1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (7-9)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Ottawa labored to change the scoreboard with just 261 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 271. Jerry Keeling tossed for 1,831 yards, and Rick Cassata took a significant amount of snaps, too. Rhome Nixon led pass catchers, grabbing 54 receptions for 950 yards, while Arthur Green was targeted regularly also.
Arthur Green carried the ball for a team-high 680 yards for the Rough Riders.
Al Marcelin picked off 8 opponent throws.
George Brancato coached the team. The 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Keeling | 250 | 130 | 52.0 | 1831 | 7.3 | 7 | 2.8 | 14 | 5.6 | 68 | 61.9 |
| Rick Cassata | 210 | 88 | 41.9 | 1254 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 13 | 6.2 | 58 | 42.4 |
| Jim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 462 | 218 | 47.2 | 3085 | 6.7 | 11 | 2.4 | 28 | 6.1 | 68 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Green | 141 | 680 | 4.8 | 34 | 3 |
| Jim Evenson | 98 | 443 | 4.5 | 68 | 1 |
| Rick Cassata | 35 | 143 | 4.1 | 25 | 1 |
| Wayne Giardino | 30 | 127 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 35 | 94 | 2.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Walt Hartfield | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Foley | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Keeling | 21 | 30 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dick Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 401 | 1633 | 4.1 | 68 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhome Nixon | 54 | 950 | 17.6 | 68 | 7 |
| Arthur Green | 44 | 514 | 11.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Pullen | 32 | 386 | 12.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Foley | 27 | 459 | 17.0 | 49 | 3 |
| Hugh Oldham | 18 | 305 | 16.9 | 47 | 1 |
| Wayne Giardino | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Evenson | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Gerry Organ | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Walt Hartfield | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Schultz | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Peter Crepin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Donn Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Bledsoe | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Merv Visneskie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 218 | 3085 | 14.2 | 68 | 11 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Organ | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 7 | 36 | 2008 | 55.8 | 70 | 0 | 134 |
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 7 | 36 | 2008 | 55.8 | 70 | 0 | 134 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | 136 | 5480 | 40.3 | 58 | 1 |
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 137 | 5494 | 40.1 | 58 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | 92 | 608 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 28 | 149 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Foley | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Peter Crepin | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 151 | 887 | 5.9 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Green | 16 | 423 | 26.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Peter Crepin | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Merv Visneskie | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Roger Perdrix | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Evenson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Adams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Foley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Campbell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Schuette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 927 | 22.6 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Wayne Tosh | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 61 | 0 |
| Jerry Campbell | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 |
| John Kruspe | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Dick Adams | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Kosmos | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 406 | 14.0 | 61 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Schuette | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roger Perdrix | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Arthur Green | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Charlie Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gerry Organ | 0 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 134 | |||||||||
| Rhome Nixon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Arthur Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Jim Foley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Hugh Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kerry Marbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mark Kosmos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jim Evenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Rick Cassata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dick Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
