Canadian football team 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.
Preseason [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Defence [ edit ] Player Games Played Interceptions Yards Average Touchdowns Irby Augustine 10 2 47 23.5 0
Awards and honours [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also