2002 Ottawa Renegades season

The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL. The Renegades finished 4th place in the East division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

2002 Ottawa Renegades season
Head coach	Joe Paopao
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	1	Alexandre Gauthier	OL	Laval
1	2	Mike Vilimek	RB	Simon Fraser
2	10	D.J. Owchar	DL	Bowling Green
2	11	Pat Fleming	P	Bowling Green
2	12	Brock Ralph	WR	Wyoming
3	19	Kevin Lawrence	RB	Northwestern
5	37	Youdlain Marcellus	DB	University of Buffalo
6	46	Tyler Paopao	QB	Occidental College

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Score	Att.	Record
B	June 13	Toronto Argonauts	Frank Clair Stadium	18–11	19,213	0–1
C	June 20	Montreal Alouettes	Molson Stadium	36–6	19,120	0–2

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	1	587	407	27
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	0	344	482	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	1	427	524	15
Ottawa Renegades	18	4	14	0	2	356	550	10

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Score	Att.	Record
1	June 28	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Frank Clair Stadium	30–27 (OT)	26,898	0–1
2	July 4	Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	40–24	30,152	0–2
3	July 11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Frank Clair Stadium	25–24	22,436	1–2
4	July 17	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	55–7	26,671	1–3
5	July 25	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Frank Clair Stadium	38–37	24,335	2–3
6	Aug 1	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	24–8	18,734	2–4
7	Aug 8	Montreal Alouettes	Frank Clair Stadium	29–6	26,331	2–5
8	Aug 15	BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	22–18	15,258	2–6
9	Aug 22	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	30–9	15,249	2–7
10	Aug 30	BC Lions	Frank Clair Stadium	28–4	22,343	2–8
11	Sept 7	Toronto Argonauts	Frank Clair Stadium	30–25	21,604	2–9
12	Sept 14	Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	26–12	31,891	3–9
13	Sept 22	Calgary Stampeders	Frank Clair Stadium	26-22 (OT)	23,136	3–10
14	Sept 30	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Taylor Field	29–11	20,098	3–11
15	Oct 6	Edmonton Eskimos	Frank Clair Stadium	37–34	20,576	3–12
16	Bye
17	Oct 20	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	29–12	24,932	3–13
18	Oct 26	Montreal Alouettes	Frank Clair Stadium	43–34	26,411	3–14
19	Nov 3	Montreal Alouettes	Molson Stadium	26–25	20,002	4–14

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Awards and honours

• Ricky Bell, Cornerback, CFLPA All-Star
• Michael Boireau, Defensive End, CFLPA All-Star
• John Grace, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
• John Grace, Linebacker, CFL Eastern All-Star
• John Grace, Linebacker, CFLPA All-Star
• Jimmy Oliver, Wide Receiver, CFL Eastern All-Star
• Val St. Germain, Offensive Tackle, CFLPA Eastern All-Star
• Gerald Vaughn, Halfback, CFLPA 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. "2002 Ottawa Renegades (CFL) - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.

External links

• Ottawa Football
• Ottawa football community
• Official online home of Renegade Nation
• CFL Historical Ottawa Renegades (Archived 2009-10-22)
• Ottawa Renegades Football Journal