1993 CFL season
The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football League season.
| 1993 CFL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | July 6 – November 7, 1993 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | November 14, 1993 | |
| East Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
| West Champions | Edmonton Eskimos | |
| 81st Grey Cup | ||
| Date | November 28, 1993 | |
| Site | McMahon Stadium, Calgary | |
| Champions | Edmonton Eskimos | |
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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. 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 (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 was held in Calgary at the Jubilee Auditorium, becoming the first Western Canadian city to host the event since Winnipeg 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, 33–23 before a crowd of 50,035.
Records: Dave Ridgway 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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 646 | 418 | 30 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 507 | 372 | 24 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 495 | 22 |
| BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 574 | 583 | 20 |
| Sacramento Gold Miners | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 498 | 509 | 12 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 646 | 421 | 28 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 316 | 567 | 12 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 387 | 517 | 8 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 390 | 593 | 6 |
- 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 33–23, at Calgary's McMahon Stadium. The Eskimos' Damon Allen (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Sean Fleming (K/P) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
| November 13 & 14: Division Semifinals | November 19: Division Finals | November 28: 81st Grey Cup McMahon Stadium (Calgary, AB) | |||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | |||||||||||
| East | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19 | ||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33 | ||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 51 | |||||||||||
| West | W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29 | ||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |||||||||||
| W4 | BC Lions | 9 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | |||||||||||
1993 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Doug Flutie, Calgary Stampeders
- FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions
- RB – Mike Richardson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SB – Ray Elgaard, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- SB – Dave Sapunjis, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – David Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR – Rod Harris, Sacramento Gold Miners
- C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – David Black, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Rob Smith, BC Lions
- OT – Bruce Covernton, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Jearld Baylis, 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, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
- P – Bob Cameron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
1993 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Matt Dunigan, 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, 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, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – Tim Cofield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Elfrid Payton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Angelo Snipes, 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, Toronto Argonauts
1993 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Doug Flutie, Calgary Stampeders
- FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions
- RB – Mike Oliphant, Sacramento Gold Miners
- SB – Ray Elgaard, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- SB – Dave Sapunjis, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Don Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Rod Harris, Sacramento Gold Miners
- C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Rob Smith, BC Lions
- OT – Bruce Covernton, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Jim Mills, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Jearld Baylis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DT – Harald Hasselbach, Calgary Stampeders
- DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- DE – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Marvin Pope, 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, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
- P – Glenn Harper, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
1993 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Dave Sapunjis (SB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Jearld Baylis (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Chris Walby (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – 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, Calgary Stampeders
- Commissioner's Award - Reg Wheeler, Hamilton Wildcats, help build the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.