Ottawa Rough Riders

Defunct

Active: 1945–1996 · Divisions: East, Eastern, IRFU, North · Ottawa metro →

Grey Cups

Last 1976

GC Final apps

352-407-13

All-time record

0.464

Win pct

Seasons

1945–1996

Years

Season-by-season

1996 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

3-15-0

Pct

0.167

PF-PA

353-524

1995 · North Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

3-15-0

Pct

0.167

PF-PA

480-647

1994 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-14-0

Pct

0.222

PF-PA

348-685

1993 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-14-0

Pct

0.222

PF-PA

387-517

1992 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-9-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

484-439

1991 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-11-0

Pct

0.389

PF-PA

522-577

1990 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-11-0

Pct

0.389

PF-PA

540-602

1989 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-14-0

Pct

0.222

PF-PA

346-514

1988 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

2-16-0

Pct

0.111

PF-PA

272-402

1987 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

3-15-0

Pct

0.167

PF-PA

354-507

1986 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

3-14-1

Pct

0.194

PF-PA

384-424

1985 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-9-0

Pct

0.438

PF-PA

376-462

1984 · East Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-12-0

Pct

0.250

PF-PA

306-446

1983 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-8-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

353-393

1982 · East DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

5-11-0

Pct

0.313

PF-PA

426-630

1981 · East DivisionLost Grey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

5-11-0

Pct

0.313

PF-PA

278-618

1980 · East DivisionLost Division Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-9-0

Pct

0.438

PF-PA

377-598

1979 · Eastern DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-6-2

Pct

0.563

PF-PA

349-315

1978 · Eastern DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

11-5-0

Pct

0.688

PF-PA

395-261

1977 · Eastern DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-8-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

368-344

1976 · Eastern DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-6-1

Pct

0.594

PF-PA

411-346

1975 · Eastern DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

10-5-1

Pct

0.656

PF-PA

394-280

1974 · Eastern DivisionLost Division Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-9-0

Pct

0.438

PF-PA

261-271

1973 · Eastern DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-5-0

Pct

0.643

PF-PA

275-234

1972 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

11-3-0

Pct

0.786

PF-PA

298-228

1971 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

6-8-0

Pct

0.429

PF-PA

291-277

1970 · Eastern Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-10-0

Pct

0.286

PF-PA

255-279

1969 · Eastern DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

11-3-0

Pct

0.786

PF-PA

399-298

1968 · Eastern DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-3-2

Pct

0.714

PF-PA

416-271

1967 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-4-1

Pct

0.679

PF-PA

337-207

1966 · Eastern DivisionLost Grey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

11-3-0

Pct

0.786

PF-PA

278-177

1965 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-7-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

300-234

1964 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-5-1

Pct

0.607

PF-PA

313-228

1963 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-5-0

Pct

0.643

PF-PA

326-284

1962 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

6-7-1

Pct

0.464

PF-PA

339-302

1961 · Eastern DivisionLost Conference Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-6-0

Pct

0.571

PF-PA

359-285

1960 · Eastern DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

9-5-0

Pct

0.643

PF-PA

400-283

1959 · IRFU DivisionLost Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-6-0

Pct

0.571

PF-PA

275-217

1958 · IRFU DivisionLost Final

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

6-8-0

Pct

0.429

PF-PA

233-243

1957 · IRFU DivisionLost Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-6-0

Pct

0.571

PF-PA

326-237

1956 · IRFU DivisionLost Semifinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-7-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

326-359

1955 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

3-9-0

Pct

0.250

PF-PA

174-337

1954 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

2-12-0

Pct

0.143

PF-PA

129-337

1953 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-7-0

Pct

0.500

PF-PA

266-238

1952 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

5-7-0

Pct

0.417

PF-PA

200-238

1951 · IRFU DivisionGrey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

7-5-0

Pct

0.583

PF-PA

218-197

1950 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

4-7-1

Pct

0.375

PF-PA

182-231

1949 · IRFU DivisionLost Quarterfinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

11-1-0

Pct

0.917

PF-PA

261-170

1948 · IRFU DivisionLost Grey Cup

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

10-2-0

Pct

0.833

PF-PA

264-130

1947 · IRFU DivisionLost Quarterfinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

