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.

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 in to the league since 1954, when the B.C. Lions became a franchise. A potential expansion team to San Antonio was put on hold for the 1993 season.

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.

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 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.

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 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 Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Mike "Pinball" Clemons (RB), Toronto Argonauts
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Wally Buono, Calgary Stampeders