Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 @ Edmonton Eskimos 35

Game Details

  • Week 3
  • 11th Game of Regular Season (20th Overall)
  • Wednesday, July 21, 1993 9:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 27,894
    • Capacity: 60,081
  • Broadcaster:
    • TSN

Game Notes

Game Summary

Edmonton’s Eddie Brown scored 3 TDs while teammate Henry “Gizmo” Williams chipped in with 2 more as the hometown Edmonton Eskimos upped their record to 2-1 with a 35-3 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Williams got the Esks on the board early in the 1st quarter hooking up with QB Damon Alien for a 20-yard TD strike. Allen then caught Brown in the open for his 1st TD of the game, a 14-yard pass to make the score 14-0 in favour of the Eskimos after 1 period. The “Giz” electrified the fans 12:08 into the 2nd frame as he took a Brent Matich punt back 89 yards for the TD. Saskatchewan kicker Dave Ridgway added the ’Riders’ only points of the game with a 17-yard FG on the last play of the half to make the score 21-3 in favour of the Eskimos at the half. Eddie Brown accounted for the only scoring of the second half hooking up with Allen on passes of 35 and 9 yards to send the 27,894 in attendance at Commonwealth Stadium home happy.

Source: Game Review, 1993 CFL Weekly Statistical Package

Edmonton and Saskatchewan Matchups

1992 and 1993 Matchups
1992Week BSSK 26 @ EDM 15
Week 2SSK 31 @ EDM 34 OT
Week 11EDM 18 @ SSK 22
Week 17SSK 30 @ EDM 24
P1SSK 20 @ EDM 22
1993Week 2EDM 22 @ SSK 23
Week 3SSK 3 @ EDM 35
P1SSK 13 @ EDM 51

Eskimos record vs Roughriders (Regular Season)

Last decade (1984 to 1993)
  • at Edmonton 11–3–0 (0.786)
  • at Saskatchewan 6–7–0 (0.462)
  • Edmonton Total 17–10–0 (0.630)
All-time (through 1993)
  • at Edmonton 46–27–2 (0.627)
  • at Saskatchewan 35–39–0 (0.473)
  • Edmonton Total 81–66–2 (0.550)

Streaks as of July 21, 1993 (Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Roughriders
Eskimos streak overall vs Roughriders

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Roughriders 0 3 0 0 3
Eskimos 14 7 7 7 35

Roughriders coach: Don Matthews (L)
Eskimos coach: Ron Lancaster (W)

Roughriders (1-2-0) Next @ Texans Jul 25
Eskimos (2-1-0) Next @ Texans Aug 01

Game Time Weather in Edmonton, AB

July 21st Hourly Weather Summary for Edmonton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
City Centre A 7:00 PM Mainly Clear 14.7°C NNE (290°) at 24 km/h 83% 92.68 kPa
City Centre A 8:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 14.5°C NNE (290°) at 22 km/h 83% 92.74 kPa
City Centre A 9:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 13.8°C NNE (290°) at 15 km/h 86% 92.83 kPa
City Centre A 10:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 14.0°C NNE (300°) at 9 km/h 83% 92.87 kPa
City Centre A 11:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 13.7°C NNE (300°) at 7 km/h 83% 92.87 kPa

Conditions at Edmonton City Centre A (4.09 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • Data is verified (Data Complete)