1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1995
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished 8th place in the North division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.
1995 CFL season
The 1995 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 42nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 38th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1995:...
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 8th place in the North division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stefan Reid | LB | Boise State |
| 2 | 18 | Stewart Masi | G | Western Michigan |
| 3 | 25 | Keith Hiscock | G | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | 27 | Heron Tait | DB | Guelph |
| 3 | 31 | Steve Sarty | WR | St. Mary's |
| 4 | 33 | Glen Fowles | OT | Willamette |
| 4 | 34 | Pierre-Paul Dorenlien | OT | Ottawa |
| 4 | 39 | Sean Marriott | LB | St. Mary's |
| 5 | 41 | Massaki Konno | SB | Bishop's |
| 5 | 43 | Danny Lavallee | DL | Concordia |
| 6 | 49 | Michael Simoncic | OL | Concordia |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | at Baltimore Stallions | 45–11 | Loss | 20,642 | 0–1 |
| June 19 | vs. Memphis Mad Dogs | 28–21 | Loss | 19,696 | 0–2 |
Season standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 631 | 404 | 30 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 599 | 359 | 26 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 535 | 470 | 20 |
| 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 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 427 | 509 | 16 |
| 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 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 653 | 14 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 422 | 451 | 12 |
| 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 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 376 | 519 | 8 |
| 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 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 348 | 685 | 6 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 28 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 5th place in the North Division with a 7–11 record. They faced the Baltimore Stallions in a South Division Semi-Final match, becoming the first CFL team to use the crossover rule.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
25–15 | Win | 23,241 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 6 | at Toronto Argonauts 1995 Toronto Argonauts season The 1995 Toronto Argonauts finished in 7th place in the North Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-References:... |
37–24 | Loss | 18,404 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders 1995 Calgary Stampeders season The 1995 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the North Division with a 15–3 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Baltimore Stallions... |
57–7 | Loss | 24,861 | 1–2 |
| 4 | July 19 | vs. Memphis Mad Dogs 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season The 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season was the first and only season in their franchise history. Memphis finished 4th in the south division with a 9–9–0 record, but missed the playoffs.-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:... |
23–20 | Loss | 21,221 | 1–3 |
| 5 | July 27 | at BC Lions 1995 BC Lions season The 1995 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the North Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the North Semi-Final but were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos, denying the team a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
48–11 | Loss | 22,226 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Aug 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 1995 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 1995 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 6th place in the North Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This season represented the first time that Regina hosted the Grey Cup, when the city hosted the 83rd championship game... |
31–20 | Loss | 20,830 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Aug 13 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos 1995 Edmonton Eskimos season The 1995 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the North Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the North Final.- CFL Draft:-Schedule:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:Total attendance: 283,274... |
18–17 | Win | 20,012 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Aug 18 | at Shreveport Pirates 1995 Shreveport Pirates season The 1995 Shreveport Pirates season was the second season in the teams franchise history and would also prove to be the last. They finished last place in the South division with a 5–13–0 record and again failed to make the playoffs.-Preseason:... |
61–11 | Loss | 11,554 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Aug 23 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 31–16 | Loss | 21,615 | 2–7 |
| 10 | Aug 27 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 63–3 | Loss | 28,135 | 2–8 |
| 11 | Sept 1 | vs. Birmingham Barracudas 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished 3rd in the south with a 10–8–0 record. The Barracudas signed high profile free agent Matt Dunigan as a free agent in 1995, and he set career bests with 362 completions on 643... |
56–46 | Loss | 20,062 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Sept 9 | vs. BC Lions | 43–24 | Loss | 22,564 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Sept 17 | at Birmingham Barracudas | 40–9 | Loss | 5,289 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Bye | |||||
| 15 | Sept 30 | vs. San Antonio Texans 1995 San Antonio Texans season The 1995 San Antonio Texans season was the third season for the franchise in Canadian Football League and their first in San Antonio, Texas after their relocation from Sacramento, California. They earned a 12–6 record and finished 2nd in the South Division, allowing the team to advance to playoffs... |
49–14 | Loss | 19,957 | 2–12 |
| 16 | Oct 8 | at Memphis Mad Dogs | 26–7 | Loss | 12,437 | 2–13 |
| 17 | Oct 12 | at San Antonio Texans | 43–30 | Loss | 10,027 | 2–14 |
| 18 | Oct 21 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the North division with a 8–10–0 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
30–9 | Win | 17,160 | 3–14 |
| 19 | Oct 29 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 36–33 | Loss | 27,022 | 3–15 |
Northern All-Stars
- DT – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star
- DB – Brett Young, CFL Eastern All-Star