1992 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1992 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Ron Smeltzer
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1992 Ottawa Rough Riders finished third place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Denny Chronopoulos	OG	Purdue
2	11	Ken Walcott	OG	Saint Mary's
2	16	Joe Sardo	OL	Hawaii
3	19	Dave Chaytors	DL	Utah
5	35	Rob Trebllcock	WR	Weber State
6	43	Mike Boone	LB	Queen's
7	51	Mike Doucette	CB	Ottawa
8	59	Ian Ployart	DB	Concordia

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Attendance	Record
June 25	vs. BC Lions	43–36	Win	14,276	1–0
July 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–19	Win	33,359	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	507	499	22
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	11	7	0	536	514	22
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	9	9	0	484	439	18
Toronto Argonauts	18	6	12	0	469	523	12

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	July 9	vs. Toronto Argonauts	53–42(OT)	Win	23,222	1–0
2	July 16	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–14	Win	23,594	2–0
3	July 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–13	Loss	20,117	2–1
4	July 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–25	Loss	25,625	2–2
5	Aug 6	at Edmonton Eskimos	29–14	Loss	25,113	2–3
6	Aug 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	32–11	Win	24,752	3–3
7	Aug 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–9	Win	24,020	4–3
8	Aug 26	at Toronto Argonauts	24–16	Loss	44,922	4–4
9	Sept 3	at BC Lions	33–27	Loss	20,997	4–5
10	Sept 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	44–31	Win	24,364	5–5
11	Sept 19	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	54–25	Win	17,682	6–5
12	Sept 27	vs. BC Lions	27–23	Win	24,938	7–5
13	Oct 4	at Calgary Stampeders	47–11	Loss	20,207	7–6
14	Oct 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	49–47	Loss	23,898	7–7
15	Oct 18	at Toronto Argonauts	10–4	Loss	26,337	7–8
16	Oct 25	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–9	Win	16,742	8–8
17	Oct 31	vs. Toronto Argonauts	31–12	Win	24,694	9–8
18	Nov 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–6	Loss	27,589	9–9

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Final score	Result	Attendance
East Semi-Final	Nov 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–28	Loss	21,412

Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Robert Smith (OG)

1992 CFL All-Stars

• WR – Stephen Jones, CFL All-Star
• OT – Robert Smith, CFL All-Star
• LB – Angelo Snipes, CFL All-Star
• CB – Less Browne, CFL All-Star
• DB – Anthony Drawhorn, CFL All-Star