1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders season | |
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General manager | Alan Ford |
Head coach | John Gregory |
Home field | Taylor Field |
Results | |
Record | 9–9 |
Division place | 3rd, West |
Playoff finish | Lost West Semi-Final |
Uniform | |
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.
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:
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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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 |
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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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 |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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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 |
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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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 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
West Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 11 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 27–43 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,006 |