# 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–9 record. Head coach Jack Gotta left the Rough Riders to become the head coach of the Birmingham Americans in the World Football League.

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Wed, July 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 29–20 | 1–0 | McMahon Stadium | 18,000 |
| A | Fri, July 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 26–25 | 2–0 | Clarke Stadium | |
| B | Wed, July 10 | vs. BC Lions | W 28–27 | 3–0 | Lansdowne Park | 12,221 |
| C | Thu, July 18 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–16 | 4–0 | Lansdowne Park | 12,424 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Eastern Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 339 | 271 | 20 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 261 | 271 | 14 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 279 | 313 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 281 | 314 | 13 |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Thu, July 25 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 3–19 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,485 |
| 2 | 2 | Wed, July 31 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Autostade | 15,732 |
| 3 | 3 | Tue, Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 30–25 | 1–2 | Lansdowne Park | 19,133 |
| 4 | 4 | Tue, Aug 13 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 27–14 | 2–2 | Lansdowne Park | 24,649 |
| 4 | 5 | Mon, Aug 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–23 | 2–3 | Clarke Stadium | 21,966 |
| 5 | 6 | Thu, Aug 22 | at BC Lions | W 9–4 | 3–3 | Empire Stadium | 26,803 |
| 6 | 7 | Mon, Sept 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–11 | 3–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 28,050 |
| 7 | 8 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–16 | 3–5 | Lansdowne Park | 18,612 |
| 8 | 9 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 9–16 | 3–6 | Lansdowne Park | 14,396 |
| 9 | 10 | Thu, Sept 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 29–12 | 4–6 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,081 |
| 9 | 11 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–6 | 5–6 | Lansdowne Park | 16,048 |
| 10 | 12 | Sun, Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 7–19 | 5–7 | Lansdowne Park | 18,902 |
| 11 | 13 | Sun, Oct 6 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–21 | 6–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 26,055 |
| 12 | 14 | Sat, Oct 12 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–10 | 7–7 | Lansdowne Park | 15,500 |
| 13 | 15 | Sun, Oct 20 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 0–28 | 7–8 | Lansdowne Park | 24,149 |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | 16 | Sat, Nov 2 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–27 | 7–9 | Autostade | 16,311 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–19 | 8–9 | Lansdowne Park | 14,786 |
| East Final | Sun, Nov 17 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 4–14 | 8–10 | Autostade | 20,531 |

## Player stats
### Passing

| Player | Attempts | Completions | Pct. | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Rick Cassata | 210 | 88 | 41.9 | 1254 | 4 | 13 |

### Rushing

| Player | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long |
| Art Green | 141 | 680 | 4.8 | 3 | 34 |

## Awards and honours

* Dick Adams, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star
* Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
* Al Marcelin, Defensive Back, CFL All-Star
* Rudy Sims, Defensive Tackle, CFL All-Star
* Legendary Rough Riders quarterback Russ Jackson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame