Marked by two losing streaks, the 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division, with a 4–12 record. In the 1984 season, despite having the fifth-highest scoring offense, Ottawa had the league's worst defense, allowing 507 points scored. The Rough Riders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970. 1984 would be coach Al Brancato's last season with the Rough Riders.
Offseason
CFL draft
Round Pick Player Position SchoolTerritorial 5 Michel Bourgeau DT Boise State1 4 Maurice Martin DB Toronto 2 13 Dan Rashovich LB Simon Fraser3 22 Damir Dupin DL Nevada-Las Vegas6 49 Dave Maganja OL York7 58 Mike White DB Waterloo8 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
Standings
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 Roster 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen T G/T C G G T G G/C
Defensive linemen DT DT DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P K/P
Injured list C
Italics indicate International player
Awards and honours
CFL awards CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Bruce Walker (OT)
CFL All-Stars None CFL Eastern All-Stars DE – Greg Marshall LB – Al Washington DB – Ricky Barden
References