1973 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Introduction The '''1973 Ottawa Rough Riders''' finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup.
Preseason  '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' A  July 4  vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  10–10  Tie  0–0–1 B  July 11  vs. Edmonton Eskimos  25–16  Win  1–0–1 C  July 19  at Montreal Alouettes  17–14  Loss  1–1–1 D  July 24  at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  13–9  Win  2–1–1
Regular season ===Standings===+ '''Eastern Football Conference''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Ottawa 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=== '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' 1  July 31  vs. Toronto Argonauts  25–9  Loss  0–1 2  Aug 8  at Toronto Argonauts  19–6  Loss  0–2 3  Aug 13  vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  25–16  Loss  0–3 4  Aug 20  at Saskatchewan Roughriders  18–12  Loss  0–4 5  Aug 25  at Montreal Alouettes  30–3  Win  1–4 6  Sept 5  vs. BC Lions  26–24  Win  2–4 7  Sept 12  at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  24–13  Win  3–4 8  Sept 15  at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  21–19  Win  4–4 9  Sept 22  vs. Edmonton Eskimos  32–20  Win  5–4 10  Sept 30  vs. Montreal Alouettes  28–15  Loss  5–5 11  Oct 8  at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  16–13  Win  6–5 12  Oct 14  at Calgary Stampeders  32–8  Win  7–5 13  Oct 21  vs. Toronto Argonauts  20–19  Win  8–5 14  Oct 28  vs. Montreal Alouettes  16–0  Win  9–5
Postseason ===Playoffs=== '''Round'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' East Final  Nov 18  vs. Montreal Alouettes  23–14  Win  10–5 Grey Cup  Nov 25  Edmonton Eskimos  22–18  Win  11–5===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. 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
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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