1989 CFL season

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1989 CFL season
DurationJuly 12 – November 5, 1989
East champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats
West champions Saskatchewan Roughriders
77th Grey Cup
DateNovember 26, 1989
Venue SkyDome, Toronto
ChampionsSaskatchewan Roughriders
CFL seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 CFL season
Canadian Football League team locations: Red pog.svg West, Blue 000080 pog.svg East

The 1989 CFL season is considered to be the 36th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 32nd Canadian Football League season.

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CFL News in 1989

Rocky Dipietro - 1989 Rocky Dipietro - 1989.jpg
Rocky Dipietro - 1989

The CFL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from Harold Ballard (of Maple Leaf Gardens Limited) to David Braley on Friday, February 24. In April, the CFL announced a two-year television agreement with Carling O'Keefe Breweries for $12 million plus an additional $3 million for club promotional support.

The CFL hosted both its Annual Meetings and the Canadian College Draft for the second straight year in Hamilton.

The Toronto Argonauts played their first game at the SkyDome. The SkyDome also was the host of the 77th Annual Grey Cup game, on Sunday, November 26, when the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40.

On September 7, the BC Lions were purchased by Murray Pezim.

The Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union decided to change the location of the Vanier Cup game, from Varsity Stadium to the SkyDome. The University of Western Ontario defeated the University of Saskatchewan, 35–10 in the Vanier Cup's silver anniversary game.

On Sunday, December 31, Bill Baker decided to resign as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the CFL.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos 18162064430232
Calgary Stampeders 18108049546620
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1899054756718
BC Lions 18711052155714
East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18126051951724
Toronto Argonauts 18711036942814
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18711040846214
Ottawa Rough Riders 1841404266308
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the 1989 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40, at Toronto's SkyDome. This was Saskatchewan's first championship since 1966. The Roughriders' Kent Austin (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Chuck Klingbeil (DT) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Dave Ridgway (K) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

November 12: Division Semifinals November 19: Division Finals November 26: 77th Grey Cup @ SkyDomeToronto, Ontario
         
E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10
East
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14
E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30
E2 Toronto Argonauts 7
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 43
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32
West
W1 Edmonton Eskimos 21
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 33
W2 Calgary Stampeders 26

CFL Leaders

1989 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1989 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1989 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1989 CFL Awards

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References

  1. "CFLapedia".