1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Owner	David Loeb
General manager	Frank Clair
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Semi-Final
Uniform

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	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	289	248	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	242	246	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	291	277	12
Montreal 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	Interceptions
Rick Cassata	181	77	42.5	1100	7	14

Awards and honours

• Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star