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 3rd 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
Head coach	John Gregory
General manager	Alan Ford
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
Ex	Sun, June 24	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (in Saskatoon, SK)	41–40	Loss	4,000	N/A
A	Fri, June 29	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	26–23	Loss	20,142	0–1
B	Tues, July 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–23	Loss	10,130	0–2

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Regular season

Season standings

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	Thu, July 12	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38–35	Win	24,362	1–0	W1
2	Thu, July 19	at Calgary Stampeders	30–25	Loss	24,818	1–1	L1
3	Fri, July 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	54–16	Loss	26,731	1–2	L2
4	Thu, Aug 2	at BC Lions	36–25	Win	33,068	2–2	W1
5	Tues, Aug 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	57–31	Loss	39,060	2–3	L1
6	Tues, Aug 14	vs. BC Lions	32–30	Loss	22,976	2–4	L2
6	Sun, Aug 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	49–24	Win	24,109	3–4	W1
7	Sat, Aug 25	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	46–33	Win	16,717	4–4	W2
8	Sun, Sept 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	55–11	Win	31,121	5–4	W3
9	Sun, Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	30–21	Loss	25,384	5–5	L1
10	Sun, Sept 16	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	45–19	Win	27,822	6–5	W1
11	Sun, Sept 23	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–7	Loss	32,177	6–6	L1
12	Sun, Sept 30	vs. BC Lions	37–34	Win	26,176	7–6	W1
13	Sun, Oct 7	at Calgary Stampeders	23–16	Loss	27,964	7–7	L1
14	Sun, Oct 14	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	29–24	Win	27,423	8–7	W1
15	Sat, Oct 20	at Toronto Argonauts	59–15	Loss	40,429	8–8	L
16	Sun, Oct 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	33–31	Win	26,139	9–8	W1
17	Sat, Nov 3	at BC Lions	35–28	Loss	23,919	9–9	L1

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Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	43–27	Loss	23,006	0–1

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Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard (SB)
• CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Richie Hall (DB)

1990 CFL All-Stars

• QB – Kent Austin
• WR – Don Narcisse
• OG – Roger Aldag
• K – Dave Ridgway

1990 Western All-Stars

• QB – Kent Austin
• SB – Ray Elgaard
• WR – Don Narcisse
• OG – Roger Aldag
• LB – Dan Rashovich
• DB – Richie Hall
• K – Dave Ridgway

References

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