1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 4–10 record in their first season without Frank Clair as head coach after he served 14 seasons in that capacity. Jack Gotta, who was an assistant with Ottawa from 1967 to 1969 became head coach.[1] The Rough Riders finished the season out of the playoffs and failed to defend their back-to-back Grey Cup titles.

1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season
OwnerDavid Loeb
General managerFrank Clair
Head coachJack Gotta
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A July 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 9–28 0–1
A July 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–26 0–2
B July 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 8–15 0–2
C July 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–20 1–3

Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–17 0–1
2 Bye
3 Aug 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 1–24 0–2
4 Bye
5 Aug 25 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–23 1–2
5 Aug 27 at BC Lions L 30–32 1–3
6 Sept 2 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 31–7 2–3
6 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 21–37 2–4
7 Sept 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 25–30 2–5
8 Sept 19 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 9–1 3–5
9 Sept 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 15–16 3–6
10 Oct 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–15 3–7
11 Oct 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–24 3–8
12 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–22 3–9
13 Oct 24 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–12 4–9
14 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts L 17–19 4–10

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Player stats

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Defence

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Player Games Played Interceptions Yards Average Touchdowns
Irby Augustine 10 2 47 23.5 0

Awards and honours

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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 1-55041-855-6
  2. ^ "1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".