Canadian football team 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]
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
Player
Attempts
Completions
Pct.
Yards
Touchdowns
Interceptions
Rick Cassata
210
88
41.9
1254
4
13
Player
Rushes
Yards
Average
Touchdowns
Long
Art Green
141
680
4.8
3
34
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]
^ 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
^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.130, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also