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1983 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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Head coach
  
George Brancato

Record
  
8–8–0

Home field
  
Lansdowne Park

Division place
  
2nd, East

Playoff finish
  
Lost in East Semi-Final

The 1983 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 2nd place in the East Division with an 8–8–0 record. This season marked the last time an Ottawa football team hosted a playoff game until 2015 when the second-year Ottawa REDBLACKS hosted the East Final, where the Rough Riders lost the East-Semi Final game to Hamilton by a score of 33–31.

Contents

CFL Awards

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Marshall (DE)
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Rudy Phillips (OG)

    • CFL All-Stars

  • RB – Alvin "Skip" Walker
  • OG – Rudy Phillips
  • OT – Kevin Powell
  • DT – Garry Dulin
  • DE – Greg Marshall

    • References

    1983 Ottawa Rough Riders season Wikipedia
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