Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, in which they won five Grey Cups. The team's fortunes waned in the 1980s and 1990s, and they ultimately ceased operations following the 1996 season. Five years later, a new CFL team known as the Ottawa Renegades was founded, though they suspended operations in 2006. The Ottawa Redblacks, which own the Rough Riders and Renegades intellectual properties, joined the league in 2014. Team facts Founded: 1876 Folded: 1996 Formerly known as: Ottawa Football Club (1876–1897), Ottawa Rough Riders (1898–1913, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1925–1930). Nickname: The Red and Black (French: Le Rouge et Noir) Home stadium: Frank Clair Stadium, formerly called Lansdowne Park until 1993 Uniform colours: Red, black, and white Helmet design: Black background with a face of a Rough Rider with a log driver's (rough rider's) pike in the background. Ontario Rugby Football Union regular season championships: 3 — 1898, 1900, 1902 Quebec Rugby Football Union regular season championships: 1 — 1905 Eastern regular season championships: 19 — 1908, 1925, 1926, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 Canadian Dominion Football Championship appearances: 4 — 1898 (won), 1900 (won), 1902 (won), 1905 (lost) Grey Cup finals appearances: 15 — 1925 (won), 1926 (won), 1936 (lost), 1939 (lost), 1940 (won), 1941 (lost), 1948 (lost), 1951 (won), 1960 (won), 1966 (lost), 1968 (won), 1969 (won), 1973 (won), 1976 (won), 1981 (lost) History