The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record and won the 61st Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Wed, July 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 10–10 0–0–1 Lansdowne Park 14,917 B Wed, July 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 25–16 1–0–1 Lansdowne Park 14,728 C Thur, July 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–17 1–1–1 Autostade 14,207 D Tue, July 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 13–9 2–1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,884
Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 275 234 18 Toronto Argonauts 14 7 5 2 265 231 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 273 238 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 304 263 14
Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Tue, July 31 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 9–25 0–1 Lansdowne Park23,764 2 Wed, Aug 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–19 0–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 3 Mon, Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–25 0–3 Lansdowne Park 22,087 4 Mon, Aug 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–18 0–4 Taylor Field 21,032 5 Sat, Aug 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–3 1–4 Autostade 27,205 6 Wed, Sept 5 vs. BC Lions W 26–24 2–4 Lansdowne Park 18,674 7 Wed, Sept 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–13 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 24,385 8 Sat, Sept 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–19 4–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 33,254 9 Sat, Sept 22 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–20 5–4 Lansdowne Park 20,306 10 Sun, Sept 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–28 5–5 Lansdowne Park 26,316 11 Mon, Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 16–13 6–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 34,050 12 Sun, Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 32–8 7–5 McMahon Stadium 18,450 13 Sun, Oct 21 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–19 8–5 Lansdowne Park 25,328 14 Sun, Oct 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 16–0 9–5 Lansdowne Park 26,734OttowareMichigan Football
Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun, Nov 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 23–14 1–0 Lansdowne Park 19,793 Grey Cup Nov 25 Edmonton Eskimos W 22–18 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 36,653
Grey Cup Edmonton quarterback Tom Wilkinson was accused of using an unnatural head motion to draw the defence offside. Ottawa General Manager Frank Clair lobbied league officials to watch Wilkinson carefully at the line of scrimmage.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.161, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Edmonton Eskimos 10 0 0 8 18 Ottawa Roughriders 7 5 7 3 22
Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Rick Cassata177 9453.1125546
Rushing Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns Long Art Green542234.1214 Roster 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks
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Offensive linemen G T C G T G C/T
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Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry Organ (K) CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Charlie Brandon (DE) 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
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