1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders finished fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Adam Rita
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5	Tony Bailey	DE	St. Mary's
1	7	Rod Murphy	LB	Idaho State
2	15	Mike Malott	RB	Waterloo
3	23	Glenn McCausland	WR	Toronto
4	31	Obie Spanic	DT	Weber State

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue
			Score	Record
A	June 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 28–61	0–1	Winnipeg Stadium
B	June 29	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 27–28	0–2	Frank Clair Stadium

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	13	5	0	26	651	572	9–1	W1	Details
Baltimore CFLers	18	12	6	0	24	561	431	8-2	L1	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	14	504	578	5–5	L2	Details
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	0	8	480	647	3–7	L7	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	4	14	0	8	435	562	3–7	L3	Details
Shreveport Pirates	18	3	15	0	6	330	661	2–8	W2	Details

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	July 6	vs. Shreveport Pirates	W 40–10	1–0	18,134
2	July 15	vs. BC Lions	L 18–57	1–1	20,069
3	July 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 21–23	1–2	27,188
4	July 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 53–25	2–2	12,339
5	Aug 3	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 27–30	2–3	17,163
6	Aug 11	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 41–59	2–4	19,173
7	Aug 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 1–46	2–5	21,308
8	Aug 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–35	2–6	21,738
9	Sept 3	vs. Las Vegas Posse	W 54–50	3–6	17,732
10	Sept 10	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–28	3–7	17,321
11	Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	W 40–32	4–7	15,102
12	Sept 25	vs. Baltimore CFLers	L 27–42	4–8	20,764
13	Oct 1	at Baltimore CFLers	L 13–40	4–9	36,187
14	Oct 10	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–28	4–10	22,615
15	Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 22–24	4–11	21,029
16	Oct 22	at Sacramento Gold Miners	L 9–44	4–12	13,760
17	Oct 29	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 29–46	4–13	23,292
18	Nov 4	at Shreveport Pirates	L 24–28	4–14	32,011

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Semi-final	Sun, Nov 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–26	4–15	Winnipeg Stadium	18,888

Awards and honours

1994 CFL All-Stars

• None

Eastern All-Stars

• DE – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star
• LB – Daved Benefield, CFL Eastern All-Star