1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season General manager| Alan Ford Head coach| John Gregory (1–6) Don Matthews (5–6) Home field| Taylor Field Results Record| 6–12 Division place| 4th, West Playoff finish| Did not qualify Uniform * <- 1990 * Roughriders seasons * 1992 -> The 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 77th season in the club's 81st year of existence. The team finished in 4th place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with a 6–12 record. The Roughriders began the season with a 1–6 record and subsequently fired head coach John Gregory and replaced him with Don Matthews who finished the season with a 5–6 record.[1] The stronger end to the season was not enough as the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1987. ## Offseason[edit] ### CFL Draft[edit] Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | | | | 1 | 2 | Dan Farthing | SB | Saskatchewan 1 | 5 | Paul Vajda | G | Concordia 2 | 12 | Anthony Hannem | LB | Acadia 3 | 20 | Paul Maines | T | Concordia 3 | 24 | Steve Grant | T | Simon Fraser 4 | 28 | Peter Rowe | QB | Wyoming 5 | 36 | Jim Stewart | TB | British Columbia 6 | 44 | Dan Wright | OT | Queen's 7 | 52 | Michael Dopud | TB | Southern Illinois 8 | 60 | Rob Dutton | DL | Saskatchewan [2] ## Preseason[edit] Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | | | | | | A | Wed, June 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 49–14 | Loss | 20,693 | 0–1 B | Thu, July 4 | at BC Lions | 38–35 | Loss | 21,973 | 0–2 [3][4] ## Regular season[edit] ### Season standings[edit] West Division Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | | | | | | | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 671 | 569 | 24 Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 596 | 552 | 22 BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 661 | 587 | 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 606 | 710 | 12 [5] ### Season schedule[edit] Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | Streak | | | | | | | 1 | Fri, July 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 34–25 | Loss | 20,582 | 0–1 | L1 2 | Thu, July 18 | at Calgary Stampeders | 48–28 | Loss | 22,055 | 0–2 | L2 3 | Fri, July 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52–16 | Win | 19,381 | 1–2 | W1 4 | Wed, July 31 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 54–24 | Loss | 28,183 | 1–3 | L1 5 | Fri, Aug 9 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 37–35 | Loss | 27,093 | 1–4 | L2 6 | Thu, Aug 15 | at Toronto Argonauts | 62–10 | Loss | 35,786 | 1–5 | L3 7 | Wed, Aug 21 | vs. BC Lions | 50–47 | Loss | 21,434 | 1–6 | L4 8 | Wed, Aug 28 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 44–41 | Win | 26,825 | 2–6 | W1 8 | Sun, Sept 1 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 56–23 | Win | 30,314 | 3–6 | W2 9 | Sun, Sept 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 49–41 (OT) | Loss | 28,323 | 3–7 | L1 10 | Sun, Sept 15 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 41–36 | Loss | 24,166 | 3–8 | L2 11 | Sat, Sept 21 | at BC Lions | 49–47 | Win | 41,192 | 4–8 | W1 12 | Sun, Sept 29 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 40–21 | Win | 22,736 | 5–8 | W2 13 | Sun, Oct 6 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | 42–25 | Loss | 22,038 | 5–9 | L1 14 | Mon, Oct 14 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 42–21 | Loss | 12,682 | 5–10 | L2 15 | Sun, Oct 20 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | 41–28 | Win | 19,478 | 6–10 | W1 16 | Sun, Oct 27 | vs. BC Lions | 36–5 | Loss | 18,192 | 6–11 | L1 17 | Sun, Nov 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | 39–27 | Loss | 18,488 | 6–12 | L2 [3][4] ## Awards and records[edit] ### 1991 CFL All-Stars[edit] * DS – Glen Suitor ### 1991 Western All-Stars[edit] * OG – Roger Aldag * OT – Vic Stevenson * DT – Gary Lewis * DS – Glen Suitor * K – Dave Ridgway ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Chris Jones shares his memories of Don Matthews with CKRM listeners". Saskatchewan Roughriders. June 14, 2017. 2. ^ "1991 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020. 3. ^ a b "1991 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020. 4. ^ a b "1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2020. 5. ^ "1991 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2020. * v * t * e 1991 CFL season by team Western| * BC * Calgary * Edmonton * Saskatchewan Eastern| * Hamilton * Ottawa * Toronto * Winnipeg See also| * 1991 CFL Draft * 79th Grey Cup * v * t * e Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons * 1910 * 1911 * 1912 * 1913 * 1914 * 1915 * 1916 * 1919 * 1920 * 1921 * 1922 * 1923 * 1924 * 1925 * 1926 * 1927 * 1928 * 1929 * 1930 * 1931 * 1932 * 1933 * 1934 * 1935 * 1936 * 1937 * 1938 * 1939 * 1940 * 1941 * 1945 * 1946 * 1947 * 1948 * 1949 * 1950 * 1951 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1955 * 1956 * 1957 * 1958 * 1959 * 1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2020 * 2021 * 2022 * 2023 Bold indicates Grey Cup victory * v * t * e Saskatchewan Roughriders * Founded in 1910 * Based in Regina, Saskatchewan Franchise| * Franchise * Records * Players * Seasons * Head coaches * Starting quarterbacks Stadiums| * Taylor Field * Mosaic Stadium Culture| * Labour Day Classic * Banjo Bowl * Gainer the Gopher Important figures| * Ron Atchison * Roger Aldag * Bill Baker * Al Benecick * "Gluey" Hugh Campbell * Ken Charlton * Bill Clarke * Ray Elgaard * Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James * Bobby Jurasin * Ron Lancaster * Ed McQuarters * George Reed * Dave Ridgway * Martin Ruby * N. J. "Piffles" Taylor * Ted Urness Retired numbers| * 23 Ron Lancaster * 34 George Reed * 36 Dave Ridgway * 40 Mel Becket * 44 Roger Aldag * 55 Mario DeMarco * 56 Ray Syrnyk * 73 Gordon Sturtridge Key personnel| * Owners: "Community" owned * General Manager: Jeremy O'Day * Head Coach: Craig Dickenson Grey Cup championships (4)| * 1966 * 1989 * 2007 * 2013 West Division championships (25)| * 1912 * 1913 * 1914 * 1915 * 1919 * 1920 * 1923 * 1928 * 1929 * 1930 * 1931 * 1932 * 1934 * 1951 * 1966 * 1967 * 1969 * 1972 * 1976 * 1989 * 1997 * 2007 * 2009 * 2010 * 2013 Current league affiliations| * League: Canadian Football League * Division: West *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template