The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL. The Renegades finished fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School11Alexandre GauthierOLLaval 12Mike VilimekRBSimon Fraser 210D.J. Owchar DLBowling Green211Pat FlemingP Bowling Green 212Brock RalphWRWyoming319Kevin LawrenceRBNorthwestern537Youdlain MarcellusDBBuffalo 646Tyler PaopaoQBOccidental

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record B Thu, June 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 11–18 0–1 Frank Clair Stadium 19,213 C Thu, June 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 6–36 0–2 Molson Stadium 19,120

Regular season Season standings

Regular season Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Fri, June 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–30 0–1 Frank Clair Stadium 26,898 2 2 Thu, July 4 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–40 0–2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,152 3 3 Thu, July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–24 1–2 Frank Clair Stadium 22,436 4 4 Wed, July 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–55 1–3 Canad Inns Stadium 26,671 5 5 Thu, July 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–37 2–3 Frank Clair Stadium 24,335 6 6 Thu, Aug 1 at Toronto Argonauts L 8–24 2–4 SkyDome 18,734 7 7 Thu, Aug 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 6–29 2–5 Frank Clair Stadium 26,331 8 8 Thu, Aug 15 at BC Lions L 18–22 2–6 BC Place Stadium 15,258 9 9 Thu, Aug 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 9–30 2–7 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,249 10 10 Fri, Aug 30 vs. BC Lions L 4–28 2–8 Frank Clair Stadium 22,343 11 11 Sat, Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 25–30 2–9 Frank Clair Stadium 21,604 12 12 Sat, Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 26–12 3–9 McMahon Stadium 31,891 13 13 Sun, Sept 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 26-22 3–10 Frank Clair Stadium 23,136 14 14 Sat, Sept 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–29 3–11 Taylor Field 20,098 15 15 Mon, Oct 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 34–37 3–12 Frank Clair Stadium 20,576 16 Bye 17 16 Sun, Oct 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 12–29 3–13 SkyDome 24,932 18 17 Sat, Oct 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 34–43 3–14 Frank Clair Stadium 26,411 19 18 Sun, Nov 3 at Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 4–14 Molson Stadium 20,002

Roster 2002 Ottawa Renegades final rosterQuarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G G T T T C/G

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams P K

Injured list DE C RB DE RB WR FB DB LB G LB

Italics indicate American player

Awards and honours Ricky Bell, Cornerback, CFLPA All-Star Michael Boireau, Defensive End, CFLPA All-Star John Grace, Linebacker, CFL All-Star John Grace, Linebacker, CFL Eastern All-Star John Grace, Linebacker, CFLPA All-Star Jimmy Oliver, Wide Receiver, CFL Eastern All-Star Val St. Germain, Offensive Tackle, CFLPA Eastern All-Star Gerald Vaughn, Halfback, CFLPA All-Star

References

External links Ottawa Football Ottawa football community Official online home of Renegade Nation CFL Historical Ottawa Renegades (Archived 2009-10-22) Ottawa Renegades Football Journal