1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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.

1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerAlan Ford
Head coachJohn Gregory
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

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

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 Glen Scrivener DE/DT William Jewell
1 8 Dane McArthur SB/RB Hawaii-Manoa
2 9 Bruce Boyko SB/TE Western Michigan
2 15 Chris Gioskos T/G Ottawa
2 16 Brent Chuhaniuk P/K Weber State
3 21 Craig Henderson T/G Minnesota
3 24 Bill Hitchcock T/DT Purdue
4 32 Paul Bushley FB/HB Colgate
5 40 Paul Chapman RB/FB Dickinson State

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Preseason

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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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 11 6 1 588 566 23
Edmonton Eskimos 18 10 8 0 612 510 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 9 9 0 557 592 18
BC Lions 18 6 11 1 520 620 13

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Season schedule

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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

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Postseason

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Schedule

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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

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Awards and records

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1990 CFL All-Stars

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1990 Western All-Stars

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References

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