1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1969 Other seasons 1971 →

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. The Rough Riders finished the season out of the playoffs and failed to defend their back-to-back Grey Cup titles.

Preseason

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

Standings

**Eastern Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	8	5	1	292	279	17
Toronto Argonauts	14	8	6	0	329	290	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	246	279	15
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	4	10	0	255	279	8

Schedule

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

Player stats

Defence

Player	Games Played	Interceptions	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Irby Augustine	10	2	47	23.5	0

Awards and honours

Al Marcelin, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star

References

Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.170, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
"1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders
Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Rough Riders records Ottawa records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium
Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic
Important figures	Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips
Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77
Dominion Championships (3)	1898 1900 1902
Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976
Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981
See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders seasons
1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

v t e 1970 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1970 CFL Draft 58th Grey Cup

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