Joe Poirier was a top notch defensive back who patrolled the backfield for the Ottawa Rough Riders for twelve seasons from 1959 to 1970. Poirier won 5 East All-Star selections (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966) and one CFL All-Star selection in 1966.Poirier recorded at least one interception in every season except his rookie season and finished with 47 career interceptions. Poirier's season high for interceptions was 9, which was the best in the East, in his CFL All-Star season in 1966. With the Rough Riders, Poirier appeared in 4 Grey Cups, winning 3 (1960, 1968 and 1969) and losing 1 (1966 to Saskatchewan). Poirier was also a very durable performer. There were no game participation stats kept in his rookier season of 1959, but from 1960 to 1970, Poirier didn't miss a single game in those 11 years.
| Year | Team | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | OTT | 14 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | OTT | 14 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | OTT | 14 | 5 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | OTT | 14 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | OTT | 14 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | OTT | 14 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | OTT | 14 | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | OTT | 14 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | OTT | 14 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | OTT | 14 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1970 | OTT | 14 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | OTT | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960 | OTT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | OTT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | OTT | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| 1963 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | OTT | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1965 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | OTT | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1964 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | OTT | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | OTT | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | OTT | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | OTT | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | OTT | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | OTT | 0 | 0 |
