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1989 CFL season

The 1989 CFL season is considered to be the 36th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 32nd Canadian Football League season.

1989 CFL season
DurationJuly 12 – November 5, 1989
East championsHamilton Tiger-Cats
West championsSaskatchewan Roughriders
77th Grey Cup
DateNovember 26, 1989
VenueSkyDome, Toronto
ChampionsSaskatchewan Roughriders
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Canadian Football League team locations: West, East

CFL news in 1989

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Rocky Dipietro - 1989

The CFL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from Harold Ballard (of Maple Leaf Gardens Limited) to David Braley on Friday, February 24. In April, the CFL announced a two-year television agreement with Carling O'Keefe Breweries for $12 million plus an additional $3 million for club promotional support.

The CFL hosted both its Annual Meetings and the Canadian College Draft for the second straight year in Hamilton.

The Toronto Argonauts played their first game at the SkyDome. The SkyDome also was the host of the 77th Annual Grey Cup game, on Sunday, November 26, when the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40.

On September 7, the BC Lions were purchased by Murray Pezim.

The Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union decided to change the location of the Vanier Cup game, from Varsity Stadium to the SkyDome. The University of Western Ontario defeated the University of Saskatchewan, 35–10 in the Vanier Cup's silver anniversary game.

On Sunday, December 31, Bill Baker decided to resign as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the CFL.

Regular season standings

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Final regular season standings

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West Division
Pos Team
 Pld W L T PF PA PD Pts
1 Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q) 18 16 2 0 644 302 +342 32
2 Calgary Stampeders (Q) 18 10 8 0 495 466 +29 20
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q) 18 9 9 0 547 567 −20 18
4 BC Lions 18 7 11 0 521 557 −36 14
Source: "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

East Division
Pos Team
 Pld W L T PF PA PD Pts Div Stk
1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (C, Q) 18 12 6 0 519 517 2 24 9–1 W4
2 Toronto Argonauts (Q) 18 7 11 0 369 428 −59 14 5–5 L2
3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q) 18 7 11 0 408 462 −54 14 3–7 L7
4 Ottawa Rough Riders 18 4 14 0 426 630 −204 8 3–7 W2
Source: "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Edmonton and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the 1989 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40, at Toronto's SkyDome. This was Saskatchewan's first championship since 1966. The Roughriders' Kent Austin (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Chuck Klingbeil (DT) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Dave Ridgway (K) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

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November 12: Division Semifinals November 19: Division Finals November 26: 77th Grey Cup @ SkyDome – Toronto, Ontario
         
E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10
East
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14
E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30
E2 Toronto Argonauts 7
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 43
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32
West
W1 Edmonton Eskimos 21
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 33
W2 Calgary Stampeders 26

CFL leaders

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1989 CFL All-Stars

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Offence

Defence

Special teams

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1989 Eastern All-Stars

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Offence

Defence

Special teams

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1989 Western All-Stars

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Offence

Defence

Special teams

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1989 CFL awards

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References

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