Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Mon Jul 15 8:00 PM
CGY 24 @ OTT 7 L  
Ex
Tue Jul 23 8:00 PM
WPG 29 @ OTT 31 W  
Ex
Mon Jul 29 11:30 PM
OTT 26 @ EDM 24 W  
Ex
Thu Aug 1 11:30 PM
OTT 8 @ BC 18 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Fri Aug 9 8:00 PM
OTT 5 @ TOR 8 L  
2
Thu Aug 15 8:00 PM
MTL 14 @ OTT 31 W  
3
Sat Aug 24 8:00 PM
OTT 16 @ HAM 20 L  
4Bye
5
Mon Sep 2 2:05 PM
OTT 15 @ MTL 37 L  
5
Sat Sep 7 2:00 PM
HAM 27 @ OTT 28 W  
6
Sat Sep 14 9:00 PM
OTT 32 @ WPG 26 W  
7Bye
8
Mon Sep 23 8:00 PM
BC 17 @ OTT 23 W  
8
Sat Sep 28 2:00 PM
TOR 12 @ OTT 30 W  
9
Sat Oct 5 10:00 PM
OTT 28 @ SSK 13 W  
10
Mon Oct 7 11:30 PM
OTT 17 @ CGY 47 L  
10
Sat Oct 12 2:00 PM
EDM 10 @ OTT 34 W  
11
Sat Oct 19 2:00 PM
MTL 21 @ OTT 27 W  
12
Sat Oct 26 2:00 PM
OTT 10 @ HAM 11 L  
13
Sat Nov 2 2:00 PM
TOR 21 @ OTT 30 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 9 1:00 PM
MTL 5 @ OTT 17 W  
Final
Sat Nov 16 1:00 PM
HAM 45 @ OTT 0 L CBC, CTV
P2
Sun Nov 24 2:00 PM
OTT 35 @ HAM 18 W CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 9 5 0 18 326 284 W1 4-2-0
    Home 7 7 0 0 14 203 122 W7 6-0-0
    Visitor 7 2 5 0 4 123 162 L2 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 9 5 4 0 10 192 171 W1 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 5 4 1 0 8 134 113 W1 4-1-0

Full 1963 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 5 (5-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (7-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 2nd 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 9 (8-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 9 (8-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 4th 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 9 (9-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.452 5-0-0 (5) 0-4-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.500 2-0-0 (2) 2-1-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.714
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.214
BC Lions (1) 0.750
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.688
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.125
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.500
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.438
19631962 +/-
Average Combined Score 43.57 -2.21
Average Winning Score 29.22 +3.39
Average Losing Score 12.60 -10.69
Average Home Score 29.00 +4.57
Average Visitor Score 17.57 -6.43
Average Margin of Victory 11.33 -1.50
Average Margin of Loss 12.00 +6.29
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 203 (29.0) 123 (17.6) 326 (23.3)
Opponent 162 (23.1) 122 (17.4) 284 (20.3)
1st Ottawa 52 (7.4) 14 (2.0) 66 (4.7)
Opponent 33 (4.7) 3 (0.4) 36 (2.6)
2nd Ottawa 63 (9.0) 31 (4.4) 94 (6.7)
Opponent 57 (8.1) 40 (5.7) 97 (6.9)
3rd Ottawa 44 (6.3) 46 (6.6) 90 (6.4)
Opponent 36 (5.1) 17 (2.4) 53 (3.8)
4th Ottawa 44 (6.3) 32 (4.6) 76 (5.4)
Opponent 36 (5.1) 62 (8.9) 98 (7.0)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Bill Smyth – Assistant
  • Don Branby – Training Camp Assistant
1963 Player Awards and Nominations
1963 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1963 All-Star Selections
2 All-Canadian Selections
T Roger Kramer
CLB Jim Conroy
8 All-Division Selections
QB Russ Jackson
HB Dave Thelen
E Ted Watkins
T Roger Kramer
DE Billy Joe Booth
ILB Gene Gaines
CLB Jim Conroy
DHB Joe Poirier

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3) [BC] Rick Black (HB) Mount Allison
1–4 (4)   Bill Miklas (G) Queen's
1–8 (8) [HAM] Peter Quinn (HB) Queen's
2–4 (13)   Paul Benoit (HB) Carleton
3–4 (22)   Glen Robinson (T) Ottawa
4–3 (30) [BC] Bob Bourgalt (G) Loyola
4–4 (31)   Ted Moore (C) Saint Mary's
5–4 (39)   Jim Sevigny (HB) Carleton
6–4 (45)   John Nash (HB) Western Ontario
7–4 (51)   John Greben (T) McMaster
8–4   Pass
9–4   Pass
10–4   Pass
11–4   Pass
12–4   Pass
13–4   Pass
14–4   Pass
15–4   Pass
16–4   Pass
17–4   Pass
18–4   Pass
19–4   Pass
20–4   Pass

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