1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home stadiumLansdowne Park
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th, East
Playoffsdid not qualify
Uniform

Marked by two losing streaks, the 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division, with a 4–12 record. In the 1984 season, despite having the fifth-highest scoring offense, Ottawa had the league's worst defense, allowing 507 points scored. The Rough Riders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970. 1984 would be coach Al Brancato's last season with the Rough Riders.

Offseason

CFL draft

Main article: 1984 CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School
Territorial 5 Michel Bourgeau DT Boise State
1 4 Maurice Martin DB Toronto
2 13 Dan Rashovich LB Simon Fraser
3 22 Damir Dupin DL Nevada-Las Vegas
6 49 Dave Maganja OL York
7 58 Mike White DB Waterloo
8 67 Barry Armstrong DB Ottawa

Preseason

Date Opponent Results Attendance
Score Record
June 6 vs. Montreal Concordes L 18–38 0–1 16,208
June 11 at Montreal Concordes W 18–0 1–1 11,042
June 18 at Toronto Argonauts W 37–11 2–1 27,005
June 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–39 2–2 16,129

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 16 9 6 1 19 461 361 5–1 L1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 9 1 13 353 439 4–2 W3 Details
Montreal Concordes 16 6 9 1 13 386 404 1–5 W1 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 4 12 0 8 354 507 2–4 L1 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Attendance
Score Record
1 1 June 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 31–32 0–1 32,441
2 2 July 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–16 1–1 20,042
3 3 July 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–9 2–1 22,405
4 4 July 21 at Montreal Concordes W 31–28 3–1 19,758
5 5 July 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–46 3–2 23,575
6 6 August 5 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–49 3–3 33,077
7 7 August 11 at BC Lions L 21–34 3–4 37,560
8 8 August 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–46 3–5 24,204
9 Bye
10 9 August 31 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 3–6 25,708
11 10 September 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–65 3–7 26,187
12 11 September 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 3–8 20,120
13 12 September 21 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–23 4–8 19,387
14 13 September 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–31 4–9 24,747
15 Bye
16 14 October 13 vs. BC Lions L 17–33 4–10 21,280
17 15 October 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–20 4–11 18,101
18 16 October 28 vs. Montreal Concordes L 24–29 4–12 17,162

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Roster

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 73 Mike Hudson
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured list


Italics indicate American player

Awards and honours

CFL awards

CFL All-Stars

  • None

CFL Eastern All-Stars

  • DE – Greg Marshall
  • LB – Al Washington
  • DB – Ricky Barden

References

  1. ^ "1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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