1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

March 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1970 14–2 1st, West Ken Preston Eagle Keys Taylor Field Lost West Final Roughriders seasons The 1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 14–2–0 record, which still stands as a franchise record for most wins in a single season. The team's winning percentage of 0.875 is also the best since the creation of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1936. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season, but lost the West Final three-game series to the Calgary Stampeders. Between regular season and playoffs, Saskatchewan lost only three times at home, all to Calgary, including twice in their playoff series. Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsSaskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18BC Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4 1970 Regular Season Standings https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg 2013-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092116/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg 2009-10-06 dead Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Tues, July 28 at BC Lions W 42–9 1–0 Empire Stadium 29,152 1 2 Fri, July 31 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–11 2–0 Taylor Field 13,960 2 3 Sat, Aug 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–22 3–0 Civic Stadium 25,135 3 4 Tues, Aug 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–1 4–0 Frank Clair Stadium 25,192 4 5 Mon, Aug 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 0–30 4–1 Taylor Field 18,553 5 6 Wed, Aug 26 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–17 5–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616 5 7 Sun, Aug 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 36–14 6–1 Taylor Field 20,179 6 8 Mon, Sept 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–11 7–1 Taylor Field 15,433 7 9 Sat, Sept 12 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–10 7–2 Clarke Stadium 19,334 8 10 Fri, Sept 18 vs. BC Lions W 23–22 8–2 Taylor Field 17,535 9 11 Sun, Sept 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 5–2 9–2 Winnipeg Stadium 16,528 10 12 Sun, Oct 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–10 10–2 Taylor Field 21,708 11 13 Sun, Oct 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–10 11–2 Taylor Field 15,606 12 14 Sun, Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–14 12–2 Clarke Stadium 23,616 13 Bye 14 15 Wed, Oct 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 34–10 13–2 Taylor Field 10,969 14 16 Sun, Nov 1 at BC Lions W 33–13 14–2 Empire Stadium 23,738 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1970/time_zone/0 1970 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20130410113327/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1970/time_zone/0 10 April 2013 deadhttp://www.profootballarchives.com/1970cflsas.html 1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Final 1 Sat, Nov 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–28 0–1 Taylor Field 15,510 West Final 2 Wed, Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 11–3 1–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616 West Final 3 Sun, Nov 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–15 1–2 Taylor Field 18,385 References Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Category:1970 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1970 in sports in Saskatchewan