The 1993 CFL season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
, although it is officially the 36th
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
season.
CFL news in 1993
On February 23, the
Sacramento Gold Miners were announced as the
CFL's ninth franchise, during the league's annual meetings in
Hamilton. The team began play in 1993 at
Hornet Stadium in
Sacramento, California
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. They joined the
West Division. Sacramento became the first U.S.-based team to play in the CFL, and it was the first expansion team to be admitted into the league since
1954, when the
B.C. Lions became a franchise. A potential expansion team to
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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(the
San Antonio Riders, formerly of the then-suspended
WLAF, to play as the San Antonio Texans) was put on hold for the 1993 season after the team folded instead.
On March 6, The
Canadian College Draft
The CFL Draft (also known as the CFL Canadian Draft, CFL College Draft or the Canadian College Draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from ...
was held in
Calgary at the Jubilee Auditorium, becoming the first
Western Canadian city to host the event since
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
in 1971. Calgary also played host to the
Grey Cup game for only the second time in history on Sunday, November 28. In that game, the
Edmonton Eskimos defeated the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ...
, 33–23 before a crowd of 50,035.
Records
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An item or collection of data Computing
* Record (computer science), a data structure
** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity
** Boot sector or boot record, r ...
:
Dave Ridgway
David Ridgway (born April 24, 1959) is a former placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. His CFL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes. He did not make the squad that year and retur ...
set the CFL record for consecutive field goals made with 28.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points''
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
*''Winnipeg gets a first round bye.''
Grey Cup playoffs
The
Edmonton Eskimos are the 1993
Grey Cup champions, defeating the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ...
33–23, at
Calgary's
McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.
The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north ...
. The Eskimos'
Damon Allen
Damon L. Allen (born July 29, 1963) is a former professional quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is currently fourth in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-time CFL passing yards after he ...
(QB) was named the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is prese ...
and
Sean Fleming (K/P) was the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian
The Dick Suderman Trophy (french: Trophée Dick Suderman) for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian (''Le Canadien le plus précieux de la Coupe Grey'') is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup ...
.
Playoff bracket
CFL Leaders
*
CFL Passing Leaders
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
*
CFL Rushing Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian F ...
*
CFL Receiving Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian ...
1993 CFL All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CF ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*FB –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
, BC Lions
*RB –
Mike Richardson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Ray Elgaard
Raymond Elgaard (born August 29, 1959) is a former Canadian Football League slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1983 through 1996, including winning the 77th Grey Cup in 1989. A big man, he was noted for his reliability as a receiver ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*SB –
Dave Sapunjis
David B. Sapunjis (born September 7, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1997. Sapunjis won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award two times and was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian three ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*WR –
David Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*WR –
Rod Harris
Roderick World Harris (born November 14, 1966 in Dallas, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played seven seasons in t ...
, Sacramento Gold Miners
*C –
Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
*OG –
David Black, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*OG –
Rob Smith, BC Lions
*OT –
Bruce Covernton
Bruce Covernton (born August 12, 1966) is a former professional Canadian Football League player. He was selected first overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 1992 Canadian College Draft.
