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1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| year = 1970

| record = 14–2

| division_place = 1st, West

| general manager = Ken Preston

| coach = Eagle Keys

| stadium = Taylor Field

| playoffs = Lost West Final

| MOP =

| MOC =

| MOR =

| uniform =

| shortnavlink = Roughriders seasons

}}

The 1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 14–2–0 record, which still stands as a franchise record for most wins in a single season. The team's winning percentage of 0.875 is also the best since the creation of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1936. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season, but lost the West Final three-game series to the Calgary Stampeders. Between regular season and playoffs, Saskatchewan lost only three times at home, all to Calgary, including twice in their playoff series.

Regular season

= Season Standings=

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|+ Western Football Conference

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

align="center"

| align="left" |Saskatchewan Roughriders

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align="center"

| align="left" |Edmonton Eskimos

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align="center"

| align="left" |Calgary Stampeders

1697029320918
align="center"

| align="left" |BC Lions

16610029538412
align="center"

| align="left" |Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1621401843324

{{cite web |title=1970 Regular Season Standings |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg |accessdate=2013-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092116/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg |archive-date=2009-10-06 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 1

! 1

| Tues, July 28

| at BC Lions

| W 42–9

| 1–0

| Empire Stadium

| 29,152

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 1

! 2

| Fri, July 31

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 23–11

| 2–0

| Taylor Field

| 13,960

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 2

! 3

| Sat, Aug 8

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 23–22

| 3–0

| Civic Stadium

| 25,135

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 3

! 4

| Tues, Aug 11

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 24–1

| 4–0

| Frank Clair Stadium

| 25,192

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 4

! 5

| Mon, Aug 17

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 0–30

| 4–1

| Taylor Field

| 18,553

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 5

! 6

| Wed, Aug 26

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 21–17

| 5–1

| McMahon Stadium

| 23,616

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 5

! 7

| Sun, Aug 30

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 36–14

| 6–1

| Taylor Field

| 20,179

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

! 8

| Mon, Sept 7

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 30–11

| 7–1

| Taylor Field

| 15,433

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 7

! 9

| Sat, Sept 12

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 6–10

| 7–2

| Clarke Stadium

| 19,334

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

! 10

| Fri, Sept 18

| vs. BC Lions

| W 23–22

| 8–2

| Taylor Field

| 17,535

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 9

! 11

| Sun, Sept 27

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 5–2

| 9–2

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 16,528

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 10

! 12

| Sun, Oct 4

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 29–10

| 10–2

| Taylor Field

| 21,708

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 11

! 13

| Sun, Oct 11

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 19–10

| 11–2

| Taylor Field

| 15,606

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 12

! 14

| Sun, Oct 18

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 21–14

| 12–2

| Clarke Stadium

| 23,616

13

|colspan="7"| Bye

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 14

! 15

| Wed, Oct 28

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 34–10

| 13–2

| Taylor Field

| 10,969

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 14

! 16

| Sun, Nov 1

| at BC Lions

| W 33–13

| 14–2

| Empire Stadium

| 23,738

{{cite web |url=http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1970/time_zone/0 |title=1970 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |website=www.cfl.ca |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410113327/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1970/time_zone/0 |archive-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1970cflsas.html|title = 1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives}}

Postseason

=Schedule=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Saskatchewan Roughriders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! West Final 1

| Sat, Nov 14

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 11–28

| 0–1

| Taylor Field

| 15,510

style="background:#ddffdd"

! West Final 2

| Wed, Nov 18

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 11–3

| 1–1

| McMahon Stadium

| 23,616

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! West Final 3

| Sun, Nov 22

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 14–15

| 1–2

| Taylor Field

| 18,385

References

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