Saskatchewan Roughriders football, 1970–79

Contents:	1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979

1970

1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Eagle Keys
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	14–2
Division Place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1969	1971

The Roughriders offense had 283 points for, while the defense had 207 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	Eskimos	23–11	1–0
2	Tiger-Cats	23–22	2–0
3	Stampeders	0–30	2–1
4	Stampeders	21–17	3–1
5	Argonauts	36–14	4–1
6	Blue Bombers	30–11	5–1
7	Eskimos	6–10	5–2
8	Blue Bombers	5–2	6–2
9	Alouettes	29–10	7–2
10	Blue Bombers	19–10	8–2
11	Stampeders	21–14	9–2
12	Eskimos	34–10	10–2

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
West Final Game 1	Stampeders	11–28
West Final Game 2	Stampeders	11–3
West Final Game 3	Stampeders	14–5

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Awards and honors

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Ron Lancaster
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Ron Lancaster

1971

1971 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Dave Skrien
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	9–6–1
Division Place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1970	1972

The Roughriders offense had 282 points for, while the defense had 329 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	Calgary Stampeders	0–21	0–1
13	Calgary Stampeders	24–17
14	Calgary Stampeders	7–7

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
Semi-Final	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–23
Final Game 1	Calgary Stampeders	21–30
Final Game 2	CalgaryStampeders	21–23

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Awards and honors

George Reed, Running Back, CFL All-Star, Offence
Jack Abendschan, Guard, CFL All-Star, Offence

1972

1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Dave Skrien
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	8–8
Division Place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Grey Cup runner-up
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1971	1973

The Roughriders offense had 306 points for, while the defense had 251 points allowed

Schedule

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
West Semifinal	Edmonton Eskimos	8–6	win
West Final	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–24	win
Grey Cup	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–10	loss

Awards and honors

George Reed, Running Back, CFL All-Star, Offence
Jack Abendschan, Guard, CFL All-Star, Offence

1973

1973 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	10–6
Division Place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The Roughriders offense had 315 points for, while the defense had 280 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
West Semifinal	B.C. Lions	33–13	win
West Final	Edmonton Eskimos	25–23	loss

1974

1974 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	9–7
Division Place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1973	1975

The Roughriders offense had 271 points for, while the defense had 258 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
West Semifinal	B.C. Lions	24–14	win
West Final	Edmonton Eskimos	31–27	loss

1975

1975 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	10–5–1
Division Place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1974	1976

The Roughriders offense had 349 points for, while the defense had 294 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record
West Semifinal	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	42–24	win
West Final	Edmonton Eskimos	30–18	loss

1976

1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	11–5
Division Place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Grey Cup runner-up
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1975	1977

The Roughriders offense had 361 points for, while the defense had 221 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Postseason

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Ottawa Rough Riders	10	0	3	10	23
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	17	3	0	20

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1977

1977 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Jim Eddy
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	8–8
Division Place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1976	1978

The Roughriders offense had 227 points for, while the defense had 305 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

Awards and honors

CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Ron Lancaster

1978

1978 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Jim Eddy
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	4–11–1
Division Place	5th, West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1977	1979

The Roughriders offense had 330 points for, while the defense had 459 points allowed

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

1979

1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

Head coach	Ron Lancaster
Home field	Taylor Field

Results
Record	2–14
Division Place	5th, West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The Roughriders offence scored 194 points while the defence allowed 437 points. In May 1979, the Ottawa Rough Riders traded Tom Clements to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ron Lancaster became Saskatchewan's head coach but found "the glorious fifties and sixties were over, and he was the first Roughrider coach in sixteen years who did not have Ron Lancaster at quarterback." ^[4] The Green Riders finished 2–14

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Record

References

^ http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/saskatch.htm
^ http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/saskatch.htm
^ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1976
^ Mullick, Rajeev. CFL Legends: Ron Lancaster. Retrieved January 17, 2006.

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Founded in 1910 • Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

The Franchise	Franchise • Records • Players • Seasons • Head Coaches

Stadiums	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field

Culture	Labour Day Classic • Banjo Bowl • Gainer the Gopher

The Rivalries	BC Lions • Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Important Figures	Ron Atchison • Roger Aldag • Bill Baker • Al Benecick • "Gluey" Hugh Campbell • Ken Charlton • Bill Clarke • Ray Elgaard • Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James • Bobby Jurasin • Ron Lancaster • Ed McQuarters • George Reed • Dave Ridgway • Martin Ruby • N. J. "Piffles" Taylor • Ted Urness

Retired Numbers	23 Ron Lancaster • 34 George Reed • 36 Dave Ridgway • 40 Mel Becket • 44 Roger Aldag • 55 Mario DeMarco • 56 Ray Syrnyk • 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key Personnel	Owners: "Community" owned • General Manager: Brendan Taman • Head Coach: Greg Marshall

Grey Cup Championships (3)	1966 • 1989 • 2007

Western Division Championships (18)	1923 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1934 • 1951 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1972 • 1976 • 1989 • 1997 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010

Seasons (54)	1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League • Division: West

1977 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1977 CFL Draft • 65th Grey Cup

1978 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1978 CFL Draft • 66th Grey Cup

1979 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1979 CFL Draft • 67th Grey Cup

Canadian Football League

West Division

Teams	BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Eskimos • Saskatchewan Roughriders

Awards	Taylor • Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James

Stadiums	BC Place • Commonwealth • McMahon • Mosaic • Empire Field (2010-2011)

East Division

Teams	Winnipeg Blue Bombers • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Toronto Argonauts • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa CFL (2014)

Awards	Dixon • Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand

Stadiums	Canad Inns • Ivor Wynne • Molson • Olympic • Rogers Centre • Investors Group (2012) • Frank Clair (2014) • Pan American (2014)

League-wide awards

Grey Cup champions (MVP) • Suderman • Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Gauder • Agro • Rogers

Defunct teams

Canada	Ottawa Rough Riders • Ottawa Renegades • Atlantic Schooners (never played)

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Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches

Ken Preston (1946–1947)
Fred Grant (1947–1950)
Harry Smith (1951)
Glenn Dobbs (1952)
Frank Filchock (1953–1957)
George Terlep (1958–1959)
Frank Tripucka (1959)
Ken Carpenter (1960)
Steve Owen (1961–1962)
Bob Shaw (1963–1964)
Eagle Keys (1965–1970)
Dave Skrien (1971–1972)
John Payne (1973–1976)
Jim Eddy (1977–1978)
Walt Posadowski (1978)
Ron Lancaster (1979–1980)
Joe Faragalli (1981–1983)
Rueben Berry (1983–1984)
Jack Gotta (1985–1986)
John Gregory (1989–1991)
Don Matthews (1991–1993)
Ray Jauch (1994–1995)
Jim Daley (1996–1998)
Cal Murphy (1999)
Danny Barrett (2000–2006)
Kent Austin (2007)
Ken Miller (2008–2010)
Greg Marshall (2011)
Ken Miller (2011)
Corey Chamblin (2012– )