CBC Sports: CFL 1976- Grey Cup- Regina Roughriders vs. Ottawa Red Blacks: Highlights

Source:CBC Sports– battle of the Rough Riders, from 1976.

Source:The New Democrat

“1976 Grey Cup highlights Ottawa Rough Riders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders”

From CBC Sports

Battle of the Roughriders! You would have to be familiar with the CFL to get that joke, but one reason why the CFL doesn’t get as much respect in America as perhaps it should it because they did at least at one point have multiple clubs with the same nickname.

But this was a very good Grey Cup game, 23-20 the Red Blacks as the Ottawa CFL club is called now beat the Roughriders. Ottawa was able to move the ball well and score points against perhaps the best defense in the CFL in 1976 the Roughriders that only gave up about fifteen points a game. And had the best pass defense in the CFL. They also scored 428 points so they had a very good balanced team.

The Red Blacks were able to move the ball with their balanced offense and shut out the Roughriders in the fourth quarter.

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TSN: CFL 1994- Shreveport Pirates @ Ottawa Renegades: Short Video

Source:TSN– the Shreveport Pirates of the CFL.

“CFL 1994 SHREVEPORT PIRATES AT OTTAWA ROUGHRIDERS”

From CFL Video

Perhaps the two worst teams in the CFL playing each other in 1994. The Shreveport Pirates were 3-15 and played like the expansion team that they were. And the Rough Riders were 4-14, but still managed to make the CFL Playoffs, because 4-5 teams in the Eastern Division automatically made the playoffs that year. You don’t have to be good or even be winners to make the CFL Playoffs.

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CBC Sports: CFL 1978- Ottawa Renegades @ Vancouver Lions: Short Video

Source:CBC Sports– the Roughriders and Lions from 1978.

“CFL 1978 OTTAWA ROUGHRIDERS AT BC-LIONS”

From CFL Video

Love the old Ottawa uniforms.

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CBC Sports: CFL 1978- East Final- Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Red Blacks: Short Video

Source:CBC Sports– the 1978 Ottawa Roughriders.

“CFL 1978 EAST FINAL MONTREAL ALOUETTES AT OTTAWA ROUGHRIDERS”

From CFL Video

Big playoff game in real football weather.

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CFL Video: CFL 1994-Las Vegas Posse @ Ottawa Red Blacks: Short Video

Source:CFL Video– the Roughriders and Posse from 1994.

“CFL 1994 LAS VEGAS POSSE AT OTTAWA ROUGHRIDERS”

From CFL Video

Anthony Calvillo playing pro football for an American team. Not sure why he never got more consideration from the NFL and from NFL teams, because he had great size and was a big, strong, mobile QB, who also had a very strong and accurate throwing arm.

The only American team that Calvillo plays for is an American team that was part of the CFL expansion in America in the Las Vegas Posse. That only played two seasons in 1994 and 95.

The Ottawa Rough Riders made CFL Playoffs in 1994, but only because 4-5 teams from each division qualified and were well under 500. Hard to miss the CFL Playoffs when 3-4 or 3-5 teams in each division makes the playoffs. But they were having a down year in 1994.

The Posse were CFL expansion franchise that got their players by drafting castoffs from the CFL and American players that didn’t make the NFL and were looking to simply continue their pro football careers.

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