1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1971 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–8 record and lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	July 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–17	Loss	0–1
B	July 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	5–1	Win	1–1
B	July 12	at BC Lions	41–14	Win	2–1
C	July 19	vs. BC Lions	22–20	Loss	2–2

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	289	248	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	242	246	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	291	277	12
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	226	248	12

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 27	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	22–11	Win	1–0
2	Aug 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–22	Win	2–0
2	Aug 4	at Calgary Stampeders	9–8	Loss	2–1
3	Aug 11	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–17	Loss	2–2
4	Aug 19	at Toronto Argonauts	30–28	Loss	2–3
5	Aug 27	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	42–21	Loss	2–4
6	Sept 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	40–17	Win	3–4
7	Sept 11	at Montreal Alouettes	25–6	Loss	3–5
8	Sept 19	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–17	Loss	3–6
9	Sept 26	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	19–7	Loss	3–7
10	Oct 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	12–3	Loss	3–8
11	Oct 9	vs. BC Lions	45–21	Win	4–8
12	Bye
13	Oct 23	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	40–16	Win	5–8
14	Oct 30	vs. Montreal Alouettes	9–7	Win	6–8

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–4	Loss	6–9

Player stats

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Pct.	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Rick Cassata	181	77	42.5	1100	7	14

Awards and honours

• Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star