1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record7–9
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final
Uniform

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

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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