Their 2025 season starts June 5 in Saskatchewan against the Roughriders, followed by a June 13 home opener against the Montreal Alouettes.
Published Jan 16, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 2 minute read
Fans of the Ottawa Redblacks might have to stay up a little later than usual on a week night to see their team play its first game of the 2025 season.
The Redblacks will open their 11th campaign with a 9 p.m. (ET) start on Thursday, June 5, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as per the Canadian Football League schedule released Thursday.
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Their first home game will be eight days later, when the Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, June 13, at TD Place, where last season they had the best home record (7-1-1) in the CFL.
“We know that our fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of our 2025 schedule,” Redblacks president Adrian Sciarra said Thursday. “TD Place was a stronghold for our team last year, with our best home record ever, and we can’t wait to build on that success and deliver another season of exciting football at Lansdowne.”
The traditional Canada Day game will be on Sunday, June 29, with the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argos providing the opposition.
The Redblacks’ byes are in Week 8, Week 13 and Week 17.
Ottawa is idle in the first week of the pre-season schedule before a pair of tuneups against the Alouettes on Saturday, May 24, in Montreal and at TD Place on Friday, May 30.
2025 OTTAWA REDBLACKS SCHEDULE
(All times ET)
Thursday, June 5: Ottawa at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.
Friday, June 13: Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21: Ottawa at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 29: Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
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Sunday, July 6: Ottawa at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 12: Ottawa at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 20: Hamilton at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 31: Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 9: Ottawa at Toronto, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 14: Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22: Edmonton at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 5: B.C. at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 12: Ottawa at B.C., 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 20 – Winnipeg at Ottawa, 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 3: Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 13: Ottawa at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18: Montreal at Ottawa, 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 24: Ottawa at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
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