1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 3-15 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Gilstrap (0-2)
Coach: John Payne (3-13)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 15 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.
Ottawa managed just 353 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 524. David Archer directed the offense, slinging for 3,977 yards. Joseph Rogers led all receivers, grabbing 79 receptions for 1,253 yards. Bob Gordon was targeted regularly, too.
Dave Dinnall carried the ball for a team-high 404 yards for the Rough Riders.
Tommy Henry picked off 5 opponent throws. Jeff Cummins sacked opposing passers 8 times.
Jim Gilstrap and John Payne coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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29 | Melvin Aldridge | DB | July 22, 1970 | 6'2" | 195 | Murray St. | Pittsburgh, TX USA | 4 | |
89 | Travis Anderson | LB | February 18, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Iowa Central CC | Toronto, ON | 5 | |
18 | David Archer | QB | February 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 207 | Snow College (UT) | Fayetteville, NC USA | 18 | 16 |
68 | Duane Arrindell | OL | September 8, 1972 | 6'2" | 280 | Northern Illinois | Mississauga, ON | 8 | |
91 | Charles Barnes | 6'6" | 253 | Jackson State | 1 | ||||
19 | Reggie Barnes | RB | October 19, 1967 | 5'10" | 210 | Delaware State | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | |
95 | Ray Bernard | LB | May 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 225 | Bishop's | Laval, QC | 18 | |
61 | Kai Bjorn | OL | July 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 290 | Bishop's | Montreal, QC | 4 | |
87 | Andre Bolduc | SB | March 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Concordia | Alma, QC | 18 | |
22 | Sammie Brennan | DB | March 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Bishop's | Pembroke, ON | 17 | |
1 | Eddie Britton | WR | December 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 170 | Central State (OH) | Chicago, IL | 2 | |
24 | Kerry Brown | DB | February 12, 1972 | 6'5" | 210 | Pacific | Boynton, FL | 1 | |
90 | Swift Burch | DT | May 8, 1969 | 6'4" | 255 | Temple | Washington, DC | 16 | |
57 | Chris Burns | T | December 12, 1972 | 6'4" | 292 | Portland State | Greenwich, CT | 18 | |
37 | Jermaine Chaney | DB | April 6, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | Indiana | Athens, GA | 1 | |
2 | Steve Clay | WR | February 3, 1974 | 5'5" | 160 | Eastern Michigan | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | |
99 | Jeff Cummins | DE | March 25, 1969 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon | San Pedro, CA | 18 | 18 |
34 | Shawn Daniels | FB | September 3, 1966 | 5'11" | 240 | Bowling Green | Montreal, QC | 12 | |
27 | Bobby Dawson | DB | February 18, 1966 | 5'11" | 210 | Illinois | Sacremento, CA | 1 | |
21 | Dave Dinnall | RB | September 4, 1969 | 5'11" | 200 | Burlington Jr. | London, England | 9 | |
33 | Carlo Disipio | RB | May 4, 1970 | 5'8" | 205 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 5 | |
20 | Jayson Dzikowicz | DB | August 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 195 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
85 | James Ellingson | SB | May 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | Richmond Jr. | Calgary, AB | 16 | |
69 | Chuck Esty | G | December 30, 1968 | 6'5" | 300 | St. Lawrence | Boston, MA | 12 | |
93 | Stacy Evans | DE | July 28, 1972 | 6'2" | 285 | South Carolina | Laurens, SC | 7 | |
16 | Chris Flynn | QB | November 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Ottawa, ON | 3 | |
34 | Delaun Fowler | LB | December 27, 1973 | 6'1" | 215 | Southwest Missouri | 1 | ||
17 | Eric Geter | DB | June 24, 1970 | 5'11" | 195 | Clemson | Newman, GA | 3 | |
27 | Mike Gillock | DB | May 20, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Indianapolis | 2 | ||
84 | Bob Gordon | WR | July 9, 1968 | 5'10" | 190 | Nebraska | Detroit, MI | 17 | |
2 | Profail Grier | RB | March 1, 1971 | 5'9" | 185 | Utah State | Atlanta, GA | 5 | |
