1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coachJohn Gregory
General managerAlan Ford
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform
CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png

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.

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
1 2 RB Massachusetts
1 3 CB Massachusetts
1 4 CB Slippery Rock
2 9 Dan Payne DT Simon Fraser
5 36 FB Calgary
7 52 LB Saskatchewan
8 60 QB Saskatchewan

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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
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 16 2 0 644 302 32
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 495 466 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 9 9 0 547 567 18
BC Lions 18 7 11 0 521 557 14

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Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Wed, July 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders 32–29 Win 21,595 1–0
2 Tues, July 18 at BC Lions 42–37 Win 41,427 2–0
3 Fri, July 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–17 Loss 25,996 2–1
4 Wed, Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–27 Win 21,753 3–1
5 Mon, Aug 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 58–22 Win 22,194 4–1
6 Fri, Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 46–40 Loss 19,336 4–2
7 Thu, Aug 24 vs. BC Lions 37–25 Loss 23,544 4–3
8 Wed, Aug 30 at Edmonton Eskimos 45–19 Loss 31,667 4–4
8 Sun, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–20 Loss 28,315 4–5
9 Sat, Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts 29–24 Win 35,281 5–5
10 Sun, Sept 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 48–35 Win 24,776 6–5
11 Sun, Sept 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders 36–27 Loss 17,284 6–6
12 Sat, Sept 30 vs. BC Lions 32–30 Loss 25,013 6–7
13 Sun, Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders 39–26 Win 30,174 7–7
14 Sun, Oct 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts 24–18 Win 20,953 8–7
15 Sun, Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 23–17 Loss 25,200 8–8
16 Sun, Oct 29 at Calgary Stampeders 34–19 Win 20,754 9–8
17 Sun, Nov 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–17 Loss 27,242 9–9

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Postseason[]

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 12 at Calgary Stampeders 33–26 Win 16,286 1–0
West Final Sun, Nov 19 at Edmonton Eskimos 32–21 Win 35,112 2–0
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40 Win 54,088 3–0

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[]

1989 CFL All-Stars[]

1989 Western All-Stars[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1989 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "1989 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.218, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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