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
  • at Saskatchewan 6–7–0
  • Edmonton Total 17–10–0
All-time (through 1993)
  • at Edmonton 46–27–2
  • at Saskatchewan 35–39–0
  • Edmonton Total 81–66–2

Streaks as of July 21, 1993
(Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Roughriders
Elks streak overall vs Roughriders

Boxscore

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

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

Roughriders (1-2-0) Next @ Texans Jul 25
Elks (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)