1986 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1986 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–14–1 record, thereby failing to qualify for the post-season. Head coach Joe Moss was fired after posting a 3–10 record and replaced with Director of Player Personnel Tom Dimitroff on an interim basis.

1986 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Joe Moss Tom Dimitroff (Interim)
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	3–14–1
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform
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Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Michael Schad	OT	Queen's
2	13	Bob Harding	TE	York
3	23	Chuck Wust	DB	Acadia
4	29	Rob Taylor	DE/OL	Toronto
4	31	Angus Donnelly	DE	Carleton
6	49	Richard Storey	DL	McMaster
7	58	Devon Hanson	DB	York
8	67	Andre Van Vugt	OT	Windsor

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
June 12	at Montreal Alouettes	17–16	Loss	8,675	0–1
June 18	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–16	Win	13,621	1–1

Regular season

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	0	417	441	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	9	8	1	405	366	19
Montreal Alouettes	18	4	14	0	320	500	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	14	1	346	514	7

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 27	vs. Montreal Alouettes	20–11	Win	17,409	1–0
2	July 3	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–2	Win	15,877	2–0
3	July 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	31–15	Loss	21,266	2–1
4	July 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	49–39	Loss	33,922	2–2
5	July 24	vs. Montreal Alouettes	29–28	Loss	20,156	2–3
6	Aug 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–14	Loss	18,024	2–4
7	Bye
8	Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	25–19	Loss	23,177	2–5
9	Aug 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	46–14	Loss	23,918	2–6
10	Aug 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	25–12	Loss	22,347	2–7
11	Sept 4	at BC Lions	40–10	Loss	40,091	2–8
12	Sept 12	at Montreal Alouettes	29–28	Win	11,399	3–8
13	Sept 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–24	Loss	15,390	3–9
14	Sept 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–11	Loss	17,192	3–10
15	Oct 3	at Calgary Stampeders	41–21	Loss	26,074	3–11
16	Oct 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–16	Loss	13,572	3–12
17	Oct 19	at Toronto Argonauts	35–21	Loss	27,320	3–13
18	Bye
19	Nov 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	16–16	Tie	13,936	3–13–1
20	Nov 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–19	Loss	14,101	3–14–1

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Awards and honours

CFL Awards

• None

CFL All-Stars

• None

References

1. "1986 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".