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1980 Ottawa Rough Riders season |
Head coach |
George Brancato |
Home field |
Lansdowne Park |
Results |
Record |
7–9–0 |
Division place |
3rd, East |
Playoff finish |
Lost East Semi-Final |
Uniform |
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The 1980 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 3rd place in the East Division with a 7–9–0 record. They lost the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Rd |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School |
0 |
0 |
Gary Cook |
SB |
Carleton |
0 |
0 |
Glenn Cook |
CB |
Richmond |
1 |
6 |
Pat McBride |
RB |
North Dakota State |
2 |
11 |
Mark Philp |
RB |
Richmond |
2 |
13 |
Neville Edwards |
RB |
Western Ontario |
4 |
33 |
Wesley Woof |
WR |
Wilfrid Laurier |
5 |
42 |
Steve Shubat |
OT |
York |
6 |
51 |
Mike Szemeredy |
TE |
Toronto |
7 |
60 |
Elwin Worobec |
OG |
Utah |
Preseason
Date |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
June 10 |
at BC Lions |
26–26 |
Tie |
17,284 |
0–0–1 |
June 18 |
vs. Edmonton Eskimos |
25–13 |
Loss |
17,231 |
0–1–1 |
June 25 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
34–24 |
Loss |
28,352 |
0–2–1 |
July 1 |
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders |
29–3 |
Win |
16,765 |
1–2–1 |
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
July 8 |
vs. Calgary Stampeders |
26–20 |
Win |
21,064 |
1–0 |
2 |
July 15 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
41–23 |
Loss |
23,100 |
1–1 |
3 |
July 23 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
20–16 |
Win |
40,112 |
2–1 |
4 |
July 29 |
vs. Toronto Argonauts |
18–10 |
Loss |
28,742 |
2–2 |
5 |
Aug 5 |
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
13–3 |
Loss |
24,181 |
2–3 |
6 |
Aug 12 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
27–17 |
Win |
34,426 |
3–3 |
7 |
Aug 18 |
vs. Montreal Alouettes |
33–11 |
Win |
29,994 |
4–3 |
8 |
Aug 26 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
45–20 |
Loss |
42,728 |
4–4 |
9 |
Sept 7 |
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders |
31–21 |
Win |
20,681 |
5–4 |
10 |
Sept 14 |
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
20–19 |
Loss |
21,241 |
5–5 |
11 |
Sept 21 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
41–17 |
Loss |
33,156 |
5–6 |
12 |
Sept 28 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
49–24 |
Loss |
18,383 |
5–7 |
13 |
Oct 5 |
vs. Montreal Alouettes |
49–14 |
Win |
24,971 |
6–7 |
14 |
Oct 12 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
34–17 |
Loss |
31,919 |
6–8 |
15 |
Oct 18 |
at BC Lions |
27–7 |
Loss |
17,399 |
6–9 |
16 |
Oct 25 |
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
27–26 |
Win |
21,788 |
7–9 |
17 |
Bye |
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Postseason
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
East Semi-Final |
Nov 8 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
25–21 |
Loss |
17,420 |
Awards and honours
CFL All-Stars
Eastern All-Stars
CFL Awards
References
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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Lore |
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Important figures |
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Retired numbers |
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Dominion
Championships (3) |
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Grey Cup
Championships (9) |
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Eastern Division
Championships (15) |
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See also |
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