Covernton was first team All-American and All-Big Sky Con ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OT –
Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
*DT –
Jearld Baylis
Jearld Baylis (born August 12, 1962) is a former star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Baylis played college football at University of Southern Mississippi., where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10-year career fro ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DT –
Harald Hasselbach, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Tim Cofield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*LB –
Elfrid Payton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*LB –
Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
*LB –
John Motton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*CB –
Karl Anthony, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Barry Wilburn, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DB –
Don Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
*DB –
Darryl Sampson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*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 ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
*P –
Bob Cameron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*K –
Dave Ridgway
David Ridgway (born April 24, 1959) is a former placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. His CFL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes. He did not make the squad that year and retur ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*ST –
Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
1993 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Matt Dunigan
Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960) is an American broadcaster and former professional football player and executive. He is a Canadian Football League (CFL) sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN. Dunigan is a former quarterb ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*FB –
Chris Johnstone, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*RB –
Mike Richardson Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Gerald Wilcox, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Jock Climie, Ottawa Rough Riders
*WR –
David Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*WR –
Stephen Jones, Ottawa Rough Riders
*C –
Dave Vankoughnett, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*OG –
David Black, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*OG –
Denny Chronopoulos
Dennis "Denny" Chronopoulos (June 12, 1968 – August 27, 2000) was a Canadian football offensive guard who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. He was drafted by ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders
*OT –
Mike Graybill, Ottawa Rough Riders
*OT –
Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
*DT –
Lloyd Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DT –
Stan Mikawos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DE –
John Kropke
John Kropke (born January 3, 1966) is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college foo ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders
*DE –
Tim Cofield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*LB –
Elfrid Payton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*LB –
Angelo Snipes
Angelo Bernard Snipes (born January 11, 1963) is a former American football linebacker in the United States Football League for the Oakland Invaders, and in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the San Diego Chargers, and the ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders
*LB –
John Motton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*CB –
Kim Phillips, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CB –
Donald Smith, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DB –
Bobby Evans, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DB –
Darryl Sampson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*S –
Remi Trudel, Ottawa Rough Riders
Special teams
*P –
Bob Cameron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*K –
Troy Westwood, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*ST –
Michael Clemons
Michael Lutrell "Pinball" Clemons (born January 15, 1965) is an American-Canadian sports executive and former running back and return specialist who serves as general manager for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He ...
, Toronto Argonauts
1993 Western All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CF ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*FB –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
, BC Lions
*RB –
Mike Oliphant, Sacramento Gold Miners
*SB –
Ray Elgaard
Raymond Elgaard (born August 29, 1959) is a former Canadian Football League slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1983 through 1996, including winning the 77th Grey Cup in 1989. A big man, he was noted for his reliability as a receiver ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*SB –
Dave Sapunjis
David B. Sapunjis (born September 7, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1997. Sapunjis won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award two times and was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian three ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*WR –
Don Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*WR –
Rod Harris
Roderick World Harris (born November 14, 1966 in Dallas, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played seven seasons in t ...
, Sacramento Gold Miners
*C –
Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
*OG –
Rocco Romano
Rocco Romano (born January 23, 1963) is a former Canadian football player. He played 14 seasons in the Canadian Football League, ten of those with the Calgary Stampeders, and was a five-time All-Star as an offensive lineman. While in Calgary, h ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OG –
Rob Smith, BC Lions
*OT –
Bruce Covernton
Bruce Covernton (born August 12, 1966) is a former professional Canadian Football League player. He was selected first overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 1992 Canadian College Draft.
Covernton was first team All-American and All-Big Sky Con ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OT –
Jim Mills, BC Lions
Defence
*DT –
Jearld Baylis
Jearld Baylis (born August 12, 1962) is a former star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Baylis played college football at University of Southern Mississippi., where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10-year career fro ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DT –
Harald Hasselbach, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
*LB –
Marvin Pope
Marvin Pope (born January 18, 1969) is a former American football and Canadian football linebacker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football at Central State University.
Early years
Pope attended Eas ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*LB –
Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
*LB –
O.J. Brigance, BC Lions
*CB –
Karl Anthony, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Barry Wilburn, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DB –
Don Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
*DB –
Glenn Rogers, Edmonton Eskimos
*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 ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
*P –
Glenn Harper, Edmonton Eskimos
*K –
Dave Ridgway
David Ridgway (born April 24, 1959) is a former placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. His CFL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes. He did not make the squad that year and retur ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*ST –
Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
1993 CFL Awards
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award –
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CF ...
(QB), Calgary Stampeders
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –
Dave Sapunjis
David B. Sapunjis (born September 7, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1997. Sapunjis won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award two times and was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian three ...
(SB), Calgary Stampeders
*
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. ...
–
Jearld Baylis
Jearld Baylis (born August 12, 1962) is a former star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Baylis played college football at University of Southern Mississippi., where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10-year career fro ...
(DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...
–
Chris Walby (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the ...
–
Mike O'Shea (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*
CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award –
Mike "Pinball" Clemons (RB), Toronto Argonauts
*
CFL's Coach of the Year –
Wally Buono
Pasquale "Wally" Buono (born February 7, 1950) is the vice president of football operations, alternate governor and the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one of the most successful head coaches in leag ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*
Commissioner's Award -
Reg Wheeler, Hamilton Wildcats, help build the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
References
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