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. 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

CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School1 2 Dan Farthing SB Saskatchewan1 5 Paul Vajda G Concordia2 12 Anthony Hannem LB Acadia3 20 Paul Maines T Concordia3 24 Steve Grant T Simon Fraser4 28 Peter Rowe QB Wyoming 5 36 Jim Stewart TB British Columbia6 44 Dan Wright OT Queen's7 52 Michael Dopud TB Southern Illinois8 60 Rob Dutton DL Saskatchewan

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance 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

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 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 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

Roster 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C T T G/C T G/T

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE

Special teams P K Linebackers

Defensive backs

Italics indicate American player Awards and records 1991 CFL All-Stars DS – Glen Suitor

1991 Western All-Stars OG – Roger Aldag OT – Vic Stevenson DT – Gary Lewis DS – Glen Suitor K – Dave Ridgway

References