# 2002 Ottawa Renegades season

The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL. The Renegades finished fourth place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 1 | Alexandre Gauthier | OL | Laval |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Vilimek | RB | Simon Fraser |
| 2 | 10 | D.J. Owchar | DL | Bowling Green |
| 2 | 11 | Pat Fleming | P | Bowling Green |
| 2 | 12 | Brock Ralph | WR | Wyoming |
| 3 | 19 | Kevin Lawrence | RB | Northwestern |
| 5 | 37 | Youdlain Marcellus | DB | Buffalo |
| 6 | 46 | Tyler Paopao | QB | Occidental |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| B | Thu, June 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 11–18 | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | 19,213 |
| C | Thu, June 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 6–36 | 0–2 | Molson Stadium | 19,120 |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 27–30 (OT) | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,898 |
| 2 | 2 | Thu, July 4 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 24–40 | 0–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,152 |
| 3 | 3 | Thu, July 11 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 25–24 | 1–2 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,436 |
| 4 | 4 | Wed, July 17 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 7–55 | 1–3 | Canad Inns Stadium | 26,671 |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, July 25 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–37 | 2–3 | Frank Clair Stadium | 24,335 |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, Aug 1 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 8–24 | 2–4 | SkyDome | 18,734 |
| 7 | 7 | Thu, Aug 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 6–29 | 2–5 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,331 |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 15 | at BC Lions | L 18–22 | 2–6 | BC Place Stadium | 15,258 |
| 9 | 9 | Thu, Aug 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 9–30 | 2–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15,249 |
| 10 | 10 | Fri, Aug 30 | vs. BC Lions | L 4–28 | 2–8 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,343 |
| 11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 25–30 | 2–9 | Frank Clair Stadium | 21,604 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 26–12 | 3–9 | McMahon Stadium | 31,891 |
| 13 | 13 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 26-22 (OT) | 3–10 | Frank Clair Stadium | 23,136 |
| 14 | 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 11–29 | 3–11 | Taylor Field | 20,098 |
| 15 | 15 | Mon, Oct 6 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 34–37 | 3–12 | Frank Clair Stadium | 20,576 |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | 16 | Sun, Oct 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 12–29 | 3–13 | SkyDome | 24,932 |
| 18 | 17 | Sat, Oct 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 34–43 | 3–14 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,411 |
| 19 | 18 | Sun, Nov 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 26–25 | 4–14 | Molson Stadium | 20,002 |

### Awards and honours

* Ricky Bell, Cornerback, CFLPA All-Star
* Michael Boireau, Defensive End, CFLPA All-Star
* John Grace, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
* John Grace, Linebacker, CFL Eastern All-Star
* John Grace, Linebacker, CFLPA All-Star
* Jimmy Oliver, Wide Receiver, CFL Eastern All-Star
* Val St. Germain, Offensive Tackle, CFLPA Eastern All-Star
* Gerald Vaughn, Halfback, CFLPA All-Star