1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1984 4–12 4th, East George Brancato Lansdowne Park did not qualify File:CFL OTT Jersey 1984.png Other seasons 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 1984 CFL Draft Round Pick Player Position SchoolTerritorial 5 Michel Bourgeau DT Boise State1 4 Maurice Martin DB Toronto 2 13 Dan Rashovich LB Simon Fraser3 22 Damir Dupin DL Nevada-Las Vegas6 49 Dave Maganja OL York7 58 Mike White DB Waterloo8 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 OTT 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 17,162https://www.profootballarchives.com/1984cflott.html 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Roster 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks  5 I Joe Adams  4 I Prince McJunkins  6 I J. C. Watts Running backs 24 I Tim McCray 26 N John Park 32 N Jim Reid 33 I Skip Walker Wide receivers  8 I Waymon Alridge 16 I Keith Baker 15 I Reuben Eckels  3 N Dwight Edwards 19 I Dave Newman 14 N Pat Stoqua  1 N Bruce Walker Tight ends 73 N Mike Hudson Offensive linemen 65 N Roger Cattelan T 52 N Kevin Dalliday G/T 54 N Jim DeSilva C 53 N Warner Miles G 67 I Rudy Phillips G 50 N Kevin Powell T 56 N Bob Stephen G 51 N Pieter Vanden Bos G/C Defensive linemen 83 N Michel Bourgeau DT 60 N Damir Dupin DT 78 N Ron Engleson DT 63 I Ray Harrison DE 66 I Greg Marshall DE 74 N Mark Seale DT 59 I Jack Williams DE Linebackers 34 N Steve Harrison 37 N Shane Ireland 43 N Dan Rashovich 75 N Rick Sowieta 17 I Al Washington Defensive backs 25 I Ricky Barden 22 I Charles Cornelius 38 I Charles Johnson 21 I Admiral Dewey Larry 29 N John Lynch 23 N Maurice Martin  7 I Ken Miller 28 N Junior Robinson Special teams 13 N Ken Clark P  2 N Dean Dorsey K/P Injured list 55 N Larry Tittley C Italics indicate International player Awards and honours CFL awards CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Bruce Walker (OT) CFL All-Stars None CFL Eastern All-Stars DE – Greg Marshall LB – Al Washington DB – Ricky Barden References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:1984 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1984 in sports in Ontario