The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 1982 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 5th in the West Division

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 122 127 L2 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 6 9 1 13 427 436 L2 2-3-1
    Home 8 3 5 0 6 218 225 L1 3-3-0
    Visitor 8 3 4 1 7 209 211 L1 2-3-1
   Divisional opponent 8 3 5 0 6 244 227 L1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 3 4 1 7 183 209 L1 2-3-1

Full 1982 League Standings

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.633 1-3-0 (4) 2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.391 2-2-0 (4) 1-2-1 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.563
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.594
Edmonton Eskimos (2) 0.688
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.688
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.531
Ottawa Rough Riders (2) 0.313
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.594
Montreal Concordes (2) 0.125

Team Scoring

19821981 +/-
Average Combined Score 53.94 +3.81
Average Winning Score 29.83 -0.94
Average Losing Score 24.89 +2.89
Average Home Score 27.25 +0.50
Average Visitor Score 26.13 -1.00
Average Margin of Victory 12.17 +0.06
Average Margin of Loss 9.11 +2.11

1982 Saskatchewan Roughriders Attendance

  • Capacity: 27,637
  • Total: 224,933
  • High: 30,621
  • Avg: 28,116 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1981 Avg: +2,250
  • Low: 26,460
  • Sellouts: 5
  • % of Capacity: 101.74
  • Diff from League Avg: -1,261

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1982 home stadium: Taylor Field
  • Capacity: 27,637
  • Playing surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 1979 – Expansion/artificial turf

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

436 (27.3)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Saskatchewan 452267 6360123 5054104 6073133 218 (27.3)209 (26.1)427 (26.7)
Opponent 4570115 5458112 8739126 394483 211 (26.4)225 (28.1)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (2-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (2-3-1) 5 (2-3-0) 2 (2-0-0) 9 (2-6-1)
After 2nd 4 (2-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (2-2-1) 5 (2-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 9 (3-5-1)
After 3rd 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 2 (1-0-1) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 5 (3-1-1) 1 (1-0-0) 10 (2-8-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 4 (0-4-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 9 (0-9-0)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 1 – John Hufnagel
  • 1 – Dave Ridgway

Defensive Star

  • 1 – Fran McDermott
  • 1 – Billy McBride

Lineman Star

  • 1 – Bryan Illerbrun

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Player Awards and Nominations

1982 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Joey Walters (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Mike Samples (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Don Swafford (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Dave Ridgway (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Dave Ridgway (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–4 (4)   Trent Soper (DB) Eastern Oregon
2–4 (13)   Gerald Prud'homme (WR) Concordia
3–4 (22)   Mike Hughes (OT) Sheridan
4–4 (31)   Pierre Lord (WR) Fairmont State
5–1 (37) [TOR] James Williams (DE) Acadia
5–4 (40)   Kevin Rydeard (DB) Western Ontario
6–1 (46) [TOR] Paul Starkey (C) Eastern Oregon
6–4 (49)   Mark Joncas (DT) McGill

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1982 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections
IR Joey Walters
DT Mike Samples
DHB Fran McDermott
P Ken Clark
K Dave Ridgway
6 All-Division Selections
IR Joey Walters
G Roger Aldag (Tie)
DT Mike Samples
DHB Fran McDermott
P Ken Clark
K Dave Ridgway

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Sun. June 13 4:00 PM
 SSK 33 @ CGY 32 W 25,174  
B
Fri. June 18 9:00 PM
 EDM 27 @ SSK 34 W 24,732  
C
Tue. June 22 11:00 PM
 SSK 39 @ BC 43 L 19,488  
C
Sun. June 27 3:30 PM
 WPG 25 @ SSK 16 L 24,326  
1
Fri. July 9 9:00 PM
 SSK 21 @ WPG 31 L 28,342 CTV
2
Sun. July 18 3:30 PM
 BC 26 @ SSK 24 L 27,543 CBC
3
Sat. July 24 9:30 PM
 SSK 25 @ CGY 19 W 31,017 CBC
4
Fri. July 30 9:00 PM
 TOR 44 @ SSK 22 L 28,076 CTV
6
Thu. Aug. 12 8:00 PM
 SSK 26 @ OTT 19 W 21,455 CBC
7
Sat. Aug. 21 9:00 PM
 HAM 15 @ SSK 18 W 28,457 CBC
8
Sun. Aug. 29 4:00 PM
 SSK 32 @ EDM 25 W 59,723 CBC
9
Sun. Sept. 5 3:30 PM
 WPG 36 @ SSK 35 L 30,621 CBC
10
Sun. Sept. 12 1:30 PM
 SSK 13 @ MTL 16 L 14,111 CTV
11
Sat. Sept. 18 11:00 PM
 SSK 32 @ BC 36 L 28,513 CTV
12
Fri. Sept. 24 9:00 PM
 OTT 30 @ SSK 19 L 27,601  
13
Sun. Oct. 3 1:30 PM
 CGY 8 @ SSK 53 W 28,345  
14
Mon. Oct. 11 1:30 PM
 SSK 24 @ HAM 24 T 17,987 CTV
16
Sun. Oct. 24 3:30 PM
 MTL 20 @ SSK 25 W 26,460 CBC
17
Sat. Oct. 30 1:30 PM
 SSK 36 @ TOR 41 L 30,927 CTV
18
Sun. Nov. 7 2:30 PM
 EDM 46 @ SSK 22 L 27,830