1972 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jack Gotta (11-3)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1972 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1972 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Defensively, the Rough Riders conceded 228 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Ottawa netted 298 points. Rick Cassata threw for 2,548 yards. Art Cantrelle grabbed 44 receptions, while Hugh Oldham contributed 719 receiving yards.

Art Cantrelle carried the ball for a team-high 652 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 65 turnovers. Jerry Campbell intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Final.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
33	Dick Adams	DB	February 13, 1948	6'0"	195	Miami (Ohio)	Athens, OH	14
9	Barry Ardern	DB	May 12, 1946	5'10"	180	Ottawa Sooners Jr.	Ottawa, ON	14
	Bert Askson	DE	December 16, 1945	6'3"	223	Texas Southern	Houston, TX USA	1
61	Charlie Brandon	G	September 13, 1943	6'4"	240	Shaw	Wake County, NC	14
15	Paul Brothers	QB	April 18, 1945	6'1"	190	Oregon State	Rock Springs, WY	14	0
54	Jerry Campbell	LB	July 14, 1944	5'11"	210	Idaho	Binghamton, NY	14
24	Art Cantrelle	RB	July 25, 1948	6'0"	210	LSU	Thibodeau, LA	14
16	Rick Cassata	QB	November 17, 1947	6'1"	200	Syracuse	Buffalo NY,	14	14
66	Doug Collins	T	February 18, 1946	6'4"	240	Cincinnati	Windsor, ON	14
23	Billy Cooper	HB	January 1, 1945	5'10"	180	Winnipeg Rods Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	14
30	Danny Dever	LB	February 7, 1946	6'0"	180	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	14
25	Skip Eaman	WR	August 14, 1947	5'10"	202	Queen's	Montreal, QC	14
	Jim Elder	DB	November 23, 1947	5'10"	185	LSU	Athens, GA	7
21	Wayne Giardino	LB	November 7, 1943	5'11"	195	Florida State	Peterborough, ON	14
	Bob Houmard	RB	February 1, 1947	6'3"	230	Ohio	Wooster, OH	7
	John Kennedy	G	May 27, 1950	6'1"	240	Carleton	Oshawa, ON	6
3	John Kruspe	DB	July 5, 1944	5'11"	190	Waterloo Lutheran	Clifford, ON	14
60	Tom Laputka	DE	December 30, 1947	6'3"	255	Southern Illinois	Philadelphia, PA	14
	Art Laster	T	March 2, 1948	6'5"	280	Md-Eastern Shore	Gary, IN USA	2
31	Al Marcelin	DB	April 17, 1945	6'1"	190	Parsons	New Orleans, LA	9
42	Bob McKeown	C	October 10, 1950	6'2"	225	Yale	Ottawa, ON	14
	Hugh McKinnis	RB	June 9, 1948	6'0"	225	Arizona St.	Sharon, PA USA	4	0
74	Rhome Nixon	WR	February 9, 1944	6'5"	215	Southern	Houston, TX	10
27	Hugh Oldham	WR	March 18, 1943	5'10"	175	Oregon	Caldwell, TX	14
71	Gerry Organ	K/WR	December 4, 1944	6'2"	200	Guelph	England,	14
51	Roger Perdrix	G	June 17, 1943	6'1"	225	Cincinnati	Boston, MA	14
73	Jim Piaskoski	DE	October 10, 1948	6'3"	240	Eastern Michigan	Leveck, ON	8
77	Tom Pullen	E	January 3, 1945	6'4"	205	Michigan	Ottawa, ON	14
62	Moe Racine	T	October 14, 1937	6'4"	235	Cornwall	Cornwall, ON	14
63	Gus Revenberg	DT	January 26, 1948	6'0"	245	Windsor Jr.		14
	Jack Rizzo	RB	June 15, 1949	5'10"	195	Lehigh	Boston, MA USA	2
56	Tom Schuette	G	January 10, 1945	6'1"	230	Indiana	East St. Louis, IL	14
65	Rudy Sims	DT	October 25, 1946	6'1"	250	Florida A&M	Tampa, FL	14
75	Wayne Smith	DE	January 24, 1950	6'4"	230	Halifax Buccaneers Srs.	Halifax, NS	14
14	Alan Thompson	RB	October 5, 1949	6'0"	205	Wisconsin		2
17	Wayne Tosh	DB	August 7, 1947	5'11"	180	Richmond	Kitchener, ON	14
22	Terry Wellesley	SB	January 7, 1948	6'0"	205	Colorado	Belleville, ON	14
26	Rod Woodward	DB	September 22, 1944	6'1"	200	Idaho	Vancouver, BC	14
38	Ulysses Young	DB	December 19, 1947	6'2"	190	Allen	Clemson, SC	5
35	Chuck Zapiec	LB	July 1, 1949	6'1"	216	Penn State	Philadelphia, PA	7