1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Introduction The '''1968 Ottawa Rough Riders''' finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the Grey Cup.
Preseason  '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' A  July 11  vs. Calgary Stampeders  15–15  Tie  0–0–1 B  July 17  vs. BC Lions  22–15  Win  1–0–1 C  July 22  at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  43–35  Win  2–0–1 C  July 24  at Saskatchewan Roughriders  29–13  Loss  2–1–1
Regular season ===Standings===+ '''Eastern Football Conference''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Ottawa Rough Riders'''  14  9  3  2  416  271  20'''Toronto Argonauts'''  14  9  5  0  284  266  18'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats'''  14  6  7  1  262  292  13Montreal Alouettes  14  3  9  2  234  327  8===Schedule=== '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' 1  Aug 1  vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  53–13  Win  1–0 2  Aug 9  at Toronto Argonauts  38–14  Win  2–0 3  Aug 14  vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  37–23  Win  3–0 4  Aug 22  at Montreal Alouettes  25–24  Loss  3–1 5  Sept 4  vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  24–17  Win  4–1 6  Sept 11  at Edmonton Eskimos  25–20  Loss  4–2 6  Sept 14  at BC Lions  22–22  Tie  4–2–1 7  Sept 21  vs. Calgary Stampeders  27–24  Loss  4–3–1 8  Sept 28  at Montreal Alouettes  30–20  Win  5–3–1 9  Oct 6  vs. Toronto Argonauts  31–10  Win  6–3–1 10  Oct 13  at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  36–23  Win  7–3–1 11  Oct 19  vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  27–24  Win  8–3–1 12  Oct 26  vs. Montreal Alouettes  19–19  Tie  8–3–2 13  Nov 3  at Toronto Argonauts  31–9  Win  9–3–2
Postseason ===Playoffs=== '''Round'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Result'''  '''Record''' East Final #1  Nov 17  at Toronto Argonauts  13–11  Loss  9–4–2 East Final #2  Nov 24  vs. Toronto Argonauts  36–14  Win  10–4–2 Grey Cup  Nov 30  Calgary Stampeders  24–21  Win  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''' '''Interceptions'''Russ 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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