List of Ottawa Football Clubs head coaches

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The following is an incomplete list of Ottawa Football Clubs head coaches in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and preceding Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU), and Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU). The current incarnation of the club, Ottawa Redblacks, are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario, and are members of the East Division of the CFL.

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As defined in the 2021 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013). [1] Consequently, this list includes figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1925, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1926–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present).

The club was founded as the Ottawa Football Club in 1876 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. [1] The current Ottawa Redblacks head coach is Bob Dyce. [2]

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Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

 #Name [c] Term [b]  GC W L T PTS W% PGC PW PL PW%Achievements [4] [5]
Tom Clancy 1904 – 1911 483117062.646413.250
Doc Galvin 1912 64208.667
Bill Stanton 1913 64208.667
Eddie Gerard 1914 60600.000
Frank Shaughnessy † 1915 62404.333
Dave McCann † 1919 62404.333
Silver Quilty † 1920 63306.500
Tom Clancy 1921 – 1922 1238110.292
Silver Quilty † 1923 61502.167
Dave McCann † 1924 – 1927 2414826.6254401.000 13th Grey Cup championship
14th Grey Cup championship
Walter Gilhooly 1928 61410.250
Joe Miller 1929 60600.000
Andy Davies † 1930 60600.000
Dave McCann † 1931 – 1932 1201200.000
Wally Masters 1933 – 1934 124808.333
Billy Hughes † 1935 – 1936 1587016.533431.250
Ross Trimble 1937 – 1945 36288056.77819127.632 28th Grey Cup championship
George Fraser 1946 1264214.583
Sammy Fox 1947 1284016.667202.000
Wally Masters 1948–1950 362510151.708633.500
Clem Crowe 1951–1954 522131042.4044401.000 39th Grey Cup championship
Chan Caldwell 1955 123906.250
Frank Clair † 1956 – 1969 196116755237.605351916.543 1966 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1969 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
48th Grey Cup championship
56th Grey Cup championship
57th Grey Cup championship
Jack Gotta 1970 – 1973 563026060.536532.600 1972 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1973 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
61st Grey Cup championship
George Brancato 1974 – 1984 17682904168.477589.471 1975 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
64th Grey Cup championship
Joe Moss 1985 – 1986 291019018.345101.000
Tom Dimitroff 1986 50411.100
Fred Glick 1987 – 1988 2131806.143
Bob Weber 1988 1521304.133
Steve Goldman 1989 – 1991 401129022.275101.000
Joe Faragalli 1991 1477014.500101.000
Ron Smeltzer 1992 – 1993 361323026.361202.000
Adam Rita 1994 1841408.222101.000
Jim Gilstrap 1995 – 1996 2031706.150
John Payne 1996 1631306.188
Joe Paopao 2002 – 2005 722349046.319
John Jenkins 2006 Team folded before Jenkins coached a game.
Rick Campbell 2014 – 2019 1084462290.417743.571 2015 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
104th Grey Cup championship
Paul LaPolice 2020 – 2022 28622012.214
Bob Dyce 2022–present22517010.227

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