1990 CFL season

The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1990
J. Donald Crump was appointed as the eighth CFL Commissioner on Friday, January 5.

The CFL Annual Meetings-Canadian College Draft was held in Hamilton for the third straight year.

The CFL increased roster limit to 37 players to include 20-Non Imports, 14-Imports and 3-Quarterbacks with the reserve list remaining at two players.

The Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions set a record for most points in a game when they scored 111 points on Saturday, September 1 at the SkyDome. The Argonauts won the game 68–43.

The BC Lions added silver to its colours. In addition, Vancouver played host to the Grey Cup game for the 11th time.

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.
 * Calgary and Winnipeg have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1990 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 50–11, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. The Blue Bombers' Tom Burgess (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Greg Battle (LB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Warren Hudson (FB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Offence

 * QB – Kent Austin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * FB – Blake Marshall, Edmonton Eskimos
 * RB – Robert Mimbs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * SB – Darrell Smith, Toronto Argonauts
 * SB – Craig Ellis, Edmonton Eskimos
 * WR – Stephen Jones, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * WR – Don Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
 * OG – Roger Aldag, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OT – Jim Mills, BC Lions
 * OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

 * DT – Kent Warnock, Calgary Stampeders
 * DT – Harold Hallman, Toronto Argonauts
 * DE – Stewart Hill, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DE – Greg Stumon, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Danny Bass, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Willie Pless, BC Lions
 * LB – Greg Battle, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CB – Less Browne, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CB – Rod Hill, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – Troy Wilson, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Don Wilson, Toronto Argonauts
 * DS – Greg Peterson, Calgary Stampeders

Special teams

 * P – Bob Cameron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * ST – Mike "Pinball" Clemons, Toronto Argonauts

1990 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike "Pinball" Clemons (RB), Toronto Argonauts
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Battle (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT), BC Lions
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Reggie Barnes (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Richie Hall (DB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Mike Riley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers