1984 Ottawa Rough Riders season explained

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

See 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	Results	Attendance
Score	Record
June 6	vs. Montreal Concordes	L 18–38	0–1	16,208
June 11	at Montreal Concordes	W 18–0	1–1	11,042
June 18	at Toronto Argonauts	W 37–11	2–1	27,005
June 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 27–39	2–2	16,129

Regular season

Schedule

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

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Awards and honours

CFL awards

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

CFL All-Stars

• None

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.