1989 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachSteve Goldman
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 1 Gerald Wilcox TE Weber State
3 17 Sean Foudy HB York
4 25 Tom Schimmer P Boise State
5 33 Nenad Radulovich Y Western Ontario
6 41 Trent Brown DB Alberta
7 49 Gord Weber LB Ottawa
8 57 Bob Forest LB Carleton

Preseason

Date Opponent Final Score Result Attendance Record
June 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41–7 Loss 0–1
July 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts 23–11 Loss 13,776 0–2

Regular season

In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.[1]

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 6 0 519 517 24
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 0 369 428 14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 11 0 408 462 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 4 14 0 426 630 8

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–24 Loss 22,232 0–1
2 July 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts 21–17 Loss 23,016 0–2
3 July 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43–32 Loss 23,695 0–3
4 Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders 35–29 Loss 18,853 0–4
5 Aug 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 58–22 Loss 22,194 0–5
6 Aug 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–4 Loss 21,413 0–6
7 Aug 21 at Toronto Argonauts 22–17 Loss 33,060 0–7
8 Aug 31 vs. BC Lions 39–30 Loss 18,576 0–8
9 Sept 5 at BC Lions 49–32 Loss 31,069 0–9
10 Sept 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40–23 Win 16,942 1–9
11 Sept 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 52–34 Loss 14,327 1–10
12 Sept 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 36–27 Win 17,284 2–10
13 Oct 1 vs. Calgary Stampeders 33–13 Loss 21,643 2–11
14 Oct 9 at Toronto Argonauts 49–21 Loss 31,116 2–12
15 Oct 15 at Edmonton Eskimos 55–11 Loss 30,920 2–13
16 Oct 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–22 Loss 14,416 2–14
17 Oct 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–14 Win 20,541 3–14
18 Nov 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–10 Win 13,757 4–14

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Awards and honours

CFL Awards

CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.81, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  2. ^ "1989 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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