Season Summary

  • 8 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties
  • Finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference
  •  
  • Eastern Conference Semi-final
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Thu Jul 20 8:00 PM
WPG 15 @ OTT 28 W  
Ex
Tue Jul 25 8:00 PM
OTT 28 @ MTL 19 W  
Ex
Sat Jul 29 11:30 PM
OTT 3 @ EDM 17 L  
Ex
Tue Aug 1 11:30 PM
OTT 22 @ BC 14 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sat Aug 12 2:00 PM
BC 7 @ OTT 41 W  
2
Thu Aug 17 9:30 PM
OTT 19 @ WPG 29 L  
3Bye
4
Sat Aug 26 11:30 PM
OTT 32 @ CGY 1 W  
5
Mon Aug 28 10:30 PM
OTT 29 @ SSK 10 W  
5
Sat Sep 2 2:00 PM
MTL 24 @ OTT 25 W  
6
Sat Sep 9 2:00 PM
EDM 35 @ OTT 26 L  
7
Sat Sep 16 2:00 PM
OTT 12 @ MTL 26 L  
8
Sun Sep 24 2:00 PM
OTT 29 @ TOR 10 W  
9
Sat Sep 30 2:00 PM
HAM 21 @ OTT 47 W  
10Bye
11
Mon Oct 9 2:00 PM
OTT 14 @ HAM 10 W  
11
Sat Oct 14 2:00 PM
MTL 24 @ OTT 14 L  
12
Sat Oct 21 2:00 PM
TOR 21 @ OTT 7 L  
13
Sat Oct 28 2:00 PM
OTT 29 @ HAM 44 L  
14
Sat Nov 4 2:00 PM
TOR 23 @ OTT 35 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 11 2:00 PM
TOR 43 @ OTT 19 L  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 8 6 0 16 359 285 W1 3-3-0
    Home 7 4 3 0 8 195 155 W1 3-3-0
    Visitor 7 4 3 0 8 164 130 L1 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 9 5 4 0 10 212 203 W1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 5 3 2 0 6 147 82 L1 3-2-0

Full 1961 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 7 (7-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 6 (6-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 7 (6-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.524 3-2-0 (5) 2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.475 1-1-0 (2) 2-1-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.714
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.321
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.536
BC Lions (1) 0.125
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.438
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.656
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.344
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.813
19611960 +/-
Average Combined Score 46.00 -2.79
Average Winning Score 31.50 -3.61
Average Losing Score 17.83 +1.03
Average Home Score 27.86 +0.14
Average Visitor Score 23.43 -6.00
Average Margin of Victory 18.25 -2.08
Average Margin of Loss 12.00 -1.20
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 195 (27.9) 164 (23.4) 359 (25.6)
Opponent 130 (18.6) 155 (22.1) 285 (20.4)
1st Ottawa 47 (6.7) 36 (5.1) 83 (5.9)
Opponent 38 (5.4) 23 (3.3) 61 (4.4)
2nd Ottawa 66 (9.4) 44 (6.3) 110 (7.9)
Opponent 38 (5.4) 37 (5.3) 75 (5.4)
3rd Ottawa 58 (8.3) 21 (3.0) 79 (5.6)
Opponent 23 (3.3) 43 (6.1) 66 (4.7)
4th Ottawa 24 (3.4) 63 (9.0) 87 (6.2)
Opponent 31 (4.4) 52 (7.4) 83 (5.9)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Bill Smyth – Assistant
  • George Terry – Training Camp Assistant
1961 Player Awards and Nominations
1961 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1961 All-Star Selections
5 All-Division Selections
HB Ron Stewart
G Kaye Vaughan
T Tom “The Emperor” Jones
CLB Gerry Nesbitt
DHB George Brancato

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1961 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–5 (5)   Paul Burroughs (HB) Toronto (UofT)
2–5 (10)   John Moore (HB) McGill
3–5 (15)   Dick Pearce (HB) Queen's
4–5 (19)   Frank Loftus (HB) Western Ontario
5–5 (23)   Johnny Evans (T) Toronto (UofT)
6–5   Pass

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