1971 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

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 Roster
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.

Rod Woodward and Al Marcelin each seized 5 opponent throws.

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

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Rick Cassata	181	77	42.5	1100	6.1	7	3.9	14	7.7	100	43.5
Gary Wood	152	77	50.7	1057	7.0	10	6.6	8	5.3	62	73.3
Paul Brothers	6	2	33.3	21	3.5	0	0.0	2	33.3	0	4.9
Barclay Allen	1	1	100.0	10	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	108.3
Wayne Giardino	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	341	157	46.0	2188	6.4	17	5.0	24	7.0	100

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dennis Duncan	155	760	4.9	44	2
Rick Cassata	65	393	6.0	58	1
Gary Wood	35	224	6.4	50	2
Wayne Giardino	54	201	3.7	18	0
Bob Houmard	52	185	3.6	0	2
Skip Eaman	19	75	3.9	22	1
Hugh Oldham	13	60	4.6	19	0
Terry Swarn	12	53	4.4	30	0
Paul Brothers	2	12	6.0	0	0
Al Marcelin	2	11	5.5	8	0
Terry Wellesley	4	10	2.5	8	0
Alan Pitcaithley	0	0		0	1
Totals	413	1984	4.8	58	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh Oldham	38	736	19.4	100	6
Dave Pivec	27	362	13.4	42	4
Billy Cooper	25	422	16.9	45	5
Wayne Giardino	20	127	6.4	20	0
Dennis Duncan	12	129	10.8	47	1
Skip Eaman	11	158	14.4	27	0
Terry Swarn	10	87	8.7	0	0
Gerry Organ	3	86	28.7	48	1
Bob Houmard	3	10	3.3	0	0
Alan Pitcaithley	2	41	20.5	24	0
Terry Wellesley	2	7	3.5	12	0
Totals	153	2165	14.2	100	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Gerry Organ	32	31	96.9	26	17	65.4	4	45	2526	56.1	75	86
Wayne Giardino	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					1
Totals	33	32	97.0	26	17	65.4	4	45	2526	56.1	75	87

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Marcel Deleeuw	136	5785	42.5	67	4
Greg Thompson	47	1886	40.1	74	1
Totals	183	7671	41.9	74	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Ardern	62	387	6.2	26	0
Billy Cooper	51	315	6.2	24	0
Al Marcelin	11	250	22.7	84	1
Rod Woodward	11	120	10.9	25	0
John Kruspe	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	136	1072	7.9	84	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Marcelin	16	384	24.0	38
Hugh Oldham	11	313	28.5	45
Billy Cooper	5	139	27.8	37
Terry Swarn	3	93	31.0	49
Skip Eaman	2	44	22.0	25
Dennis Duncan	1	18	18.0	18
Tom Schultz	1	13	13.0	13
Danny Dever	2	13	6.5	12
Dave Pivec	1	12	12.0	12
Barry Ardern	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	1029	23.9	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Marcelin	5	110	22.0	62	1
Rod Woodward	5	67	13.4	34	0
Barry Ardern	4	38	9.5	33	1
John Kruspe	3	65	21.7	35	1
Wayne Tosh	3	60	20.0	60	1
Barclay Allen	2	48	24.0	32	1
Jerry Campbell	1	2	2.0	2	0
Danny Dever	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	390	16.2	62	5

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rod Woodward				3	13	0
Marshall Shirk				3	0	0
Jerry Campbell				3	23	1
Tom Laputka				2	0	0
John Kruspe				2	0	0
Rudy Sims				2	0	0
Danny Dever				2	37	0
Wayne Smith				1	13	0
Marcel Deleeuw				1	0	0
Barry Ardern				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	20	86	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry Organ	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	31	4			92
Hugh Oldham	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Billy Cooper	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dave Pivec	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Dennis Duncan	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Al Marcelin	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gary Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Houmard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Alan Pitcaithley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Kruspe	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Barclay Allen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Skip Eaman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Rick Cassata	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Wayne Tosh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Barry Ardern	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marcel Deleeuw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4			4
Wayne Giardino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1
Greg Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	9	17	1	0	0	5	1	0	17	32	9	0	0	290