Canadian football team season
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]
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
Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Rick Cassata 210 88 41.9 1254 4 13
Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns Long Art Green 141 680 4.8 3 34
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 Legendary Rough Riders quarterback Russ Jackson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame[3] ^ 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 ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.130, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also