Canadian football team season
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season Head coach Jack Gotta Home field Lansdowne Park Record 6–8 Division place 3rd, East Playoff finish Lost Eastern Semi-Final
The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–8 record and lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats .
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
July 5
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
19–17
Loss
0–1
B
July 9
at Edmonton Eskimos
5–1
Win
1–1
B
July 12
at BC Lions
41–14
Win
2–1
C
July 19
vs. BC Lions
22–20
Loss
2–2
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 27
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
22–11
Win
1–0
2
Aug 2
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28–22
Win
2–0
2
Aug 4
at Calgary Stampeders
9–8
Loss
2–1
3
Aug 11
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20–17
Loss
2–2
4
Aug 19
at Toronto Argonauts
30–28
Loss
2–3
5
Aug 27
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
42–21
Loss
2–4
6
Sept 6
vs. Montreal Alouettes
40–17
Win
3–4
7
Sept 11
at Montreal Alouettes
25–6
Loss
3–5
8
Sept 19
vs. Toronto Argonauts
26–17
Loss
3–6
9
Sept 26
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19–7
Loss
3–7
10
Oct 3
vs. Toronto Argonauts
12–3
Loss
3–8
11
Oct 9
vs. BC Lions
45–21
Win
4–8
12
Bye
13
Oct 23
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
40–16
Win
5–8
14
Oct 30
vs. Montreal Alouettes
9–7
Win
6–8
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
East Semi-Final
Nov 7
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
23–4
Loss
6–9
Player
Attempts
Completions
Pct.
Yards
Touchdowns
Interceptions
Rick Cassata
181
77
42.5
1100
7
14
Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also