1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

General manager| Alan Ford
Head coach| John Gregory (1–6)
Don Matthews (5–6)
Home stadium| Taylor Field
Results
Record| 6–12
Division place| 4th, West
Playoffs| 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 fourth 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.

This season, the Roughriders set the following CFL records:

* most points scored against one season (710)
* most passes thrown one team one game (65)

They set the following team records:

* most points scored one season (606)
* most total touchdowns one season (62)
* most passing touchdowns one season (41)
* most passing touchdowns one game (6)

## Offseason

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### CFL Draft

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Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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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

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## Preseason

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
A  | Sun, June 23  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 17–16  | 0–1  | Gordie Howe Bowl | 3,363
B  | Wed, June 26  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 14–49  | 1–1  | Taylor Field  | 20,693
C  | Thu, July 4  | at BC Lions | L 35–38  | 1–2  | BC Place | 21,973

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## Regular season

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### Season standings

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West Division

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Team  | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 671 | 569 | 7–3 | W2 | Details
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 596 | 552 | 6–4 | W1 | Details
BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 661 | 587 | 5–5 | L1 | Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 606 | 710 | 3–7 | L2 | Details

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### Season schedule

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | 1  | Fri, July 12  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 25–34  | 0–1  | Taylor Field | 20,582
2  | 2  | Thu, July 18  | at Calgary Stampeders | L 28–48  | 0–2  | McMahon Stadium | 22,055
3  | 3  | Fri, July 26  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 52–16  | 1–2  | Taylor Field  | 19,381
4  | 4  | Wed, July 31  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | L 24–54  | 1–3  | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,183
5  | 5  | Fri, Aug 9  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 35–37  | 1–4  | Taylor Field  | 27,093
6  | 6  | Thu, Aug 15  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 10–62  | 1–5  | SkyDome | 35,786
7  | 7  | Wed, Aug 21  | vs. BC Lions | L 47–50  | 1–6  | Taylor Field  | 21,434
8  | 8  | Wed, Aug 28  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | W 44–41  | 2–6  | Commonwealth Stadium  | 26,825
8  | 9  | Sun, Sept 1 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 56–23  | 3–6  | Taylor Field  | 30,314
9  | 10  | Sun, Sept 8  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | L 41–49 (OT) | 3–7  | Winnipeg Stadium | 28,323
10  | 11  | Sun, Sept 15  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | L 36–41  | 3–8  | Taylor Field  | 24,166
11  | 12  | Sat, Sept 21  | at BC Lions  | W 49–47  | 4–8  | BC Place | 41,192
12  | 13  | Sun, Sept 29  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | W 40–21  | 5–8  | Taylor Field  | 22,736
13  | 14  | Sun, Oct 6  | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 25–42  | 5–9  | Lansdowne Park | 22,038
14  | 15  | Mon, Oct 14 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 21–42  | 5–10  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 12,682
15  | 16  | Sun, Oct 20  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 41–28  | 6–10  | Taylor Field  | 19,478
16  | 17  | Sun, Oct 27  | vs. BC Lions  | L 5–36  | 6–11  | Taylor Field  | 18,192
17  | 18  | Sun, Nov 3  | at Calgary Stampeders  | L 27–39  | 6–12  | McMahon Stadium  | 18,488

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## Awards and records

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### 1991 CFL All-Stars

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* DS – Glen Suitor

### 1991 Western All-Stars

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* OG – Roger Aldag
* OT – Vic Stevenson
* DT – Gary Lewis
* DS – Glen Suitor
* K – Dave Ridgway

## References

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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.

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1991 CFL season by team

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* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Ottawa
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 1991 CFL Draft
* 79th Grey Cup

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Saskatchewan Roughriders

* Founded in 1910
* Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

Franchise|

* Franchise
* History
* 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: Corey Mace

Grey Cup
championships (4)|

* 1966
* 1989
* 2007
* 2013

West Division
championships (25)|

* 1912
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* 1951
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affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West

*[GP]: Games Played
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*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[Pts]: Points
*[PF]: Points For
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[Div]: Win–Loss record within their division
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