1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachJim Gilstrap (fired)
John Payne
Home fieldFrank Clair Stadium
Results
Record3–15
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1996 Ottawa Rough Riders finished fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. This was the final season in Ottawa Rough Riders franchise history as they folded after the season ended. Jim Gilstrap was the coach through the second game of the regular season before being fired and replaced with John Payne for the remainder of the season.

Offseason

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CFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
3 19 Sammie Brennan DB Bishop's
4 28 Grayson Shillingford SB UBC
5 37 Darcy Curtis DT/OL Simon Fraser
5 38 George Savard OL Ottawa
6 45 Robert McElwain DB Windsor
7 54 Micheal Hendricks LB Ottawa

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Thu, June 13 at Montreal Alouettes L 7–38 0–1 Olympic Stadium 11,215
B Wed, June 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 6–34 0–2 Frank Clair Stadium 14,024

Final standings

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Season standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 556 359 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 536 467 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 426 576 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 352 524 6

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–35 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 19,149
2 2 Wed, July 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–29 0–2 Frank Clair Stadium 10,125
3 3 Fri, July 12 vs. BC Lions W 32–21 1–2 Frank Clair Stadium 13,489
4 4 Wed, July 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 4–34 1–3 SkyDome 17,288
5 5 Thu, July 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 18–34 1–4 Frank Clair Stadium 13,323
6 6 Sat, Aug 3 at Edmonton Eskimos L 2–30 1–5 Commonwealth Stadium 25,773
7 7 Fri, Aug 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–31 1–6 Winnipeg Stadium 25,219
8 8 Thu, Aug 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 19–42 1–7 Frank Clair Stadium 15,220
9 9 Sat, Aug 24 at Toronto Argonauts L 21–28 1–8 SkyDome 17,182
10 10 Fri, Aug 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–6 2–8 Frank Clair Stadium 28,451
11 Bye
12 11 Sun, Sept 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 18–16 3–8 Taylor Field 19,567
13 12 Sun, Sept 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–24 3–9 Frank Clair Stadium 26,813
14 13 Fri, Sept 27 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–24 3–10 McMahon Stadium 21,607
15 14 Sat, Oct 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 27–31 3–11 Frank Clair Stadium 15,025
16 15 Mon, Oct 14 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 18–25 3–12 Frank Clair Stadium 14,080
17 16 Sat, Oct 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 25–39 3–13 Olympic Stadium 18,671
18 17 Sat, Oct 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–30 3–14 Frank Clair Stadium 15,095
19 18 Sat, Nov 2 at BC Lions L 24–35 3–15 BC Place 18,308

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Awards and honours

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CFL All-Stars

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Eastern All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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