The 1982 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 5–11 record. After winning the East-Semi Final playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Riders lost to the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final. This season marked the last time an Ottawa football franchise won a playoff game until 2015, when the second-year Redblacks won two playoff games.
| Rd
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
| 0 |
0 |
Mark Seale |
DT |
Richmond
|
| 0 |
0 |
Kevin Dalliday |
OG/DT |
Carleton
|
| 0 |
0 |
Ron St. Poulton |
DB |
McGill
|
| 3 |
26 |
Terry Cahill |
DB |
East Stroudsberg State
|
| 4 |
35 |
Bruce Milks |
DB |
South Arkansas
|
| 5 |
44 |
Terry Elik |
LB |
Simon Fraser
|
| 6 |
53 |
Greg Clarke |
OT |
British Columbia
|
| Game
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
| A
|
June 12
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 5–11
|
0–1
|
12,906
|
| B
|
June 17
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 10–26
|
0–2
|
15,075
|
| C
|
June 22
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
W 26–13
|
1–2
|
7,665
|
| D
|
June 29
|
vs. Montreal Concordes
|
W 31–13
|
2–2
|
14,997
|
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| 1
|
July 11
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
55–7
|
Loss
|
21,435
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
July 17
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
20–14
|
Loss
|
15,860
|
0–2
|
| 3
|
Bye
|
| 4
|
July 29
|
vs. Montreal Concordes
|
55–5
|
Win
|
18,991
|
1–2
|
| 5
|
Aug 6
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
30–19
|
Loss
|
29,038
|
1–3
|
| 6
|
Aug 12
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
26–19
|
Loss
|
21,455
|
1–4
|
| 7
|
Aug 19
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
35–25
|
Loss
|
38,258
|
1–5
|
| 8
|
Aug 28
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
27–20
|
Loss
|
25,904
|
1–6
|
| 9
|
Sept 3
|
vs. BC Lions
|
45–13
|
Loss
|
20,609
|
1–7
|
| 10
|
Sept 12
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
47–11
|
Loss
|
54,622
|
1–8
|
| 11
|
Sept 18
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
38–28
|
Win
|
17,227
|
2–8
|
| 12
|
Sept 24
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
30–19
|
Win
|
27,601
|
3–8
|
| 13
|
Oct 3
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
18–13
|
Loss
|
23,670
|
3–9
|
| 14
|
Bye
|
| 15
|
Oct 16
|
at BC Lions
|
28–22
|
Loss
|
20,068
|
3–10
|
| 16
|
Oct 23
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
42–19
|
Win
|
18,748
|
4–10
|
| 17
|
Oct 31
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
34–32
|
Win
|
17,179
|
5–10
|
| 18
|
Nov 6
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
28–14
|
Loss
|
25,868
|
5–11
|
[1]
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| East Semi-Final
|
Nov 14
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
30–20
|
Win
|
20,087
|
| East Final
|
Nov 21
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
44–7
|
Loss
|
44,432
|
