1975 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-5-1 21
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (10-5-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 21 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Defensively, the Rough Riders led the league with just 280 points allowed. Ottawa piled up points with 394 points. Tom Clements passed for 2,013 yards. Tony Gabriel led pass catchers, grabbing 65 receptions for 1,115 yards.

Arthur Green carried the ball for a team-high 1,188 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 66 turnovers, topping in the league. Wayne Tosh picked off 9 opponent throws.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1975 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
33Dick AdamsDBFebruary 13, 19486'0"195Miami (Ohio)Athens, OH 16
76Marv AllemangDLMarch 12, 19536'3"260AcadiaAncaster, ON 16
55Richard BishopDLMarch 23, 19506'1"275LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA4
30John BledsoeRBJune 15, 19516'1"218Ohio StateWestlake, OH 5
Al BloomingdaleRBMarch 1, 19536'2"210Maryland2
Charlie BrandonGSeptember 13, 19436'4"240ShawWake County, NC 1
Al BrennerDBNovember 13, 19476'1"200Michigan St.Benton Harbor, MI USA1
Harold BridgesDEJanuary 7, 19516'6"250ColoradoHouston, TX 2
54Jerry CampbellLBJuly 14, 19445'11"210IdahoBinghamton, NY 16
Kent CarterLBMay 25, 19506'3"235USCLos Angeles, CA USA10
2Tom ClementsQBJune 18, 19536'0"183Notre DameMcKees Rocks, PA USA16
Joe ColveyRBJanuary 19, 19485'11"194CarletonMontreal, QC 10
60Jim CoodeGOctober 22, 19516'4"260MichiganMayfield Heights, OH 11
10Peter CrepinDBNovember 5, 19526'0"180Ottawa Sooners Jr.Ottawa, ON 16
9Jim FoleyRBOctober 27, 19465'11"185PEIOttawa, ON 15
77Tony GabrielTEDecember 11, 19486'4"210SyracuseBurlington, ON 16
21Wayne GiardinoLBNovember 7, 19435'11"195Florida StatePeterborough, ON 3
20Arthur GreenRBSeptember 18, 19475'11"198Albany State (GA)Atlanta, GA USA16
7Condredge HollowayQBJanuary 25, 19545'10"185TennesseeHuntsville, AL 16
16Moody JacksonWRMarch 7, 19506'3"195New Mexico State15
Jerry KeelingDB/QBAugust 2, 19396'1"175TulsaParis, TX 1
50Mark KosmosLBOctober 28, 19456'0"235OklahomaBaltimore, MD 16
22Gary KuzykSBNovember 7, 19466'0"190Otterbein16
31Al MarcelinDBApril 17, 19456'1"190ParsonsNew Orleans, LA 16
52Brian MarcilLBApril 6, 19486'3"235Loyola College (Montreal)Richmond, QC 2
Bubba McCollumDTSeptember 13, 19526'0"250KentuckyLouisville, KY USA1
Molly McGeeRBAugust 26, 19525'10"184Rhode IslandHaverstraw, NY USA1
42Bob McKeownCOctober 10, 19506'2"225YaleOttawa, ON 13
Andy McLeodLBAugust 19, 19515'11"190Alberta3
51Steve NeeceGOctober 17, 19526'2"253Notre Dame16
74Rhome NixonWRFebruary 9, 19446'5"215SouthernHouston, TX 15
71Gerry OrganK/WRDecember 4, 19446'2"200GuelphEngland, 16
18Bill PalmerLBDecember 15, 19526'3"215Bowling Green13
73Jim PiaskoskiDEOctober 10, 19486'3"240Eastern MichiganLeveck, ON 16
Mike RainesDTFebruary 14, 19536'5"255AlabamaMontgomery, AL USA7
43Frank ReidTFebruary 11, 19466'2"240BuffaloBelleville, ON 16
3Bill RobinsonDB/QBApril 13, 19515'11"177St. Mary's (Canada)Toronto, ON 13
56Tom SchuetteGJanuary 10, 19456'1"230IndianaEast St. Louis, IL 10
65Rudy SimsDTOctober 25, 19466'1"250Florida A&MTampa, FL 13
61Bruce SmithDTMarch 28, 19496'2"235ColoradoCooke County, TX 1
64Donn SmithC/TSeptember 3, 19496'4"235PurdueRochester, MN 16
75Wayne SmithDEJanuary 24, 19506'4"230Halifax Buccaneers Srs.Halifax, NS 15
23Peter StenersonDB/WRAugust 6, 19536'3"195Carleton10
Carl TaylorDEJune 20, 19506'3"260Memphis StateNashville, TN 3
17Wayne ToshDBAugust 7, 19475'11"180RichmondKitchener, ON 16
67Jeff TurcotteT6'4"255ColoradoOttawa, ON 15
Tuufuli UperesaGJanuary 20, 19486'3"254Montana, American Samoa4
Daryl WhiteGOctober 12, 19516'3"250NebraskaNewark, NJ USA5
26Rod WoodwardDBSeptember 22, 19446'1"200IdahoVancouver, BC 12



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