The Ottawa Rough Riders’ 1994 Season

Season Summary

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 0 2 0 0 55 89 L2 0-2-0
Regular Season 18 4 14 0 8 480 647 L7 0-6-0
    Home 9 2 7 0 4 276 346 L4 1-5-0
    Visitor 9 2 7 0 4 204 301 L4 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 10 3 7 0 6 279 334 L4 1-5-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 1 7 0 2 201 313 L3 1-5-0

Full 1994 League Standings

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.433 1-4-0 (5) 2-3-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.632 1-3-0 (4) 0-4-0 (4)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.222
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.389
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.722
Shreveport Pirates (2) 0.167
Baltimore CFL Colts (2) 0.667
BC Lions (1) 0.639
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.833
Edmonton Eskimos (1) 0.722
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.611
Sacramento Gold Miners (1) 0.528
Las Vegas Posse (1) 0.278

Team Scoring

19941993 +/-
Average Combined Score 62.61 +12.39
Average Winning Score 46.75 +18.00
Average Losing Score 20.93 +1.50
Average Home Score 30.67 +5.67
Average Visitor Score 22.67 +4.67
Average Margin of Victory 17.50 +12.75
Average Margin of Loss 16.93 +6.29

1994 Ottawa Rough Riders Attendance

  • Capacity: 30,927
  • Total: 172,099
  • High: 23,292
  • Avg: 19,122 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 1993 Avg: -2,924
  • Low: 17,163
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 61.83
  • Diff from League Avg: -2,618

More 1994 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach
  • Adam Rita (Feb. 16, 1994 – Feb. 14, 1995)

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Assistant Coaches
  • Charlie Carpenter – Offensive line
  • Don Blackwelder – Receivers
  • Jim Hillies – Defensive front
  • Paul Chryst – Special teams
  • Urban Bowman – Assistant Head Coach

Stadium

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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 373875 9253145 445195 9362155 276 (30.7)204 (22.7)480 (26.7)
Opponent 10969178 8883171 4959108 9490184 301 (33.4)346 (38.4)647 (35.9)

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 1 (1-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 4 (2-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 13 (1-12-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (0-6-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 5 (4-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 12 (0-12-0)
After 3rd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 14 (0-14-0)
After 4th 1 (1-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 14 (0-14-0)
After OT1 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 1 – Danny Barrett
  • 1 – Jock Climie

Defensive Star

  • 1 – Brett Young

Lineman Star

  • 1 – Jessie Small

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Player Awards and Nominations

1994 Most Outstanding
  • Player — John Kropke (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — John Kropke (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Mike Graybill (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Jim Mills (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Gerry Collins (Team Nominee)

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (5)   Tony Bailey (DE) Saint Mary's
1–3 (7)   Rod Murphy (LB) Idaho State
2–2 (15)   Mike Malott (RB) Waterloo
3–2 (23)   Glenn McCausland (WR) Toronto
4–2 (31)   Obie Spanic (DT) Weber State
5–2   Forfeited pick for 1993 Supplemental Draft Pick
6–2   Forfeited pick for 1993 Supplemental Draft Pick Anthony Oxley

Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 All-Star Selections

2 All-Division Selections
DE John Kropke
LB Daved Benefield

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Sat. June 25 8:30 PM
 OTT 28 @ WPG 61 L 29,376  
B
Wed. June 29 7:00 PM
 HAM 28 @ OTT 27 L 16,112  
1
Wed. July 6 7:30 PM
 SHR 10 @ OTT 40 W 18,134 TSN
2
Fri. July 15 7:30 PM
 BC 57 @ OTT 18 L 17,491 TSN
3
Wed. July 20 9:30 PM
 OTT 21 @ EDM 23 L 27,188 TSN
4
Thu. July 28 7:00 PM
 OTT 53 @ HAM 25 W 12,339 CBC
5
Wed. Aug. 3 7:30 PM
 CGY 30 @ OTT 27 L 17,163 TSN , ESPN2
6
Thu. Aug. 11 7:00 PM
 WPG 59 @ OTT 41 L 19,173  
7
Wed. Aug. 17 8:30 PM
 OTT 1 @ WPG 46 L 21,308 ESPN, TSN
8
Fri. Aug. 26 9:30 PM
 OTT 19 @ SSK 35 L 21,738 TSN
9
Sat. Sept. 3 8:00 PM
 LV 50 @ OTT 54 OT W 17,732 CBC
10
Sat. Sept. 10 8:00 PM
 HAM 28 @ OTT 18 L 17,321 CBC
11
Sun. Sept. 18 1:30 PM
 OTT 40 @ TOR 32 W 15,102 CBC
12
Sun. Sept. 25 1:00 PM
 BAL 42 @ OTT 27 L 20,764  
13
Sat. Oct. 1 7:30 PM
 OTT 13 @ BAL 40 L 36,187 TSN
14
Mon. Oct. 10 3:00 PM
 OTT 24 @ CGY 28 L 22,615 CBC
15
Sun. Oct. 16 7:00 PM
 TOR 24 @ OTT 22 L 21,029 TSN
16
Sat. Oct. 22 10:30 PM
 OTT 9 @ SAC 44 L 13,760  
17
Sat. Oct. 29 1:00 PM
 SSK 46 @ OTT 29 L 23,292  
18
Fri. Nov. 4 10:30 PM
 OTT 24 @ SHR 28 L 32,011 TSN
P1
Sun. Nov. 13 2:00 PM
 OTT 16 @ WPG 26 L 18,888 CBC