Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Wed Jul 7 11:00 PM
SSK 0 @ CGY 27 L  
B
Mon Jul 12 10:00 PM
HAM 16 @ SSK 32 W  
C
Mon Jul 19 10:00 PM
EDM 24 @ SSK 21 L  
D
Wed Jul 21 9:00 PM
SSK 10 @ WPG 17 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 27 11:00 PM
SSK 14 @ BC 10 W  
1
Fri Jul 30 10:00 PM
CGY 21 @ SSK 0 L  
2
Tue Aug 3 8:00 PM
SSK 16 @ MTL 29 L CTV
2
Fri Aug 6 8:00 PM
SSK 17 @ TOR 22 L CBC
3
Fri Aug 13 10:00 PM
WPG 32 @ SSK 22 L  
4
Thu Aug 19 9:00 PM
SSK 31 @ WPG 25 W  
5
Fri Aug 27 10:00 PM
OTT 21 @ SSK 42 W CTV
7Bye
7
Mon Sep 6 10:00 PM
BC 14 @ SSK 35 W CTVW
9Bye
9
Sat Sep 18 11:00 PM
SSK 19 @ EDM 3 W CBCW
10
Sun Sep 26 4:00 PM
EDM 14 @ SSK 28 W CTVW
11
Sat Oct 2 9:00 PM
SSK 2 @ WPG 35 L  
12
Wed Oct 6 10:00 PM
HAM 20 @ SSK 28 W CTV
12
Mon Oct 11 5:00 PM
SSK 24 @ CGY 17 W CTV
13
Sun Oct 17 4:00 PM
CGY 7 @ SSK 7 T  
14
Sun Oct 24 4:00 PM
BC 18 @ SSK 50 W  
15
Sun Oct 31 5:00 PM
SSK 12 @ EDM 28 L CTVW
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 6 4:00 PM
WPG 23 @ SSK 34 W CBC
Final
Sat Nov 13 2:00 PM
SSK 21 @ CGY 30 L CTV
P2
Wed Nov 17 9:00 PM
CGY 23 @ SSK 21 L CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 1 3 0 2 63 84 L2 1-3-0
Regular Season 16 9 6 1 19 347 316 L1 3-2-1
    Home 8 5 2 1 11 212 147 W1 5-0-1
    Visitor 8 4 4 0 8 135 169 L1 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 12 7 4 1 15 244 224 L1 3-2-1
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 103 92 W2 2-2-0

Full 1971 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 (4-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 8 (7-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd 5 (4-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 9 (8-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0) 6 (5-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (4-6-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 9 (9-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 6 (0-6-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.461 3-2-1 (6) 4-2-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 2-0-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.406
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.594
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.375
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.469
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.714
19711970 +/-
Average Combined Score 41.44 +5.50
Average Winning Score 30.11 +4.18
Average Losing Score 11.50 +8.50
Average Home Score 26.50 +2.25
Average Visitor Score 16.88 -5.00
Average Margin of Victory 14.33 +0.26
Average Margin of Loss 16.33 -0.67
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Saskatchewan 212 (26.5) 135 (16.9) 347 (21.7)
Opponent 169 (21.1) 147 (18.4) 316 (19.8)
1st Saskatchewan 62 (7.8) 35 (4.4) 97 (6.1)
Opponent 63 (7.9) 35 (4.4) 98 (6.1)
2nd Saskatchewan 49 (6.1) 30 (3.8) 79 (4.9)
Opponent 42 (5.3) 52 (6.5) 94 (5.9)
3rd Saskatchewan 28 (3.5) 32 (4.0) 60 (3.8)
Opponent 37 (4.6) 32 (4.0) 69 (4.3)
4th Saskatchewan 73 (9.1) 38 (4.8) 111 (6.9)
Opponent 27 (3.4) 28 (3.5) 55 (3.4)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • John Payne – Assistant
1971 Player Awards and Nominations
1971 Most Outstanding
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 All-Star Selections
2 All-Canadian Selections
RB George Reed
G Jack Abendschan, Jr.
5 All-Division Selections
RB George Reed
G Jack Abendschan, Jr.
DE Bill Baker
OLB Wayne Shaw
DB Bruce Bennett

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1971 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) [WPG] Brian Donnelly (DB) Simon Fraser
1–6 (6)   Bill Manchuk (DB) Alberta
2–6 (15)   John Steele (LB) Simon Fraser
3–6 (24)   Jim Lazaruk (C) Alberta
4–6 (33)   Bob Clarke (DE) Alberta
5–6 (42)   Fred Pazarena (LB) Simon Fraser
8–6   Pass
9–6   Pass

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