1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1968
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished in 1st place in the East division with a 9–3–2 record and won the Grey Cup
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1968 CFL season
The 1968 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 11th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1968:J.G...
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
finished in 1st place in the East division with a 9–3–2 record and won the Grey Cup
56th Grey Cup
56th Grey Cup was played November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24 to 21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium...
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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 |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 416 | 271 | 20 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 284 | 266 | 18 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 262 | 292 | 13 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
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 |
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 |
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| Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Ottawa Roughriders | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
Passing
| Player | Games Played | Attempts | Completions | Percentage | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Russ Jackson | 14 | 305 | 171 | 56.1% | 3187 | 25 | 16 |
Awards and honours
- CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Lineman AwardThe Most Outstanding Lineman Award was an award annually given to the best defensive player or offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League from the year 1955 to 1973...
– Ken LehmannKen LehmannKen Lehmann is a former linebacker for the Ottawa Rough Riders and British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League from 1964-1972. He was a CFL All-Star in from 1965-1969 and was a part of two Grey Cup victories for the Rough RidersLehmann graduated with an Economics degree from Xavier...
(LB) - Grey Cup Most Valuable PlayerGrey Cup Most Valuable PlayerThe Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:...
– Vic Washington (RB) - Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star