| Team: | Ottawa Renegades |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Record: | 4–14 |
| Division Place: | 4th, East |
| Coach: | Joe Paopao |
| Stadium: | Frank Clair Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | none |
| No Prevseason: | true |
| Shortnavlink: | Renegades season |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL OTT Jersey 2002.png |
The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL. The Renegades finished fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alexandre Gauthier | OL | ||
| 1 | 2 | Mike Vilimek | RB | ||
| 2 | 10 | D.J. Owchar | DL | Bowling Green | |
| 2 | 11 | Pat Fleming | P | Bowling Green | |
| 2 | 12 | Brock Ralph | WR | Wyoming | |
| 3 | 19 | Kevin Lawrence | RB | Northwestern | |
| 5 | 37 | Youdlain Marcellus | DB | ||
| 6 | 46 | Tyler Paopao | QB | Occidental |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| B | Thu, June 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 11–18 | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | 19,213 | |
| C | Thu, June 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 6–36 | 0–2 | Molson Stadium | 19,120 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 | |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 28 | L 27–30 | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,898 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thu, July 4 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 24–40 | 0–2 | 30,152 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thu, July 11 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 25–24 | 1–2 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,436 | |
| 4 | 4 | Wed, July 17 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 7–55 | 1–3 | Canad Inns Stadium | 26,671 | |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, July 25 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–37 | 2–3 | Frank Clair Stadium | 24,335 | |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, Aug 1 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 8–24 | 2–4 | 18,734 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Thu, Aug 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 6–29 | 2–5 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,331 | |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 15 | at BC Lions | L 18–22 | 2–6 | BC Place Stadium | 15,258 | |
| 9 | 9 | Thu, Aug 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 9–30 | 2–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15,249 | |
| 10 | 10 | Fri, Aug 30 | vs. BC Lions | L 4–28 | 2–8 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,343 | |
| 11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 25–30 | 2–9 | Frank Clair Stadium | 21,604 | |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 26–12 | 3–9 | 31,891 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 26-22 | 3–10 | Frank Clair Stadium | 23,136 | |
| 14 | 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 11–29 | 3–11 | Taylor Field | 20,098 | |
| 15 | 15 | Mon, Oct 6 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 34–37 | 3–12 | Frank Clair Stadium | 20,576 | |
| 16 | Bye | |||||||
| 17 | 16 | Sun, Oct 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 12–29 | 3–13 | SkyDome | 24,932 | |
| 18 | 17 | Sat, Oct 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 34–43 | 3–14 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,411 | |
| 19 | 18 | Sun, Nov 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 26–25 | 4–14 | Molson Stadium | 20,002 |