1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Adam Rita
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5	Tony Bailey	DE	St. Mary's
1	7	Rod Murphy	LB	Idaho State
2	15	Mike Malott	RB	Waterloo
3	23	Glenn McCausland	WR	Toronto
4	31	Obie Spanic	DT	Weber State

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Record
June 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	61–28	Loss	0–1
June 29	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–27	Loss	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	13	5	0	651	572	26
Baltimore CFLers	18	12	6	0	561	431	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	504	578	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	0	480	647	8
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	4	14	0	435	562	8
Shreveport Pirates	18	3	15	0	330	661	6

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	July 6	vs. Shreveport Pirates	40–10	Win	18,134	1–0
2	July 15	vs. BC Lions	57–18	Loss	20,069	1–1
3	July 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	23–21	Loss	27,188	1–2
4	July 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	53–25	Win	12,339	2–2
5	Aug 3	vs. Calgary Stampeders	30–27	Loss	17,163	2–3
6	Aug 11	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	59–41	Loss	19,173	2–4
7	Aug 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	46–1	Loss	21,308	2–5
8	Aug 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–19	Loss	21,738	2–6
9	Sept 3	vs. Las Vegas Posse	54–50	Win	17,732	3–6
10	Sept 10	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–18	Loss	17,321	3–7
11	Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	40–32	Win	15,102	4–7
12	Sept 25	vs. Baltimore CFLers	42–27	Loss	20,764	4–8
13	Oct 1	at Baltimore CFLers	40–13	Loss	36,187	4–9
14	Oct 10	at Calgary Stampeders	28–24	Loss	22,615	4–10
15	Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	24–22	Loss	21,029	4–11
16	Oct 22	at Sacramento Gold Miners	44–9	Loss	13,760	4–12
17	Oct 29	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	46–29	Loss	23,292	4–13
18	Nov 4	at Shreveport Pirates	28–24	Loss	32,011	4–14

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Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
19	Nov 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–16	Loss	18,888	4–15

Awards and honours

1994 CFL All-Stars

• None

Eastern All-Stars

• DE – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star
• LB – Daved Benefield, CFL Eastern All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1994cflott.html