92 | Sam Hairston | DL | November 9, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | North Carolina A&T | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | |
58 | Dave Harper | LB | May 5, 1966 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Eureka, CA USA | 2 | |
42 | Michael Hendricks | LB | January 23, 1972 | 6'3" | 235 | Ottawa | Middleton, NS | 16 | |
6 | Tommy Henry | DB | November 4, 1969 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida State | Arcadia, FL | 14 | |
80 | Billy Hess | WR | February 6, 1966 | 5'9" | 175 | West Chester State | Annapolis, MD | 8 | |
82 | Willie Hinchcliff | WR | September 13, 1969 | 5'11" | 195 | Aukland Institute, NZ | Trenton, NJ | 13 | |
23 | Leonard Humphries | DB | June 19, 1970 | 5'9" | 180 | Penn St. | Akron, OH USA | 18 | |
13 | Johnson Joseph | WR | November 22, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Texas Tech | Montreal, QC | 5 | |
67 | Mike Jovanovich | T | May 11, 1967 | 6'5" | 295 | Boston College | Toronto, ON | 10 | |
56 | Chris Keneally | T | May 27, 1972 | 6'6" | 290 | Rhode Island | Somerville, NJ | 4 | |
44 | DeWayne Knight | LB | November 8, 1970 | 6'2" | 215 | Virginia Tech | Hampton, VA | 18 | |
28 | Lee Knight | SB | February 8, 1965 | 6'3" | 230 | Burlington Jr. | Wallesey, England | 8 | |
86 | Joe Kralik | WR | December 14, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Washington | DeKalb, IL | 1 | |
9 | Wayne Lammle | K | April 10, 1969 | 6'4" | 220 | Utah | Vancouver, BC | 18 | 0 |
76 | Loyd Lewis | DE | February 23, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Dallas, TX | 7 | |
38 | Lamar McGriggs | LB | May 9, 1968 | 6'3" | 213 | Oklahoma St. | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | |
81 | Kelvin Means | WR | August 27, 1969 | 5'11" | 183 | Fresno State | Hollywood, CA | 1 | |
8 | Joe Mero | DB | February 8, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | 18 | |
1 | Troy Mills | RB | January 7, 1966 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Glendale, CA | 5 | |
59 | James Monroe | C | September 16, 1969 | 6'2" | 272 | Syracuse | Montreal, QC | 18 | |
73 | Uzooma Okeke | T | September 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 310 | Southern Methodist | Beaumont, TX | 14 | 14 |
32 | Sean Reade | RB | February 23, 1974 | 5'11" | 210 | Western Ontario | Harrowsmith, ON | 15 | |
45 | Nick Richards | LB | April 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 245 | Acadia | Derby, England | 9 | |
83 | Joseph Rogers | WR | May 21, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Texas Southern | Miami, FL | 17 | |
24 | Dallas Rysavy | DB | June 30, 1971 | 5'10" | 185 | North Dakota | Moose Jaw, SK | 4 | |
65 | Richard Saenz | C | May 5, 1973 | 6'4" | 284 | Vanderbilt | Houston, TX | 4 | |
19 | Al Shipman | RB | March 26, 1974 | 5'8" | 175 | Miami | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | |
52 | Ante Skorput | G | December 24, 1971 | 6'3" | 290 | Michigan | 1 | ||
96 | Obie Spanic | DL | January 2, 1970 | 6'4" | 265 | Weber State | Hamilton, ON | 18 | |
10 | Orlondo Steinauer | DB | June 9, 1973 | 5'10" | 180 | Western Washington | Seattle, WA | 2 | |
51 | Rob Stevenson | G | December 20, 1969 | 6'2" | 288 | Florida State | Pensacola, FL | 15 | |
91 | Leuea Tagoai | LB | April 29, 1970 | 6'0" | 295 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | 2 | |
3 | Steve Taylor | QB | January 7, 1967 | 6'0" | 205 | Nebraska | Fresno, CA | 18 | 2 |
94 | Chris Tsangaris | LB | July 20, 1968 | 6'2" | 235 | Long Beach State | Montreal, QC | 5 | |
4 | Wayne Walker | WR | December 27, 1966 | 5'8" | 162 | Texas Tech | Waco, TX USA | 4 | |
7 | Jason Wallace | DB | August 28, 1969 | 5'10" | 175 | Virginia | Hamilton, VA | 1 | |
5 | Frank West | DB | March 21, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Illinois State | Magnolia, AK | 17 | |
25 | Kenny Wilhite | DB | July 26, 1970 | 5'8" | 177 | Nebraska | St. Louis, MO | 18 | |
56 | Jermaine Younger | LB | June 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 275 | Utah State | San Francisco, CA | 9 | |
98 | Lubo Zizakovic | DT | February 28, 1968 | 6'8" | 270 | Maryland | Weston, ON | 18 |