The 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.

Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 1 Gerald Wilcox TE Weber State 3 17 Sean Foudy HB York 4 25 Tom Schimmer P Boise State 5 33 Nenad Radulovich Y Western Ontario 6 41 Trent Brown DB Alberta 7 49 Gord Weber LB Ottawa 8 57 Bob Forest LB Carleton

Preseason Date Opponent Result Record Attendance June 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–41 0–1 July 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 11–23 0–2 13,776

Regular season In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.81, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA,

Standings

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–29 0–1 22,232 2 July 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–21 0–2 23,016 3 July 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 32–43 0–3 23,695 4 Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders L 29–35 0–4 18,853 5 Aug 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–58 0–5 22,194 6 Aug 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 4–39 0–6 21,413 7 Aug 21 at Toronto Argonauts L 17–22 0–7 33,060 8 Aug 31 vs. BC Lions L 30–39 0–8 18,576 9 Sept 5 at BC Lions L 32–49 0–9 31,069 10 Sept 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 40–23 1–9 16,942 11 Sept 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 34–52 1–10 14,327 12 Sept 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–27 2–10 17,284 13 Oct 1 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 13–33 2–11 21,643 14 Oct 9 at Toronto Argonauts L 21–49 2–12 31,116 15 Oct 15 at Edmonton Eskimos L 11–55 2–13 30,920 16 Oct 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–32 2–14 14,416 17 Oct 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–14 3–14 20,541 18 Nov 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–10 4–14 13,757 Roster 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T C T G/T G G G T

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DE DT

Special teams K P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Italics indicate International player

Awards and honours CFL awards None

CFL All-Stars DS – Scott Flagel

References