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1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season Head coach George Brancato Home field Lansdowne Park Record 7–9 Division place 2nd, East Playoff finish Lost Eastern Final
The 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd 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 [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
July 3
at Calgary Stampeders
29–20
Win
1–0
A
July 5
at Edmonton Eskimos
26–25
Win
2–0
B
July 10
vs. BC Lions
28–27
Win
3–0
C
July 18
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
27–16
Win
4–0
Regular season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 25
at Toronto Argonauts
19–3
Loss
0–1
2
July 31
at Montreal Alouettes
20–17
Loss
0–2
3
Aug 6
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
30–25
Win
1–2
4
Aug 13
vs. Montreal Alouettes
27–14
Win
2–2
4
Aug 19
at Edmonton Eskimos
23–6
Loss
2–3
5
Aug 22
at BC Lions
9–4
Win
3–3
6
Sept 2
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
11–10
Loss
3–4
7
Sept 7
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
16–10
Loss
3–5
8
Sept 14
vs. Calgary Stampeders
16–9
Loss
3–6
9
Sept 19
at Toronto Argonauts
29–12
Win
4–6
9
Sept 22
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
24–6
Win
5–6
10
Sept 29
vs. Toronto Argonauts
19–7
Loss
5–7
11
Oct 6
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
33–21
Win
6–7
12
Oct 12
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
27–10
Win
7–7
13
Oct 20
vs. Montreal Alouettes
28–0
Loss
7–8
14
Bye
15
Nov 2
at Montreal Alouettes
27–20
Loss
7–9
Postseason [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
East Semi-Final
Nov 10
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
21–19
Win
8–9
East Final
Nov 17
at Montreal Alouettes
14–4
Loss
8–10
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
^ 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
Categories :
Ottawa Rough Riders seasons 1974 Canadian Football League season by team