The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the 56th Grey Cup by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 24–21
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 15–15 0–0–1 B July 17 vs. BC Lions W 22–15 1–0–1 C July 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 43–35 2–0–1 C July 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–29 2–1–1
Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 416 271 20Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 284 266 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 6 7 1 262 292 13Montreal Alouettes 14 3 9 2 234 327 8
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 53–13 1–0 2 2 Aug 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–14 2–0 3 3 Aug 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–23 3–0 4 4 Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 3–1 5 5 Sept 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–17 4–1 6 6 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–25 4–2 6 7 Sept 14 at BC Lions T 22–22 4–2–1 7 8 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–27 4–3–1 8 9 Sept 28 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–20 5–3–1 9 10 Oct 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–10 6–3–1 10 11 Oct 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–23 7–3–1 11 12 Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–24 8–3–1 12 13 Oct 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes T 19–19 8–3–2 13 14 Nov 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–9 9–3–2http://www.profootballarchives.com/1968irfuott.html
Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final #1 Nov 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–13 9–4–2 East Final #2 Nov 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 36–14 10–4–2 Grey Cup Nov 30 vs.Calgary Stampeders W 24–21 11–4–2
Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Calgary Stampeders 0 14 0 7 21 Ottawa Roughriders 1 3 7 13 24
Player stats Passing Player Games Played Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsRuss Jackson14 305 171 56.1% 3187 25 16
Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ken Lehmann (LB) Grey Cup Most Valuable Player – Vic Washington (RB) Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star
CFL All-Stars Russ Jackson, QB
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