Saskatchewan Roughriders 1973 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 11, 1973 Won 33 – 13 vs BC
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 18, 1973 Lost 23 – 25 @ Edmonton

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1973 Season Resources 1973 SSK Team Roster 1973 SSK Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Tue Jul 3 10:00 PM	MTL 24 @ SSK 10	L	13,829
B	Tue Jul 10	SSK 25 @ WPG 16	W	21,014
B	Fri Jul 13	SSK 13 @ TOR 25	L	33,135
D	Mon Jul 23 10:00 PM	WPG 13 @ SSK 22	W	9,000


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Tue Jul 31 11:00 PM	SSK 21 @ BC 5	W	27,447
1	Thu Aug 2 10:00 PM	SSK 15 @ CGY 23	L	25,328
2	Wed Aug 8 10:00 PM	BC 19 @ SSK 38	W	17,210
4	Mon Aug 20 10:00 PM	OTT 12 @ SSK 18	W	21,032
5	Wed Aug 29	SSK 13 @ WPG 12	W	25,210
6	Mon Sep 3 4:00 PM	EDM 27 @ SSK 28	W	22,265
7	Sun Sep 9 4:00 PM	CGY 25 @ SSK 8	L	21,490
8	Sun Sep 16 2:00 PM	SSK 37 @ MTL 20	W	17,142
8	Wed Sep 19 8:00 PM	SSK 21 @ TOR 15	W	33,135
9	Tue Sep 25 10:00 PM	WPG 25 @ SSK 23	L	16,310
10	Sun Sep 30	SSK 13 @ EDM 17	L	21,429
11	Sun Oct 7 2:00 PM	BC 9 @ SSK 24	W	22,000
12	Sun Oct 14	SSK 17 @ WPG 18	L	24,372
13	Sun Oct 21 4:00 PM	CGY 7 @ SSK 34	W	20,379
14	Sun Oct 28 4:30 PM	HAM 25 @ SSK 34	W	20,782
15	Sun Nov 4	SSK 16 @ EDM 28	L	21,234


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 11 4:00 PM	BC 13 @ SSK 33	W	9,373	CTV
P2	Sun Nov 18 4:30 PM	SSK 23 @ EDM 25	L	20,021	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	2	2	0	4	70	78	W1	2-2-0
Regular Season	16	10	6	0	20	360	287	L1	3-3-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	207	149	W3	4-2-0
Visitor	8	4	4	0	8	153	138	L3	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	12	6	6	0	12	250	215	L1	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	4	0	0	8	110	72	W4	4-0-0

Full 1973 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)	4 (2-2-0)	3 (1-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)	6 (4-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	9 (5-4-0)
After 2nd	4 (3-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	8 (5-3-0)	3 (3-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 3rd	5 (4-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)	7 (6-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	10 (10-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.414	4-2-0 (6)	2-4-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.563	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.375	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.375	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.281	0-1-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.536	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.643	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.571	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1973	1972 +/-
Average Combined Score	40.44	+2.12
Average Winning Score	26.80	+3.67
Average Losing Score	15.33	-2.79
Average Home Score	25.88	+1.62
Average Visitor Score	19.13	+2.12
Average Margin of Victory	11.70	-1.18
Average Margin of Loss	7.33	+0.33

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	207 (25.9)	153 (19.1)	360 (22.5)
Total	Opponent	138 (17.3)	149 (18.6)	287 (17.9)
1st	Saskatchewan	23 (2.9)	20 (2.5)	43 (2.7)
1st	Opponent	33 (4.1)	29 (3.6)	62 (3.9)
2nd	Saskatchewan	58 (7.3)	64 (8.0)	122 (7.6)
2nd	Opponent	17 (2.1)	31 (3.9)	48 (3.0)
3rd	Saskatchewan	46 (5.8)	21 (2.6)	67 (4.2)
3rd	Opponent	50 (6.3)	22 (2.8)	72 (4.5)
4th	Saskatchewan	80 (10.0)	48 (6.0)	128 (8.0)
4th	Opponent	38 (4.8)	67 (8.4)	105 (6.6)

Head Coach

John Payne (Dec. 21, 1972 – Dec. 31, 1976)

Player Awards
All Stars

1973 Player Awards and Nominations

1973 Most Outstanding

Player — Ron Lancaster (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Bill Baker (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Bill Baker (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Lorne Richardson (Division Finalist)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1973 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Ron Lancaster
RB	George Reed
G	Jack Abendschan, Jr.
DE	Bill Baker
DB	Lorne Richardson

7 All-Division Selections

QB	Ron Lancaster^*
RB	George Reed
G	Ralph Galloway
G	Jack Abendschan, Jr.
DE	Bill Baker
DB	Ted Provost
DB	Lorne Richardson

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1973 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–8 (8)		Art Edgson (DB)	Idaho State
2–8 (17)		Ted Passmore (RB)	Eastern Michigan
3–8 (26)		Gerry Harris (TE)	Saskatchewan
4–8 (35)		Mike Ewachniuk (DT)	Alberta
5–8 (43)		Lee Benard (DB)	Manitoba
6–8 (51)		Don Savich (TE)	Alberta
7–8 (59)		Nick Drakich (T)	Windsor
8–8 (67)		Marv Janzen (DB)	Saskatchewan