# 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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 | 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 |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

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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 |

### Season schedule

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

## 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