1983 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1983 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in second place in the East Division with an 8–8 record. This season marked the last time an Ottawa football team hosted a playoff game until 2015 when the second-year Ottawa Redblacks hosted the East Final, where the Rough Riders lost the East-Semi Final game to Hamilton by a score of 33–31.

CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Marshall (DE)
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Rudy Phillips (OG)

CFL All-Stars

 * RB – Alvin "Skip" Walker
 * OG – Rudy Phillips
 * OT – Kevin Powell
 * DT – Gary Dulin
 * DE – Greg Marshall