1991 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1991
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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1991 CFL season
The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1991:...
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
finished 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
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CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Brett MacNeil | OT | Boston |
| 3 | 19 | Geoff Mitchell | RB | Weber State |
| 4 | 27 | Gerald Hlady | OG/DE | Windsor |
| 5 | 35 | Chris Flynn | QB | Saint Mary's |
| 6 | 43 | Sylvano Turrin | OG | Bishop's |
| 7 | 51 | Steven Baillargeon | WR | McGill |
| 8 | 59 | Pat Mahon | G | Western Ontario |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40–14 | Win | 1–0 | |
| July 3 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 45–32 | Loss | 33,421 | 1–1 |
Season standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 647 | 526 | 26 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 516 | 499 | 18 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 522 | 577 | 14 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 400 | 599 | 6 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | July 11 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 35–18 | Loss | 23,254 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 17 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 40–33 | Loss | 35,511 | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 24 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 42–28 | Loss | 18,788 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Aug 2 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26–19 | Loss | 24,743 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Aug 8 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41–31 | Win | 23,414 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Aug 15 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 36–35 | Win | 25,884 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Aug 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24–19 | Win | 11,027 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Aug 29 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 38–14 | Win | 24,532 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Sept 4 | at BC Lions | 24–20 | Loss | 28,107 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Sept 8 | vs. BC Lions | 56–29 | Loss | 24,171 | 4–6 |
| 11 | Sept 14 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33–26 | Win | 10,402 | 5–6 |
| 12 | Sept 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 40–8 | Loss | 32,675 | 5–7 |
| 13 | Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 25–24 | Loss | 26,172 | 5–8 |
| 14 | Oct 6 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 42–25 | Win | 22,038 | 6–8 |
| 15 | Oct 13 | at Calgary Stampeders | 44–24 | Loss | 18,761 | 6–9 |
| 16 | Oct 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41–28 | Loss | 19,478 | 6–10 |
| 17 | Oct 26 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 46–20 | Win | 23,060 | 7–10 |
| 18 | Nov 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | 34–31 | Loss | 36,001 | 7–11 |
Postseason
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26–8 | Loss | 22,799 |