1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	3–15–0
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1996 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East division with a 3–15–0 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.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
3	19	Sammie Brennan	DB	Bishop's
4	28	Grayson Shillingford	SB	British Columbia
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

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
June 13	Montreal Alouettes	38–7	Loss	11,215	0–1
June 19	Toronto Argonauts	34–6	Loss	14,024	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

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

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–23	Loss	19,149	0–1
2	July 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–14	Loss	10,125	0–2
3	July 12	vs. BC Lions	32–21	Win	13,489	1–2
4	July 17	at Toronto Argonauts	34–4	Loss	17,288	1–3
5	July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–18	Loss	13,323	1–4
6	Aug 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	30–2	Loss	25,773	1–5
7	Aug 9	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–27	Loss	25,219	1–6
8	Aug 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	42–19	Loss	15,220	1–7
9	Aug 24	at Toronto Argonauts	28–21	Loss	17,182	1–8
10	Aug 30	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–6	Win	28,451	2–8
11	Bye
12	Sept 15	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	18–16	Win	19,567	3–8
13	Sept 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24–21	Loss	26,813	3–9
14	Sept 27	at Calgary Stampeders	24–17	Loss	21,607	3–10
15	Oct 5	vs. Calgary Stampeders	31–27	Loss	15,025	3–11
16	Oct 14	vs. Montreal Alouettes	25–18	Loss	14,080	3–12
17	Oct 19	at Montreal Alouettes	39–25	Loss	18,671	3–13
18	Oct 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–29	Loss	15,095	3–14
19	Nov 2	at BC Lions	35–24	Loss	18,308	3–15

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Awards and honours

CFL All-Stars

WR – Joseph Rogers, CFL All-Star

Eastern All-Stars

WR – Joseph Rogers, CFL Eastern All-Star
LB – Lamar McGriggs, CFL Eastern All-Star
DB – Kenny Wilhite, CFL Eastern All-Star

References

↑ "CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
↑ "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

Ottawa Rough Riders

Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium

Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic

Important Figures	Frank Clair Less Browne Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips

Retired Numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77

Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976

Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981

See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

1996 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1996 CFL Draft 84th Grey Cup

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