1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Owner| David Loeb
General manager| Frank Clair
Head coach| George Brancato
Home stadium| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 7–9
Division place| 2nd, East
Playoffs| Lost Eastern Final
Uniform

* <- 1973
* Rough Riders seasons
* 1975 ->

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

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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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

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### Standings

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Eastern Football Conference Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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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

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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

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## Player stats

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### Passing

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Player | Attempts | Completions | Pct. | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions

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Rick Cassata | 210 | 88 | 41.9 | 1254 | 4 | 13

### Rushing

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Player | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long

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Art Green | 141 | 680 | 4.8 | 3 | 34

## Awards and honours

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* 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

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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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Ottawa Rough Riders

* Founded in 1876
* Folded in 1996
* Based in Ottawa, Ontario

Franchise|

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* Players
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* Head coaches

Stadiums|

* Frank Clair Stadium

Lore|

* Ottawa Trojans
* Labour Day Classic

Important figures|

* Frank Clair
* Tom Clements
* Tony Gabriel
* Russ Jackson
* Rudy Phillips

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Dominion
Championships (3)|

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Grey Cup
Championships (9)|

* 1925
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* 1940
* 1951
* 1960
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Eastern Division
Championships (15)|

* 1925
* 1926
* 1936
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* 1948
* 1951
* 1960
* 1966
* 1968
* 1969
* 1973
* 1976
* 1981

See also|

* Ottawa Renegades
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Jeff Hunt

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1974 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1974 CFL Draft
* 62nd Grey Cup

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