1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager Alan Ford
Head coach John Gregory
Home stadium Taylor Field
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
PlayoffsLost West Semi-Final
Uniform
CFL SSK Jersey 1985.png

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.

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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:

They set the following team records:

Offseason

CFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
13 Glen Scrivener DE/DT William Jewell
18 Dane McArthur SB/RB Hawaii-Manoa
29 Bruce Boyko SB/TE Western Michigan
215 Chris Gioskos T/G Ottawa
216 Brent Chuhaniuk P/K Weber State
321 Craig Henderson T/G Minnesota
324 Bill Hitchcock T/DT Purdue
432 Paul Bushley FB/HB Colgate
540 Paul Chapman RB/FB Dickinson State

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Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
ASun, June 24vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 40–410–1 Gordie Howe Bowl 4,000
BFri, June 29vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–260–2 Taylor Field 20,142
CTues, July 3at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–350–3 Commonwealth Stadium 10,130

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders 18116158856623
Edmonton Eskimos 18108061251020
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1899055759218
BC Lions 18611152062013

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Thu, July 12vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–351–0 Taylor Field 24,362
22Thu, July 19at Calgary Stampeders L 25–301–1 McMahon Stadium 24,818
33Fri, July 27vs. Calgary StampedersL 16–541–2Taylor Field26,731
44Thu, Aug 2at BC Lions W 36–252–2 BC Place 33,068
55Tue, Aug 7at Edmonton Eskimos L 31–572–3 Commonwealth Stadium 39,060
66Tue, Aug 14vs. BC LionsL 30–322–4Taylor Field22,976
67Sun, Aug 19vs. Edmonton EskimosW 49–243–4Taylor Field24,109
78Sat, Aug 25at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 46–334–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,717
89 Sun, Sept 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 55–115–4Taylor Field31,121
910Sun, Sept 9at Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–305–5 Lansdowne Park 25,384
1011Sun, Sept 16vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 45–196–5Taylor Field27,822
1112Sun, Sept 23at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 7–366–6 Winnipeg Stadium 32,177
1213Sun, Sept 30vs. BC LionsW 37–347–6Taylor Field26,176
1314Sun, Oct 7at Calgary StampedersL 16–237–7McMahon Stadium27,964
1415Sun, Oct 14vs. Edmonton EskimosW 29–248–7Commonwealth Stadium27,423
1516Sat, Oct 20at Toronto Argonauts L 15–598–8 SkyDome 40,429
1617Sun, Oct 28vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 33–319–8Taylor Field26,139
1718Sat, Nov 3at BC LionsL 28–359–9BC Place23,919

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Postseason

Schedule

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 11at Edmonton Eskimos L 27–430–1 Commonwealth Stadium 23,006

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Awards and records

1990 CFL All-Stars

1990 Western All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ "1990 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "1990 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "1990 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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