1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 4th place in the CFL East division 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.

Preseason

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

Regular season

Standings

**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

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

^[2]

Player stats

Defence

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

Awards and honours

Al Marcelin, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star

References

↑ 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
↑ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1970cflott.html

Ottawa Rough Riders
Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium
Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic
Important figures	Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips
Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77
Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976
Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981
See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

1970 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1970 CFL Draft 58th Grey Cup

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