1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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
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

Eastern Football Conference
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
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

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
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

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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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b "1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.130, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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