1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders season General manager Ken Preston Head coach Eagle Keys Home field Taylor Field Record 14–2 Division place 1st, West Playoff finish Lost West Final
The 1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 14–2–0 record, which still stands as a franchise record for most wins in a single season. The team's winning percentage of 0.875 is also the best since the creation of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1936 . The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season, but lost the West Final three-game series to the Calgary Stampeders . Between regular season and playoffs, Saskatchewan lost only three times at home, all to Calgary, including twice in their playoff series.
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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Tues, July 28 at BC Lions W 42–9 1–0 Empire Stadium 29,152 1 2 Fri, July 31 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–11 2–0 Taylor Field 13,960 2 3 Sat, Aug 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–22 3–0 Civic Stadium 25,135 3 4 Tues, Aug 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–1 4–0 Frank Clair Stadium 25,192 4 5 Mon, Aug 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 0–30 4–1 Taylor Field 18,553 5 6 Wed, Aug 26 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–17 5–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616 5 7 Sun, Aug 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 36–14 6–1 Taylor Field 20,179 6 8 Mon, Sept 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–11 7–1 Taylor Field 15,433 7 9 Sat, Sept 12 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–10 7–2 Clarke Stadium 19,334 8 10 Fri, Sept 18 vs. BC Lions W 23–22 8–2 Taylor Field 17,535 9 11 Sun, Sept 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 5–2 9–2 Winnipeg Stadium 16,528 10 12 Sun, Oct 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–10 10–2 Taylor Field 21,708 11 13 Sun, Oct 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–10 11–2 Taylor Field 15,606 12 14 Sun, Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–14 12–2 Clarke Stadium 23,616 13 Bye 14 15 Wed, Oct 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 34–10 13–2 Taylor Field 10,969 14 16 Sun, Nov 1 at BC Lions W 33–13 14–2 Empire Stadium 23,738
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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Final 1 Sat, Nov 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–28 0–1 Taylor Field 15,510 West Final 2 Wed, Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 11–3 1–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616 West Final 3 Sun, Nov 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–15 1–2 Taylor Field 18,385
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Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations