Saskatchewan Roughriders 1989 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

9 wins, 9 losses, 0 ties
Finished 3rd in the West Division
West Division Semi-final
- Nov. 12, 1989 Won 33 – 26 @ Calgary
West Division Final
- Nov. 19, 1989 Won 32 – 21 @ Edmonton
CFL Grey Cup
- Nov. 26, 1989 Won 43 – 40 vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1989 Season Resources 1989 SSK Team Roster 1989 SSK Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
Ex	Sun Jun 25 3:30 PM	WPG 7 vs SSK 37	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Wed Jun 28 9:30 PM	EDM 24 @ SSK 28	W
B	Tue Jul 4 10:30 PM	SSK 13 @ BC 30	L


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Wed Jul 12 9:30 PM	CGY 29 @ SSK 32	W	TSN
2	Tue Jul 18 10:30 PM	SSK 42 @ BC 37	W	CFN
3	Fri Jul 28 9:30 PM	HAM 34 @ SSK 17	L	CFN
4	Wed Aug 2 8:30 PM	SSK 29 @ WPG 27	W	TSN
5	Mon Aug 7 8:00 PM	OTT 22 @ SSK 58	W	CBC
6	Fri Aug 18 7:30 PM	SSK 40 @ HAM 46	L	CFN
7	Thu Aug 24 9:30 PM	BC 37 @ SSK 25	L	CBC
8	Wed Aug 30 9:30 PM	SSK 19 @ EDM 45	L	CFN
9	Sun Sep 3 3:00 PM	WPG 28 @ SSK 20	L	CBC
10	Sat Sep 9 7:30 PM	SSK 29 @ TOR 24	W	CBC
11	Sun Sep 17 3:00 PM	EDM 35 @ SSK 48	W	CBC
12	Sun Sep 24 3:30 PM	SSK 27 @ OTT 36	L	TSN
13	Sat Sep 30 9:00 PM	BC 32 @ SSK 30	L	CBC
14	Sun Oct 8 7:30 PM	SSK 39 @ CGY 26	W	CFN
15	Sun Oct 15 3:00 PM	TOR 18 @ SSK 24	W	CBC
16	Sun Oct 22 3:00 PM	CGY 23 @ SSK 17	L	TSN
17	Sun Oct 29 3:30 PM	SSK 34 @ CGY 19	W	CFN
18	Sun Nov 5 3:00 PM	SSK 17 @ EDM 49	L	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 12 4:30 PM	SSK 33 @ CGY 26	W	CBC
Final	Sun Nov 19 4:30 PM	SSK 32 @ EDM 21	W	CFN


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Grey Cup	Sun Nov 26 5:00 PM	SSK 43 vs HAM 40	W	CBC, CFN

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	1	1	0	2	41	54	L1	1-1-0
Regular Season	18	9	9	0	18	547	567	L1	3-3-0
Home	9	4	5	0	8	271	258	L1	2-4-0
Visitor	9	5	4	0	10	276	309	L1	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	10	5	5	0	10	303	332	L1	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	4	4	0	8	244	235	W1	3-3-0

Full 1989 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	5 (3-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	4 (3-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	9 (6-3-0)	2 (1-1-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd	4 (2-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	9 (7-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	9 (2-7-0)
After 3rd	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	7 (2-5-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)	5 (4-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	12 (4-8-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	9 (9-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	9 (0-9-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.606	2-3-0 (5)	3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.417	2-2-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
BC Lions (3)	0.389	0-2-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.556	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.889	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.667	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.222	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.389	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1989	1988 +/-
Average Combined Score	61.89	+7.61
Average Winning Score	37.22	+3.68
Average Losing Score	23.56	+1.27
Average Home Score	30.11	-2.33
Average Visitor Score	30.67	+4.78
Average Margin of Victory	10.89	-3.02
Average Margin of Loss	13.11	+1.68

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	271 (30.1)	276 (30.7)	547 (30.4)
Total	Opponent	309 (34.3)	258 (28.7)	567 (31.5)
1st	Saskatchewan	80 (8.9)	53 (5.9)	133 (7.4)
1st	Opponent	46 (5.1)	34 (3.8)	80 (4.4)
2nd	Saskatchewan	48 (5.3)	63 (7.0)	111 (6.2)
2nd	Opponent	76 (8.4)	80 (8.9)	156 (8.7)
3rd	Saskatchewan	38 (4.2)	62 (6.9)	100 (5.6)
3rd	Opponent	86 (9.6)	93 (10.3)	179 (9.9)
4th	Saskatchewan	105 (11.7)	98 (10.9)	203 (11.3)
4th	Opponent	101 (11.2)	51 (5.7)	152 (8.4)

Head Coach

John Gregory (Dec. 19, 1986 – Aug. 22, 1991)

Assistant Coaches

Gary Hoffman – Offensive line
Pal Sartori – Running backs
Dick Adams – Defensive secondary
Ted Heath – Linebackers

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1989 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

3 – Tom Burgess

Defensive Star

1 – Glen Suitor
1 – Tuineau Alipate

Lineman Star

1 – Bryan Illerbrun
1 – Gary Lewis
1 – James Curry
1 – Bobby Jurasin

1989 Player Awards and Nominations

1989 Most Outstanding

Player — Tim McCray (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — James Curry (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Roger Aldag (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Jeff Fairholm (Division Finalist)
Rookie — Tuineau Alipate (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1989 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

RB	Tim McCray
WR	Don Narcisse
G	Roger Aldag
OLB	Eddie Lowe
K	Dave Ridgway

9 All-Division Selections

RB	Tim McCray^*
SB	Jeff Fairholm
WR	Don Narcisse^*
G	Roger Aldag^*
DT	James Curry
DE	Bobby Jurasin
OLB	Eddie Lowe
S	Glen Suitor
K	Dave Ridgway

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–2 (2)	[CGY]	Kevin Smellie (RB)	Massachusetts
1–3 (3)	[HAM]	Andrew Thomas (CB)	Massachusetts
1–4 (4)		Donovan Wright (CB)	Slippery Rock
2–1 (9)	[OTT]	Dan Payne (DT)	Simon Fraser
5–4 (36)		Rob Zimmerman (FB)	Calgary
6–4 (44)		Shaun Gardiner (LB)	Saskatchewan
7–4 (52)		Kelly Trithart (LB)	Saskatchewan
8–4 (60)		Greg Galan (QB)	Saskatchewan