The

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...

season was the 79th season in the club's 83rd year of existence. The team finished in third place in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and f ...

's West Division with an 11–7 record. 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 Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners inherited a home stadium, front office staff, and much of the ro ...

. 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 Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at Commonwealth Stadium. The E ...

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

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season Standings

Season schedule

Postseason

Schedule

Awards and records

CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...

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Jearld Baylis Jearld Baylis (August 12, 1962 – December 30, 2024) was a star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Baylis played college football at University of Southern Mississippi., where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10- ...

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1993 CFL All-Stars

Offence

* SB – Ray Elgaard

Defence

* DT –

* CB – Barry Wilburn * DS –

Glen Suitor Robert Glen Suitor (born November 24, 1962) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and retired football defensive back who played eleven seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Currently, he broadcasts CFL games ...

Special teams

* K –

Dave Ridgway David Ridgway (born April 24, 1959) is a former placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). His CFL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes. He did not make the squad that year a ...

1993 Western All-Stars

Offence

* SB – Ray Elgaard * WR –

Don Narcisse Donald Narcisse (born February 26, 1965) is a former wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas Southern University. He signed with Saskatchewan as a free agent on Se ...

Defence

* DT –

* CB – Barry Wilburn * DS –

Special teams

* K –

References

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