1991 Ottawa Rough Riders season

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Ottawa Rough Riders

| year = 1991

| record = 7–11

| division_place = 3rd, East

| coach = Joe Faragalli

| stadium = Frank Clair Stadium

| playoffs = Lost East Semi-Final

| uniform = File:CFL OTT Jersey 1990.png

| shortnavlink = Rough Riders seasons

}}

The 1991 Ottawa Rough Riders finished third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Offseason

= CFL draft=

scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Round ! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Pick ! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Player ! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Position ! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| School
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align="center" \|align=center\| 1	7	Brett MacNeil	OT	Boston University
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	19	Geoff Mitchell	RB	Weber State
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	27	Gerald Hlady	OG/DE	Windsor
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	35	Chris Flynn	QB	Saint Mary's
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	43	Sylvano Turrin	OG	Bishop's
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	51	Steven Baillargeon	WR	McGill
align="center" \|align=center\| 8	59	Pat Mahon	G	Western Ontario

=Preseason=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Game ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ddffdd" ! A \| Thu, June 27 \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 40–14 \| 1–0 \| Frank Clair Stadium \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! B \| Wed, July 3 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 32–45 \| 1–1 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 33,421

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ddffdd"

! A

| Thu, June 27

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 40–14

| 1–0

| Frank Clair Stadium

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! B

| Wed, July 3

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 32–45

| 1–1

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 33,421

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1991 CFL East Division standings}}{{cite web |title=CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg |archivedate=2009-09-23 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-07-16 }}

Regular season

=Schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Week ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Game ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 1 ! 1 \| Thu, July 11 \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| L 18–35 \| 0–1 \| Lansdowne Park \| 23,254
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 2 ! 2 \| Wed, July 17 \| at Edmonton Eskimos \| L 33–40 \| 0–2 \| Commonwealth Stadium \| 35,511
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 3 ! 3 \| Wed, July 24 \| vs. Calgary Stampeders \| L 28–42 \| 0–3 \| Lansdowne Park \| 18,788
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 4 ! 4 \| Fri, Aug 2 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 19–26 \| 0–4 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 24,743
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 5 ! 5 \| Thu, Aug 8 \| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 41–31 \| 1–4 \| Lansdowne Park \| 23,414
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 6 ! 6 \| Thu, Aug 15 \| vs. Edmonton Eskimos \| W 36–35 \| 2–4 \| Lansdowne Park \| 25,884
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 7 ! 7 \| Sat, Aug 24 \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 24–19 \| 3–4 \| Ivor Wynne Stadium \| 11,027
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 8 ! 8 \| Thu, Aug 29 \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 38–14 \| 4–4 \| Lansdowne Park \| 24,532
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 9 ! 9 \| Wed, Sept 4 \| at BC Lions \| L 20–24 \| 4–5 \| BC Place \| 28,107
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 9 ! 10 \| Sun, Sept 8 \| vs. BC Lions \| L 29–56 \| 4–6 \| Lansdowne Park \| 24,171
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 10 ! 11 \| Sat, Sept 14 \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 33–26 \| 5–6 \| Ivor Wynne Stadium \| 10,402
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 11 ! 12 \| Sun, Sept 22 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 8–40 \| 5–7 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 32,675
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 12 ! 13 \| Sun, Sept 29 \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| L 24–25 \| 5–8 \| Lansdowne Park \| 26,172
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 13 ! 14 \| Sun, Oct 6 \| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders \| W 42–25 \| 6–8 \| Lansdowne Park \| 22,038
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 14 ! 15 \| Sun, Oct 13 \| at Calgary Stampeders \| L 24–44 \| 6–9 \| McMahon Stadium \| 18,761
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 15 ! 16 \| Sun, Oct 20 \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| L 28–41 \| 6–10 \| Taylor Field \| 19,478
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 16 ! 17 \| Sat, Oct 26 \| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 46–20 \| 7–10 \| Lansdowne Park \| 23,060
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 17 ! 18 \| Sun, Nov 3 \| at Toronto Argonauts \| L 31–34 \| 7–11 \| SkyDome \| 36,001

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 1

| Thu, July 11

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 18–35

| 0–1

| Lansdowne Park

| 23,254

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 2

| Wed, July 17

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 33–40

| 0–2

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 35,511

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 3

| Wed, July 24

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 28–42

| 0–3

| Lansdowne Park

| 18,788

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 4

| Fri, Aug 2

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 19–26

| 0–4

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 24,743

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 5

| Thu, Aug 8

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 41–31

| 1–4

| Lansdowne Park

| 23,414

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

| Thu, Aug 15

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 36–35

| 2–4

| Lansdowne Park

| 25,884

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 7

| Sat, Aug 24

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 24–19

| 3–4

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 11,027

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

| Thu, Aug 29

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 38–14

| 4–4

| Lansdowne Park

| 24,532

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 9

| Wed, Sept 4

| at BC Lions

| L 20–24

| 4–5

| BC Place

| 28,107

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 9

! 10

| Sun, Sept 8

| vs. BC Lions

| L 29–56

| 4–6

| Lansdowne Park

| 24,171

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 10

! 11

| Sat, Sept 14

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 33–26

| 5–6

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 10,402

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 11

! 12

| Sun, Sept 22

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 8–40

| 5–7

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 32,675

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 12

! 13

| Sun, Sept 29

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 24–25

| 5–8

| Lansdowne Park

| 26,172

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 13

! 14

| Sun, Oct 6

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 42–25

| 6–8

| Lansdowne Park

| 22,038

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 14

! 15

| Sun, Oct 13

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 24–44

| 6–9

| McMahon Stadium

| 18,761

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 15

! 16

| Sun, Oct 20

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 28–41

| 6–10

| Taylor Field

| 19,478

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 16

! 17

| Sat, Oct 26

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 46–20

| 7–10

| Lansdowne Park

| 23,060

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 17

! 18

| Sun, Nov 3

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 31–34

| 7–11

| SkyDome

| 36,001

{{cite web|title=Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313002822/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm |archivedate=2009-03-13 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-07-10 }}

Postseason

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Round ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Ottawa Rough Riders\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! East Semi-Final \| Sun, Nov 10 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 8–26 \| 0–1 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 22,799

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! East Semi-Final

| Sun, Nov 10

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 8–26

| 0–1

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 22,799

Awards and honours

=1991 CFL All-Stars=

None

References

Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Ott

Category:1991 in sports in Ontario