1979 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–6–2 record. Prior to the 2015 season, the 1979 season was the last time that an Ottawa-based CFL team had a winning season.

1979 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record8–6–2
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final
Uniform

In May 1979, Tom Clements was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Clements-Holloway quarterback combination would be no more. From 1975–78, under Holloway and Clements, the Rough Riders compiled a 38–24–2 record, which included two Eastern Division championships and a Grey Cup win in 1976 over Saskatchewan. This lent to the credence of the "two number-ones" stratagem and both quarterbacks' team-first attitude.[1]

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AJune 12at Montreal Alouettes36–20Loss0–1
BJune 18vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers13–12Win1–1
CJune 24at Edmonton Eskimos30–27Win2–1
DJuly 4vs. Toronto Argonauts18–13Loss2–2

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes16114135128423
Ottawa Rough Riders1686234931518
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16610028033812
Toronto Argonauts16511023435210

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1July 11vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats30–19Win1–0
2July 24at Toronto Argonauts31–2Win2–0
3July 31vs. Toronto Argonauts18–16Loss2–1
4Aug 8at Calgary Stampeders27–17Loss2–2
5Aug 14vs. Edmonton Eskimos24–24Tie2–2–1
6Aug 20at Montreal Alouettes32–14Loss2–3–1
7Aug 29vs. Montreal Alouettes31–29Win3–3–1
8Sept 3at Hamilton Tiger-Cats16–9Loss3–4–1
9Sept 8vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats44–4Win4–4–1
10Sept 15at Winnipeg Blue Bombers22–19Win5–4–1
11Sept 30vs. Montreal Alouettes29–29Tie5–4–2
12Oct 7at Saskatchewan Roughriders20–19Win6–4–2
13Oct 14vs. BC Lions28–26Win7–4–2
14Oct 21at Hamilton Tiger-Cats21–3Loss7–5–2
15Oct 27at Montreal Alouettes24–8Loss7–6–2
16Nov 3vs. Toronto Argonauts23–6Win8–6–2

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Postseason
RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
East Semi-FinalNov 11vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats29–26Win9–6–2
East FinalNov 17at Montreal Alouettes17–6Loss9–7–2

Player stats

Passing
PlayerAttemptsCompletionsCompletionsPercentageYardsTouchdownsInterceptions
Condredge Holloway[3]23812853.81965178

Receiving
PlayerGames PlayedReceptionsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Jeff Avery152740214.9534
Tony Gabriel[4]164876115.9448

Awards and honours

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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