- 81st Grey Cup
The 81st Grey Cup was the 1993
Canadian Football League championship game played between theEdmonton Eskimos and theWinnipeg Blue Bombers atMcMahon Stadium inCalgary, Alberta . The Eskimos defeated the Blue Bombers 33-23 to win theGrey Cup .Game Summary
Edmonton Eskimos (33) - TDs,
Lucius Floyd ,Jim Sandusky ; FGs, Sean Fleming (6); cons., Fleming (2); singles, Fleming.Winnipeg Blue Bombers (23) - TDs,
Michael Richardson ,Sammy Garza ; FGs,Troy Westwood (3); cons.,Troy Westwood (2).First Quarter
EDM – TD Floyd 4-yard run (Fleming convert)
EDM – TD Sandusky 2-yard pass from Damon Allen (Fleming convert)
EDM – FG Fleming
Second Quarter
EDM – Single Fleming
EDM – FG Fleming 26-yard field goal
WPG - TD Richardson 3-yard run (Westwood convert)
EDM – FG Fleming
WPG – FG Westwood
Third Quarter
WPG - TD Garza 1-yard run (Westwood convert)
Fourth Quarter
WPG – FG Westwood 32-yard field goal
EDM – FG Fleming
EDM – FG Fleming
WPG – FG Westwood
EDM – FG FlemingThe
Winnipeg Blue Bombers returned to theGrey Cup in1993 but once again they were foiled by anAlberta club.The
Edmonton Eskimos went out in front 21-0 before hanging on to their 11th Grey Cup title. The Blue Bombers cut their deficit to 24-20 in the fourth quarter before yielding to defeat again.Winnipeg miscues in the first quarter led to its downfall. The Eskimos took advantage of a blocked punt, a fumbled kickoff return and an interception within the first 10 minutes of the game.
Lucius Floyd scored on a four-yard carry, whileJim Sandusky caught a two-yard pass fromDamon Allen . Sean Fleming added a field goal at the end of the quarter.Another Winnipeg fumble in the second quarter, this time on a punt return, put the Eskimos in front by three converted touchdowns following Fleming’s 26-yard field goal.
The Blue Bombers finally got on the scoreboard late in the first half on
Michael Richardson ’s three-yard run. Both teams exchanged field goals as Edmonton held a 24-10 lead at halftime.Winnipeg made a game of it in the second half, as quarterback
Sam Garza scored on a one-yard keeper. The Blue Bombers closed the gap to four onTroy Westwood ’s 32-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.But Edmonton’s offence got back on track to close out the game. Fleming booted three field goals for a record-tying six for the game. Westwood managed just one other.
Winnipeg was still within a touchdown with two minutes and 44 seconds remaining, but Allen put together a 12-play drive leading to Fleming’s final field goal.
Trivia
* Sean Fleming, who hit 6 field goals to win the
Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian award, tied aGrey Cup record held byDon Sweet of theMontreal Alouettes (65th Grey Cup ) andPaul Osbaldiston of theHamilton Tiger-Cats (74th Grey Cup ).*
Edmonton Eskimos centreRod Connop was the only player that was a part of the team's dynasty years from 1978 to 1982.* This was the second
Grey Cup game to be played inCalgary . The temperature was a balmy six degrees Celsius, compared to the firstCalgary game (63rd Grey Cup ) when it was minus 15 degrees Celsius with a wind of 25 kilometres per hour.* The Blue Bombers lost the ball a total of seven times on turnovers with 23 of Edmonton’s points coming off Winnipeg’s miscues. It was Edmonton’s eighth-straight victory to close out the year.
* Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Dunigan did not play because of an
Achilles ’ tendon injury, and was replaced by Garza.* Referee
Dave Yule suffered a ruptured calf muscle in the second quarter, forcing alternateKen Lazaruk into action.1993 CFL Playoffs
West Division
* Semi-final (
November 14 @Edmonton, Alberta )Edmonton Eskimos 51-13Saskatchewan Roughriders * Semi-final (
November 14 @Calgary, Alberta )Calgary Stampeders 17-9British Columbia Lions
* Final (November 19 @Calgary, Alberta )Edmonton Eskimos 29-15Calgary Stampeders East Division
* Semi-final (
November 13 @Hamilton, Ontario )Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21-10Ottawa Rough Riders * Final (
November 19 @Winnipeg, Manitoba )Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20-19Hamilton Tiger-Cats sequence
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