The Ottawa Rough Riders’ 1982 Season

Season Summary

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 72 63 W2 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 5 11 0 10 376 462 L1 3-3-0
    Home 8 3 5 0 6 201 224 L1 2-4-0
    Visitor 8 2 6 0 4 175 238 W1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 6 2 4 0 4 155 138 L1 2-4-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 3 7 0 6 221 324 W1 3-3-0

Full 1982 League Standings

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.417 1-2-0 (3) 1-2-0 (3)
Non-Divisional 0.588 2-3-0 (5) 1-4-0 (5)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.531
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.594
Montreal Concordes (2) 0.125
BC Lions (2) 0.563
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.594
Edmonton Eskimos (2) 0.688
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.406
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.688

Team Scoring

19821981 +/-
Average Combined Score 52.38 +5.38
Average Winning Score 39.80 +13.40
Average Losing Score 16.09 +0.27
Average Home Score 25.13 +1.88
Average Visitor Score 21.88 +6.88
Average Margin of Victory 19.20 +5.80
Average Margin of Loss 16.55 -2.27

1982 Ottawa Rough Riders Attendance

  • Capacity: 34,972
  • Total: 182,201
  • High: 32,946
  • Avg: 22,775 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1981 Avg: +3,093
  • Low: 17,227
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 65.12
  • Diff from League Avg: -6,603

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1982 home stadium: Lansdowne Park
  • Capacity: 34,972
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1975 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Ottawa 504292 513889 484189 5254106 201 (25.1)175 (21.9)376 (23.5)
Opponent 6242104 6487151 6247109 366298 238 (29.8)224 (28.0)462 (28.9)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (3-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (0-3-0) 4 (1-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 7 (4-3-0) 4 (1-3-0) 5 (0-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 11 (1-10-0)
After 3rd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (1-4-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 11 (1-10-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (0-11-0)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 2 – Alvin Walker
  • 1 – Chris Isaac

Defensive Star

  • 1 – Billy Hardee

Lineman Star

  • 1 – Val Belcher
  • 1 – Gary Dulin

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Player Awards and Nominations

1982 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Alvin “Skip” Walker (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Greg Marshall (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Rudy Phillips (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Bruce Walker (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Chris Isaac (Winner)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
3–8 (26)   Terry Cahill (DB) East Stroudsburg
4–8 (35)   Bruce Milks (DB) Southern Arkansas
5–8 (44)   Terry Elik (LB) Simon Fraser
6–8 (53)   Greg Clarke (QB) British Columbia (UBC)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1982 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections
RB Alvin “Skip” Walker*
G Val Belcher
G Rudy Phillips
7 All-Division Selections
RB Alvin “Skip” Walker
G Rudy Phillips
G Val Belcher
DT Gary Dulin
DE Greg Marshall
CB Carl Brazley
K Gerry Organ

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Sat. June 12
OTT 5 @ HAM 11 L 12,906  
B
Thu. June 17 8:00 PM
 TOR 26 @ OTT 10 L 15,075  
C
Tue. June 22 7:30 PM
 OTT 26 @ MTL 13 W 7,665  
D
Tue. June 29
MTL 13 @ OTT 31 W 14,997  
1
Sun. July 11 1:30 PM
 EDM 55 @ OTT 7 L 21,435 CTV
2
Sat. July 17 9:00 PM
 OTT 14 @ HAM 20 L 15,819 CBC
4
Thu. July 29 8:00 PM
 MTL 5 @ OTT 55 W 18,991 R/C
5
Fri. Aug. 6 9:30 PM
 OTT 19 @ CGY 30 L 28,038 CTV
6
Thu. Aug. 12 8:00 PM
 SSK 26 @ OTT 19 L 21,455 CBC
7
Thu. Aug. 19 8:00 PM
 OTT 25 @ TOR 35 L 38,258 CTVE
8
Sat. Aug. 28 9:00 PM
 OTT 20 @ WPG 27 L 25,904 CBC
9
Fri. Sept. 3 8:00 PM
 BC 45 @ OTT 13 L 20,609 CTV
10
Sun. Sept. 12 4:00 PM
 OTT 11 @ EDM 47 L 54,622 CBC
11
Sat. Sept. 18 1:30 PM
 WPG 28 @ OTT 38 W 17,227 CBC
12
Fri. Sept. 24 9:00 PM
 OTT 30 @ SSK 19 W 27,601  
13
Sun. Oct. 3 1:30 PM
 HAM 18 @ OTT 13 L 23,670 CTV
15
Sat. Oct. 16 11:00 PM
 OTT 22 @ BC 28 L 20,068 CTV
16
Sat. Oct. 23 1:30 PM
 CGY 19 @ OTT 42 W 32,946 CTV
17
Sun. Oct. 31 1:30 PM
 OTT 34 @ MTL 32 W 17,179 CBCE
18
Sat. Nov. 6 1:30 PM
 TOR 28 @ OTT 14 L 25,868 CTV
P1
Sun. Nov. 14 1:00 PM
 OTT 30 @ HAM 20 W 20,087 CTV
P2
Sun. Nov. 21 1:00 PM
 OTT 7 @ TOR 44 L 43,432 CBC