2018 Ottawa Redblacks season

The 2018 Ottawa Redblacks season was the fifth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks improved upon their 8–9–1 record from 2017, winning their ninth game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in an October 19 game, and finished with an 11–7 record. The team clinched a playoff berth and home playoff game for the fourth season in a row following the Toronto Argonauts' week 17 loss on October 6, 2018.[1] After defeating the Tiger-Cats in the East Final, the Redblacks played in their third Grey Cup championship in four years, but lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the 106th Grey Cup game. This was the fifth season with Marcel Desjardins as general manager and Rick Campbell as head coach.

2018 Ottawa Redblacks season
Head coachRick Campbell
General managerMarcel Desjardins
Home fieldTD Place Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPTrevor Harris
Team MOCBrad Sinopoli
Team MORLewis Ward
Uniform

Off-season

Open Tryout Sessions

On February 15, 2018, the Redblacks announced they would be holding open tryouts across North America during the spring.[2] The dates and locations are listed in the table below:

Location Venue Date
Indianapolis, Indiana Decatur Central High School April 14
Durham, North Carolina North Carolina Central University April 15
Houston, Texas Houston Baptist University - Husky Stadium May 5
Seattle, Washington Foster High School Football Stadium May 6
Atlanta, Georgia Georgia State University May 12
Las Vegas, Nevada Bill "Wildcat" Morris Rebel Park May 13

Coaching Staff

On November 29, 2017 the Redblacks announced they would not bring back four of their assistant coaches (Travis Moore, Bryan Chiu, Derek Oswalt & Ike Charlton) from the previous season.[3] On December 4, 2017 the Redblacks announced the hire of Noel Thorpe as defensive coordinator (Thorpe will double as the defensive backs coach as well). Mark Nelson, who had been the team's defensive coordinator for four seasons, will remain with the club as a linebackers coach.[4] Thorpe had been the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Montreal Alouettes for the previous five seasons.

Position 2017 2018
Head Coach Rick Campbell
Offensive Coordinator Jaime Elizondo
Defensive Coordinator Mark Nelson Noel Thorpe
Special Teams Coordinator Bob Dyce
Running Backs Beau Walker
Receivers Travis Moore Winston October
Offensive Line Bryan Chiu John McDonell
Defensive Line Leroy Blugh
Linebackers Derek Oswalt Mark Nelson
Defensive Backs Ike Charlton Noel Thorpe
Assistant Coach Moton Hopkins
Offensive Assistant Patrick Bourgon

Free-Agency

The 2018 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 13, 2018.[5] Key transactions are listed below:

Retained
Date Player Name Position Ref.
November 30, 2017 Brad Sinopoli WR [6]
December 13, 2017 Trevor Harris QB [7]
January 15, 2018 William Powell RB [8]
January 24, 2018 Alex Mateas OL [9]
February 7, 2018 Diontae Spencer WR [10]
Nolan MacMillan OL
February 12, 2018 Jonathan Rose DB [11]

Additions
Date Player Name Position Previous Team Ref.
February 13, 2018 A.C. Leonard DL Saskatchewan Roughriders [12]
Loucheiz Purifoy DB BC Lions [13]
February 14, 2018 Rico Murray DB/LB Toronto Argonauts [14]
February 16, 2018 Kyries Hebert LB Montreal Alouettes [15]

Departed
Date Player Name Position New Team Ref.
February 13, 2018 Zack Evans DL Saskatchewan Roughriders [16]
February 20, 2018 Taylor Reed LB Toronto Argonauts [17]

CFL Draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.[18] The Redblacks held seven selections in the eight round draft after trading their fifth-round pick to Calgary for Drew Tate and forfeiting their sixth-round pick after selecting Austin Reuland in the 2017 Supplemental Draft.[19][20] They then acquired another fourth-round pick after trading Jake Ceresna to Edmonton for Odell Willis and then trading Willis to the BC Lions for the draft pick.[21]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
14Mark KorteOLAlbertaSpruce Grove, AB
213Marco DuboisWRLavalMontreal, QC
322Andrew PickettOLGuelphKitchener, ON
429Kene OnyekaDLCarletonBrampton, ON
430Mickael CoteLBConcordiaBeloeil, QC
755Justin HowellDBCarletonBradford, ON
864Jacob CzajaOLSt. Francis XavierSudbury, ON

Preseason

Schedule
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B Thu, May 31 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 27–7 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,539 Recap
C Thu, Jun 7 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 32–17 2–0 None Alumni Stadium[22] 3,921 Recap

