The 1980 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–9 record. They lost the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.
| Rd
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
| 0 |
0 |
Gary Cook |
SB |
Carleton
|
| 0 |
0 |
Glenn Cook |
CB |
Richmond
|
| 1 |
6 |
Pat McBride |
OL |
North Dakota State
|
| 2 |
11 |
Mark Philp |
RB |
Richmond
|
| 2 |
13 |
Neville Edwards |
RB |
Western Ontario
|
| 4 |
33 |
Wesley Woof |
WR |
Wilfrid Laurier
|
| 5 |
42 |
Steve Shubat |
OT |
York
|
| 6 |
51 |
Mike Szemeredy |
TE |
Toronto
|
| 7 |
60 |
Elwin Worobec |
OG |
Utah
|
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
July 8
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
W 26–20
|
1–0
|
|
21,064
|
| 2
|
July 15
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 23–41
|
1–1
|
|
23,100
|
| 3
|
July 23
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 20–16
|
2–1
|
|
40,112
|
| 4
|
July 29
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 10–18
|
2–2
|
|
28,742
|
| 5
|
Aug 5
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 3–13
|
2–3
|
|
24,181
|
| 6
|
Aug 12
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
W 27–17
|
3–3
|
|
34,426
|
| 7
|
Aug 18
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 33–11
|
4–3
|
|
29,994
|
| 8
|
Aug 26
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 20–45
|
4–4
|
|
42,728
|
| 9
|
Sept 7
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
W 31–21
|
5–4
|
|
20,681
|
| 10
|
Sept 14
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
L 19–20
|
5–5
|
|
21,241
|
| 11
|
Sept 21
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
L 17–41
|
5–6
|
|
33,156
|
| 12
|
Sept 28
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 24–49
|
5–7
|
|
18,383
|
| 13
|
Oct 5
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 49–14
|
6–7
|
|
24,971
|
| 14
|
Oct 12
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 17–34
|
6–8
|
|
31,919
|
| 15
|
Oct 18
|
at BC Lions
|
L 7–27
|
6–9
|
|
17,399
|
| 16
|
Oct 25
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
W 27–26
|
7–9
|
|
21,788
|
| 17
|
Bye
|
[1]
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
| East Semi-Final
|
Nov 8
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 21–25
|
0–1
|
17,420
|
