Canadian football team season
The 1983 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in second place in the East Division with an 8–8 record. This season marked the last time an Ottawa football team hosted a playoff game until 2015 when the second-year Ottawa Redblacks hosted the East Final, where the Rough Riders lost the East-Semi Final game to Hamilton by a score of 33–31.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Rd
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
2
Steve Harrison
LB
British Columbia
2
11
Junior Robinson
DB
Guelph
3
20
Sam Benincasa
LB
Guelph
4
29
John Kane
OL
Michigan Tech
5
38
Courtney Taylor
DB
Wilfrid Laurier
6
47
Francois Payer
DE
Bishop's
7
56
Chris Rhora
DE
Acadia
8
65
Don Clow
WR
Acadia
Preseason
Date
Opponent
Final Score
Result
Attendance
Record
June 10
at Montreal Concordes
14–4
Loss
10,100
0–1
June 16
vs. Montreal Concordes
34–13
Loss
12,803
0–2
June 24
at Toronto Argonauts
31–15
Loss
28,107
0–3
June 29
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
47–40
Win
13,331
1–3
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
July 8
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26–25
Win
18,995
1–0
2
July 16
at Montreal Concordes
36–28
Loss
15,621
1–1
3
July 21
vs. Calgary Stampeders
27–16
Loss
18,621
1–2
4
July 28
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
44–4
Loss
18,622
1–3
5
Bye
6
Aug 13
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
24–22
Loss
14,729
1–4
7
Aug 19
vs. Toronto Argonauts
27–17
Loss
30,006
1–5
8
Aug 26
at Edmonton Eskimos
17–14
Win
49,880
2–5
9
Sept 2
vs. BC Lions
49–19
Win
22,234
3–5
10
Sept 9
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
29–28
Loss
23,475
3–6
11
Bye
12
Sept 25
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
29–25
Win
26,014
4–6
13
Oct 1
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
24–23
Win
24,404
5–6
14
Oct 8
at Calgary Stampeders
29–24
Win
24,167
6–6
15
Oct 16
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
42–23
Win
25,642
7–6
16
Oct 23
at Toronto Argonauts
20–19
Win
36,526
8–6
17
Oct 29
vs. Montreal Concordes
25–20
Loss
20,959
8–7
18
Nov 5
at BC Lions
40–13
Loss
42,901
8–8
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Postseason
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
East Semi-Final
Nov 13
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
33–31
Loss
28,524
Awards and honours
CFL Awards
CFL All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also