List of Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

This is an incomplete list of seasons competed by the Ottawa Rough Riders, a Canadian Football League team. While the team was founded in 1876, it did not join the CFL until the later was founded in 1958. The franchise folded in 1996 due to poor management and would not see another team until the Ottawa Renegades franchise. Throughout their history, the Rough Riders have won nine Grey Cups.

Grey Cup/Dominion Championships Division Championships* Regular season championships^
League
Season
Rough Riders
Season
League Division Finish Wins Losses Ties Playoffs
Ottawa Rough Riders
1898 1898 ORFU†* 1st^ 6 0 0 Won Dominion Championship (Varsity) 7–3
1899 1899 ORFU 2nd 5 1 0 Lost League Playoff (Granites) 8–0
1900 1900 ORFU†* 1st^ 4 2 0 Won League Playoff (Argonauts) 20–12
Won Dominion Championship (Brockville) 17–10
1901 1901 ORFU 2nd 4 2 0
1902 1902 ORFU†* 1st^ 2 0 0 Won Dominion Championship (College) 5–0
1903 1903 QRFU 1st^ 5 1 0 No Dominion Championship played in this year
1904 1904 QRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1905 1905 QRFU* 1st^ 6 0 0 Lost Dominion Championship (Varsity) 11–9
1906 1906 QRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1907 1907 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
1908 1908 IRFU 1st^ 5 1 0 Lost League Playoff (Tigers) 11–9
1909 1909 IRFU* 2nd 5 1 0 Won League Playoff (Tigers) 14–8
Lost Eastern Semi-Final (Varsity) 31–7
1910 1910 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1911 1911 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1912 1912 IRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1913 1913 IRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1914 1914 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1915 1915 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
1916 season cancelled (World War I)
1917 season cancelled (World War I)
1918 season cancelled (World War I)
1919 1919 IRFU 4th 2 4 0
1920 1920 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1921 1921 IRFU 2nd 3 3 0
1922 1922 IRFU 4th 0 5 1
1923 1923 IRFU 4th 1 5 0
1924 1924 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
Ottawa Senators
1925 1925 IRFU†* 1st^ 4 1 1 Won East Finals (Queen's) 11–2
Won Grey Cup (Tammany Tigers) 24–1
1926 1926 IRFU†* 1st^ 5 1 0 Won East Finals (Beachers) 7–6
Won Grey Cup (Varsity Blues) 10–7
1927 1927 IRFU 2nd 3 2 1
1928 1928 IRFU 4th 1 4 1
1929 1929 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1930 1930 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
Ottawa Rough Riders
1931 1931 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1932 1932 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1933 1933 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1934 1934 IRFU 4th 1 5 0
1935 1935 IRFU 3rd 5 4 0
1936 1936 IRFU* 2nd 3 3 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tigers) 3–2
Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (22–6 points)
Lost Grey Cup (Imperials) 26–20
1937 1937 IRFU 2nd 3 3 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (21–16 points)
1938 1938 IRFU 1st^ 5 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 0–2 series (14–4 points)
1939 1939 IRFU* 1st^ 5 1 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (39–6 points)
Won East Finals (Imperials) 2–0 series (22–6 points)
Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 8–7
1940 1940 IRFU†* 1st^ 5 1 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (20–2 points)
Won Grey Cup (Beachers) 2–0 series (20–7 points)
1941 1941 ECU* 1st^ 5 1 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (18–17 points)
Won East Finals (Wildcats) 7–2
Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 18–16
1942 1942 OCSRFU 1st^ 3 1 0 Lost OCSRFU Finals (RCAF Uplands) 9–0
1943 season cancelled (World War II)
1944 season cancelled (World War II)
1945 1945 IRFU 1st^ 5 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (33–18 points)
1946 1946 IRFU 3rd 6 4 2
1947 1947 IRFU 1st^ 8 4 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 0–2 series (24–0 points)
1948 1948 IRFU* 1st^ 10 2 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Alouettes) 1–1 series (34–28 points)
Won East Finals (Tigers) 19–0
Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 12–7
1949 1949 IRFU 1st^ 11 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Alouettes) 0–2 series (36–20 points)
1950 1950 IRFU 4th 4 7 1
1951 1951 IRFU†* 1st^ 7 5 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series (28–16 points)
Won East Finals (Imperials) 43–17
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21–14
1952 1952 IRFU 3rd 5 7 0
