1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 79th season in the club's 83rd year of existence. The team finished in 3rd place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with an 11–7 record.

1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Don Matthews
General manager	Alan Ford
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

Notably, the 1993 Roughriders became the first team to lose to an American-based CFL team following their week 4 loss to the expansion Sacramento Gold Miners. The team had played the Gold Miners on the road with just three days of rest and would win 10 of their next 14 games following that loss. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Brad Elberg	RB	Queen's
2	9	Brooks Findlay	LB	Portland State
3	15	Kevin Hickey	T	Ottawa
3	17	Erroll Brown	DB	Saskatchewan
4	25	Paul Cranmer	DB	Grand Valley State
5	33	Christian Daigle	DB	Bishop's
6	41	Kent Rowe	DE	Bishop's
7	49	Thane Watkins	C	Delaware State

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Fri, June 18	at Calgary Stampeders	21–11	Loss	29,280
B	Fri, June 25	vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers	40–17	Loss	17,045
C	Bye

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Regular season

Season Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	646	418	30
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	507	372	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	511	495	22
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	574	583	20
Sacramento Gold Miners	18	6	12	0	498	509	12

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	Fri, July 9	at BC Lions	33–26 (OT)	Loss	25,849	0–1	L1
2	Thu, July 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	23–22	Win	17,566	1–1	W1
3	Wed, July 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–3	Loss	27,894	1–2	L1
3	Sat, July 24	at Sacramento Gold Miners	37–26	Loss	17,319	1–3	L2
4	Sat, July 31	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–17	Win	18,212	2–3	W1
5	Fri, Aug 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	37–10	Win	16,061	3–3	W2
6	Wed, Aug 11	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	45–28	Win	20,254	4–3	W3
7	Thu, Aug 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	27–26	Win	23,643	5–3	W4
8	Fri, Aug 27	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	26–23	Win	33,032	6–3	W5
9	Sun, Sept 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	25–24	Loss	30,216	6–4	L1
10	Sun, Sept 12	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	41–23	Loss	35,959	6–5	L2
11	Sun, Sept 19	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	27–20	Win	25,367	7–5	W1
12	Sat, Sept 25	at BC Lions	31–16	Win	31,888	8–5	W2
13	Fri, Oct 1	vs. BC Lions	50–28	Loss	22,103	8–6	L1
14	Sun, Oct 10	at Calgary Stampeders	34–18	Loss	28,210	8–7	L2
15	Sun, Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–10	Win	21,023	9–7	W1
16	Sat, Oct 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders	48–45	Win	26,137	10–7	W2
17	Sun, Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	30–23	Win	29,348	11–7	W3
18	Bye

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Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 14	at Edmonton Eskimos	51–13	Loss	26,397	0–1

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Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Jearld Baylis (DT)

Offence

• SB – Ray Elgaard

Defence

• DT – Jearld Baylis
• CB – Barry Wilburn
• DS – Glen Suitor

Special teams

• K – Dave Ridgway

Offence

• SB – Ray Elgaard
• WR – Don Narcisse

Defence

• DT – Jearld Baylis
• CB – Barry Wilburn
• DS – Glen Suitor

Special teams

• K – Dave Ridgway

References

1. "1993 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "1993 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
3. "1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
4. "1993 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 4, 2020.