1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home stadiumLansdowne Park
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th, East
Playoffsdid not qualify
Uniform

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season was the franchise’s 110th year in operation and saw the team finish with a 4–12 record, placing fourth in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Under head coach George Brancato, the Rough Riders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1970, ending a 13‑year postseason streak. Home games were held at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Ontario. The offense struggled, scoring just 354 points while the defense allowed 507, and standout performances included quarterback J. C. Watts throwing for 3,052 yards, while Dave Newman led the team with 58 receptions for 896 yards.

Offseason

CFL draft

Main article: 1984 CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School
Territorial 5 Michel Bourgeau DT Boise State
1 4 Maurice Martin DB Toronto
2 13 Dan Rashovich LB Simon Fraser
3 22 Damir Dupin DL Nevada-Las Vegas
6 49 Dave Maganja OL York
7 58 Mike White DB Waterloo
8 67 Barry Armstrong DB Ottawa

Preseason

Date Opponent Results Attendance
Score Record
June 6 vs. Montreal Concordes L 18–38 0–1 16,208
June 11 at Montreal Concordes W 18–0 1–1 11,042
June 18 at Toronto Argonauts W 37–11 2–1 27,005
June 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–39 2–2 16,129

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 16 9 6 1 19 461 361 5–1 L1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 9 1 13 353 439 4–2 W3 Details
Montreal Concordes 16 6 9 1 13 386 404 1–5 W1 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 4 12 0 8 354 507 2–4 L1

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Attendance
Score Record
1 1 June 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 31–32 0–1 32,441
2 2 July 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–16 1–1 20,042
3 3 July 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–9 2–1 22,405
4 4 July 21 at Montreal Concordes W 31–28 3–1 19,758
5 5 July 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–46 3–2 23,575
6 6 August 5 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–49 3–3 33,077
7 7 August 11 at BC Lions L 21–34 3–4 37,560
8 8 August 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–46 3–5 24,204
9 Bye
10 9 August 31 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 3–6 25,708
11 10 September 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–65 3–7 26,187
12 11 September 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 3–8 20,120
13 12 September 21 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–23 4–8 19,387
14 13 September 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–31 4–9 24,747
15 Bye
16 14 October 13 vs. BC Lions L 17–33 4–10 21,280
17 15 October 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–20 4–11 18,101
18 16 October 28 vs. Montreal Concordes L 24–29 4–12 17,162

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Awards and honours

CFL awards

CFL All-Stars

  • None

References

  1. ^ "1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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