1970 Ottawa Rough Riders season explained

Team:	Ottawa Rough Riders
Year:	1970
Record:	4–10
Division Place:	4th, East
Coach:	Jack Gotta
Stadium:	Lansdowne Park
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
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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

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
	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

^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.170, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA,
2. Web site: 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.