1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
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 Statistics
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. Meanwhile, the defensive squad allowed 271 points. Bo Scott carried the ball 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 contributed to the receiving game, 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
	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
	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
	Bob Brown	T	March 27, 1943	6'2"	250	Miami		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
	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
	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
	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		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		12
	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		6'0"	175	Western Ontario		14
15	Bill Van Burkleo	DB		5'11"	185	Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	14	0
27	Vic Washington	HB	March 23, 1946	5'11"	197	Wyoming	Plainfield, NJ USA	14