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.130, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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Ottawa Rough Riders
- Founded in 1876
- Folded in 1996
- Based in Ottawa, Ontario
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