1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders was the 75th season in the club's 79th year of existence. The team finished in 3rd place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with a 9–9 record. The Roughriders defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final and then defeated the heavily-favoured Edmonton Eskimos who had finished with a CFL-record 16 regular season wins. Due to their West Final win, the Roughriders qualified for their first Grey Cup game since the club's loss in the 1976 championship game.

1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coachJohn Gregory
General managerAlan Ford
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

In the 77th Grey Cup, the team faced the 12–6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats who had already defeated the Roughriders in both regular season matches. However, the Roughriders kept it a close game and ultimately won with a Dave Ridgway field goal to win the championship. It was Saskatchewan's first Grey Cup win in 23 years (since the 1966 Grey Cup), and only their second in team history.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School
12 Kevin SmellieRBMassachusetts
13 Andrew ThomasCBMassachusetts
14 Donovan WrightCBSlippery Rock
29 Dan PayneDTSimon Fraser
536 Rob ZimmermanFBCalgary
752 Kelly TrithartLBSaskatchewan
860 Greg GalanQBSaskatchewan

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Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
Ex Sun, June 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(in Saskatoon, SK)		 37–7 Win 1,500 N/A
A Wed, June 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 28–24 Win 18,988 1–0
B Tues, July 4 at BC Lions 30–13 Loss 38,492 1–1

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Regular season

Standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos18162064430232
Calgary Stampeders18108049546620
Saskatchewan Roughriders1899054756718
BC Lions18711052155714

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Schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1Wed, July 12vs. Calgary Stampeders32–29Win21,5951–0
2Tues, July 18at BC Lions42–37Win41,4272–0
3Fri, July 28vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–17Loss25,9962–1
4Wed, Aug 2at Winnipeg Blue Bombers29–27Win21,7533–1
5Mon, Aug 7vs. Ottawa Rough Riders58–22Win22,1944–1
6Fri, Aug 18at Hamilton Tiger-Cats46–40Loss19,3364–2
7Thu, Aug 24vs. BC Lions37–25Loss23,5444–3
8Wed, Aug 30at Edmonton Eskimos45–19Loss31,6674–4
8Sun, Sept 3vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers28–20Loss28,3154–5
9Sat, Sept 9at Toronto Argonauts29–24Win35,2815–5
10Sun, Sept 17vs. Edmonton Eskimos48–35Win24,7766–5
11Sun, Sept 24at Ottawa Rough Riders36–27Loss17,2846–6
12Sat, Sept 30vs. BC Lions32–30Loss25,0136–7
13Sun, Oct 8at Calgary Stampeders39–26Win30,1747–7
14Sun, Oct 15vs. Toronto Argonauts24–18Win20,9538–7
15Sun, Oct 22vs. Calgary Stampeders23–17Loss25,2008–8
16Sun, Oct 29at Calgary Stampeders34–19Win20,7549–8
17Sun, Nov 5at Edmonton Eskimos49–17Loss27,2429–9

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Postseason

Schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 12at Calgary Stampeders33–26Win16,2861–0
West FinalSun, Nov 19at Edmonton Eskimos32–21Win35,1122–0
Grey CupSun, Nov 26vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats43–40Win54,0883–0

Grey Cup
Main article: 77th Grey Cup
Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14 3 10 40
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21 12 9 43

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Grey Cup aftermath

For the Grey Cup celebrations, 18,000 fans showed up at Taylor Field, in minus 10 degree Celsius weather to welcome back the club.[6] A few weeks later, it was revealed that the playoff run nearly bankrupted the team. Instead of a projected $85,000 profit, the Riders lost $195,000 due to the cost of the three road games.[6] General Manager Al Ford declared that the team's debt increased to 1.6 million dollars.[6]

Awards and honours

1990 CFL All-Stars

1990 Western All-Stars

References
  1. "1989 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. "1989 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. "1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. "1989 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. "1989 Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.218, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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