Ottawa Rough Riders 1965 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

7 wins, 7 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 6, 1965 Won 36 – 7 vs Montreal
Lost Eastern Conference Final Total Point Series 35 – 20
- Nov. 14, 1965 Lost 13 – 18 vs Hamilton
- Nov. 20, 1965 Lost 7 – 17 @ Hamilton

Ottawa Rough Riders 1965 Season Resources 1965 OTT Team Roster 1965 OTT Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
Ex	Thu Jul 15 8:00 PM	WPG 7 @ OTT 26	W
Ex	Fri Jul 23 11:00 PM	OTT 18 @ EDM 23	L
Ex	Mon Jul 26 11:00 PM	OTT 20 @ BC 28	ND
Ex	Fri Jul 30 8:00 PM	MTL 1 @ OTT 20	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Bye
2	Fri Aug 6 8:00 PM	OTT 17 @ TOR 14	W
3	Thu Aug 12 8:00 PM	MTL 2 @ OTT 23	W
4	Sat Aug 21 8:00 PM	OTT 1 @ HAM 27	L
5	Thu Aug 26 8:05 PM	OTT 31 @ MTL 13	W
6	Sun Sep 5 2:00 PM	TOR 21 @ OTT 41	W
7	Sat Sep 11 2:00 PM	HAM 13 @ OTT 22	W
8	Sun Sep 19 3:30 PM	OTT 12 @ WPG 19	L	CBC
9	Sat Sep 25 2:00 PM	EDM 1 @ OTT 40	W	CTV
10	Sat Oct 2 11:00 PM	OTT 18 @ CGY 31	L	CBC
11	Mon Oct 4 10:00 PM	OTT 14 @ SSK 21	L
12	Mon Oct 11 2:00 PM	OTT 23 @ HAM 25	L
13	Tue Oct 19 8:00 PM	BC 14 @ OTT 35	W
13	Sun Oct 24 2:00 PM	TOR 17 @ OTT 15	L	CTVE
14	Sat Oct 30 2:00 PM	MTL 16 @ OTT 8	L


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sat Nov 6 2:00 PM	MTL 7 @ OTT 36	W
Final	Sun Nov 14 2:00 PM	HAM 18 @ OTT 13	L
P2	Sat Nov 20 1:00 PM	OTT 7 @ HAM 17	L	CTV, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	14	7	7	0	14	300	234	L2	1-5-0
Home	7	5	2	0	10	184	84	L2	4-2-0
Visitor	7	2	5	0	4	116	150	L4	1-5-0
Divisional opponent	9	5	4	0	10	181	148	L3	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	2	3	0	4	119	86	W1	2-3-0

Full 1965 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	3 (3-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (0-3-0)	5 (4-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd	6 (5-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	8 (7-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)
After 3rd	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ OTT	OTT @
Divisional	0.429	3-2-0 (5)	2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.538	2-0-0 (2)	0-3-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)	0.714	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3)	0.357	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (3)	0.214	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
BC Lions (1)	0.406	1-0-0 (1)	--
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.750	--	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	--
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.531	--	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.688	--	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1965	1964 +/-
Average Combined Score	38.14	-0.50
Average Winning Score	29.86	+0.36
Average Losing Score	13.00	+1.00
Average Home Score	26.29	-1.29
Average Visitor Score	16.57	-0.57
Average Margin of Victory	18.71	+0.21
Average Margin of Loss	9.29	-3.31

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Ottawa	184 (26.3)	116 (16.6)	300 (21.4)
Total	Opponent	150 (21.4)	84 (12.0)	234 (16.7)
1st	Ottawa	35 (5.0)	27 (3.9)	62 (4.4)
1st	Opponent	34 (4.9)	27 (3.9)	61 (4.4)
2nd	Ottawa	72 (10.3)	42 (6.0)	114 (8.1)
2nd	Opponent	59 (8.4)	14 (2.0)	73 (5.2)
3rd	Ottawa	30 (4.3)	8 (1.1)	38 (2.7)
3rd	Opponent	39 (5.6)	24 (3.4)	63 (4.5)
4th	Ottawa	47 (6.7)	39 (5.6)	86 (6.1)
4th	Opponent	18 (2.6)	19 (2.7)	37 (2.6)

Head Coach

Frank Clair (Dec. 12, 1955 – Dec. 10, 1969)

Player Awards
All Stars

1965 Player Awards and Nominations

1965 Most Outstanding

Player — Russ Jackson (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Ken Lehmann (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Russ Jackson (Team Nominee)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1965 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

HB	Bo Scott
E	Ted Watkins
CLB	Ken Lehmann
DHB	Gene Gaines

8 All-Division Selections

RB	Jim Dillard
RB	Bo Scott
E	Ted Watkins
G	John Pentecost
T	Moe Racine
ILB	Ken Lehmann
DB	Bob O'Billovich
DB	Gene Gaines

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1965 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–5 (5)		Brian Bentley (C)	Mount Allison
2–5 (14)		Peter Ferguson (OL)	Mount Allison
3–5 (23)		Mike Norcott (QB)	Mount Allison
4–5 (32)		Stu O'Brien (E)	Saint Mary's
5–5 (41)		Rich Canning (T)	Bishop's
6–5 (49)		Keith Mills (HB)	Bishop's
7–5 (55)		Pat Lafferty (T)	Bishop's
8–5 (57)		Eric Hafeman (HB)	Queen's