1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Jack Gotta (6-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Jack Gotta (6-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Rough Riders scored 291 points, and the defensive squad conceded 277. Dennis Duncan carried the ball for a team-high 760 yards for Ottawa.
Rick Cassata tossed for 1,100 yards, and Gary Wood took a significant amount of snaps as well. Hugh Oldham led the receiving corps, grabbing 38 receptions for 736 yards.
Rod Woodward and Al Marcelin each seized 5 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Cassata | 181 | 77 | 42.5 | 1100 | 6.1 | 7 | 3.9 | 14 | 7.7 | 100 | 43.5 |
| Gary Wood | 152 | 77 | 50.7 | 1057 | 7.0 | 10 | 6.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 62 | 73.3 |
| Paul Brothers | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Barclay Allen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 108.3 |
| Wayne Giardino | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 341 | 157 | 46.0 | 2188 | 6.4 | 17 | 5.0 | 24 | 7.0 | 100 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Duncan | 155 | 760 | 4.9 | 44 | 2 |
| Rick Cassata | 65 | 393 | 6.0 | 58 | 1 |
| Gary Wood | 35 | 224 | 6.4 | 50 | 2 |
| Wayne Giardino | 54 | 201 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Houmard | 52 | 185 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Skip Eaman | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 22 | 1 |
| Hugh Oldham | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Swarn | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Paul Brothers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 413 | 1984 | 4.8 | 58 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Oldham | 38 | 736 | 19.4 | 100 | 6 |
| Dave Pivec | 27 | 362 | 13.4 | 42 | 4 |
| Billy Cooper | 25 | 422 | 16.9 | 45 | 5 |
| Wayne Giardino | 20 | 127 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Dennis Duncan | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 47 | 1 |
| Skip Eaman | 11 | 158 | 14.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Terry Swarn | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Organ | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 48 | 1 |
| Bob Houmard | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 153 | 2165 | 14.2 | 100 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Organ | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 4 | 45 | 2526 | 56.1 | 75 | 0 | 86 |
| Wayne Giardino | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 97.0 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 4 | 45 | 2526 | 56.1 | 75 | 0 | 87 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Deleeuw | 136 | 5785 | 42.5 | 67 | 4 |
| Greg Thompson | 47 | 1886 | 40.1 | 74 | 1 |
| Totals | 183 | 7671 | 41.9 | 74 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Ardern | 62 | 387 | 6.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 51 | 315 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 84 | 1 |
| Rod Woodward | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 25 | 0 |
| John Kruspe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1072 | 7.9 | 84 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 16 | 384 | 24.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Hugh Oldham | 11 | 313 | 28.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Terry Swarn | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Skip Eaman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dennis Duncan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Schultz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Danny Dever | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Pivec | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 1029 | 23.9 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 62 | 1 |
| Rod Woodward | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 33 | 1 |
| John Kruspe | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Wayne Tosh | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 60 | 1 |
| Barclay Allen | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Jerry Campbell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Dever | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 390 | 16.2 | 62 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodward | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Marshall Shirk | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Campbell | 3 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Tom Laputka | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Kruspe | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rudy Sims | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Dever | 2 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Marcel Deleeuw | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Ardern | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 86 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gerry Organ | 1 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 92 | |||||||||
| Hugh Oldham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Billy Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Dave Pivec | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dennis Duncan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Al Marcelin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Gary Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Bob Houmard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Alan Pitcaithley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Kruspe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Barclay Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Skip Eaman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jerry Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Rick Cassata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Barry Ardern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Marcel Deleeuw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Wayne Giardino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Greg Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
