2025 Ottawa Redblacks season
| 2025 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
|---|---|
| President | Adrian Sciarra |
| General manager | Shawn Burke |
| Head coach | Bob Dyce |
| Home field | TD Place Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Division place | TBD, East |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
| Uniform | |
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The 2025 Ottawa Redblacks season is scheduled to be the 11th season for the team since re-entering the Canadian Football League in 2014. The Redblacks will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season and improve upon their 9–8–1 record from 2024.[1] The team will attempt to win the 11th Grey Cup in franchise history.[2]
The 2025 CFL season is scheduled to be the third full season for Bob Dyce as head coach and the fourth season for Shawn Burke as general manager.[3][4][5]
Offseason
[edit]CFL National Draft
[edit]The 2025 CFL draft is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2025.[6] The Redblacks are scheduled to have seven selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team will select fifth in each round of the draft after finishing fifth in the 2024 league standings.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | 33 | ||||
| 5 | 42 | ||||
| 6 | 51 | ||||
| 7 | 60 | ||||
| 8 | 68 |
Preseason
[edit]Schedule
[edit]| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| A | Bye | |||||||||
| B | 1 | Sat, May 24 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TBA | Molson Stadium | ||||
| C | 2 | Fri, May 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TBA | TD Place Stadium | ||||
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Schedule
[edit]| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Thu, June 5 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 21 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Sun, June 29 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Sun, July 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Sat, July 12 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
| 7 | 7 | Sun, July 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 8 | Bye | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Thu, July 31 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Thu, Aug 9 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | ||||
| 11 | 10 | Thu, Aug 14 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | Princess Auto Stadium | ||||
| 12 | 11 | Fri, Aug 22 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 13 | Bye | |||||||||
| 14 | 12 | Fri, Sept 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 12 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | ||||
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 20 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 17 | Bye | |||||||||
| 18 | 15 | Fri, Oct 3 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 19 | 16 | Mon, Oct 13 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
| 20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 18 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
Team
[edit]Roster
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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References
[edit]- ^ "Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Redblacks name Shawn Burke new General Manager". Canadian Football League. December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Redblacks part ways with head coach Pail LapPolice". Ottawa Redblacks. December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Redblacks name Bob Dyce head coach". Canadian Football League. December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Kurtis Rourke leads the way in CFL Scouting Bureau Fall Rankings". Canadian Football League. August 22, 2024.
- ^ "CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "2025 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 16, 2025.