| Team: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Record: | 4–14 |
| Division Place: | 4th, East |
| Coach: | Steve Goldman |
| Stadium: | Lansdowne Park |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Uniform: | File:CFL OTT Jersey 1989.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
The 1989 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gerald Wilcox | TE | Weber State | |
| 3 | 17 | Sean Foudy | HB | York | |
| 4 | 25 | Tom Schimmer | P | Boise State | |
| 5 | 33 | Nenad Radulovich | Y | Western Ontario | |
| 6 | 41 | Trent Brown | DB | Alberta | |
| 7 | 49 | Gord Weber | LB | Ottawa | |
| 8 | 57 | Bob Forest | LB | Carleton |
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 41–7 | Loss | 0–1 | ||
| July 4 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 23–11 | Loss | 13,776 | 0–2 |
In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.[1]
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 519 | 517 | 24 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 369 | 428 | 14 | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 408 | 462 | 14 | |
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 426 | 630 | 8 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29–24 | Loss | 22,232 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | July 19 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 21–17 | Loss | 23,016 | 0–2 | |
| 3 | July 25 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 43–32 | Loss | 23,695 | 0–3 | |
| 4 | Aug 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | 35–29 | Loss | 18,853 | 0–4 | |
| 5 | Aug 7 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58–22 | Loss | 22,194 | 0–5 | |
| 6 | Aug 17 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 39–4 | Loss | 21,413 | 0–6 | |
| 7 | Aug 21 | at Toronto Argonauts | 22–17 | Loss | 33,060 | 0–7 | |
| 8 | Aug 31 | vs. BC Lions | 39–30 | Loss | 18,576 | 0–8 | |
| 9 | Sept 5 | at BC Lions | 49–32 | Loss | 31,069 | 0–9 | |
| 10 | Sept 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40–23 | Win | 16,942 | 1–9 | |
| 11 | Sept 17 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52–34 | Loss | 14,327 | 1–10 | |
| 12 | Sept 24 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 36–27 | Win | 17,284 | 2–10 | |
| 13 | Oct 1 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 33–13 | Loss | 21,643 | 2–11 | |
| 14 | Oct 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | 49–21 | Loss | 31,116 | 2–12 | |
| 15 | Oct 15 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 55–11 | Loss | 30,920 | 2–13 | |
| 16 | Oct 22 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–22 | Loss | 14,416 | 2–14 | |
| 17 | Oct 29 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18–14 | Win | 20,541 | 3–14 | |
| 18 | Nov 5 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–10 | Win | 13,757 | 4–14 |