The 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–3 record, with all three losses coming at the hands of the 1st place Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The team lost in the Eastern Finals series to those same Tiger-Cats by a total points score of 30–27.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–21 1–0 B July 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–16 2–0 C July 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 51–7 3–0 D July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 28–29 3–1
Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsHamilton Tiger-Cats 14 11 3 0 372 262 22Ottawa Rough Riders 14 11 3 0 298 228 22Montreal Alouettes 14 4 10 0 246 353 8Toronto Argonauts 14 3 11 0 254 298 6
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–7 1–0 2 2 Aug 10 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–19 2–0 3 3 Aug 16 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–8 3–0 4 Bye 5 4 Aug 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 4–0 5 5 Sept 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–17 4–1 6 6 Sept 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 38–23 5–1 7 7 Sept 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–30 5–2 8 8 Sept 23 at Edmonton Eskimos W 10–9 6–2 9 9 Sept 26 at BC Lions W 20–17 7–2 9 10 Oct 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–25 7–3 10 11 Oct 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 45–30 8–3 11 Bye 12 12 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes W 17–7 9–3 13 13 Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts W 21–16 10–3 14 14 Nov 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 11–7 11–3
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 14–11 1–0 East Final Game 1 Nov 18 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 19–7 2–0 East Final Game 2 Nov 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–23 2–1
Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Pct. Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsRick Cassata357 17950.125481322
Awards and honors CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta Jerry Campbell, Linebacker, CFL All-Star Wayne Smith, Defensive End, CFL All-Star
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