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1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
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CFL team season
March 2026
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1990 9–9 3rd, West John Gregory Alan Ford Taylor Field Lost West Semi-Final CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png Roughriders seasons
The 1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 76th season in the club's 80th year of existence. Following their win in the 1989 Grey Cup, the team opened this season as defending Grey Cup champions for the first time since 1967. The team finished in third place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with a 9–9 record for the second consecutive season. However, the Roughriders could not duplicate the success of the previous year as they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Semi-Final.
The Roughriders gained a team record 5793 passing yards, which at the time was the 3rd most for a team in a single season in CFL history. They also set CFL team records for:
most pass attempts in a season (793), which was surpassed by the 1995 Birmingham Barracudas (814);
most pass completions in a season (450), which has been surpassed by several teams.
most field goals made one season (59)
They set the following team records:
most points scored one season (557)
most points scored against one season (592)
highest single home game attendance: 31,121 in the Labour Day Classic against Winnipeg
Offseason
CFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School1 3Glen Scrivener DE/DT William Jewell1 8Dane McArthur SB/RB Hawaii-Manoa2 9Bruce Boyko SB/TE Western Michigan2 15Chris Gioskos T/G Ottawa2 16Brent Chuhaniuk P/K Weber State3 21Craig Henderson T/G Minnesota3 24Bill Hitchcock T/DT Purdue4 32Paul Bushley FB/HB Colgate5 40Paul Chapman RB/FB Dickinson State
https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1990/ 1990 CFL Draft Canadian Football League December 10, 2020
Preseason
Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 40–41 0–1 Gordie Howe Bowl 4,000 B Fri, June 29 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–26 0–2 Taylor Field 20,142 C Tues, July 3 at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–35 0–3 Commonwealth Stadium 10,130
https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/1990/ 1990 CFL Season Schedule & Scores Canadian Football League December 10, 2020https://www.profootballarchives.com/1990cflsas.html 1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders Pro Football Archives December 10, 2020
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, July 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–35 1–0 Taylor Field 24,362 2 2 Thu, July 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 25–30 1–1 McMahon Stadium 24,818 3 3 Fri, July 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 16–54 1–2 Taylor Field 26,731 4 4 Thu, Aug 2 at BC Lions W 36–25 2–2 BC Place 33,068 5 5 Tue, Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos L 31–57 2–3 Commonwealth Stadium 39,060 6 6 Tue, Aug 14 vs. BC Lions L 30–32 2–4 Taylor Field 22,976 6 7 Sun, Aug 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 49–24 3–4 Taylor Field 24,109 7 8 Sat, Aug 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–33 4–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,717 8 9 Sun, Sept 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 55–11 5–4 Taylor Field 31,121 9 10 Sun, Sept 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–30 5–5 Lansdowne Park 25,384 10 11 Sun, Sept 16 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 45–19 6–5 Taylor Field 27,822 11 12 Sun, Sept 23 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–36 6–6 Winnipeg Stadium 32,177 12 13 Sun, Sept 30 vs. BC Lions W 37–34 7–6 Taylor Field 26,176 13 14 Sun, Oct 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 16–23 7–7 McMahon Stadium 27,964 14 15 Sun, Oct 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 29–24 8–7 Commonwealth Stadium 27,423 15 16 Sat, Oct 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 15–59 8–8 SkyDome 40,429 16 17 Sun, Oct 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 33–31 9–8 Taylor Field 26,139 17 18 Sat, Nov 3 at BC Lions L 28–35 9–9 BC Place 23,919
Postseason
Schedule
Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 27–43 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 23,006
Roster
1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks
5 I Kent Austin
1 I Jeff Bentrim
9 I Tony Rice
Running backs
25 N Paul Bushey
31 I Lucius Floyd
32 N Milson Jones
22 N Orville Lee
Receivers
15 N Bruce Boyko
81 N Ray Elgaard
18 N Jeff Fairholm
9 I Mark Guy
86 I Greg Harris
80 I Don Narcisse
89 N David Pitcher Offensive linemen
44 N Roger Aldag G
66 N Mike Anderson C
58 N Chris Gioskos G
75 N Greg McCormack G/T
64 N Ken Moore T
57 N Bob Poley G/C
62 N Vic Stevenson T
Defensive linemen
77 N Wayne Drinkwalter DE/DT
70 I Vince Goldsmith DE
71 I Bobby Jurasin DE
99 I Chuck Klingbeil DT
79 I Gary Lewis DT
Special teams
12 N Mike Lazecki P
36 N Dave Ridgway K Linebackers
39 I Dave Albright
91 I Tuineau Alipate
41 I James King
42 I Eddie Lowe
74 N Dan Rashovich
47 N Kelly Trithart
90 N Tony Visco
Defensive backs
4 I Albert Brown
2 I Stacey Hairston
7 I Richie Hall
19 N John Hoffman
3 I Larry Hogue
27 N Glen Suitor
21 N Jeff Treftlin
Italics indicate American player
Awards and records
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard (SB)
CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Richie Hall (DB)
1990 CFL All-Stars
QB – Kent Austin
WR – Don Narcisse
OG – Roger Aldag
K – Dave Ridgway
1990 Western All-Stars
QB – Kent Austin
SB – Ray Elgaard
WR – Don Narcisse
OG – Roger Aldag
LB – Dan Rashovich
DB – Richie Hall
K – Dave Ridgway
References
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons
Category:1990 Canadian Football League season by team
Category:1990 in Saskatchewan
Category:1990 in sports in Saskatchewan