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The 1996 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. This was the final season in Ottawa Rough Riders franchise history as they folded after the season ended. Jim Gilstrap was the coach through the second game of the regular season before being fired and replaced with John Payne for the remainder of the season.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Rd
Pick
Player
Position
School
3
19
Sammie Brennan
DB
Bishop's
4
28
Grayson Shillingford
SB
British Columbia
5
37
Darcy Curtis
DT/OL
Simon Fraser
5
38
George Savard
OL
Ottawa
6
45
Robert McElwain
DB
Windsor
7
54
Micheal Hendricks
LB
Ottawa
Preseason
Date
Opponent
Final Score
Result
Attendance
Record
June 13
Montreal Alouettes
38–7
Loss
11,215
0–1
June 19
Toronto Argonauts
34–6
Loss
14,024
0–2
Regular season
Season standings
[ 1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Final Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
June 28
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
35–23
Loss
19,149
0–1
2
July 3
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
29–14
Loss
10,125
0–2
3
July 12
vs. BC Lions
32–21
Win
13,489
1–2
4
July 17
at Toronto Argonauts
34–4
Loss
17,288
1–3
5
July 25
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
34–18
Loss
13,323
1–4
6
Aug 3
at Edmonton Eskimos
30–2
Loss
25,773
1–5
7
Aug 9
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
31–27
Loss
25,219
1–6
8
Aug 15
vs. Toronto Argonauts
42–19
Loss
15,220
1–7
9
Aug 24
at Toronto Argonauts
28–21
Loss
17,182
1–8
10
Aug 30
vs. Montreal Alouettes
17–6
Win
28,451
2–8
11
Bye
12
Sept 15
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
18–16
Win
19,567
3–8
13
Sept 22
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
24–21
Loss
26,813
3–9
14
Sept 27
at Calgary Stampeders
24–17
Loss
21,607
3–10
15
Oct 5
vs. Calgary Stampeders
31–27
Loss
15,025
3–11
16
Oct 14
vs. Montreal Alouettes
25–18
Loss
14,080
3–12
17
Oct 19
at Montreal Alouettes
39–25
Loss
18,671
3–13
18
Oct 26
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
30–29
Loss
15,095
3–14
19
Nov 2
at BC Lions
35–24
Loss
18,308
3–15
[ 2]
Awards and honours
CFL All-Stars
Eastern All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also