1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (7-9)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Rough Riders labored to change the scoreboard with just 261 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 271. Jerry Keeling tossed for 1,831 yards, and Rick Cassata took a significant amount of snaps, too. Rhome Nixon led pass catchers, grabbing 54 receptions for 950 yards, while Arthur Green contributed to the receiving game also.
Arthur Green carried the ball for a team-high 680 yards for Ottawa.
Al Marcelin picked off 8 opponent throws.
George Brancato coached the team. The 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry Keeling | 250 | 130 | 52.0 | 1831 | 7.3 | 7 | 2.8 | 14 | 5.6 | 68 | 61.9 |
Rick Cassata | 210 | 88 | 41.9 | 1254 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 13 | 6.2 | 58 | 42.4 |
Jim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Rod Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 462 | 218 | 47.2 | 3085 | 6.7 | 11 | 2.4 | 28 | 6.1 | 68 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Green | 141 | 680 | 4.8 | 34 | 3 |
Jim Evenson | 98 | 443 | 4.5 | 68 | 1 |
Rick Cassata | 35 | 143 | 4.1 | 25 | 1 |
Wayne Giardino | 30 | 127 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
Kerry Marbury | 35 | 94 | 2.7 | 19 | 1 |
Walt Hartfield | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
Jerry Keeling | 21 | 30 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
Gene Foster | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
Terry Wellesley | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
Dick Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 401 | 1633 | 4.1 | 68 | 7 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhome Nixon | 54 | 950 | 17.6 | 68 | 7 |
Arthur Green | 44 | 514 | 11.7 | 34 | 0 |
Tom Pullen | 32 | 386 | 12.1 | 26 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 27 | 459 | 17.0 | 49 | 3 |
Hugh Oldham | 18 | 305 | 16.9 | 47 | 1 |
Wayne Giardino | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
Jim Evenson | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
Kerry Marbury | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 |
Terry Wellesley | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 33 | 0 |
Gerry Organ | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 |
Gene Foster | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 |
Walt Hartfield | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
Tom Schultz | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Peter Crepin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Donn Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
John Bledsoe | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Merv Visneskie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 218 | 3085 | 14.2 | 68 | 11 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Organ | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 7 | 36 | 2008 | 55.8 | 70 | 0 | 134 |
Totals | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 7 | 36 | 2008 | 55.8 | 70 | 0 | 134 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Adams | 136 | 5480 | 40.3 | 58 | 1 |
Rod Woodward | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 137 | 5494 | 40.1 | 58 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Adams | 92 | 608 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 28 | 149 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
Peter Crepin | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
Totals | 151 | 887 | 5.9 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Green | 16 | 423 | 26.4 | 39 | 0 |
Al Marcelin | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 35 | 0 |
Peter Crepin | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 27 | 0 |
Merv Visneskie | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
Roger Perdrix | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
Jim Evenson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Dick Adams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
Jim Foley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Jerry Campbell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
Tom Schuette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 41 | 927 | 22.6 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Marcelin | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
Rod Woodward | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 37 | 0 |
Wayne Tosh | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 61 | 0 |
Jerry Campbell | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 |
John Kruspe | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
Dick Adams | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
Mark Kosmos | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 1 |
Totals | 29 | 406 | 14.0 | 61 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tom Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tom Schuette | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Roger Perdrix | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Arthur Green | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | |||||
Wayne Smith | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
Charlie Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Gerry Organ | 0 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 134 | |||||||||
Rhome Nixon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
Arthur Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Jim Foley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
Rod Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Hugh Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Wayne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Kerry Marbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Mark Kosmos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Jim Evenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Rick Cassata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Dick Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Totals | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 261 |