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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, they did not join the CFL until it 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 Championships Division Championships Regular season Championships
Season League Finish Wins Losses Ties Playoffs
Ottawa Rough Riders
1898 ORFU 1st 6 0 0 Won Dominion Championship (Varsity) 7-3
1899 ORFU 2nd 5 1 0 Lost League Playoff (Granites) 8-0
1900 ORFU 1st 4 2 0 Won League Playoff (Argonauts) 20-12
Won Dominion Championship (Brockville) 17-10
1901 ORFU 2nd 4 2 0
1902 ORFU 1st 2 0 0 Won Dominion Championship (OC) 5-0
1903 QRFU 1st 5 1 0 No Dominion Championship played in this year
1904 QRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1905 QRFU 1st 6 0 0 Lost Dominion Championship (Varsity) 11-9
1906 QRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1907 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
1908 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Lost League Playoff (Tigers) 11-9
1909 IRFU 2nd 5 1 0 Won League Playoff (Tigers) 14-8
Lost Eastern Semi-Final (Varsity) 31-7
1910 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1911 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1912 IRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1913 IRFU 2nd 4 2 0
1914 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1915 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
1916 season cancelled (World War I)
1917 season cancelled (World War I)
1918 season cancelled (World War I)
1919 IRFU 4th 2 4 0
1920 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1921 IRFU 2nd 3 3 0
1922 IRFU 4th 0 5 1
1923 IRFU 4th 1 5 0
1924 IRFU 3rd 2 4 0
Ottawa Senators
1925 IRFU 1st 4 1 1 Won East Finals (Queen's) 11-2
Won Grey Cup (Tammany Tigers) 24-1
1926 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Won East Finals (Beachers) 7-6
Won Grey Cup (Varsity Blues) 10-7
1927 IRFU 2nd 3 2 1
1928 IRFU 4th 1 4 1
1929 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1930 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
Ottawa Rough Riders
1931 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1932 IRFU 4th 0 6 0
1933 IRFU 3rd 3 3 0
1934 IRFU 4th 1 5 0
1935 IRFU 3rd 5 4 0
1936 IRFU 2nd 3 3 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tigers) 3-2
Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2-0 series (22-6 points)
Lost Grey Cup (Imperials) 26-20
1937 IRFU 2nd 3 3 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 1-1 series (21-16 points)
1938 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 0-2 series (14-4 points)
1939 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Won 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) 8-7
1940 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 2-0 series (20-2 points)
Won Grey Cup (Beachers) 2-0 series (20-7 points)
1941 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 1-1 series (18-17 points)
Won East Finals (Wildcats) 7-2
Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 18-16
1942 season cancelled (World War II)
1943 season cancelled (World War II)
1944 season cancelled (World War II)
1945 IRFU 1st 5 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 1-1 series (33-18 points)
1946 IRFU 3rd 6 4 2
1947 IRFU 1st 8 4 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 0-2 series (24-0 points)
1948 IRFU 1st 10 2 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 1-1 series (34-28 points)
Won East Finals (Wildcats) 19-0
Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 12-7
1949 IRFU 1st 11 1 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 0-2 series (36-20 points)
1950 IRFU 4th 4 7 1
1951 IRFU 1st 7 5 0 Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2-0 series (28-16 points)
Won East Finals (Imperials) 43-17
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21-14
1952 IRFU 3rd 5 7 0
1953 IRFU 3rd 7 7 0
1954 IRFU 4th 2 12 0
1955 IRFU 4th 3 9 0
1956 IRFU 3rd 7 7 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 46-21
1957 IRFU 2nd 8 6 0 Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 24-15
1958 CFL 3rd I.R.F.U. 6 8 0 Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26-12
Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-2 series (54-14 points)
1959 CFL 2nd I.R.F.U. 8 6 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 26-12
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1-1 series (26-24 points)
1960 CFL 2nd, East 9 5 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 30-14
Won East Finals (Argonauts) 2-0 series (54-41 points)
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 16-6
1961 CFL 2nd, East 8 6 0 Lost East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 43-19
1962 CFL 2nd, East 6 7 1 Lost East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 18-17
1963 CFL 2nd, East 9 5 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 17-5
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1-1 series (63-35 points)
1964 CFL 2nd, East 8 5 1 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 27-0
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 1-1 series (39-38 points)
1965 CFL 2nd, East 7 7 0 Won East Semi-Finals (Alouettes) 36-7
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-1-1 series (25-20 points)
1966 CFL 1st, East 11 3 0 Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2-0 series (72-17 points)
Lost Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29-14
1967 CFL 2nd, East 9 4 1 Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 38-22
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-2 series (37-3 points)
1968 CFL 1st, East 9 3 2 Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1-1 series (47-27 points)
Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 24-21
1969 CFL 1st, East 11 3 0 Won East Finals (Argonauts) 1-1 series (46-25 points)
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 29-11
1970 CFL 4th, East 4 10 0
1971 CFL 3rd, East 6 8 0 Lost East Semi-Finals (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) 23-4
1972 CFL 2nd, East 11 3 0 Won East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 14-11
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 19-7
1973 CFL 1st, East 9 5 0 Won East Final (Alouettes) 23-14
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 22-18
1974 CFL 2nd, East 7 9 0 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21-19
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 14-4
1975 CFL 1st, East 10 5 1 Lost East Final (Alouettes) 20-10
1976 CFL 1st, East 9 6 1 Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17-15
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 23-20
1977 CFL 2nd, East 8 8 0 Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 21-16
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21-18
1978 CFL 1st, East 11 5 0 Lost East Final (Alouettes) 21-16
1979 CFL 2nd, East 8 6 2 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29-26
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 17-6
1980 CFL 3rd, East 7 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 25-21
1981 CFL 2nd, East 5 11 0 Won East Semi-Final (Montreal Alouettes) 20-16
Won East Final (Tiger-Cats) 17-13
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26-23
1982 CFL 3rd, East 5 11 0 Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 30-20
Lost East Final (Argonauts) 44-7
1983 CFL 2nd, East 8 8 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 33-31
1984 CFL 4th, East 4 12 0
1985 CFL 3rd, East 7 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Concordes) 30-20
1986 CFL 4th, East 3 14 1
1987 CFL 4th, East 3 15 0
1988 CFL 4th, East 2 16 0
1989 CFL 4th, East 4 14 0
1990 CFL 3rd, East 7 11 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 34-25
1991 CFL 3rd, East 7 11 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26-8
1992 CFL 3rd, East 9 9 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 29-28
1993 CFL 3rd, East 4 14 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 21-10
1994 CFL 4th, East 4 14 0 Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 26-16
1995 CFL 8th, North 3 15 0
1996 CFL 4th, East 3 15 0
Regular Season Totals (1898-1996) 478 522 17
Playoff Totals (1898-1996) 51 77
Grey Cup Totals (1909-1996) 9 6
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