1969 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1969
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished in 1st place in the East division with a 11–3 record and won the Grey Cup
, repeating as Grey Cup Champions. Russ Jackson retired from the Canadian Football League after this game, having won three Grey Cup championships. He retired with the team record for total career passing yards with 24,952.
1969 CFL season
The 1969 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1969:...
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 11–3 record and won the Grey Cup
57th Grey Cup
57th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League's championship game, was played November 30, 1969 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 to 11 before 33,172 fans at Montreal's Autostade.-Box Score:First Quarter...
, repeating as Grey Cup Champions. Russ Jackson retired from the Canadian Football League after this game, having won three Grey Cup championships. He retired with the team record for total career passing yards with 24,952.
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| A | July 5 | at Montreal Alouettes | 26–20 | Win | 1–0 |
| B | July 14 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 15–13 | Loss | 1–1 |
| C | July 18 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6–5 | Loss | 1–2 |
| D | July 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 39–8 | Win | 2–2 |
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 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 399 | 298 | 22 |
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 280 | 20 |
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 | 315 | 17 |
| 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 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 304 | 395 | 6 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| 1 | July 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 47–15 | Win | 1–0 |
| 2 | Aug 6 | at Calgary Stampeders | 35–19 | Win | 2–0 |
| 3 | Aug 13 | vs. BC Lions | 41–24 | Win | 3–0 |
| 4 | Aug 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | 17–15 | Win | 4–0 |
| 5 | Sept 1 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–22 | Loss | 4–1 |
| 6 | Sept 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 47–22 | Win | 5–1 |
| 7 | Sept 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 25–23 | Win | 6–1 |
| 8 | Sept 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | 34–27 | Win | 7–1 |
| 9 | Sept 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 17–0 | Win | 8–1 |
| 10 | Oct 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–20 | Win | 9–1 |
| 11 | Oct 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 38–21 | Loss | 9–2 |
| 11 | Oct 15 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38–31 | Win | 10–2 |
| 12 | Oct 25 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 20–9 | Win | 11–2 |
| 13 | Nov 1 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–7 | Loss | 11–3 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| East Final #1 | Nov 16 | at Toronto Argonauts | 22–14 | Loss | 11–4 |
| East Final #2 | Nov 22 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 32–3 | Win | 12–4 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 30 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–11 | Win | 13–4 |
Grey Cup
| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Ottawa Roughriders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
Passing
| Player | Games Played | Attempts | Completions | Percentage | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Russ Jackson | 14 | 358 | 193 | 53.9% | 3641 | 33 | 12 |
Awards and honours
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardThe Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The Most Outstanding Player award can be compared to the National Football League's Most Valuable Player, otherwise known as the "MVP" award...
– Russ JacksonRuss JacksonRussell Stanley "Russ" Jackson, OC is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League...
(QB) - CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardThe Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted. The two nominees...
– Russ JacksonRuss JacksonRussell Stanley "Russ" Jackson, OC is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League...
(QB) - 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:...
– Russ Jackson - Jeff Russell Memorial Trophy – Russ Jackson
- Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star
- Russ Jackson, CFL Pass Attempts Leader
- Russ Jackson, Lionel Conacher Trophy
- Russ Jackson, Lou Marsh TrophyLou Marsh TrophyThe Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award, is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is awarded by a panel of journalists, with the vote taking place in December. It was first awarded in 1936...
CFL All-Stars
- Russ Jackson, QB
- Vic Washington, RB
- Margene Adkins, SE
- Billy Joe Booth, DE
- Ken Lehmann, LB
- Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, LB
- Don Sutherin, DB