1986 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Joe Moss
Tom Dimitroff (Interim)
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 3–14–1
Division place| 4th, East
Playoff finish| did not qualify
Uniform

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The 1986 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–14–1 record, thereby failing to qualify for the post-season. Head coach Joe Moss was fired after posting a 3–10 record and replaced with Director of Player Personnel Tom Dimitroff on an interim basis.

## Offseason[edit]

### CFL Draft[edit]

Rd  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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1 | 4 | Michael Schad | OT | Queen's
2 | 13 | Bob Harding | TE | York
3 | 23 | Chuck Wust | DB | Acadia
4 | 29 | Rob Taylor | DE/OL | Toronto
4 | 31 | Angus Donnelly | DE | Carleton
6 | 49 | Richard Storey | DL | McMaster
7 | 58 | Devon Hanson | DB | York
8 | 67 | Andre Van Vugt | OT | Windsor

### Preseason[edit]

Date  | Opponent  | Final Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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June 12  | at Montreal Alouettes  | 17–16  | Loss  | 8,675  | 0–1
June 18  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 23–16  | Win  | 13,621  | 1–1

## Regular season[edit]

### Standings[edit]

East Division Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 417 | 441 | 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 405 | 366 | 19
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 320 | 500 | 8
Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 346 | 514 | 7

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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1  | June 27  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | 20–11  | Win  | 17,409  | 1–0
2  | July 3  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 18–2  | Win  | 15,877  | 2–0
3  | July 10  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | 31–15  | Loss  | 21,266  | 2–1
4  | July 17  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | 49–39  | Loss  | 33,922  | 2–2
5  | July 24  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | 29–28  | Loss  | 20,156  | 2–3
6  | Aug 4  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 33–14  | Loss  | 18,024  | 2–4
7  | Bye
8  | Aug 15  | vs. BC Lions  | 25–19  | Loss  | 23,177  | 2–5
9  | Aug 22  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 46–14  | Loss  | 23,918  | 2–6
10  | Aug 29  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | 25–12  | Loss  | 22,347  | 2–7
11  | Sept 4  | at BC Lions  | 40–10  | Loss  | 40,091  | 2–8
12  | Sept 12  | at Montreal Alouettes  | 29–28  | Win  | 11,399  | 3–8
13  | Sept 20  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 34–24  | Loss  | 15,390  | 3–9
14  | Sept 27  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 31–11  | Loss  | 17,192  | 3–10
15  | Oct 3  | at Calgary Stampeders  | 41–21  | Loss  | 26,074  | 3–11
16  | Oct 13  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 18–16  | Loss  | 13,572  | 3–12
17  | Oct 19  | at Toronto Argonauts  | 35–21  | Loss  | 27,320  | 3–13
18  | Bye
19  | Nov 1  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 16–16  | Tie  | 13,936  | 3–13–1
20  | Nov 7  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 20–19  | Loss  | 14,101  | 3–14–1

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## Awards and honours[edit]

### CFL Awards[edit]

* None

### CFL All-Stars[edit]

* None

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1986 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".

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1986 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1986 CFL Draft
* 74th Grey Cup

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Ottawa Rough Riders

* Founded in 1876
* Folded in 1996
* Based in Ottawa, Ontario

Franchise|

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Stadiums|

* Frank Clair Stadium

Lore|

* Ottawa Trojans
* Labour Day Classic

Important figures|

* Frank Clair
* Tom Clements
* Tony Gabriel
* Russ Jackson
* Rudy Phillips

Retired numbers|

* 11
* 12
* 26
* 40
* 60
* 62
* 70
* 71
* 72
* 77

Dominion
Championships (3)|

* 1898
* 1900
* 1902

Grey Cup
Championships (9)|

* 1925
* 1926
* 1940
* 1951
* 1960
* 1968
* 1969
* 1973
* 1976

Eastern Division
Championships (15)|

* 1925
* 1926
* 1936
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1948
* 1951
* 1960
* 1966
* 1968
* 1969
* 1973
* 1976
* 1981

See also|

* Ottawa Renegades
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Jeff Hunt

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