1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1996 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. This was the final season in Ottawa Rough Riders franchise history as they folded after the season ended. Jim Gilstrap was the coach through the second game of the regular season before being fired and replaced with John Payne for the remainder of the season.

1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Jim Gilstrap (fired) John Payne
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	3–15
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
3	19	Sammie Brennan	DB	Bishop's
4	28	Grayson Shillingford	SB	British Columbia
5	37	Darcy Curtis	DT/OL	Simon Fraser
5	38	George Savard	OL	Ottawa
6	45	Robert McElwain	DB	Windsor
7	54	Micheal Hendricks	LB	Ottawa

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
June 13	Montreal Alouettes	38–7	Loss	11,215	0–1
June 19	Toronto Argonauts	34–6	Loss	14,024	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	15	3	0	556	359	30
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	6	0	536	467	24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	426	576	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	352	524	6

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–23	Loss	19,149	0–1
2	July 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–14	Loss	10,125	0–2
3	July 12	vs. BC Lions	32–21	Win	13,489	1–2
4	July 17	at Toronto Argonauts	34–4	Loss	17,288	1–3
5	July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–18	Loss	13,323	1–4
6	Aug 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	30–2	Loss	25,773	1–5
7	Aug 9	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–27	Loss	25,219	1–6
8	Aug 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	42–19	Loss	15,220	1–7
9	Aug 24	at Toronto Argonauts	28–21	Loss	17,182	1–8
10	Aug 30	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–6	Win	28,451	2–8
11	Bye
12	Sept 15	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	18–16	Win	19,567	3–8
13	Sept 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24–21	Loss	26,813	3–9
14	Sept 27	at Calgary Stampeders	24–17	Loss	21,607	3–10
15	Oct 5	vs. Calgary Stampeders	31–27	Loss	15,025	3–11
16	Oct 14	vs. Montreal Alouettes	25–18	Loss	14,080	3–12
17	Oct 19	at Montreal Alouettes	39–25	Loss	18,671	3–13
18	Oct 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–29	Loss	15,095	3–14
19	Nov 2	at BC Lions	35–24	Loss	18,308	3–15

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Awards and honours

CFL All-Stars

• WR – Joseph Rogers, CFL All-Star

Eastern All-Stars

• WR – Joseph Rogers, CFL Eastern All-Star
• LB – Lamar McGriggs, CFL Eastern All-Star
• DB – Kenny Wilhite, 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. "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-10.