Ottawa Rough Riders 1974 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

7 wins, 9 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd (in tiebreaker) in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 10, 1974 Won 21 – 19 vs Hamilton
Eastern Conference Final
- Nov. 17, 1974 Lost 4 – 14 @ Montreal

Ottawa Rough Riders 1974 Season Resources 1974 OTT Team Roster 1974 OTT Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
Ex	Wed Jun 26 8:00 PM	CFLAS 22 @ OTT 25	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Wed Jul 3 10:00 PM	OTT 29 @ CGY 20	W
B	Fri Jul 5 10:00 PM	OTT 26 @ EDM 25	W
B	Wed Jul 10 8:00 PM	BC 27 @ OTT 28	W
D	Thu Jul 18 8:00 PM	WPG 16 @ OTT 27	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Thu Jul 25 8:00 PM	OTT 3 @ TOR 19	L
2	Wed Jul 31 8:00 PM	OTT 17 @ MTL 20	L	CBC
3	Tue Aug 6 8:00 PM	HAM 25 @ OTT 30	W	CTVE
4	Tue Aug 13 8:00 PM	MTL 14 @ OTT 27	W	CBC
5	Mon Aug 19 10:00 PM	OTT 6 @ EDM 23	L
5	Thu Aug 22 10:30 PM	OTT 9 @ BC 4	W
6	Bye
7	Mon Sep 2 8:00 PM	OTT 10 @ HAM 11	L
8	Sat Sep 7 2:00 PM	HAM 16 @ OTT 10	L	CBC
9	Sat Sep 14 2:00 PM	CGY 16 @ OTT 9	L
10	Thu Sep 19 8:00 PM	OTT 29 @ TOR 12	W
10	Sun Sep 22 2:00 PM	SSK 6 @ OTT 24	W
11	Sun Sep 29 2:00 PM	TOR 19 @ OTT 7	L
12	Sun Oct 6 2:00 PM	OTT 33 @ HAM 21	W
13	Sat Oct 12 2:00 PM	WPG 10 @ OTT 27	W	CTVE
14	Sun Oct 20 2:00 PM	MTL 28 @ OTT 0	L
15	Bye
16	Sat Nov 2 2:00 PM	OTT 20 @ MTL 27	L	CTVE


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 10 1:00 PM	HAM 19 @ OTT 21	W	CBC
Final	Sun Nov 17 1:00 PM	OTT 4 @ MTL 14	L	CTV

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	4	0	0	8	110	88	W4	4-0-0
Regular Season	16	7	9	0	14	261	271	L2	3-3-0
Home	8	4	4	0	8	134	134	L1	2-4-0
Visitor	8	3	5	0	6	127	137	L1	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	11	4	7	0	8	186	212	L2	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	3	2	0	6	75	59	W2	3-2-0

Full 1974 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	6 (4-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (2-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	11 (6-5-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (1-3-0)
After 2nd	4 (3-1-0)	2 (0-2-0)	2 (1-1-0)	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	9 (6-3-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (1-3-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	7 (6-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	8 (1-7-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	9 (0-9-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ OTT	OTT @
Divisional	0.497	2-3-0 (5)	2-4-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.519	2-1-0 (3)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)	0.438	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (4)	0.625	1-1-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Toronto Argonauts (3)	0.406	0-1-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (1)	0.500	--	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.375	0-1-0 (1)	--
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.656	--	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	--
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1974	1973 +/-
Average Combined Score	33.25	-3.11
Average Winning Score	25.57	+1.46
Average Losing Score	9.11	-2.49
Average Home Score	16.75	-2.39
Average Visitor Score	15.88	-4.27
Average Margin of Victory	12.43	+1.54
Average Margin of Loss	10.78	-0.62

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Ottawa	134 (16.8)	127 (15.9)	261 (16.3)
Total	Opponent	137 (17.1)	134 (16.8)	271 (16.9)
1st	Ottawa	40 (5.0)	26 (3.3)	66 (4.1)
1st	Opponent	29 (3.6)	16 (2.0)	45 (2.8)
2nd	Ottawa	38 (4.8)	58 (7.3)	96 (6.0)
2nd	Opponent	28 (3.5)	39 (4.9)	67 (4.2)
3rd	Ottawa	24 (3.0)	14 (1.8)	38 (2.4)
3rd	Opponent	38 (4.8)	41 (5.1)	79 (4.9)
4th	Ottawa	32 (4.0)	29 (3.6)	61 (3.8)
4th	Opponent	42 (5.3)	38 (4.8)	80 (5.0)

Head Coaches

George Brancato (March 1, 1974 – Nov. 9, 1984)
Jack “Jocko” Gotta (Dec. 10, 1969 – Feb. 4, 1974)

Player Awards
All Stars

1974 Player Awards and Nominations

1974 Most Outstanding

Player — Rhome Nixon (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Wayne Smith (Division Finalist)
Offensive Lineman — Charlie Brandon (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Jim Foley (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Peter Crepin (Team Nominee)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1974 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

WR	Rhome Nixon
DE	Wayne Smith^*
MLB	Jerry “Soupy” Campbell
DB	Al Marcelin
DB	Dick Adams

9 All-Division Selections

RB	Art Green
WR	Rhome Nixon
C	Bob McKeown
DT	Rudy Sims
DE	Wayne Smith
MLB	Jerry “Soupy” Campbell
DB	Rod Woodward (Tie)
DB	Dick Adams
DB	Al Marcelin

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–8 (8)	[EDM]	Dave Hadden (RB)	Queen's
1–9 (9)		Bob Rushton (LB)	Otterbein
3–9 (27)		Billy Robinson (QB)	Saint Mary's
5–9 (45)		Tom Balfe (DT)	Wilfrid Laurier
6–9 (54)		Jeff Cope (DB)	Simon Fraser
7–9 (63)		Doug Ridding (LB)	Otterbein
8–9		Pass
9–9		Pass