1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Jack Gotta (6-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Ottawa scored 291 points, while the defensive squad conceded 277. Dennis Duncan carried the ball for a team-high 760 yards for the Rough Riders.

Rick Cassata tossed for 1,100 yards, and Gary Wood took a significant amount of snaps as well. Hugh Oldham led the receiving corps, grabbing 38 receptions for 736 yards.

Al Marcelin and Rod Woodward each seized 5 opponent throws.

Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1971 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
14Barclay AllenDBOctober 20, 19466'2"195Southern IllinoisMontreal, QC 14
9Barry ArdernDBMay 12, 19465'10"180Ottawa Sooners Jr.Ottawa, ON 14
55Dave BragginsGSeptember 1, 19456'2"240Florida StateLake Wales, FL 14
Paul BrothersQBApril 18, 19456'1"190Oregon StateRock Springs, WY 4
54Jerry CampbellLBJuly 14, 19445'11"210IdahoBinghamton, NY 14
16Rick CassataQBNovember 17, 19476'1"200SyracuseBuffalo NY, 14
66Doug CollinsTFebruary 18, 19466'4"240CincinnatiWindsor, ON 0
23Billy CooperHBJanuary 1, 19455'10"180Winnipeg Rods Jr.Winnipeg, MB 14
5Marcel DeleeuwDBNovember 6, 19435'11"180Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Netherlands, 14
30Danny DeverLBFebruary 7, 19466'0"180Wake ForestOttawa, ON 14
35Dennis DuncanRBJanuary 24, 19456'2"225Northwestern StateAnderson, TX 13
25Skip EamanWRAugust 14, 19475'10"202Queen'sMontreal, QC 14
21Wayne GiardinoLBNovember 7, 19435'11"195Florida StatePeterborough, ON 14
Bob HoumardRBFebruary 1, 19476'3"230OhioWooster, OH 3
Brian JackDBFebruary 23, 19486'4"225Lenoir-Rhyne0
3John KruspeDBJuly 5, 19445'11"190Waterloo LutheranClifford, ON 14
64Tom LaputkaDEDecember 30, 19476'3"255Southern IllinoisPhiladelphia, PA 14
41Ken LehmannLBJanuary 13, 19425'11"220XavierLouisville, KY 12
31Al MarcelinDBApril 17, 19456'1"190ParsonsNew Orleans, LA 10
42Bob McKeownCOctober 10, 19506'2"225YaleOttawa, ON 14
27Hugh OldhamWRMarch 18, 19435'10"175OregonCaldwell, TX 14
71Gerry OrganK/WRDecember 4, 19446'2"200GuelphEngland, 14
51Roger PerdrixGJune 17, 19436'1"225CincinnatiBoston, MA 14
Alan PitcaithleyDBJuly 7, 19486'3"218OregonOakland, CA 1
1Dave PivecESeptember 25, 19436'3"240Notre DameBaltimore, MD USA14
62Moe RacineTOctober 14, 19376'4"235CornwallCornwall, ON 14
63Gus RevenbergDTJanuary 26, 19486'0"245Windsor Jr.14
56Tom SchuetteGJanuary 10, 19456'1"230IndianaEast St. Louis, IL 14
Tom SchultzLBJanuary 4, 19476'3"222OttawaOttawa, ON 14
53Marshall ShirkDTAugust 3, 19406'2"245UCLALos Angeles County, CA 14
65Rudy SimsDTOctober 25, 19466'1"250Florida A&MTampa, FL 14
75Wayne SmithDEJanuary 24, 19506'4"230Halifax Buccaneers Srs.Halifax, NS 14
43Doug SpechtCFebruary 7, 19426'2"250Brigham Young14
Terry SwarnWRMay 25, 19476'3"210Colorado StateMansfield, OH 3
24Greg ThompsonRB5'10"200Ottawa Sooners Jr.7
Wayne ToshDBAugust 7, 19475'11"180RichmondKitchener, ON 14
22Terry WellesleySBJanuary 7, 19486'0"205ColoradoBelleville, ON 5
10Gary WoodQBFebruary 5, 19425'11"192CornellTaylor, NY USA10
26Rod WoodwardDBSeptember 22, 19446'1"200IdahoVancouver, BC 14



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