The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–8 record and lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–19 0–1 B July 9 at Edmonton Eskimos W 5–1 1–1 B July 12 at BC Lions W 41–14 2–1 C July 19 vs. BC Lions L 20–22 2–2
Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsToronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 22–11 1–0 2 2 Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–22 2–0 2 3 Aug 4 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–9 2–1 3 4 Aug 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–20 2–2 4 5 Aug 19 at Toronto Argonauts L 28–30 2–3 5 6 Aug 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–42 2–4 6 7 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 40–17 3–4 7 8 Sept 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 6–25 3–5 8 9 Sept 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–26 3–6 9 10 Sept 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–19 3–7 10 11 Oct 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–12 3–8 11 12 Oct 9 vs. BC Lions W 45–21 4–8 12 Bye 13 13 Oct 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 40–16 5–8 14 14 Oct 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 9–7 6–8
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 4–23 0–1
Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsRick Cassata181 7742.51100714
Awards and honours Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
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