1972 Ottawa Rough Riders season explained

Team:Ottawa Rough Riders
Year:1972
Record:11–3
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Jack Gotta
Stadium:Lansdowne Park
Playoffs:Lost Eastern Finals
Uniform:File:CFL OTT Jersey 1971.png
Shortnavlink:Other seasons

The 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–3 record, with all three losses coming at the hands of the 1st place Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The team lost in the Eastern Finals series to those same Tiger-Cats by a total points score of 30–27.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22–21 Win 1–0
B July 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–16 Win 2–0
C July 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts 51–7 Win 3–0
D July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–28 Loss 3–1

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 11 3 0 372 262 22
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 11 3 0 298 228 22
Montreal Alouettes 14 4 10 0 246 353 8
14 3 11 0 254 298 6

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–7 Win 1–0
2 Aug 10 at Montreal Alouettes 28–19 Win 2–0
3 Aug 16 at Toronto Argonauts 14–8 Win 3–0
4 Bye
5 Aug 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts 14–13 Win 4–0
5 Sept 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–16 Loss 4–1
6 Sept 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes 38–23 Win 5–1
7 Sept 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–22 Loss 5–2
8 Sept 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 10–9 Win 6–2
9 Sept 26 at BC Lions 20–17 Win 7–2
9 Oct 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25–20 Loss 7–3
10 Oct 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders 45–30 Win 8–3
11 Bye
12 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes 17–7 Win 9–3
13 Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts 21–16 Win 10–3
14 Nov 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11–7 Win 11–3
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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
East Semi-Final Nov 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes 14–11 Win 12–3
East Final Game 1 Nov 18 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19–7 Win 13–3
East Final Game 2 Nov 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8–23 Loss 13–4

Player stats

Passing

Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions
Rick Cassata35717950.125481322

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.