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1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jack Gotta (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The Rough Riders chalked up 275 points, and the rigid defensive squad surrendered 234. Rick Cassata passed for 1,255 yards, and Jerry Keeling spent time under center, too. Rhome Nixon grabbed 38 receptions, while Hugh Oldham contributed 701 receiving yards.
Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-high 909 yards for Ottawa.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Al Marcelin picked off 8 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Cassata | 177 | 94 | 53.1 | 1255 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 52 | 69.3 |
Jerry Keeling | 165 | 86 | 52.1 | 1175 | 7.1 | 11 | 6.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 89 | 87.3 |
Frank Dimaggio | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 45 | 5.0 |
Jim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 353 | 182 | 51.6 | 2472 | 7.0 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 89 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Evenson | 211 | 909 | 4.3 | 25 | 4 |
Arthur Green | 54 | 223 | 4.1 | 14 | 2 |
Rick Cassata | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 |
Art Cantrelle | 35 | 127 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
Jerry Keeling | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 46 | 0 |
Terry Wellesley | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
Frank Dimaggio | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
Moe Racine | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Dick Adams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Totals | 397 | 1719 | 4.3 | 46 | 7 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhome Nixon | 38 | 493 | 13.0 | 46 | 6 |
Hugh Oldham | 32 | 701 | 21.9 | 89 | 6 |
Tom Pullen | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 42 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 19 | 261 | 13.7 | 26 | 1 |
Jim Evenson | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 30 | 0 |
Arthur Green | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 29 | 0 |
Art Cantrelle | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
Terry Wellesley | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 52 | 1 |
Wayne Giardino | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 24 | 1 |
Billy Cooper | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
Gerry Organ | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
Lee Fobbs | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 182 | 2472 | 13.6 | 89 | 15 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Organ | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 5 | 37 | 1970 | 53.2 | 70 | 0 | 123 |
Totals | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 5 | 37 | 1970 | 53.2 | 70 | 0 | 123 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Adams | 112 | 4543 | 40.6 | 59 |
Gerry Organ | 10 | 387 | 38.7 | 58 |
Jim Foley | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 |
Totals | 123 | 4978 | 40.5 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Adams | 57 | 327 | 5.7 | 30 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 25 | 164 | 6.6 | 16 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
John Kruspe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 118 | 650 | 5.5 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Marcelin | 20 | 436 | 21.8 | 38 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 7 | 175 | 25.0 | 39 | 0 |
Arthur Green | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 22 | 0 |
Dick Adams | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
Danny Dever | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Frank Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 818 | 20.4 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Marcelin | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 31 | 0 |
Jerry Campbell | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 36 | 0 |
Dick Adams | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 64 | 1 |
John Kruspe | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
Wayne Tosh | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
Willie McKelton | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
Jim Piaskoski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 452 | 16.1 | 64 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Dick Adams | 3 | 29 | 1 | ||||
Tom Laputka | 2 | 0 | |||||
Jim Piaskoski | 2 | 91 | 0 | ||||
Doug Collins | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Chuck Zapiec | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Moe Racine | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Frank Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wayne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Rod Woodward | 1 | 0 | |||||
Mark Kosmos | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 143 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Gerry Organ | 0 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 123 | |||||||||
Hugh Oldham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Rhome Nixon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Jim Evenson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
Arthur Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
Wayne Giardino | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Jim Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Dick Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
Rod Woodward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Terry Wellesley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Rick Cassata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 267 |