1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	George Brancato
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–12 record. As such, the Rough Riders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970.

Offseason

CFL draft

Main article: 1984 CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
Territorial	5	Michel Bourgeau	DT	Boise State
1	4	Maurice Martin	DB	Toronto
2	13	Dan Rashovich	LB	Simon Fraser
3	22	Damir Dupin	DL	Nevada-Las Vegas
6	49	Dave Maganja	OL	York
7	58	Mike White	DB	Waterloo
8	67	Barry Armstrong	DB	Ottawa

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
June 6	vs. Montreal Concordes	38–18	Loss	16,208	0–1
June 11	at Montreal Concordes	18–0	Win	11,042	1–1
June 18	at Toronto Argonauts	37–11	Win	27,005	2–1
June 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–27	Loss	16,129	2–2

Regular season

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	16	9	6	1	461	361	19
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	6	9	1	353	439	13
Montreal Concordes	16	6	9	1	386	404	13
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	4	12	0	354	507	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 30	at Edmonton Eskimos	32–31	Loss	32,441	0–1
2	July 7	vs. Calgary Stampeders	17–16	Win	20,042	1–1
3	July 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–9	Win	22,405	2–1
4	July 21	at Montreal Concordes	31–28	Win	19,758	3–1
5	July 29	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	46–24	Loss	23,575	3–2
6	August 5	at Toronto Argonauts	49–14	Loss	33,077	3–3
7	August 11	at BC Lions	34–21	Loss	37,560	3–4
8	August 17	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	46–17	Loss	24,204	3–5
9	Bye
10	August 31	vs. Toronto Argonauts	23–20	Loss	25,708	3–6
11	September 7	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	65–25	Loss	26,187	3–7
12	September 14	at Calgary Stampeders	23–21	Loss	20,120	3–8
13	September 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	32–23	Win	19,387	4–8
14	September 30	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	31–15	Loss	24,747	4–9
15	Bye
16	October 13	vs. BC Lions	33–17	Loss	21,280	4–10
17	October 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–14	Loss	18,101	4–11
18	October 28	vs. Montreal Concordes	29–24	Loss	17,162	4–12

Awards and honours

CFL awards

• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Bruce Walker (OT)

CFL All-Stars

• None