1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1996 3–15 4th, East Jim Gilstrap (fired)John Payne Frank Clair Stadium did not qualify File:CFL OTT Jersey 1996.png Rough Riders seasons none true 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 CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School319Sammie BrennanDBBishop's428Grayson ShillingfordSBUBC537Darcy CurtisDT/OLSimon Fraser538George SavardOLOttawa645Robert McElwainDBWindsor754Micheal HendricksLBOttawa Preseason 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 Season standings Regular season Schedule 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 18,308Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090313002822/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm 2009-03-13 live 2009-07-10 Roster 1996 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks 18 I David Archer  3 I Steve Taylor Running backs 34 N Shawn Daniels 21 N Dave Dinnall  1 I Troy Mills 32 N Sean Reade Receivers 89 N Travis Anderson 87 N André Bolduc 85 N James Ellingson 84 I Bob Gordon 82 I Will Hinchcliff 86 I Joe Kralik 83 I Joseph Rogers Offensive linemen 68 N Duane Arrindell G 57 I Chris Burns T 69 I Chuck Esty G/T 59 N James Monroe C 73 N Uzooma Okeke T 51 I Robert Stevenson G Defensive linemen 90 I Swift Burch DE 99 I Jeff Cummins DE 93 I Stacy Evans DE 96 N Obie Spanic NT 98 N Lubo Zizakovic NT Linebackers 95 N Ray Bernard 42 N Michael Hendricks 44 I DeWayne Knight 38 I Lamar McGriggs 56 I Jermaine Younger Defensive backs 22 N Sammie Brennan  6 I Tommy Henry 23 I Leonard Humphries  8 I Joe Mero  5 I Frank West 25 I Kenny Wilhite Special teams  9 N Wayne Lammle K/P Injured list 61 N Kai Bjorn T 20 N Jayson Dzikowicz DB 19 I Eric Geter DB 27 I Mike Gillock DB  2 I Profail Grier RB 58 I Dave Harper LB 81 I Kelvin Means WR 55 N Mike Schad G 10 I Orlondo Steinauer DB  7 I Jason Wallace DB Italics indicate International player 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 Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:1996 in sports in Ontario