CFL team season
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 [ edit ] CFL Draft [ edit ] [1]
Preseason [ edit ] [2] [3]
Regular season [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] [4]
Schedule [ edit ] 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 34–19 9–8 McMahon Stadium 20,754 17 18 Sun, Nov 5 at Edmonton Eskimos L 17–49 9–9 Commonwealth Stadium 27,242
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Postseason [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Grey Cup [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] For the Grey Cup celebrations, 18,000 fans showed up at Taylor Field, in minus 10 degree Celsius weather to welcome back the club. 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.
Awards and honours [ edit ] 1989 CFL All-Stars [ edit ] 1989 Western All-Stars [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations
President: Tom Sheppard General Manager: Al Ford Assistant General Managers: Larry Mueller, Dan Rambo