1973 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Canadian football team season
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The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup.
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
A | July 4 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10–10 | Tie | 0–0–1 |
B | July 11 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 25–16 | Win | 1–0–1 |
C | July 19 | at Montreal Alouettes | 17–14 | Loss | 1–1–1 |
D | July 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13–9 | Win | 2–1–1 |
Regular season
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 275 | 234 | 18 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 265 | 231 | 16 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 273 | 238 | 15 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 304 | 263 | 14 |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
1 | July 31 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 25–9 | Loss | 0–1 |
2 | Aug 8 | at Toronto Argonauts | 19–6 | Loss | 0–2 |
3 | Aug 13 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 25–16 | Loss | 0–3 |
4 | Aug 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–12 | Loss | 0–4 |
5 | Aug 25 | at Montreal Alouettes | 30–3 | Win | 1–4 |
6 | Sept 5 | vs. BC Lions | 26–24 | Win | 2–4 |
7 | Sept 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–13 | Win | 3–4 |
8 | Sept 15 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21–19 | Win | 4–4 |
9 | Sept 22 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 32–20 | Win | 5–4 |
10 | Sept 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 28–15 | Loss | 5–5 |
11 | Oct 8 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16–13 | Win | 6–5 |
12 | Oct 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | 32–8 | Win | 7–5 |
13 | Oct 21 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 20–19 | Win | 8–5 |
14 | Oct 28 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 16–0 | Win | 9–5 |
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Postseason
Playoffs
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
East Final | Nov 18 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 23–14 | Win | 10–5 |
Grey Cup | Nov 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–18 | Win | 11–5 |
Grey Cup
Edmonton quarterback Tom Wilkinson was accused of using an unnatural head motion to draw the defence offside. Ottawa General Manager Frank Clair lobbied league officials to watch Wilkinson carefully at the line of scrimmage.[2]
Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
Ottawa Roughriders | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
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Player stats
Passing
Player | Attempts | Completions | Pct. | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
Rick Cassata | 177 | 94 | 53.1 | 1255 | 4 | 6 |
Rushing
Player | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long |
Art Green | 54 | 223 | 4.1 | 2 | 14 |
Awards and honours
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry Organ (K)
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Charlie Brandon (DE)
- 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
References
- ^ OttowareMichigan Football Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.161, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
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Ottawa Rough Riders
- Founded in 1876
- Folded in 1996
- Based in Ottawa, Ontario
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