The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–8 record and lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season |
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Head coach | Jack Gotta |
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Home field | Lansdowne Park |
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Record | 6–8 |
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Division place | 3rd, East |
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Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Semi-Final |
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Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Record
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A |
July 5 |
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
19–17 |
Loss |
0–1
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B |
July 9 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
5–1 |
Win |
1–1
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B |
July 12 |
at BC Lions |
41–14 |
Win |
2–1
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C |
July 19 |
vs. BC Lions |
22–20 |
Loss |
2–2
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Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Record
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1 |
July 27 |
vs. Edmonton Eskimos |
22–11 |
Win |
1–0
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2 |
Aug 2 |
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
28–22 |
Win |
2–0
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2 |
Aug 4 |
at Calgary Stampeders |
9–8 |
Loss |
2–1
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3 |
Aug 11 |
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
20–17 |
Loss |
2–2
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4 |
Aug 19 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
30–28 |
Loss |
2–3
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5 |
Aug 27 |
at Saskatchewan Roughriders |
42–21 |
Loss |
2–4
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6 |
Sept 6 |
vs. Montreal Alouettes |
40–17 |
Win |
3–4
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7 |
Sept 11 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
25–6 |
Loss |
3–5
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8 |
Sept 19 |
vs. Toronto Argonauts |
26–17 |
Loss |
3–6
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9 |
Sept 26 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
19–7 |
Loss |
3–7
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10 |
Oct 3 |
vs. Toronto Argonauts |
12–3 |
Loss |
3–8
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11 |
Oct 9 |
vs. BC Lions |
45–21 |
Win |
4–8
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12 |
Bye
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13 |
Oct 23 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
40–16 |
Win |
5–8
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14 |
Oct 30 |
vs. Montreal Alouettes |
9–7 |
Win |
6–8
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Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Record
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East Semi-Final |
Nov 7 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
23–4 |
Loss |
6–9
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Player |
Attempts |
Completions |
Pct. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions
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Rick Cassata |
181 |
77 |
42.5 |
1100 |
7 |
14
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- Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star