The 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
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
|
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
|
In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.[1]
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
|
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