The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 1964 Season

Season Summary

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 0 2 0 0 32 36 L2 0-2-0
Regular Season 16 9 7 0 18 330 282 W1 2-4-0
    Home 8 6 2 0 12 192 135 W5 5-1-0
    Visitor 8 3 5 0 6 138 147 L4 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 12 7 5 0 14 249 224 W1 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 81 58 W1 2-2-0

Full 1964 League Standings

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.469 4-2-0 (6) 3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 2-0-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.781
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.750
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.250
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.094
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.750
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa Rough Riders (1) 0.607
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.286

Team Scoring

19641963 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.25 +7.69
Average Winning Score 30.89 +14.75
Average Losing Score 7.43 -3.00
Average Home Score 24.00 +11.62
Average Visitor Score 17.25 +1.75
Average Margin of Victory 17.78 +12.21
Average Margin of Loss 16.00 +4.29

1964 Saskatchewan Roughriders Attendance

  • Capacity: 15,000
  • Total: 125,459
  • High: 18,187
  • Avg: 15,682 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1963 Avg: +1,720
  • Low: 10,300
  • Sellouts: 6
  • % of Capacity: 104.55
  • Diff from League Avg: -4,857

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Coaches

Head Coach
  • Bob Shaw (Jan. 19, 1963 – Dec. 31, 1964)

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Stadium

  • 1964 home stadium: Taylor Field
  • Capacity: 15,000
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1958 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Saskatchewan 425294 303161 682795 522880 192 (24.0)138 (17.3)330 (20.6)
Opponent 93847 434790 381957 454388 147 (18.4)135 (16.9)282 (17.6)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

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

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Player Awards and Nominations

1964 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Ed Buchanan (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — Al Benecick (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Wayne Shaw (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–6 (15)   Bob Rene (T) Saskatchewan
3–6 (24)   Gerry Bauk (T) Saskatchewan
4–6 (33)   Proctor Girard (E) Saskatchewan
5–6 (41)   John McIntyre (HB) Western Ontario
6–6 (46)   Dan Marisi (G) Saskatchewan
7–6   Pass
8–6   Pass
9–6   Pass
10–6   Pass

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections
HB Ed Buchanan
G Al Benecick
DHB Bob Ptacek, Jr.
8 All-Division Selections
HB Ed Buchanan*
FL Hugh Campbell
C Neil Habig
G Al Benecick
DT Ron Atchison
LB Wayne Shaw
DHB Dale West
DHB Bob Ptacek, Jr.

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
B
Wed. July 22
SSK 14 @ MTL 17 L 23,087  
C
Tue. July 28
SSK 18 @ WPG 19 L 10,383  
1
Mon. Aug. 3
SSK 15 @ CGY 4 W 18,500  
1
Fri. Aug. 7
WPG 29 @ SSK 37 W 16,387  
2
Fri. Aug. 14
BC 17 @ SSK 2 L 17,787  
3
Wed. Aug. 19
SSK 16 @ BC 27 L 35,618  
4
Mon. Aug. 24
CGY 14 @ SSK 13 L 16,443  
4
Fri. Aug. 28
SSK 56 @ EDM 8 W 12,807  
6
Mon. Sept. 7
MTL 0 @ SSK 32 W 18,187  
7
Sat. Sept. 12
SSK 30 @ WPG 2 W 17,704  
8
Sat. Sept. 19
WPG 30 @ SSK 31 W 16,707  
9
Sat. Sept. 26
EDM 11 @ SSK 20 W 13,600  
10
Sun. Oct. 4
SSK 15 @ HAM 17 L 25,095  
11
Tue. Oct. 6
SSK 3 @ OTT 27 L 19,710  
12
Mon. Oct. 12
TOR 14 @ SSK 31 W 16,048  
13
Sat. Oct. 17
SSK 0 @ CGY 42 L 20,000  
14
Sat. Oct. 24
SSK 3 @ BC 20 L 30,856  
15
Sat. Oct. 31
EDM 20 @ SSK 26 W 10,300  
P1
Sat. Nov. 7
CGY 25 @ SSK 34 W 14,462  
P1
Mon. Nov. 9
SSK 6 @ CGY 51 L 18,455