1953 1953 IRFU 3rd 7 7 0
1954 1954 IRFU 4th 2 12 0
1955 1955 IRFU 4th 3 9 0
1956 1956 IRFU 3rd 7 7 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 46–21
1957 1957 IRFU 2nd 8 6 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 24–15
1958 1958 CFL I.R.F.U. 3rd 6 8 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26–12
Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series (54–14 points)
1959 1959 CFL I.R.F.U. 2nd 8 6 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26–12
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (26–24 points)
1960 1960 CFL I.R.F.U.* 2nd 9 5 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 30–14
Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (54–41 points)
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 16–6
1961 1961 CFL East 2nd 8 6 0 Lost East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 43–19
1962 1962 CFL East 2nd 6 7 1 Lost East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 18–17
1963 1963 CFL East 2nd 9 5 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 17–5
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (63–35 points)
1964 1964 CFL East 2nd 8 5 1 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 27–0
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (39–38 points)
1965 1965 CFL East 2nd 7 7 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 36–7
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–1-1 series (25–20 points)
1966 1966 CFL East* 1st^ 11 3 0 Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series (72–17 points)
Lost Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29–14
1967 1967 CFL East 2nd 9 4 1 Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 38–22
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series (37–3 points)
1968 1968 CFL East* 1st^ 9 3 2 Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (47–27 points)
Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 24–21
1969 1969 CFL East* 1st^ 11 3 0 Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (46–25 points)
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29–11
1970 1970 CFL East 4th 4 10 0
1971 1971 CFL East 3rd 6 8 0 Lost East Semi-Finals (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) 23–4
1972 1972 CFL East 2nd 11 3 0 Won East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 14–11
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 19–7
1973 1973 CFL East* 1st^ 9 5 0 Won East Final (Alouettes) 23–14
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 22–18
1974 1974 CFL East 2nd 7 9 0 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21–19
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 14–4
1975 1975 CFL East 1st^ 10 5 1 Lost East Final (Alouettes) 20–10
1976 1976 CFL East* 1st^ 9 6 1 Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–15
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 23–20
1977 1977 CFL East 2nd 8 8 0 Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 21–16
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21–18
1978 1978 CFL East 1st^ 11 5 0 Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21–16
1979 1979 CFL East 2nd 8 6 2 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29–26
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 17–6
1980 1980 CFL East 3rd 7 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 25–21
1981 1981 CFL East* 2nd 5 11 0 Won East Semi-Final (Montreal Alouettes) 20–16
Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–13
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26–23
1982 1982 CFL East 3rd 5 11 0 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 30–20
Lost East Final (Argonauts) 44–7
1983 1983 CFL East 2nd 8 8 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 33–31
1984 1984 CFL East 4th 4 12 0
1985 1985 CFL East 3rd 7 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Concordes) 30–20
1986 1986 CFL East 4th 3 14 1
1987 1987 CFL East 4th 3 15 0
1988 1988 CFL East 4th 2 16 0
1989 1989 CFL East 4th 4 14 0
1990 1990 CFL East 3rd 7 11 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 34–25
1991 1991 CFL East 3rd 7 11 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26–8
1992 1992 CFL East 3rd 9 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29–28
1993 1993 CFL East 3rd 4 14 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21–10
1994 1994 CFL East 4th 4 14 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26–16
1995 1995 CFL North 8th 3 15 0
1996 1996 CFL East 4th 3 15 0
Regular season Totals (1898–1996) 481 523 17
Playoff Totals (1898–1996) 51 78
Grey Cup Totals (1909–1996) 9 6
Dominion Championship Totals (1898–1908) 3 1