# Saskatchewan Roughriders football, 1970–79
## 1970
### Awards and honours

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Ron Lancaster
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Ron Lancaster

## 1971

The Roughriders offence had 282 points for, while the defence had 329 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Tue, July 27 | at BC Lions | W 0–21 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 30,492 |
| 1 | 2 | Fri, July 30 | Calgary Stampeders | L 0–21 | 0–2 | Taylor Field | 16,000 |
| | 13 | Mon, Oct 11 | Calgary Stampeders | W 24–17 | 8–5 | McMahon Stadium | 23,616 |
| | 14 | Sun, Oct 17 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | T 7–7 | 8–5–1 | Taylor Field | 21,706 |

#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semi-Final | | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 34–23 | 1–0 | Taylor Field | 14,488 |
| West Final Game 1 | | Calgary Stampeders | L 21–30 | 1–1 | McMahon Stadium | 33,616 |
| West Final Game 2 | | Calgary Stampeders | L 21–23 | 1–2 | Taylor Field | 14,588 |

### Awards and honours

* George Reed, Running Back, CFL All-Star, Offence
* Jack Abendschan, Guard, CFL All-Star, Offence

## 1972

The Roughriders offence had 306 points for, while the defence had 251 points allowed

### Schedule
#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semifinal | | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 8–6 | 1–0 | Clarke Stadium | 15,773 |
| West Final | | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–24 | 2–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 19,534 |
| Grey Cup | | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–13 | 2–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 33,993 |

### Awards and honours

* George Reed, Running Back, CFL All-Star, Offence
* Jack Abendschan, Guard, CFL All-Star, Offence

## 1973

The Roughriders offence had 315 points for, while the defence had 280 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semifinal | | BC Lions | W 33–13 | 1–0 | | |
| West Final | | Edmonton Eskimos | L 23–25 | 1–1 | | |

## 1974

The Roughriders offence had 271 points for, while the defence had 258 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semifinal | | BC Lions | W 24–14 | 1–0 | | |
| West Final | | Edmonton Eskimos | L 27–31 | 1–1 | | |

## 1975

The Roughriders offence had 349 points for, while the defence had 294 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semifinal | | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 42–24 | 1–0 | | |
| West Final | | Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–30 | 1–1 | | |

## 1976

The Roughriders offence had 361 points for, while the defence had 221 points allowed. This is the most recent season (as of 2016) where the Roughriders finished first overall in the CFL.

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

#### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Final | | Edmonton Eskimos | W 23–13 | 1–0 | | |
| 64th Grey Cup | | Ottawa Rough Riders | L 20–23 | 1–1 | | |

### Grey Cup

| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

## 1977

The Roughriders offence had 227 points for, while the defence had 305 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

### Awards and honours

* CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Ron Lancaster

## 1978

The Roughriders offence had 330 points for, while the defence had 459 points allowed

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |

## 1979

The Roughriders offence scored 194 points while the defence allowed 437 points. In May 1979, the Ottawa Rough Riders traded Tom Clements to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ron Lancaster became Saskatchewan's head coach but found "the glorious fifties and sixties were over, and he was the first Roughrider coach in sixteen years who did not have Ron Lancaster at quarterback." The Green Riders finished 2–14, including the worst start to a season in club history, going 0-12 before winning their first game.

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Wed, July 11 | vs. BC Lions | L 4–28 | 0–1 | Taylor Field | 19,030 |
| 2 | 2 | Tue, July 17 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 20–52 | 0–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 43,321 |
| 3 | 3 | Wed, July 25 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 20–24 | 0–3 | Taylor Field | 19,759 |
| 4 | 4 | Tue, July 31 | at BC Lions | L 15–24 | 0–4 | Empire Stadium | 23,308 |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | 5 | Wed, Aug 15 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 12–21 | 0–5 | Exhibition Stadium | 41,251 |
| 7 | 6 | Wed, Aug 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 5–6 | 0–6 | Taylor Field | 20,790 |
| 8 | 7 | Tue, Aug 28 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 1–30 | 0–7 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,159 |
| 8 | 8 | Mon, Sept 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Sun, Sept 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Sun, Sept 16 |
| 11 | 11 | Sun, Sept 23 |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | 12 | Sun, Oct 7 |
| 14 | 13 | Sun, Oct 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Sun, Oct 21 |
| 16 | 15 | Sun, Oct 28 |
| 17 | 16 | Sun, Nov 4 |