1989 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.

1989 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Steve Goldman
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

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

Preseason

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

Regular season

In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.[1]

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	6	0	519	517	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	369	428	14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	408	462	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	0	426	630	8

Schedule

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

[2]

Awards and honours

CFL Awards

• None

CFL All-Stars

• DS – Scott Flagel

References

1. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.81, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1989cflott.html