# 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season

The 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season was the eighth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 21, 2022.
The 2022 CFL season was the second season for Paul LaPolice as the team's head coach, but he was fired after leading the team to another 3–11 record. The team had also won just one home game out of 14 tries with LaPolice as head coach, including an 0–7 record in 2022. Bob Dyce, the team's special teams coordinator, was named the interim head coach on October 1, 2022.
This was Shawn Burke's first season as general manager, following the dismissal of Marcel Desjardins who had been in the role since 2013, the year prior to the Redblacks' inaugural season.

## Offseason
### CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022. With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
| 1 | 8 | Héctor Zepeda | OL | Borregos Salvajes Monterrey | Mexico |
| 2 | 11 | Edris Jean Alphonse | DB | Laval | France |
| 3 | 26 | Gabriel Ballinas | K | Albany State | Mexico |

### CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Redblacks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection in second round. The team had the second selection in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the 2021 league standings.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
| 1 | 2 | Zach Pelehos | OL | Ottawa | Gananoque, ON |
| 2 | 11 | Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | OL | Laval | Quebec City, QC |
| 2 | 20T | Jesse Luketa | LB | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| 3 | 22 | Keaton Bruggeling | WR | Carleton | St. Catharines, ON |
| 4 | 31 | Daniel Valente | DB | Western | London, ON |
| 5 | 40 | Woodly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee | Montreal, QC |
| 6 | 49 | Subomi Oyesoro | LB | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| 7 | 58 | Connor Ross | TE | St. Francis Xavier | Coldbrook, NS |
| 8 | 67 | Luca Perrier | RB | Laval | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | 1 | Fri, May 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 23–17 | 1–0 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | N/A | Recap |
| B | 2 | Fri, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 26–27 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 11,273 | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 443 | 415 | 7–3 | L1 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 471 | 466 | 5–5 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 421 | 473 | 5–5 | W4 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 370 | 475 | 3–7 | L3 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 10 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–19 | 0–1 | TSN | IG Field | 26,002 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 17 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 12–19 | 0–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | TD Place Stadium | 22,185 | Recap |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | 3 | Thu, June 30 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 31–34 | 0–3 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | TD Place Stadium | 20,132 | Recap |
| 5 | 4 | Fri, July 8 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–28 | 0–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Mosaic Stadium | 26,685 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 16 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–25 | 0–5 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 20,411 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Thu, July 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 33–40 | 0–6 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 21,537 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Sun, July 31 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 23–13 | 1–6 | TSN/RDS2 | BMO Field | 10,277 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 3–17 | 1–7 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 20,452 | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | 9 | Fri, Aug 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 12–30 | 1–8 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 19,382 | Recap |
| 12 | 10 | Sat, Aug 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 25–18 | 2–8 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,787 | Recap |
| 13 | 11 | Fri, Sept 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 38–24 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 15,303 | Recap |
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 10 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 19–24 | 3–9 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 21,673 | Recap |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | 13 | Sat, Sept 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 15–45 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 18,355 | Recap |
| 17 | 14 | Fri, Sep 30 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 19–34 | 3–11 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 17,069 | Recap |
| 18 | 15 | Mon, Oct 10 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 24–18 | 4–11 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 21,824 | Recap |
| 19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 14 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 30–34 | 4–12 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 18,147 | Recap |
| 20 | 17 | Fri, Oct 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 27–30 | 4–13 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,062 | Recap |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 16–23 | 4–14 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 19,708 | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.