1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the Grey Cup.

1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	9–3–2
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	July 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	15–15	Tie	0–0–1
B	July 17	vs. BC Lions	22–15	Win	1–0–1
C	July 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–35	Win	2–0–1
C	July 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–13	Loss	2–1–1

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	3	2	416	271	20
Toronto Argonauts	14	9	5	0	284	266	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	6	7	1	262	292	13
Montreal Alouettes	14	3	9	2	234	327	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	53–13	Win	1–0
2	Aug 9	at Toronto Argonauts	38–14	Win	2–0
3	Aug 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	37–23	Win	3–0
4	Aug 22	at Montreal Alouettes	25–24	Loss	3–1
5	Sept 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–17	Win	4–1
6	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	25–20	Loss	4–2
6	Sept 14	at BC Lions	22–22	Tie	4–2–1
7	Sept 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	27–24	Loss	4–3–1
8	Sept 28	at Montreal Alouettes	30–20	Win	5–3–1
9	Oct 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	31–10	Win	6–3–1
10	Oct 13	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	36–23	Win	7–3–1
11	Oct 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	27–24	Win	8–3–1
12	Oct 26	vs. Montreal Alouettes	19–19	Tie	8–3–2
13	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	31–9	Win	9–3–2

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Final #1	Nov 17	at Toronto Argonauts	13–11	Loss	9–4–2
East Final #2	Nov 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–14	Win	10–4–2
Grey Cup	Nov 30	Calgary Stampeders	24–21	Win	11–4–2

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Calgary Stampeders	0	14	0	7	21
Ottawa Roughriders	1	3	7	13	24

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Percentage	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Russ Jackson	14	305	171	56.1%	3187	25	16

Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ken Lehmann (LB)
• Grey Cup Most Valuable Player – Vic Washington (RB)
• Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star

CFL All-Stars

• Russ Jackson, QB

References

1. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1968irfuott.html ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.