This is an incomplete list of seasons competed by the Ottawa Rough Riders, a Canadian Football League team. While the team was founded in 1876, it did not join the CFL until the later was founded in 1958. The franchise folded in 1996 due to poor management and would not see another team until the Ottawa Renegades franchise. Throughout their history, the Rough Riders have won nine Grey Cups.
Grey Cup/Dominion Championships†Division Championships*Regular season championships^ LeagueSeasonRough RidersSeasonLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesTiesPlayoffs Ottawa Rough Riders18981898ORFU†*–1st^600Won Dominion Championship (Varsity) 7–318991899ORFU–2nd510Lost League Playoff (Granites) 8–019001900ORFU†*–1st^420Won League Playoff (Argonauts) 20–12Won Dominion Championship (Brockville) 17–1019011901ORFU–2nd42019021902ORFU†*–1st^200Won Dominion Championship (College) 5–019031903QRFU–1st^510No Dominion Championship played in this year19041904QRFU–3rd33019051905QRFU*–1st^600Lost Dominion Championship (Varsity) 11–919061906QRFU–2nd42019071907IRFU–3rd24019081908IRFU–1st^510Lost League Playoff (Tigers) 11–919091909IRFU*–2nd510Won League Playoff (Tigers) 14–8Lost Eastern Semi-Final (Varsity) 31–719101910IRFU–3rd33019111911IRFU–3rd33019121912IRFU–2nd42019131913IRFU–2nd42019141914IRFU–4th06019151915IRFU–3rd2401916season cancelled (World War I)1917season cancelled (World War I)1918season cancelled (World War I)19191919IRFU–4th24019201920IRFU–3rd33019211921IRFU–2nd33019221922IRFU–4th05119231923IRFU–4th15019241924IRFU–3rd240 Ottawa Senators19251925IRFU†*–1st^411Won East Finals (Queen's) 11–2Won Grey Cup (Tammany Tigers) 24–119261926IRFU†*–1st^510Won East Finals (Beachers) 7–6Won Grey Cup (Varsity Blues) 10–719271927IRFU–2nd32119281928IRFU–4th14119291929IRFU–4th06019301930IRFU–4th060 Ottawa Rough Riders19311931IRFU–4th06019321932IRFU–4th06019331933IRFU–3rd33019341934IRFU–4th15019351935IRFU–3rd54019361936IRFU*–2nd330Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tigers) 3–2Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (22–6 points)Lost Grey Cup (Imperials) 26–2019371937IRFU–2nd330Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (21–16 points) 19381938IRFU–1st^510Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 0–2 series (14–4 points)19391939IRFU*–1st^510Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (39–6 points)Won East Finals (Imperials) 2–0 series (22–6 points)Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 8–719401940IRFU†*–1st^510Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (20–2 points)Won Grey Cup (Beachers) 2–0 series (20–7 points)19411941ECU*–1st^510Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (18–17 points)Won East Finals (Wildcats) 7–2Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 18–1619421942OCSRFU–1st^310Lost OCSRFU Finals (RCAF Uplands) 9–01943season cancelled (World War II)1944season cancelled (World War II)19451945IRFU–1st^510Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (33–18 points)19461946IRFU–3rd64219471947IRFU–1st^840Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 0–2 series (24–0 points)19481948IRFU*–1st^1020Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Alouettes) 1–1 series (34–28 points)Won East Finals (Tigers) 19–0Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 12–719491949IRFU–1st^1110Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Alouettes) 0–2 series (36–20 points)19501950IRFU–4th47119511951IRFU†*–1st^750Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series (28–16 points)Won East Finals (Imperials) 43–17Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21–1419521952IRFU–3rd57019531953IRFU–3rd77019541954IRFU–4th212019551955IRFU–4th39019561956IRFU–3rd770Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 46–2119571957IRFU–2nd860Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 24–1519581958CFLI.R.F.U.3rd680Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26–12Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series (54–14 points)19591959CFLI.R.F.U.2nd860Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26–12Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (26–24 points)19601960CFL†I.R.F.U.*2nd950Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 30–14Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2–0 series (54–41 points)Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 16–619611961CFLEast2nd860Lost East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 43–1919621962CFLEast2nd671Lost East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 18–1719631963CFLEast2nd950Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 17–5Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (63–35 points)19641964CFLEast2nd851Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 27–0Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1–1 series (39–38 points)19651965CFLEast2nd770Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 36–7Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–1-1 series (25–20 points)19661966CFLEast*1st^1130Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series (72–17 points)Lost Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29–1419671967CFLEast2nd941Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 38–22Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series (37–3 points)19681968CFL†East*1st^932Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (47–27 points)Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 24–2119691969CFL†East*1st^1130Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1–1 series (46–25 points)Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29–1119701970CFLEast4th410019711971CFLEast3rd680Lost East Semi-Finals (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) 23–419721972CFLEast2nd1130Won East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 14–11Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 19–719731973CFL†East*1st^950Won East Final (Alouettes) 23–14Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 22–1819741974CFLEast2nd790Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21–19Lost East Final (Alouettes) 14–419751975CFLEast1st^1051Lost East Final (Alouettes) 20–1019761976CFL†East*1st^961Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–15Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 23–2019771977CFLEast2nd880Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 21–16Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21–1819781978CFLEast1st^1150Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21–1619791979CFLEast2nd862Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29–26Lost East Final (Alouettes) 17–619801980CFLEast3rd790Lost East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 25–2119811981CFLEast*2nd5110Won East Semi-Final (Montreal Alouettes) 20–16Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–13Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26–2319821982CFLEast3rd5110Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 30–20Lost East Final (Argonauts) 44–719831983CFLEast2nd880Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 33–3119841984CFLEast4th412019851985CFLEast3rd790Lost East Semi-Final (Concordes) 30–2019861986CFLEast4th314119871987CFLEast4th315019881988CFLEast4th216019891989CFLEast4th414019901990CFLEast3rd7110Lost East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 34–2519911991CFLEast3rd7110Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26–819921992CFLEast3rd990Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29–2819931993CFLEast3rd4140Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21–1019941994CFLEast4th4140Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26–1619951995CFLNorth8th315019961996CFLEast4th3150Regular season Totals (1898–1996)48152317Playoff Totals (1898–1996)5178Grey Cup Totals (1909–1996)96Dominion Championship Totals (1898–1908)31