I will not post the recap that had been included at the time on cfl.ca because it's a little light on details. It just so happens that I copied newspapers articles specific to that game while building the website years ago. I still have them, so I shall copy from them. See below.
In looking for a few more details, I found out that the REDBLACKS actually ran a Throwback Thursday series in early 2014 while leading up the start of their inaugural season. They had a nice graphic for it and everything! Let that be our banner.
Ottawa Rough Riders (9-3-2): 24
Calgary Stampeders (10-6): 21
Ottawa Head coach: Frank Clair
Calgary Head coach: Jerry Williams
1 2 3 4 Total
Ottawa Rough Riders 1 3 7 13 24
Calgary Stampeders 0 14 0 7 21
Date: November 30, 1968
Stadium: Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Most Valuable Player: Vic Washington
Attendance 32,655
I don't recall were I located the information below. Probably from an Ottawa Citizen article from mid-season.
1968 Roster
(as of Aug. 22nd, 1968)
I = Import
## Pos. I Name Notes
11 HB Ron Stewart HoF
12 QB Russ Jackson HoF
14 DB * Don Sutherin HoF
15 QB * Bill Van Burkleo
16 HB * Bo Scott
17 DB Joe Poirier
20 DB Barry Ardern
21 FB Wayne Giardino
22 DB Gene Gaines HoF
23 FL Bill Cooper
24 FB Lovell Coleman
26 HB Whit Tucker HoF
27 HB * Victor Washington
30 FB Rick Black
41 LB * Ken Lehmann Most Outstanding Defensive Player
42 C Jerry Selinger
43 C Doug Specht
50 LB Ken Shaw
51 DL * Roger Perdrix
52 DL Jim Cain
53 DT * Marshall Shirk
54 G * LaVerle Pratt
55 G * Dave Braggins
56 G * Tom Schuette
60 T * Bob Brown
61 T Tom Beynon
62 T Moe Racine
63 G * Ed Joyner
65 DT * Billy Joe Booth
66 T Doug Collins
71 E Tom Pullen
73 E * Margene Adkins
76 E * Jay Roberts
77 DLB * Jim Reynolds
## FL x Gino Berretta
Stymied and almost helpless offensively through the first half, Frank Clair's team changed the entire complexion of the game in the final 30 minutes.
It was a rather gloomy picture for the Ottawa supporters in the first half. Two Calgary fumbles opened the door for the Riders but they kept missing the boat. They could have been leading 14-0 by the end of the first quarter. Instead they trailed 14-4 at the half
The Western champs...stayed alive, though, because Don Sutherin's placement kicking was off target. In four field goal shots he made good on only one....This, couple with a single point on a blocked kick, gave Ottawa an early 4-0 edge.
...In the third period...Riders took over on the Calgary fifty-four and (Russ) Jackson began carrying the ball.
He raced 41, then got a circus catch by (Vic) Washington on a pass to the 15, to set up the first Ottawa TD. Russ himself finally went over from the one.
...Riders hit paydirt suddenly and explosively on the second play of the last quarter.
On a pitchout, Washington dropped the ball and picked it up again on the bounce...He raced down the touchline 79 yards and suddenly Ottawa was ahead.
Later, with five minutes to go, (Margene) Adkins ran a new pattern, cutting across from the right to take Jackson's pass on the Calgary 30 and race for the TD.
The stubborn Ottawa defence held Calgary off for two plays from the six, after a first down, then (Peter) Liske hit (Terry) Evenshen for the major. So only three points...separated the teams with 1:34 to go but Tom Schutte grabbed the short kickoff and that was that the end.
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