1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 9-3-2 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (9-3-2)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and 2 ties for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Offensively, the Rough Riders topped the league with 416 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad allowed 271 points. Bo Scott carried the pigskin for a team-high 911 yards.
Russ Jackson threw for 3,187 yards. Whit Tucker grabbed 36 receptions for 890 yards. Margene Adkins and Jay Roberts provided receiving help, too.
Joe Poirier picked off 6 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Margene Adkins | WR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | |
| 20 | Barry Ardern | DB | May 12, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
| 74 | Gino Berretta | HB/K | October 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Pisa, Italy | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Beynon | T | July 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 240 | Queen's | Kitchener, ON | 14 | |
| 30 | Rick Black | HB | 6'0" | 210 | Mount Allison | Ottawa, ON | 9 | ||
| 65 | Billy Booth | DE | April 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 230 | LSU | Minden, LA | 14 | |
| 55 | Dave Braggins | G | September 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida State | Lake Wales, FL | 14 | |
| 60 | Bob Brown | T | March 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Miami | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | |
| 52 | Jim Cain | T | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | |||
| 54 | Jerry Campbell | LB | July 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 210 | Idaho | Binghamton, NY | 7 | |
| 24 | Lovell Coleman | FB | 5'10" | 195 | Western Michigan | Hamtramck, MI | 14 | ||
| 66 | Doug Collins | DT | February 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Cincinnati | Windsor, ON | 6 | |
| 23 | Billy Cooper | DB | January 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 14 | |
| 30 | Danny Dever | DB | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 3 | |
| 22 | Gene Gaines | DB | June 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | |
| 21 | Wayne Giardino | LB | November 7, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Florida State | Peterborough, ON | 14 | |
| 12 | Russ Jackson | QB | July 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Ed Joyner | G/LB | 6'1" | 230 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 8 | |||
| 41 | Ken Lehmann | G/LB | January 13, 1942 | 5'11" | 220 | Xavier | Louisville, KY | 14 | |
| 25 | Jim Mankins | FB | June 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Chino, CA USA | 1 | |
| 51 | Roger Perdrix | T/G | June 17, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Cincinnati | Boston, MA | 10 | |
| 17 | Joe Poirier | DB | July 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Verdun, QC | 14 | |
| 54 | LaVerle Pratt | LB | June 22, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Idaho | 4 | ||
| 71 | Tom Pullen | E | January 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
| 62 | Moe Racine | T/K | October 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 235 | Cornwall | Cornwall, ON | 14 | |
| Jim Reynolds | E | January 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Hillsdale | Poland, OH | 6 | ||
| 76 | Jay Roberts | TE | October 20, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kansas | Des Moines, IA | 14 | |
| 56 | Tom Schuette | G | January 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | Indiana | East St. Louis, IL | 14 | |
| 16 | Bo Scott | HB | March 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 215 | Ohio St. | Connellsville, PA USA | 11 | |
| 42 | Jerry Selinger | C | July 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | Wayburn, SK | 14 | |
| 50 | Ken Shaw | LB | 6'4" | 245 | Sudbury Spartans Jr. | 14 | |||
| 53 | Marshall Shirk | DT | August 3, 1940 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles County, CA | 14 | |
| 43 | Doug Specht | C | February 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Brigham Young | Windsor, ON | 12 | |
| 25 | George Stetter | DB | April 29, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Virginia | Neptune, NJ | 5 | |
| 11 | Ron Stewart | HB | September 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 180 | Queen's | Toronto, ON | 14 | |
| 14 | Don Sutherin | DB/K | February 29, 1936 | 5'10" | 193 | Ohio St. | Empire, OH USA | 14 | |
| 26 | Whit Tucker | WR | November 15, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Western Ontario | Windsor, ON | 14 | |
| 15 | Bill Van Burkleo | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 14 | ||
| 27 | Vic Washington | HB | March 23, 1946 | 5'11" | 197 | Wyoming | Plainfield, NJ USA | 14 |
