| 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Shawn Burke |
| Head coach | Paul LaPolice (3–11), Bob Dyce (1–3) |
| Home stadium | TD Place Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–14 |
| Division place | 4th,East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| TeamMOP | Lorenzo Mauldin IV |
| TeamMODP | Lorenzo Mauldin IV |
| TeamMOC | Nate Behar |
| TeamMOOL | Jacob Ruby |
| TeamMOST | Louis-Philippe Bourassa |
| TeamMOR | Devonte Williams |
| Uniform | |
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The2022 Ottawa Redblacks season was the eighth season for the team in theCanadian Football League. TheRedblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 20 loss to theHamilton Tiger-Cats on October 21, 2022.[1]
The2022 CFL season was the second season forPaul LaPolice as the team'shead coach, but he was fired after leading the team to another 3–11 record.[2] 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.[2]
This wasShawn Burke's first season as general manager, following the dismissal ofMarcel Desjardins who had been in the role since 2013, the year prior to the Redblacks' inaugural season.[3][4]
The2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022.[5] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.[6]
| 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 |
The2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022.[7] The Redblacks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection in second round.[8] The team had the second selection in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the2021 league standings.[9]
| 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 |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 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 | atMontreal Alouettes | L 26–27 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 11,273 | Recap |
| 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 |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 10 | 8:30 p.m.EDT | atWinnipeg 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | atSaskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–28 | 0–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Mosaic Stadium | 26,685 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 16 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | atHamilton 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 | atToronto 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 |
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