Canadian football team season
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season Head coach Jack Gotta Home field Lansdowne Park Record 6–8 Division place 3rd, East Playoff finish Lost Eastern Semi-Final
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 .
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record A July 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19–17 Loss 0–1 B July 9 at Edmonton Eskimos 5–1 Win 1–1 B July 12 at BC Lions 41–14 Win 2–1 C July 19 vs. BC Lions 22–20 Loss 2–2
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 July 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 22–11 Win 1–0 2 Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–22 Win 2–0 2 Aug 4 at Calgary Stampeders 9–8 Loss 2–1 3 Aug 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–17 Loss 2–2 4 Aug 19 at Toronto Argonauts 30–28 Loss 2–3 5 Aug 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 42–21 Loss 2–4 6 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes 40–17 Win 3–4 7 Sept 11 at Montreal Alouettes 25–6 Loss 3–5 8 Sept 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts 26–17 Loss 3–6 9 Sept 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19–7 Loss 3–7 10 Oct 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 12–3 Loss 3–8 11 Oct 9 vs. BC Lions 45–21 Win 4–8 12 Bye 13 Oct 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40–16 Win 5–8 14 Oct 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes 9–7 Win 6–8
Round Date Opponent Score Result Record East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23–4 Loss 6–9
Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Rick Cassata 181 77 42.5 1100 7 14
Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Grey Cup Eastern Division See also
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