1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Gotta (4-10)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Gotta (4-10)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
Ottawa chalked up 255 points, while the defensive unit gave up 279. Gary Wood threw for 2,759 yards. Hugh Oldham grabbed 45 receptions for 1,043 yards. Billy Cooper was targeted regularly, too.
Gary Wood carried the ball for a team-high 493 yards for the Rough Riders, while Jim Mankins also contributed to the rushing attack.
Al Marcelin picked off 9 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wood | 340 | 174 | 51.2 | 2759 | 8.1 | 18 | 5.3 | 27 | 7.9 | 75 | 63.1 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 51.5 |
| Barclay Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Wayne Giardino | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Hugh Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 350 | 175 | 50.0 | 2800 | 8.0 | 18 | 5.1 | 28 | 8.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wood | 86 | 493 | 5.7 | 30 | 4 |
| Jim Mankins | 98 | 456 | 4.7 | 31 | 2 |
| Terry Wellesley | 53 | 235 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Wren | 31 | 106 | 3.4 | 41 | 1 |
| Charlie Leigh | 48 | 100 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Wayne Giardino | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Thompson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh Oldham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Barclay Allen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 376 | 1646 | 4.4 | 41 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Oldham | 45 | 1043 | 23.2 | 73 | 13 |
| Billy Cooper | 35 | 613 | 17.5 | 55 | 2 |
| Jay Roberts | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Pivec | 15 | 155 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Mankins | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 10 | 244 | 24.4 | 75 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Wren | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Freeman White | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Whit Tucker | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 175 | 2800 | 16.0 | 75 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan MacMillan | 28 | 25 | 89.3 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 8 | 43 | 2489 | 57.9 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
| Totals | 28 | 25 | 89.3 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 8 | 43 | 2489 | 57.9 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Van Burkleo | 112 | 4609 | 41.2 | 71 | 2 |
| Barclay Allen | 6 | 282 | 47.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Greg Thompson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 119 | 4926 | 41.4 | 71 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Ardern | 56 | 231 | 4.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 25 | 223 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 34 | 145 | 4.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 634 | 5.2 | 35 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 21 | 659 | 31.4 | 85 | 0 |
| Hugh Oldham | 13 | 340 | 26.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Gene Wren | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Irby Augustine | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Danny Dever | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 1075 | 23.9 | 85 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 68 | 0 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Jerry Campbell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny Dever | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 83 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Irby Augustine | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Joe Poirier | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| John Kruspe | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Lehmann | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 614 | 18.1 | 83 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Shirk | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Campbell | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Vijuk | 2 | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Doug Collins | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gus Revenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Dever | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Ardern | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Van Burkleo | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hugh Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Hugh Oldham | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| Ivan MacMillan | 14 | 25 | 8 | 75 | ||||||||||
| Gary Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Terry Wellesley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jim Mankins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Billy Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill Van Burkleo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Gene Wren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Wayne Giardino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Joe Vijuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 251 |
