1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1968 9–3–2 1st, East Sam Berger Red O'Quinn Frank Clair Lansdowne Park Won Grey Cup Rough Riders seasons The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the 56th Grey Cup by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 24–21 Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 15–15 0–0–1 B July 17 vs. BC Lions W 22–15 1–0–1 C July 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 43–35 2–0–1 C July 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–29 2–1–1 Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 416 271 20Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 284 266 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 6 7 1 262 292 13Montreal Alouettes 14 3 9 2 234 327 8 Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 53–13 1–0 2 2 Aug 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–14 2–0 3 3 Aug 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–23 3–0 4 4 Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 3–1 5 5 Sept 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–17 4–1 6 6 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–25 4–2 6 7 Sept 14 at BC Lions T 22–22 4–2–1 7 8 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–27 4–3–1 8 9 Sept 28 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–20 5–3–1 9 10 Oct 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–10 6–3–1 10 11 Oct 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–23 7–3–1 11 12 Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–24 8–3–1 12 13 Oct 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes T 19–19 8–3–2 13 14 Nov 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–9 9–3–2http://www.profootballarchives.com/1968irfuott.html February 2022 Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final #1 Nov 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–13 9–4–2 East Final #2 Nov 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 36–14 10–4–2 Grey Cup Nov 30 vs.Calgary Stampeders W 24–21 11–4–2 Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Calgary Stampeders 0 14 0 7 21 Ottawa Roughriders 1 3 7 13 24https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1968 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213111949/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1968 2010-12-13 dead Player stats Passing Player Games Played Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsRuss Jackson14 305 171 56.1% 3187 25 16 Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ken Lehmann (LB) Grey Cup Most Valuable Player – Vic Washington (RB) Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star CFL All-Stars Russ Jackson, QB References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1968 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1968 in sports in Ontario