The following is an incomplete list of Ottawa Football Clubs head coaches in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and preceding Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU), and Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU). The current incarnation of the club, Ottawa Redblacks, are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario, and are members of the East Division of the CFL.

As defined in the 2021 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013).[1] Consequently, this list includes figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1925, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1926–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present).

The club was founded as the Ottawa Football Club in 1876 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907.[1] The current Ottawa Redblacks head coach is Bob Dyce.[2]

Key

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

 # Name[c] Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  PTS  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements[4][5]
1 Tom Clancy 1904–1911 48 31 17 0 62 .646 4 1 3 .250
2 Doc Galvin 1912 6 4 2 0 8 .667 — — — —
3 Bill Stanton 1913 6 4 2 0 8 .667 — — — —
4 Eddie Gerard 1914 6 0 6 0 0 .000 — — — —
5 Frank Shaughnessy† 1915 6 2 4 0 4 .333 — — — —
6 Dave McCann† 1919 6 2 4 0 4 .333 — — — —
7 Silver Quilty† 1920 6 3 3 0 6 .500 — — — —
— Tom Clancy 1921–1922 12 3 8 1 10 .292 — — — —
— Silver Quilty† 1923 6 1 5 0 2 .167 — — — —
— Dave McCann† 1924–1927 24 14 8 2 6 .625 4 4 0 1.000 13th Grey Cup championship
14th Grey Cup championship
8 Walter Gilhooly 1928 6 1 4 1 0 .250 — — — —
9 Joe Miller 1929 6 0 6 0 0 .000 — — — —
10 Andy Davies† 1930 6 0 6 0 0 .000 — — — —
— Dave McCann† 1931–1932 12 0 12 0 0 .000 — — — —
11 Wally Masters 1933–1934 12 4 8 0 8 .333 — — — —
12 Billy Hughes† 1935–1936 15 8 7 0 16 .533 4 3 1 .250
13 Ross Trimble 1937–1945 36 28 8 0 56 .778 19 12 7 .632 28th Grey Cup championship
14 George Fraser 1946 12 6 4 2 14 .583 — — — —
15 Sammy Fox 1947 12 8 4 0 16 .667 2 0 2 .000
— Wally Masters 1948–1950 36 25 10 1 51 .708 6 3 3 .500
16 Clem Crowe 1951–1954 52 21 31 0 42 .404 4 4 0 1.000 39th Grey Cup championship
17 Chan Caldwell 1955 12 3 9 0 6 .250 — — — —
18 Frank Clair† 1956–1969 196 116 75 5 237 .605 35 19 16 .543 1966 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1969 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
48th Grey Cup championship
56th Grey Cup championship
57th Grey Cup championship
19 Jack Gotta 1970–1973 56 30 26 0 60 .536 5 3 2 .600 1972 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1973 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
61st Grey Cup championship
20 George Brancato 1974–1984 176 82 90 4 168 .477 5 8 9 .471 1975 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
64th Grey Cup championship
21 Joe Moss 1985–1986 29 10 19 0 18 .345 1 0 1 .000
22 Tom Dimitroff 1986 5 0 4 1 1 .100 — — — —
23 Fred Glick 1987–1988 21 3 18 0 6 .143 — — — —
24 Bob Weber 1988 15 2 13 0 4 .133 — — — —
25 Steve Goldman 1989–1991 40 11 29 0 22 .275 1 0 1 .000
26 Joe Faragalli 1991 14 7 7 0 14 .500 1 0 1 .000
27 Ron Smeltzer 1992–1993 36 13 23 0 26 .361 2 0 2 .000
28 Adam Rita 1994 18 4 14 0 8 .222 1 0 1 .000
29 Jim Gilstrap 1995–1996 20 3 17 0 6 .150 — — — —
30 John Payne 1996 16 3 13 0 6 .188 — — — —
31 Joe Paopao 2002–2005 72 23 49 0 46 .319 — — — —
32 John Jenkins 2006 — — — — — — — — — — Team folded before Jenkins coached a game.
33 Rick Campbell 2014–2019 108 44 62 2 90 .417 7 4 3 .571 2015 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
104th Grey Cup championship
34 Paul LaPolice 2020–2022 28 6 22 0 12 .214 — — — —
35 Bob Dyce 2022–present 22 5 17 0 10 .227 — — — —

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "CFL Guide & Record Book: 2021 Edition" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Coaching staff". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Builders". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Ottawa Redblacks Media Guide" (PDF). sportdocbox.com. Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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