2005 Ottawa Renegades season

The 2005 Ottawa Renegades season was the fourth and final season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Renegades finished the season with a 7–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.

2005 Ottawa Renegades season
Head coach	Joe Paopao
Home field	Frank Clair Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Cam Yeow	LB	Akron
3	20	Les Mullings	RB	St. Mary's
4	28	Cory Hathaway	TE/FB	Tulsa
5	37	Adrian Baird	DE	Ottawa
6	46	Lenard Semajuste	FB	Adams State

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Thu, June 9	at Montreal Alouettes	W 27–16	1–0	Molson Stadium	20,202
B	Thu, June 16	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 10–30	1–1	Frank Clair Stadium	12,660

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	11	7	0	486	387	22	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	592	519	20	Details
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	0	458	578	14	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	5	13	0	383	583	10	Details

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, June 24	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–41	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	36,912
2	2	Fri, July 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 39–36 (OT)	1–1	Frank Clair Stadium	18,889
3	3	Fri, July 8	at BC Lions	L 29–37	1–2	BC Place	27,506
4	4	Sat, July 16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 33–18	2–2	Frank Clair Stadium	16,303
5	5	Thu, July 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 21–29	2–3	Frank Clair Stadium	17,607
6	6	Fri, July 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 21–16	3–3	Taylor Field	25,198
7	7	Sat, Aug 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 28–12	4–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium	28,822
8	8	Thu, Aug 11	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–17	5–3	Frank Clair Stadium	20,607
9	9	Fri, Aug 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–38	5–4	Canad Inns Stadium	26,595
10	Bye
11	10	Fri, Sept, 2	at Montreal Alouettes	L 18–41	5–5	Molson Stadium	20,202
12	11	Thu, Sept 8	vs. BC Lions	L 27–61	5–6	Frank Clair Stadium	19,013
13	12	Fri, Sept 16	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 21–37	5–7	Frank Clair Stadium	17,567
14	13	Thu, Sept 22	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–45	5–8	McMahon Stadium	25,234
15	14	Wed, Sept 28	at Toronto Argonauts	L 18–29	5–9	Rogers Centre	24,866
16	15	Fri, Oct 7	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 43–21	6–9	Frank Clair Stadium	19,069
17	Bye
18	17	Fri, Oct 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 32–40	6–10	Ivor Wynne Stadium	26,912
19	17	Sat, Oct 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 23–43	6–11	Frank Clair Stadium	20,833
20	18	Sat, Nov 5	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 27–17	7–11	Frank Clair Stadium	16,504

Playoffs

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (the 4th place team in the West division) had more points than The Ottawa Renegades (who finished 3rd in the East division), and under the CFL's "crossover" rule, The Ottawa Renegades would not qualify for the 2005 CFL playoffs.