# 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.

## 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 | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

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| 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 | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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.