1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1996
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished 4th place in the East division with a 3–15–0 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.
1996 CFL season
The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:...
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 4th place in the East division with a 3–15–0 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.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19 | Sammie Brennan | DB | Bishop's |
| 4 | 28 | Grayson Shillingford | SB | British Columbia |
| 5 | 37 | Darcy Curtis | DT/OL | Simon Fraser |
| 5 | 38 | George Savard | OL | Ottawa |
| 6 | 45 | Robert McElwain | DB | Windsor |
| 7 | 54 | Micheal Hendricks | LB | Ottawa |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Montreal Alouettes | 38–7 | Loss | 11,215 | 0–1 |
| June 19 | Toronto Argonauts | 34–6 | Loss | 14,024 | 0–2 |
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 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 556 | 359 | 30 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 536 | 467 | 24 |
| 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 | 426 | 576 | 16 |
| 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 | 352 | 524 | 6 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 28 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–23 | Loss | 19,149 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–14 | Loss | 10,125 | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 12 | vs. BC Lions | 32–21 | Win | 13,489 | 1–2 |
| 4 | July 17 | at Toronto Argonauts | 34–4 | Loss | 17,288 | 1–3 |
| 5 | July 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 34–18 | Loss | 13,323 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Aug 3 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 30–2 | Loss | 25,773 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Aug 9 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31–27 | Loss | 25,219 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Aug 15 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 42–19 | Loss | 15,220 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Aug 24 | at Toronto Argonuts | 28–21 | Loss | 17,182 | 1–8 |
| 10 | Aug 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 17–6 | Win | 28,451 | 2–8 |
| 11 | Bye | |||||
| 12 | Sept 15 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–16 | Win | 19,567 | 3–8 |
| 13 | Sept 22 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24–21 | Loss | 26,813 | 3–9 |
| 14 | Sept 27 | at Calgary Stampeders | 24–17 | Loss | 21,607 | 3–10 |
| 15 | Oct 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 31–27 | Loss | 15,025 | 3–11 |
| 16 | Oct 14 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 25–18 | Loss | 14,080 | 3–12 |
| 17 | Oct 19 | at Montreal Alouettes | 39–25 | Loss | 18,671 | 3–13 |
| 18 | Oct 26 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–29 | Loss | 15,095 | 3–14 |
| 19 | Nov 2 | at BC Lions | 35–24 | Loss | 18,308 | 3–15 |
Eastern All-Stars
- WR – Joseph RogersJoseph RogersJoseph Rogers was an Irish-born pioneer and settler who, with his father-in-law Thomas Amis, founded the town of Rogersville, Tennessee in 1789.-Early life:...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - LB – Lamar McGriggsLamar McGriggsLamar V. McGriggs is a former National Football League, and Canadian Football League linebacker, having most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
, CFL Eastern All-Star - DB – Kenny Wilhite, CFL Eastern All-Star