1973 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1973 9–5 1st, East David Loeb Frank Clair Jack Gotta Lansdowne Park Won Grey Cup File:CFL OTT Jersey 1973.png Rough Riders seasons The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record and won the 61st Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Wed, July 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 10–10 0–0–1 Lansdowne Park 14,917 B Wed, July 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 25–16 1–0–1 Lansdowne Park 14,728 C Thur, July 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–17 1–1–1 Autostade 14,207 D Tue, July 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 13–9 2–1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,884 Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 275 234 18 Toronto Argonauts 14 7 5 2 265 231 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 273 238 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 304 263 14 Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Tue, July 31 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 9–25 0–1 Lansdowne Park23,764 2 Wed, Aug 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–19 0–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 3 Mon, Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–25 0–3 Lansdowne Park 22,087 4 Mon, Aug 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–18 0–4 Taylor Field 21,032 5 Sat, Aug 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–3 1–4 Autostade 27,205 6 Wed, Sept 5 vs. BC Lions W 26–24 2–4 Lansdowne Park 18,674 7 Wed, Sept 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–13 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 24,385 8 Sat, Sept 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–19 4–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 33,254 9 Sat, Sept 22 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–20 5–4 Lansdowne Park 20,306 10 Sun, Sept 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–28 5–5 Lansdowne Park 26,316 11 Mon, Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 16–13 6–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 34,050 12 Sun, Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 32–8 7–5 McMahon Stadium 18,450 13 Sun, Oct 21 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–19 8–5 Lansdowne Park 25,328 14 Sun, Oct 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 16–0 9–5 Lansdowne Park 26,734OttowareMichigan Football https://web.archive.org/web/20090313002822/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm 2009-03-13 Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun, Nov 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 23–14 1–0 Lansdowne Park 19,793 Grey Cup Nov 25 Edmonton Eskimos W 22–18 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 36,653 Grey Cup Edmonton quarterback Tom Wilkinson was accused of using an unnatural head motion to draw the defence offside. Ottawa General Manager Frank Clair lobbied league officials to watch Wilkinson carefully at the line of scrimmage.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.161, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Edmonton Eskimos 10 0 0 8 18 Ottawa Roughriders 7 5 7 3 22https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1973 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823210813/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1973 2010-08-23 dead mdy-all Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Rick Cassata177 9453.1125546 Rushing Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns Long Art Green542234.1214 Roster 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks  6 I Rick Cassata  4 I Jerry Keeling Running backs 28 I Jim Evenson  5 N Jim Foley 20 I Art Green 12 N Terry Wellesley Wide receivers 27 I Hugh Oldham 71 N Gerry Organ K/P 77 N Tom Pullen Tight ends 74 I Rhome Nixon 76 N Tom Schultz Offensive linemen 61 I Charlie Brandon G 66 N Doug Collins T 42 N Bob McKeown C 51 I Roger Perdrix G 62 N Moe Racine T 56 N Tom Schuette G 64 I Donn Smith C/T Defensive linemen 60 I Tom Laputka DT 73 N Jim Piaskoski DE 43 N Frank Reid DT 65 I Rudy Sims DT 75 N Wayne Smith DE Linebackers 79 I Jerry Campbell 30 N Dan Dever 11 N Wayne Giardino FB 50 I Mark Kosmos Defensive backs 33 I Dickie Adams P  3 N John Kruspe 15 N Mike Law 35 I Willie McKelton 31 I Al Marcelin  7 N Wayne Tosh 26 N Rod Woodward Italics indicate International player Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry Organ (K) CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Charlie Brandon (DE) 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 References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Ottawa Rough Riders Category:1973 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1973 in sports in Ontario