8-4-0

Pct

0.667

PF-PA

170-103

1946 · IRFU Division

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

6-4-2

Pct

0.583

PF-PA

175-128

1945 · IRFU DivisionLost Quarterfinal

Ottawa Rough Riders

Record

5-1-0

Pct

0.833

PF-PA

105-40

Year	Team	Div	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Postseason
1996	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	3	15	0	0.167	353	524	—
1995	Ottawa Rough Riders	North	3	15	0	0.167	480	647	—
1994	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	4	14	0	0.222	348	685	Lost Division Semifinal
1993	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	4	14	0	0.222	387	517	Lost Division Semifinal
1992	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	9	9	0	0.500	484	439	Lost Division Semifinal
1991	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	7	11	0	0.389	522	577	Lost Division Semifinal
1990	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	7	11	0	0.389	540	602	Lost Division Semifinal
1989	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	4	14	0	0.222	346	514	—
1988	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	2	16	0	0.111	272	402	—
1987	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	3	15	0	0.167	354	507	—
1986	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	3	14	1	0.194	384	424	—
1985	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	7	9	0	0.438	376	462	Lost Division Semifinal
1984	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	4	12	0	0.250	306	446	—
1983	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	8	8	0	0.500	353	393	Lost Division Semifinal
1982	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	5	11	0	0.313	426	630	Lost Division Final
1981	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	5	11	0	0.313	278	618	Lost Grey Cup
1980	Ottawa Rough Riders	East	7	9	0	0.438	377	598	Lost Division Semifinal
1979	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	8	6	2	0.563	349	315	Lost Division Final
1978	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	11	5	0	0.688	395	261	Lost Division Final
1977	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	8	8	0	0.500	368	344	Lost Division Final
1976	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	6	1	0.594	411	346	Grey Cup
1975	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	10	5	1	0.656	394	280	Lost Division Final
1974	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	7	9	0	0.438	261	271	Lost Division Final
1973	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	5	0	0.643	275	234	Grey Cup
1972	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	11	3	0	0.786	298	228	Lost Conference Final
1971	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	6	8	0	0.429	291	277	Lost Conference Semifinal
1970	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	4	10	0	0.286	255	279	—
1969	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	11	3	0	0.786	399	298	Grey Cup
1968	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	3	2	0.714	416	271	Grey Cup
1967	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	4	1	0.679	337	207	Lost Conference Final
1966	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	11	3	0	0.786	278	177	Lost Grey Cup
1965	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	7	7	0	0.500	300	234	Lost Conference Final
1964	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	8	5	1	0.607	313	228	Lost Conference Final
1963	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	5	0	0.643	326	284	Lost Conference Final
1962	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	6	7	1	0.464	339	302	Lost Conference Semifinal
1961	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	8	6	0	0.571	359	285	Lost Conference Semifinal
1960	Ottawa Rough Riders	Eastern	9	5	0	0.643	400	283	Grey Cup
1959	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	8	6	0	0.571	275	217	Lost Final
1958	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	6	8	0	0.429	233	243	Lost Final
1957	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	8	6	0	0.571	326	237	Lost Semifinal
1956	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	7	7	0	0.500	326	359	Lost Semifinal
1955	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	3	9	0	0.250	174	337	—
1954	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	2	12	0	0.143	129	337	—
1953	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	7	7	0	0.500	266	238	—
1952	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	5	7	0	0.417	200	238	—
1951	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	7	5	0	0.583	218	197	Grey Cup
1950	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	4	7	1	0.375	182	231	—
1949	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	11	1	0	0.917	261	170	Lost Quarterfinal
1948	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	10	2	0	0.833	264	130	Lost Grey Cup
1947	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	8	4	0	0.667	170	103	Lost Quarterfinal
1946	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	6	4	2	0.583	175	128	—
1945	Ottawa Rough Riders	IRFU	5	1	0	0.833	105	40	Lost Quarterfinal

Grey Cup Final Appearances

1981 · 69thLost

vs Edmonton Elks

Score

23–26

Venue

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

1976 · 64thWon

vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Score

23–20

Venue

Exhibition Stadium, Toronto

1973 · 61stWon

vs Edmonton Eskimos

Score

22–18

Venue

Exhibition Stadium, Toronto

1969 · 57thWon

vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Score

29–11

Venue

Autostade, Montreal

1968 · 56thWon

vs Calgary Stampeders

Score

24–21

Venue

Exhibition Stadium, Toronto

1966 · 54thLost

vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Score

14–29

Venue

Empire Stadium, Vancouver

1960 · 48thWon

vs Edmonton Eskimos

Score

16–6

Venue

Empire Stadium, Vancouver

1951 · 39thWon

vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Score

21–14

Venue

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

1948 · 36thLost

vs Calgary Stampeders

Score

7–12

Venue

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

1941 · 29thLost

vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Score

16–18

Venue

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

1940 · 28thWon

vs Toronto Balmy Beach

Score

20–7

Venue

Lansdowne Park, Ottawa

1939 · 27thLost

vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Score

7–8

Venue

Lansdowne Park, Ottawa

1936 · 24thLost

vs Sarnia Imperials

Score

20–26

Venue

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

1926 · 14thWon

vs University of Toronto Varsity Blues

Score

10–7

Venue

Varsity Stadium, Toronto

1925 · 13thWon

vs Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

Score

24–1

Venue

Lansdowne Park, Ottawa

Year	Game	Result	Score	Opponent	Venue
1981	69th	Lost	23–26	Edmonton Elks	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
1976	64th	Won	23–20	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
1973	61st	Won	22–18	Edmonton Eskimos	Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
1969	57th	Won	29–11	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Autostade, Montreal
1968	56th	Won	24–21	Calgary Stampeders	Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
1966	54th	Lost	14–29	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Empire Stadium, Vancouver
1960	48th	Won	16–6	Edmonton Eskimos	Empire Stadium, Vancouver
1951	39th	Won	21–14	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1948	36th	Lost	7–12	Calgary Stampeders	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1941	29th	Lost	16–18	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1940	28th	Won	20–7	Toronto Balmy Beach	Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
1939	27th	Lost	7–8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
1936	24th	Lost	20–26	Sarnia Imperials	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1926	14th	Won	10–7	University of Toronto Varsity Blues	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1925	13th	Won	24–1	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	Lansdowne Park, Ottawa

Defunct CFL franchise. Season records from 1945; Grey Cup history from 1909. Source: methodology.