Season Summary

  • 4 wins, 10 losses, 0 ties
  • Finished 4th in the Eastern Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Thu Jul 2 8:00 PM
CFLAS 35 @ OTT 14 L CBC
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Wed Jul 8 8:15 PM
OTT 8 @ TOR 29 L  
B
Mon Jul 13 8:00 PM
CGY 26 @ OTT 17 L  
C
Mon Jul 20 8:30 PM
MTL 15 @ OTT 8 L  
D
Thu Jul 23 8:00 PM
OTT 27 @ HAM 20 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Wed Jul 29 8:00 PM
HAM 17 @ OTT 15 L CTVE
2Bye
3
Tue Aug 11 8:00 PM
SSK 24 @ OTT 1 L CTV
4Bye
5
Tue Aug 25 11:00 PM
OTT 31 @ EDM 23 W  
5
Thu Aug 27 11:00 PM
OTT 30 @ BC 32 L CTV
6
Wed Sep 2 8:00 PM
MTL 7 @ OTT 31 W CTVE
7
Mon Sep 7 8:00 PM
TOR 37 @ OTT 21 L CTV
8
Sun Sep 13 2:00 PM
OTT 25 @ TOR 30 L CTVE
9
Sat Sep 19 2:00 PM
CGY 1 @ OTT 9 W CBC
10
Sun Sep 27 2:00 PM
OTT 15 @ MTL 16 L  
11
Sat Oct 3 2:00 PM
WPG 15 @ OTT 0 L CBC
12
Mon Oct 12 2:00 PM
OTT 17 @ HAM 24 L CTV
13
Sat Oct 17 2:00 PM
HAM 22 @ OTT 15 L CBCE
14
Sat Oct 24 2:00 PM
OTT 28 @ MTL 12 W CBCE
15
Sat Oct 31 2:00 PM
OTT 17 @ TOR 19 L CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 1 3 0 2 60 90 W1 1-3-0
Regular Season 14 4 10 0 8 255 279 L1 1-5-0
    Home 7 2 5 0 4 92 123 L2 2-4-0
    Visitor 7 2 5 0 4 163 156 L1 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 9 2 7 0 4 184 184 L1 1-5-0
   Non-divisional opponent 5 2 3 0 4 71 95 L1 2-3-0

Full 1970 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 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 4 (1-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 7 (3-4-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (0-10-0)
After 3rd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (2-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0)
After 4th 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (0-10-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.571 1-3-0 (4) 1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.500 1-2-0 (3) 1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.607
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.536
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.571
BC Lions (1) 0.375
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.563
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.563
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.875
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.125
19701969 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.14 -11.64
Average Winning Score 24.75 -6.98
Average Losing Score 15.60 -1.07
Average Home Score 13.14 -19.00
Average Visitor Score 23.29 -1.57
Average Margin of Victory 14.00 +0.91
Average Margin of Loss 8.00 -6.33
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 92 (13.1) 163 (23.3) 255 (18.2)
Opponent 156 (22.3) 123 (17.6) 279 (19.9)
1st Ottawa 11 (1.6) 45 (6.4) 56 (4.0)
Opponent 19 (2.7) 41 (5.9) 60 (4.3)
2nd Ottawa 41 (5.9) 28 (4.0) 69 (4.9)
Opponent 72 (10.3) 36 (5.1) 108 (7.7)
3rd Ottawa 28 (4.0) 60 (8.6) 88 (6.3)
Opponent 23 (3.3) 22 (3.1) 45 (3.2)
4th Ottawa 12 (1.7) 30 (4.3) 42 (3.0)
Opponent 42 (6.0) 24 (3.4) 66 (4.7)
Head Coach
1970 Player Awards and Nominations
1970 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1970 All-Star Selections
2 All-Canadian Selections
OLB Jerry “Soupy” Campbell
DB Al Marcelin
4 All-Division Selections
QB Gary Wood
DT Marshall Shirk
OLB Jerry “Soupy” Campbell
DB Al Marcelin

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–9 (9)   Mike Sharp (HB) Carleton
2–9 (18)   Gerald Kwapisz (T) Windsor
3–9 (27)   Jeff Hilton (FB) Western Ontario
4–9 (36)   Dave Doherty (DB) McGill
5–9 (44)   Ken Whalen (DB) Guelph
6–9   Pass
7–9 (61)   Ron Clarke (G) Queen's
8–9 (69)   Bob Climie (G) Queen's
9–9   Pass
10–9   Pass

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