1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerAlan Ford
Head coachJohn Gregory (1–6)
Don Matthews (5–6)
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 77th season in the club's 81st year of existence. The team finished in fourth place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with a 6–12 record. The Roughriders began the season with a 1–6 record and subsequently fired head coach John Gregory and replaced him with Don Matthews who finished the season with a 5–6 record.[1] The stronger end to the season was not enough as the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1987.

This season, the Roughriders set the following CFL records:

  • most points scored against one season (710)
  • most passes thrown one team one game (65)

They set the following team records:

  • most points scored one season (606)
  • most total touchdowns one season (62)
  • most passing touchdowns one season (41)
  • most passing touchdowns one game (6)

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 2 Dan Farthing SB Saskatchewan
1 5 Paul Vajda G Concordia
2 12 Anthony Hannem LB Acadia
3 20 Paul Maines T Concordia
3 24 Steve Grant T Simon Fraser
4 28 Peter Rowe QB Wyoming
5 36 Jim Stewart TB British Columbia
6 44 Dan Wright OT Queen's
7 52 Michael Dopud TB Southern Illinois
8 60 Rob Dutton DL Saskatchewan

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Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sun, June 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–16 0–1 Gordie Howe Bowl 3,363
B Wed, June 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–49 1–1 Taylor Field 20,693
C Thu, July 4 at BC Lions L 35–38 1–2 BC Place 21,973

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Regular season

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Season standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 24 671 569 7–3 W2 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 11 7 0 22 596 552 6–4 W1 Details
BC Lions 18 11 7 0 22 661 587 5–5 L1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 12 0 12 606 710 3–7 L2 Details

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, July 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 25–34 0–1 Taylor Field 20,582
2 2 Thu, July 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–48 0–2 McMahon Stadium 22,055
3 3 Fri, July 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 52–16 1–2 Taylor Field 19,381
4 4 Wed, July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–54 1–3 Commonwealth Stadium 28,183
5 5 Fri, Aug 9 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 35–37 1–4 Taylor Field 27,093
6 6 Thu, Aug 15 at Toronto Argonauts L 10–62 1–5 SkyDome 35,786
7 7 Wed, Aug 21 vs. BC Lions L 47–50 1–6 Taylor Field 21,434
8 8 Wed, Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos W 44–41 2–6 Commonwealth Stadium 26,825
8 9 Sun, Sept 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 56–23 3–6 Taylor Field 30,314
9 10 Sun, Sept 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 41–49 (OT) 3–7 Winnipeg Stadium 28,323
10 11 Sun, Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 36–41 3–8 Taylor Field 24,166
11 12 Sat, Sept 21 at BC Lions W 49–47 4–8 BC Place 41,192
12 13 Sun, Sept 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 40–21 5–8 Taylor Field 22,736
13 14 Sun, Oct 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 25–42 5–9 Lansdowne Park 22,038
14 15 Mon, Oct 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–42 5–10 Ivor Wynne Stadium 12,682
15 16 Sun, Oct 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–28 6–10 Taylor Field 19,478
16 17 Sun, Oct 27 vs. BC Lions L 5–36 6–11 Taylor Field 18,192
17 18 Sun, Nov 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 27–39 6–12 McMahon Stadium 18,488

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Awards and records

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1991 CFL All-Stars

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1991 Western All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "Chris Jones shares his memories of Don Matthews with CKRM listeners". Saskatchewan Roughriders. June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "1991 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "1991 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "1991 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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