1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season March 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1989 9–9 3rd, West Alan Ford John Gregory Taylor Field Won Grey Cup Image:CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png Roughriders seasons The 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders was the club's 80th year of operation, 75th season of play, and its 32nd season in the Canadian Football League. The team finished in third place in the CFL 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 School1 2Kevin Smellie RB Massachusetts1 3Andrew Thomas CB Massachusetts1 4Donovan Wright CB Slippery Rock2 9Dan Payne DT Simon Fraser5 36Rob Zimmerman FB Calgary7 52Kelly Trithart LB Saskatchewan8 60Greg Galan QB Saskatchewan https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1989/ 1989 CFL Draft Canadian Football League December 10, 2020 Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 37–7 1–0 Gordie Howe Bowl 1,500 B Wed, June 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–24 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 18,988 C Tues, July 4 at BC Lions L 13–30 1–1 BC Place 38,492 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/1989/ 1989 CFL Season Schedule & Scores Canadian Football League December 10, 2020https://www.profootballarchives.com/1989cflsas.html 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders Pro Football Archives December 10, 2020 Regular season Standings Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Wed, July 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 32–29 1–0 Taylor Field 21,595 2 2 Tues, July 18 at BC Lions W 42–37 2–0 BC Place 41,427 3 3 Fri, July 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–34 2–1 Taylor Field 25,996 4 4 Wed, Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–27 3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 21,753 5 5 Mon, Aug 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 58–22 4–1 Taylor Field 22,194 6 6 Fri, Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 40–46 4–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 19,336 7 7 Thu, Aug 24 vs. BC Lions L 25–37 4–3 Taylor Field 23,544 8 8 Wed, Aug 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 19–45 4–4 Commonwealth Stadium 31,667 8 9 Sun, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–28 4–5 Taylor Field 28,315 9 10 Sat, Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 29–24 5–5 SkyDome 35,281 10 11 Sun, Sept 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 48–35 6–5 Taylor Field 24,776 11 12 Sun, Sept 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–36 6–6 Lansdowne Stadium 17,284 12 13 Sat, Sept 30 vs. BC Lions L 30–32 6–7 Taylor Field 25,013 13 14 Sun, Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders W 39–26 7–7 McMahon Stadium 30,174 14 15 Sun, Oct 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 24–18 8–7 Taylor Field 20,953 15 16 Sun, Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–23 8–8 Taylor Field 25,200 16 17 Sun, Oct 29 at Calgary Stampeders W 34–199–8 McMahon Stadium 20,754 17 18 Sun, Nov 5 at Edmonton Eskimos L 17–49 9–9 Commonwealth Stadium 27,242 Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 12 at Calgary Stampeders W 33–26 1–0 McMahon Stadium 16,286 West Final Sun, Nov 19 at Edmonton Eskimos W 32–21 2–0 Commonwealth Stadium 35,112 77th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 43–40 3–0 SkyDome 54,088 Grey Cup 77th Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 143 10 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21 12 9 43https://www.cfl.ca/games/5801/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.154899768.1299418275.1607398689-557091960.1602348574 1989 Grey Cup Canadian Football League December 10, 2020 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.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.218, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 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. General Manager Al Ford declared that the team's debt increased to 1.6 million dollars. Roster 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Kent Austin  1 I Jeff Bentrim 16 I Tom Burgess Running backs 33 N Shawn Daniels 32 N Milson Jones 14 I Tim McCray 20 I Lionel Vital 35 N Brian Walling Receivers 25 N Rob Bresciani 81 N Ray Elgaard 85 N James Ellingson 18 N Jeff Fairholm  9 I Mark Guy 80 I Don Narcisse 84 N Slater Zaleski Offensive linemen 44 N Roger Aldag G 66 N Mike Anderson C 64 N Ken Moore T 51 N Dan Payne T 57 N Bob Poley G/C 62 N Vic Stevenson T 54 N Mark Urness G Defensive linemen 78 I James Curry DT 77 N Wayne Drinkwalter DE 70 I Vince Goldsmith DE 71 I Bobby Jurasin DE 99 I Chuck Klingbeil DT 79 I Gary Lewis DT Special teams 10 N Terry Baker P 36 N Dave Ridgway K Linebackers 39 I Dave Albright 91 I Tuineau Alipate 42 I Eddie Lowe 74 N Dan Rashovich 47 N Kelly Trithart 22 N Donovan Wright Defensive backs  4 I Albert Brown  7 I Richie Hall 19 N John Hoffman  3 I Larry Hogue 26 I Harry Skipper 27 N Glen Suitor 21 N Jeff Treftlin 24 I Steve Wiggins Injured list 75 N Greg McCormack DE Italics indicate American player Awards and honours CFL's Coach of the Year, John Gregory Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, Offence: Kent Austin Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, Defence: Chuck Klingbeil Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian, Dave Ridgway 1989 CFL All-Stars WR – Don Narcisse LB – Eddie Lowe K – Dave Ridgway 1989 Western All-Stars RB – Tim McCray SB – Jeff Fairholm WR – Don Narcisse OG – Roger Aldag DT – James Curry DE – Bobby Jurasin LB – Eddie Lowe DS – Glen Suitor K – Dave Ridgway References Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Category:N. 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