1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 79th season in the club's 83rd year of existence. The team finished in third place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with an 11–7 record.

1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Alan Ford
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform
← 1992 Roughriders seasons 1994 →

Notably, the 1993 Roughriders became the first team to lose to an American-based CFL team following their week 4 loss to the expansion Sacramento Gold Miners. The team had played the Gold Miners on the road with just three days of rest and would win 10 of their next 14 games following that loss. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

The Roughriders set a single home game attendance record (33,032) when they defeated Sacramento on August 27.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Brad Elberg	RB	Queen's
2	9	Brooks Findlay	LB	Portland State
3	15	Kevin Hickey	T	Ottawa
3	17	Erroll Brown	DB	Saskatchewan
4	25	Paul Cranmer	DB	Grand Valley State
5	33	Christian Daigle	DB	Bishop's
6	41	Kent Rowe	DE	Bishop's
7	49	Thane Watkins	C	Delaware State

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Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Fri, June 18	at Calgary Stampeders	L 21–11	0–1	McMahon Stadium	29,280
B	Fri, June 25	vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–40	0–2	Taylor Field	17,045
C	Bye

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Regular season

Season Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	30	646	418	7–3	L1	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	24	507	372	7–3	W5	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	22	511	495	5–5	W2	Details
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	20	574	583	3–7	L2	Details
Sacramento Gold Miners	18	6	12	0	12	498	509	3–7	W1	Details

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, July 9	at BC Lions	L 26–33 (OT)	0–1	BC Place	25,849
2	2	Thu, July 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 23–22	1–1	Taylor Field	17,566
3	3	Wed, July 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–35	1–2	Commonwealth Stadium	27,894
3	4	Sat, July 24	at Sacramento Gold Miners	L 26–37	1–3	Hornet Stadium	17,319
4	5	Sat, July 31	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 36–17	2–3	Taylor Field	18,212
5	6	Fri, Aug 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–10	3–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium	16,061
6	7	Wed, Aug 11	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 45–28	4–3	Taylor Field	20,254
7	8	Thu, Aug 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 27–26	5–3	Lansdowne Park	23,643
8	9	Fri, Aug 27	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	W 26–23	6–3	Taylor Field	33,032
9	10	Sun, Sept 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 24–25	6–4	Taylor Field	30,216
10	11	Sun, Sept 12	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–41	6–5	Winnipeg Stadium	35,959
11	12	Sun, Sept 19	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	W 27–20	7–5	Taylor Field	25,367
12	13	Sat, Sept 25	at BC Lions	W 31–16	8–5	BC Place	31,888
13	14	Fri, Oct 1	vs. BC Lions	L 28–50	8–6	Taylor Field	22,103
14	15	Sun, Oct 10	at Calgary Stampeders	L 18–34	8–7	McMahon Stadium	28,210
15	16	Sun, Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 33–10	9–7	Taylor Field	21,023
16	17	Sat, Oct 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 48–45	10–7	Taylor Field	26,137
17	18	Sun, Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	W 30–23	11–7	SkyDome	29,348
18	Bye

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Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 14	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–51	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	26,397

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Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Jearld Baylis (DT)

1993 CFL All-Stars

Offence

• SB – Ray Elgaard

Defence

• DT – Jearld Baylis
• CB – Barry Wilburn
• DS – Glen Suitor

Special teams

• K – Dave Ridgway

1993 Western All-Stars

Offence

• SB – Ray Elgaard
• WR – Don Narcisse

Defence

• DT – Jearld Baylis
• CB – Barry Wilburn
• DS – Glen Suitor

Special teams

• K – Dave Ridgway

References

1. "1993 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "1993 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
3. "1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
4. "1993 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 4, 2020.