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.Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.170, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA,
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 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 PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 9 5 2 339 271 20Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 261 271 14Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 7 9 0 279 313 14Toronto Argonauts 16 6 9 1 281 314 13
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 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 15 16 Sat, Nov 2 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–27 7–9 Autostade 16,311
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 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 InterceptionsRick Cassata2108841.91254413
Rushing Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns LongArt Green1416804.8334 Roster 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks
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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 FameWeird Facts about Canadian Football, p.130, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009,
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