2015 Ottawa Redblacks season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Redblacks 2015 12–6 1st, East Rick Campbell Marcel Desjardins TD Place Stadium Lost Grey Cup Henry Burris Brad Sinopoli Forrest Hightower CFL OTT Jersey 2014.png Redblacks seasons The 2015 Ottawa Redblacks season was the second season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Redblacks improved upon their unimpressive 2–16 record from 2014 after just five games when they collected their third win in week five against the Calgary Stampeders. Ottawa clinched a playoff berth in week 17 with a victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 16, 2015.Redblacks clinch first post-season berth https://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-clinch-first-post-season-berth-1.378227 TSN Canadian Press October 16, 2015 October 17, 2015 The Redblacks became the first Ottawa-based CFL team to have a winning record since 1979. They were also the first Ottawa-based CFL team to finish first in East Division since the 1978 Rough Riders and the first Ottawa-based team ever to finish with at least 12 regular season wins. The Redblacks posted the fifth best winning percentage posted by a second year expansion team in any established North American professional sports league after the 1951 Cleveland Browns, the 1995 Baltimore Stallions, the 1996 Carolina Panthers and the 1997 Montreal Alouettes – although of those four teams, only the Stallions and Panthers were expansion teams in the same sense as the Redblacks and only the Panthers had a losing record in their inaugural season. On November 22, 2015, the Redblacks defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–28 in the Eastern Final to advance to their first Grey Cup game, which they lost 26–20 to the Edmonton Eskimos. It was the first time that an Ottawa CFL team advanced to the Grey Cup game since the 1981 Ottawa Rough Riders. Off-season Trades On January 15, 2015, the Redblacks traded Jasper Simmons and Dan Buckner to the Calgary Stampeders in exchange for Maurice Price. Ottawa is hoping that Price can provide the offense with some explosiveness which the team lacked during its inaugural season. https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/football/cfl/redblacks-pick-up-wide-receiver-maurice-price-from-stampeders Redblacks pick up wide receiver Maurice Price from Stampeders Ottawa Citizen Robb Peter Free agency Within the first two days of the start of the free agency period, the Redblacks made four substantial acquisitions. On February 10, 2015, the Redblacks signed Ernest Jackson from the BC Lions to a two-year, $270,000 deal. The next day Ottawa announced they had signed Greg Ellingson (from the Tiger-Cats), SirVincent Rogers (from the Argonauts), and former Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback and current wide receiver Brad Sinopoli (from the Stampeders). https://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-sign-ot-rogers-three-receivers-1.204961 Redblacks sign OT Rogers, three receivers TSN On April 21, 2015, the Redblacks announced they had signed wide receiver Chris Williams. Williams had a very productive two seasons with the Ti-Cats accumulating 153 receptions for 2,362 receiving yards 17 receiving touchdowns, 1,198 punt return yards and five punt returns for touchdowns. https://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-sign-wr-williams-1.262765 Redblacks sign WR Williams TSN The Canadian Press CFL draft The 2015 CFL draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Redblacks had six selections in the seven-round draft, including the first overall pick where they selected Ottawa native Alex Mateas.http://cfl.ca/article/calling-home-ottawa-pegs-alex-mateas-first-overall Calling Home: Ottawa pegs Alex Mateas first overall 2015-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150524222324/http://www.cfl.ca/article/calling-home-ottawa-pegs-alex-mateas-first-overall 2015-05-24 dead The club traded their third-round pick to Calgary for Justin Phillips.http://cfl.ca/article/continuing-to-deal-stamps-send-phillips-to-ottawa Continuing to Deal: Stamps send Phillips to Ottawa 2015-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222164114/http://cfl.ca/article/continuing-to-deal-stamps-send-phillips-to-ottawa 2014-02-22 dead Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 1 Alex Mateas OL UConn 2 10 Jake Harty WR Calgary 4 28 Tanner Doll LS Calgary 5 37 Jefferson Court FB Utah State 6 45 Kienan Lafrance RB Manitoba 7 54 Alexandre Leganiere OL Montreal Training camp The Redblacks conducted their spring mini-camp at TD Place Stadium on April 27–29. Rookies reported to training camp on May 27, with veterans following a few days later on May 31.http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/02/12/redblacks-to-hold-spring-minicamp-in-ottawa RedBlacks to hold spring minicamp in Ottawa Ottawa Sun Baines Tim Training camp was held at Keith Harris Stadium on the campus of Carleton University.http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/article/redblacks-to-hold-training-camp-at-carleton-university-may-27-to-june-19 Redblacks to Hold Training Camp at Carleton University; May 27 to June 19 2015-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525034926/http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/article/redblacks-to-hold-training-camp-at-carleton-university-may-27-to-june-19 2015-05-25 dead Preseason Due to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in June at TD Place Stadium, the Redblacks played their home pre-season game at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec on the campus of the Université Laval.http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-and-als-set-to-play-in-quebec-city REDBLACKS and Als set to play in Quebec City 2015-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150306084748/http://www.cfl.ca/article/redblacks-and-als-set-to-play-in-quebec-city 2015-03-06 dead It was the second game that an Ottawa CFL franchise played in Quebec City, with the first being in 2003, and the second consecutive year that the Redblacks played their home pre-season game away from Ottawa. Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordA Mon, June 8 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–37 0–1 None Tim Hortons Field N/A RecapB Sat, June 13 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–26 0–2 RDS Telus Stadium (in Quebec City) 4,778 Recap C Byehttp://cfl.ca/schedule/year/2015/65 2015 Schedule 2015-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150214003359/http://cfl.ca/schedule/year/2015/65 2015-02-14 dead black # #C51230 Games played with colour uniforms. Regular season Standings Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record1 Thurs, June 25 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 20–16 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 21,524 Recap2 Sat, July 4 6:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 27–16 2–0 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,376 Recap3 Thurs, July 9 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 17–46 2–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 29,904 Recap4 Fri, July 17 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–23 2–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 21,078 Recap5 Fri, July 24 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 (OT) 3–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,018 Recap 6 Bye7 Fri, Aug 7 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–23 4–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 24,427 Recap8 Sat, Aug 15 10:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 3–48 4–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,566 Recap9 Sun, Aug 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 24–30 4–4 TSN Rogers Centre 14,748 Recap10 Sun, Aug 30 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–13 5–4 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 24,468 Recap 11 Bye12 Sun, Sept 13 4:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions W 31–18 6–4 TSN BC Place 19,833 Recap13 Sat, Sept 19 9:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–27 7–4 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 30,480 Recap14 Sat, Sept 26 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 26–35 7–5 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,586 Recap15 Thurs, Oct 1 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–17 8–5 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 21,607 Recap16 Tues, Oct 6 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 35–38 8–6 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 15,011 Recap17 Fri, Oct 16 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–24 9–6 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 22,867 Recap18 Sat, Oct 24 4:00 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–20 10–6 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 23,773 Recap19 Sun, Nov 1 1:00 p.m. EST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 12–6 11–6 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,340 Recap20 Sat, Nov 7 4:00 p.m. EST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 44–28 12–6 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,459 Recap black # #C51230 Games played with colour uniforms. white # black Games played with white uniforms. #B80000 # #E2E2E2 Games played with alternate uniforms. Post-season Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final ByeEast Final Sun, Nov 22 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–28 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 25,093 Recap103rd Grey Cup Sun, Nov 29 6:00 p.m. EST Edmonton Eskimos L 20–26 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 36,634 black # #C51230 Games played with colour uniforms. white # black Games played with white uniforms. Roster 2015 Ottawa Redblacks final roster Quarterbacks  1 I Henry Burris  5 I Danny O'Brien 17 I Thomas DeMarco P Running backs 29 I William Powell 37 N Kienan LaFrance Receivers  7 I Maurice Price  8 N Jake Harty  9 I Earmest Jackson 80 I Chris Williams 81 N Patrick Lavoie 82 I Greg Ellingson 83 N Scott MacDonell 84 I Jamill Smith 88 N Brad Sinopoli Offensive linemen 55 I SirVincent Rogers T 56 N Alex Mateas C/G 63 N Jon Gott C 64 N J'Michael Deane G 66 N Nolan MacMillan G 67 I Colin Kelly T Defensive linemen 44 N Justin Phillips DE 47 N Nigel Romick DE 52 I Shawn Lemon DE 74 N Keith Shologan DT 75 I Jonathan Williams DT 90 N Andrew Marshall DE 92 N Zack Evans DT 93 N Justin Capicciotti DE 95 I Moton Hopkins DT 97 N Kalonji Kashama DE/DT Linebackers 20 I David Hinds 36 I Nick Rosamonda 38 N James Green 45 I Damaso Munoz 48 N Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard Defensive backs  2 I Jovon Johnson  3 I Brandon Sermons  6 N Antoine Pruneau 14 I Abdul Kanneh 22 I Jeff Richards 25 I Brandyn Thompson 32 I Jermaine Robinson Special teams 30 N Chris Milo K/P 50 N Kevin Malcolm LS Reserve roster 16 I Marcus Henry WR 53 N Matthew Albright G Practice roster 19 I Travell Dixon DB 28 I Hugh Charles RB 34 I Travon Van RB 39 I Quinn Backus LB 49 N Ettore Lattanzio DT/DE 51 N Aaron Wheaton T 59 I Jake Silas T 79 I Matt Acree DT 94 N Vincent Desloges DE Injured list  4 I Brock Jensen QB 10 I Malik Jackson LB 13 I Khalil Paden WR 15 N Ronnie Pfeffer P/K 18 N Alex Pierzchalski WR 23 I Forrest Hightower DB 24 I Jerrell Gavins DB 27 I Jeremiah Johnson RB 31 I John Boyett DB 33 N Jordan Verdone FB 43 I Travis BrownLB 85 N Matt Carter WR 91 I Aston Whiteside DE 98 I Marlon Smith DE 99 N Connor Williams DT Italics indicate International player Coaching staff 2015 Ottawa Redblacks staff Front office Owner – Jeff Hunt President and ceo – Bernie Ashe General manager – Marcel Desjardins Coordinator, Football Administration – Chantal Covington Video Coordinator, Braun Gheller Towel Folder, Colin Farquharson Pro Scout, Kenny McClay Head coaches Head coach – Rick Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jason Maas Running backs – Jordan Maksymic Offensive line – Bryan Chiu Receivers – Travis Moore Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mark Nelson Defensive line – Leroy Blugh Defensive backs – Ike Charlton Defensive assistant – Derek Oswalt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Don Yanowsky → Coaching staff References 30em Ottawa Redblacks Category:Ottawa Redblacks seasons Category:2015 in Ottawa Category:2015 in sports in Ontario