1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the 56th Grey Cup by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 24–21

1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Owner	Sam Berger
General manager	Red O'Quinn
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home stadium	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	9–3–2
Division place	1st, East
Playoffs	Won Grey Cup
← 1967 Rough Riders seasons 1969 →

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	July 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	T 15–15	0–0–1
B	July 17	vs. BC Lions	W 22–15	1–0–1
C	July 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 43–35	2–0–1
C	July 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 13–29	2–1–1

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	3	2	416	271	20
Toronto Argonauts	14	9	5	0	284	266	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	6	7	1	262	292	13
Montreal Alouettes	14	3	9	2	234	327	8

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Aug 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 53–13	1–0
2	2	Aug 9	at Toronto Argonauts	W 38–14	2–0
3	3	Aug 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–23	3–0
4	4	Aug 22	at Montreal Alouettes	L 24–25	3–1
5	5	Sept 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 24–17	4–1
6	6	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 20–25	4–2
6	7	Sept 14	at BC Lions	T 22–22	4–2–1
7	8	Sept 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 24–27	4–3–1
8	9	Sept 28	at Montreal Alouettes	W 30–20	5–3–1
9	10	Oct 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 31–10	6–3–1
10	11	Oct 13	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 36–23	7–3–1
11	12	Oct 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 27–24	8–3–1
12	13	Oct 26	vs. Montreal Alouettes	T 19–19	8–3–2
13	14	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	W 31–9	9–3–2

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Final #1	Nov 17	at Toronto Argonauts	L 11–13	9–4–2
East Final #2	Nov 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 36–14	10–4–2
Grey Cup	Nov 30	vs.Calgary Stampeders	W 24–21	11–4–2

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Calgary Stampeders	0	14	0	7	21
Ottawa Roughriders	1	3	7	13	24

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Percentage	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Russ Jackson	14	305	171	56.1%	3187	25	16

Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ken Lehmann (LB)
• Grey Cup Most Valuable Player – Vic Washington (RB)
• Russ Jackson, QB, Eastern Division All-Star

CFL All-Stars

• Russ Jackson, QB