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
CFL Draft
[ 2]
Preseason
[ 3] [ 4]
Regular season
Season standings [ 5]
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 (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
[ 3] [ 4]
Awards and records
1991 CFL All-Stars
1991 Western All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations