1989 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1989
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
1989 CFL season
The 1989 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 36th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 32nd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1989:...
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
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.Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 519 | 517 | 24 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 369 | 428 | 14 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 408 | 462 | 14 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
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 |