1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach John Gregory
Home field Taylor Field
Results
Record 9–9
Division place 3rd, West
Playoff finish Won Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 80th in franchise history. Despite a 9–9 regular season record, the Roughriders ended their season as Grey Cup champions. It was Saskatchewan's first championship in 23 years.

Regular season

The Roughriders offence scored 655 points, while the defence allowed 654 points.

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos18162064430232
Calgary Stampeders18108049546620
Saskatchewan Roughriders1899054756718
BC Lions18711052155714

Schedule

WeekOpponentFinal ScoreResultRecord
1vs. Calgary Stampeders32–29Win1–0
2at BC Lions42–37Win2–0
3vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–17Loss2–1
4at Winnipeg Blue Bombers29–27Win3–1
5vs. Ottawa Rough Riders58–22Win4–1
6at Hamilton Tiger-Cats46–40Loss4–2
7vs. BC Lions37–25Loss4–3
8at Edmonton Eskimos45–19Loss4–4
9vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers28–20Loss4–5
10at Toronto Argonauts29–24Win5–5
11vs. Edmonton Eskimos48–35Win6–5
12at Ottawa Rough Riders36–27Loss6–6
13vs. BC Lions32–30Loss6–7
14at Calgary Stampeders39–26Win7–7
15vs. Toronto Argonauts24–18Win8–7
16vs. Calgary Stampeders23–17Loss8–8
17at Calgary Stampeders34–19Win9–8
18at Edmonton Eskimos49–17Loss9–9

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Postseason

Schedule

RoundOpponentFinal ScoreResult
West Semi-Finalat Calgary Stampeders33–26Win
West Finalat Edmonton Eskimos32–21Win
Grey Cupvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats43–40Win

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.[3] 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.[3] General Manager Al Ford declared that the team's debt increased to 1.6 million dollars.[3]

Awards and honours

References

  1. ↑ http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/saskatch.htm
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.218, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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