The 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–12 record. As such, the Rough Riders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970.
Offseason
CFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| Territorial | 5 | Michel Bourgeau | DT | Boise State |
| 1 | 4 | Maurice Martin | DB | Toronto |
| 2 | 13 | Dan Rashovich | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | 22 | Damir Dupin | DL | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 6 | 49 | Dave Maganja | OL | York |
| 7 | 58 | Mike White | DB | Waterloo |
| 8 | 67 | Barry Armstrong | DB | Ottawa |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|
| June 6 | vs. Montreal Concordes | 38–18 | Loss | 16,208 | 0–1 |
| June 11 | at Montreal Concordes | 18–0 | Win | 11,042 | 1–1 |
| June 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | 37–11 | Win | 27,005 | 2–1 |
| June 22 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 39–27 | Loss | 16,129 | 2–2 |
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|
| 1 | June 30 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 32–31 | Loss | 32,441 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 7 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 17–16 | Win | 20,042 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 14 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 31–9 | Win | 22,405 | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 21 | at Montreal Concordes | 31–28 | Win | 19,758 | 3–1 |
| 5 | July 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 46–24 | Loss | 23,575 | 3–2 |
| 6 | August 5 | at Toronto Argonauts | 49–14 | Loss | 33,077 | 3–3 |
| 7 | August 11 | at BC Lions | 34–21 | Loss | 37,560 | 3–4 |
| 8 | August 17 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 46–17 | Loss | 24,204 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Bye |
| 10 | August 31 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 23–20 | Loss | 25,708 | 3–6 |
| 11 | September 7 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 65–25 | Loss | 26,187 | 3–7 |
| 12 | September 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | 23–21 | Loss | 20,120 | 3–8 |
| 13 | September 21 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 32–23 | Win | 19,387 | 4–8 |
| 14 | September 30 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 31–15 | Loss | 24,747 | 4–9 |
| 15 | Bye |
| 16 | October 13 | vs. BC Lions | 33–17 | Loss | 21,280 | 4–10 |
| 17 | October 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20–14 | Loss | 18,101 | 4–11 |
| 18 | October 28 | vs. Montreal Concordes | 29–24 | Loss | 17,162 | 4–12 |
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Awards and honours
References
