1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–12 record. As such, the Rough Riders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970.

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	George Brancato
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform
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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

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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	Details

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

• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Bruce Walker (OT)

CFL All-Stars

• None

References

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