25,751 ’Rider Priders filed into Taylor Field last Friday night in hopes that their unbeaten Roughriders would capture their second consecutive win. However, their opposition, the 1-0 Edmonton Eskimos, showed up and spoiled the party. It was the Eskimos who got the ball rolling at 3:44 of the opening frame when K Sean Fleming connected on a 31-yard FG. The potent ’Rider defence showed why it will be a force all season long as LB Lamar McGriggs stepped in front of an errant Danny McManus pass and returned it 20 yards before sending a lateral to DB Dale Joseph who took it another 75 for the major score. Saskatchewan K Paul McCallum added the convert putting them up by a 7-3 score. However the see-saw battle continued as Edmonton SB Darren Flutie teamed up with McManus for a 9-yard TD. The Fleming convert closed out the first quarter scoring with Edmonton on top by a 10-7 score. The Eskimos added to their lead 6:05 into the second period when a bad snap sailed over McCallum’s head causing him to give up a safety touch. Six minutes later however the ’Riders countered back as RB Shawn Daniels plunged over the goal line from 1-yard out. McCallum’s convert made the score 14-12 in favour of the Green ’Riders. Fleming closed out the first half scoring at 13:53 with a 28-yard FG giving the Eskimos a slim 15-14 half-time lead. McCallum put the ’Riders up once again at 3:36 into the third quarter when he booted a 42-yard FG. Defence however was the name of the game on this night as Edmonton DB Kavis Reed picked off a Kevin Mason pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. Flemings convert put the Esks up by a 22-17 margin, a lead they would not relinquish. Two Fleming singles and a McCallum single rounded out the scoring as the Eskimos left Taylor Field with a 24-18 win running their record to 2-0, while the ’Riders fell to 1-1.
1996 | Week B | EDM 18 @ SSK 23 | |
Week 3 | EDM 24 @ SSK 27 | ||
Week 8 | SSK 8 @ EDM 25 | ||
1997 | Week B | SSK 17 @ EDM 18 | |
Week 2 | EDM 24 @ SSK 18 | ||
Week 6 | SSK 34 @ EDM 37 | ||
Week 14 | EDM 15 @ SSK 29 | ||
Division Final | SSK 31 @ EDM 30 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
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Eskimos | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
Roughriders | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
Eskimos coach: Ron Lancaster (W)
Roughriders coach: Jim Daley (L)
Eskimos (2-0-0) Next vs Lions Jul 11
Roughriders (1-1-0) Next vs Argonauts Jul 13
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Regina Int'l A | 7:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 16.2°C | NNE (280°) at 17 km/h | 81% | 94.70 kPa |
Regina Int'l A | 8:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 15.8°C | NNE (300°) at 15 km/h | 87% | 94.74 kPa |
Regina Int'l A | 9:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 14.3°C | NNE (300°) at 13 km/h | 94% | 94.77 kPa |
Regina Int'l A | 10:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 14.0°C | NNE (330°) at 17 km/h | 88% | 94.80 kPa |
Regina Int'l A | 11:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 11.8°C | NNE (310°) at 11 km/h | 97% | 94.86 kPa |
Conditions at Regina Int'l A (4.23 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.