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Regular season

Standings
East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Ottawa Redblacks181170224644206–2W3Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats188100165134564–4L3Details
Montreal Alouettes185130103455124–4W2Details
Toronto Argonauts18414083695602–6L2Details

Schedule
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Bye
2 1 Thu, June 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–17 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,224 Recap
3 2 Thu, June 28 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 14–24 1–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 23,454 Recap
4 3 Fri, July 6 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 28–18 2–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,718 Recap
5 4 Thu, July 12 7:30 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 3–27 2–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,103 Recap
6 5 Fri, July 20 7:30 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 29–25 3–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 21,319 Recap
7 6 Sat, July 28 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–15 4–2 TSN/ESPN2/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 23,381 Recap
8 7 Thu, Aug 2 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts L 41–42 4–3 TSN/ESPN2/RDS BMO Field 11,857 Recap
9 8 Sat, Aug 11 8:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes W 24–17 5–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 25,161 Recap
10 9 Fri, Aug 17 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 44–21 6–3 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 27,602 Recap
11 Bye
12 10 Fri, Aug 31 7:30 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 11–21 6–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 25,132 Recap
13 11 Fri, Sept 7 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 14–26 6–5 TSN BC Place 17,529 Recap
14 12 Sat, Sept 15 9:30 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–25 7–5 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
15 13 Sat, Sept 22 4:00 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 28–15 8–5 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,800 Recap
16 Bye
17 14 Fri, Oct 5 7:30 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 32–40 (OT) 8–6 TSN TD Place Stadium 21,027 Recap
18 15 Sat, Oct 13 5:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 16–34 8–7 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,163 Recap
19 16 Fri, Oct 19 7:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–31 9–7 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,534 Recap
20 17 Sat, Oct 27 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–13 10–7 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,329 Recap
21 18 Fri, Nov 2 7:30 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts W 24–9 11–7 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,185 Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

With their victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Ottawa Redblacks clinched their third Grey Cup birth in four years having won the 2016 Championship Game in Toronto. Trevor Harris threw a playoff record six touchdown passes in the game, surpassing a record Anthony Calvillo set in the 2009 East Final against the BC Lions.[24] With the victory, the Redblacks qualified to play the Calgary Stampeders in the 106th Grey Cup, a re-match of the game from two years prior. The Redblacks lost 27-16 in a game that they never had the lead against the heavily favoured Stampeders.

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Bye
East Final Sun, Nov 18 1:00 p.m. EST Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–27 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews TD Place Stadium 24,108 Recap
106th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 27 6:00 p.m. EST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 16–27 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 55,819 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
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Team

Roster
Ottawa Redblacks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Injured list

6-Game injured list

Practice squad

Disabled

  • 39 Mickael Côté LB

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2018-11-25
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 roster, 9 one-game injured,
2 six-game injured, 8 practice
1 disabled

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Coaching staff
Ottawa Redblacks staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
  • President – Jeff Hunt
  • Chief Executive Officer – Bernie Ashe
  • General Manager – Marcel Desjardins
  • Assistant General Manager – Jeremy Snyder
  • Director of Player Personnel – Jean-Marc Edmé
  • Coordinator of Football Operations – Joey Swarbrick
  • Video Coordinator – Colin Farquharson

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Nick Mercuri

→ Coaching Staff
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References
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  5. "Official 2018 Free Agent Tracker - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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  9. "REDBLACKS sign offensive lineman Alex Mateas to two-year contract extension". Ottawa. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  10. "REDBLACKS sign extensions with Spencer, MacMillan". CFL.ca. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  11. "REDBLACKS re-up with DB Jonathan Rose". CFL.ca. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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  13. "REDBLACKS sign DB Loucheiz Purifoy - Ottawa REDBLACKS". Ottawa REDBLACKS. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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  16. "Zack Evans goes home; signs with Riders". CFL.ca. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  17. "Free agent LB Taylor Reed joins Argos". CFL.ca. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  18. CFL draft date announced
  19. cfl.ca (July 6, 2017). "REDBLACKS select Austin Reuland in the CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca.
  20. Redblacks acquire Drew Tate in trade with Stamps
  21. Lions acquire Willis after trade from Esks to Redblacks
  22. "2018 ARGOS SEASON TICKET HOLDERS". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  23. 2018 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule
  24. "Trevor Harris sets playoff record with sixth TD pass - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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