1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	John Gregory
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 80th in franchise history. Despite a 9–9 regular season record, the Roughriders ended their season as Grey Cup champions. It was Saskatchewan's first championship in 23 years.

Regular season

The Roughriders offense scored 655 points, while the defense allowed 654 points.

Standings

**West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	16	2	644	302	32
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	495	466	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	547	567	18
BC Lions	18	7	11	521	557	14

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Record
1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	32–29	Win	1–0
2	at BC Lions	42–37	Win	2–0
3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–17	Loss	2–1
4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–27	Win	3–1
5	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	58–22	Win	4–1
6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	46–40	Loss	4–2
7	vs. BC Lions	37–25	Loss	4–3
8	at Edmonton Eskimos	45–19	Loss	4–4
9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–20	Loss	4–5
10	at Toronto Argonauts	29–24	Win	5–5
11	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	48–35	Win	6–5
12	at Ottawa Rough Riders	36–27	Loss	6–6
13	vs. BC Lions	32–30	Loss	6–7
14	at Calgary Stampeders	39–26	Win	7–7
15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	24–18	Win	8–7
16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	23–17	Loss	8–8
17	at Calgary Stampeders	34–19	Win	9–8
18	at Edmonton Eskimos	49–17	Loss	9–9

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Postseason

Schedule

Round	Opponent	Final Score	Result
West Semi-Final	at Calgary Stampeders	33–26	Win
West Final	at Edmonton Eskimos	32–21	Win
Grey Cup	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	43–40	Win

Grey Cup

Main article: 77th Grey Cup

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

For the Grey Cup celebrations, 18,000 fans showed up at Taylor Field, in minus 10 degree Celsius weather to welcome back the club.^[3] 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.^[3] General Manager Al Ford declared that the team’s debt increased to 1.6 million dollars.^[3]

Awards and honors

CFL's Coach of the Year, John Gregory
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, Offense: Kent Austin
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, Defense: Chuck Klingbeil
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian, Dave Ridgway
Eddie Lowe, CFL All-Star, Defense
Don Narcisse, CFL All-Star, Offense
Dave Ridgway, CFL All-Star, Special Teams

References

↑ http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/saskatch.htm
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1989
1 2 3 Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.218, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium (2017)

Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher

Important Figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness

Retired Numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key Personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Chris Jones Head Coach: Chris Jones

Grey Cup Championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013

Western Division Championships (19)	1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

1989 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg

See also	1989 CFL Draft 77th Grey Cup

Saskatchewan Roughriders 77th Grey Cup Champions

1 Jeff Bentrim
2 Eddie Ray Walker
4 Albert Brown
5 Kent Austin
7 Richie Hall
9 Mark Guy
10 Terry Baker
14 Tim McCray
16 Tom Burgess
18 Jeff Fairholm
19 John Hoffman
20 Lionel Vital
21 Jeff Treftlin
22 Donovan Wright
24 Rob Bresciani
26 Harry Skipper
27 Glen Suitor
30 Cedric Moses
32 Milson Jones
35 Kevin Dixon
36 Dave Ridgway
38 Dave Albright
39 Tuineau Alipate
41 Eddie Lowe
44 Roger Aldag
49 Kelly Trithart
51/72 Dan Payne
54/76 Mark Urness
57 Bob Poley
61 Bryan Illerbrun
62 Vic Stevenson
63 Bill Henry
64 Ken Moore
66 Mike Anderson
68 Mike Turner
70 Vince Goldsmith
71 Bobby Jurasin
74 Dan Rashovich
76 James Curry
77 Wayne Drinkwalter
78 Gary Lewis
80 Don Narcisse
81 Ray Elgaard
85 James Ellingson
86 Ray McDonald
92 Chuck Klingbeil

President: Tom Sheppard
General Manager: Al Ford
Assistant General Managers: Larry Mueller, Dan Ramboo

Head coach: John Gregory
Assistant Coaches: Dick Adams, Ron Cherkes, Ted Heath, Garry Hoffman, Pat Sartori

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