The following is an incomplete list of Ottawa Football Clubs head coaches in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and preceding Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU), and Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU). The current incarnation of the club, Ottawa Redblacks, are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario, and are members of the East Division of the CFL.

As defined in the 2021 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013). Consequently, this list includes figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1925, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1926–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present).

The club was founded as the Ottawa Football Club in 1876 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. The current Ottawa Redblacks head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie.

Key

+General# Number of coaches†  Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders categoryAchievementsAchievements during their Ottawa head coaching tenure

+Regular seasonGCGames coachedTTies = 1 pointWWins = 2 pointsPTSPointsLLosses = 0 pointsW%Winning percentage

+Playoffs and Grey CupPGCGames coachedPWWinsPLLossesPW%Winning percentage  

Head coaches Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2025 CFL season.  # Name Term  GC  W  L  T  PTS  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements1483117062.646413.250264208.667————364208.667————460600.000————562404.333————6†62404.333————7†63306.500—————1238110.292—————†61502.167—————†2414826.6254401.00013th Grey Cup championship14th Grey Cup championship861410.250————960600.000————10†60600.000—————†1201200.000————11124808.333————12†1587016.533431.2501336288056.77819127.63228th Grey Cup championship1419461264214.583————1519471284016.667202.000—1948–1950362510151.708633.500161951–1954522131042.4044401.00039th Grey Cup championship171955123906.250————18†196116755237.605351916.543 Annis Stukus Trophy winner Annis Stukus Trophy winner48th Grey Cup championship56th Grey Cup championship57th Grey Cup championship19563026060.536532.600 Annis Stukus Trophy winner Annis Stukus Trophy winner61st Grey Cup championship2017682904168.477589.471 Annis Stukus Trophy winner64th Grey Cup championship21291019018.345101.0002250411.100————232131806.143————241521304.133————25401129022.275101.000261477014.500101.00027361323026.361202.000281841408.222101.000292031706.150————301631306.188————31722349046.319————32——————————Team folded before Jenkins coached a game.331084462290.417743.571 Annis Stukus Trophy winner104th Grey Cup championship3428622012.214————35581839137.319101.00036–present—————.000————

Notes A running total of the number of coaches of Ottawa Football Clubs since 1904 (and therefore this is an incomplete list). Any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.

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