77th Gray Cup

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77th Gray Cup
1 2 3 4th total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21st 12 9 43
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14th 3 10 40
date November 26, 1989
Stadion SkyDome
city Toronto
MVP Offence: Kent Austin
Defense: Chuck Klingbeil
Most Valuable Canadian Dave Ridgway
Referee Dave Yule
Number of visitors 54,088
Television broadcast
Network CBC , Canadian Football Network , SRC

The 77th Gray Cup was the 77th Gray Cup and the final of the championship of the 1989 season, the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the SkyDome in Toronto , the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43:40. For Gray Cup MVP was quarterback Kent Austin and defensive tackle Chuck Klingbeil chosen for valuable Canadian kicker Dave Ridgway (all Saskatchewan).

The game is considered to be one of the best Gray Cups of all time. In the game fifteen records were either set or tied. A total of six later Hall of Famers , four at Saskatchewan and two at Hamilton, played in this game.

background

The Roughriders had only won half of their games in the regular season and only barely qualified for the playoffs. There they defeated first the Calgary Stampeders and then the 16-2 Edmonton Eskimos , whereupon they surprisingly moved into the Gray Cup. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ended the regular season with twelve wins and six losses, making them first in the East Division and reaching the playoffs up to the Gray Cup.

Course of the game

The favored Tiger-Cats started the game superiorly and had a 13-1 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter both teams showed very good offensive performances, whereupon five consecutive drives ended in a touchdown . The Roughriders reduced their deficit to 27:22 at halftime. Before the end of the second quarter, the Roughriders tried a field goal, but Ridgway shot it. In the third quarter, both teams exchanged a field goal before the Tiger-Cats had to give up a safety touch . However, Tim McCray scored another touchdown and put the Roughriders in the lead with 34:30. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both teams exchanged field goals again. Hamilton took a drive just before the end that ended with Tony Champion catching a spectacular touchdown. Playing with broken ribs, the champion spun in the air to catch the ball before landing hard on his side.

44 seconds before the end of the game, the Roughriders got the ball in their own half. With a total of three successful passes for 48 yards, the Roughriders got into the territory of the Tiger-Cats. The Roughriders wanted to score a field goal before the time ran out and sent Ridgway onto the pitch. The Ticats then took time out to unsettle Ridgway . The Tiger-Cats players yelled and hissed at him. When the time ran out, Ridgway scored the 35-yard field goal and brought the Roughriders victory. This field goal has since been referred to simply as "The Kick".

Others

For the 100th Gray Cup , Canada Post brought out a special series of stamps on the Gray Cup. One of the ten motifs featured a picture of The Kick during the 77th Gray Cup. A poster of The Kick was produced after the game and sold more frequently than Regina's street map .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Greatest Gray Cup in history still sends chills down the spine. The Globe and Mail, accessed May 19, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Gray Cup Moments: 1989. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, accessed May 19, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Canada Post commemorates 100th Gray Cup Game. Canada Post, accessed May 19, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Gray Cup 2015: 6 memorable Gray Cup games. Global News, accessed May 19, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c Memories of 1989: The greatest Gray Cup game ever played. Yahoo !, accessed on May 19, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Michael Januska: Gray Cup Century . Dundurn, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4597-0449-7 , pp. 194 .