1993 Sacramento Gold Miners season explained

The 1993 Sacramento Gold Miners finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs. In 1993, the Canadian Football League admitted its first U.S. franchise, the Sacramento Gold Miners (formerly the Sacramento Surge of the WLAF), in an attempt to broaden Canadian football's popular appeal and boost league revenues.

Preseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	Thu, June 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–15	1–0	Winnipeg Stadium	23,191
B	Sat, June 26	vs. BC Lions	W 29–20	2–0	Hornet Stadium	19,227

Regular season

Season standings

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Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Wed, July 7	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 23–32	0–1	Frank Clair Stadium	23,916
1	2	Sat, July 10	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 14–30	0–2	Ivor Wynne Stadium	20,307
2	3	Sat, July 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 36–38	0–3	Hornet Stadium	20,082
3	4	Sat, July 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–26	1–3	Hornet Stadium	17,319
4	5	Sat, July 31	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 11–43	1–4	Hornet Stadium	17,827
5	6	Thu, Aug 5	at Toronto Argonauts	L 35–37	1–5	Skydome	28,612
6	7	Sat, Aug 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 46–10	2–5	Hornet Stadium	14,656
7	8	Sat, Aug 21	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 18–30	2–6	Hornet Stadium	15,509
8	9	Fri, Aug 27	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 23–26	2–7	Taylor Field	33,032
9	10	Thu, Sept 2	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 12–13	2–8	Commonwealth Stadium	37,042
10	11	Sat, Sept 11	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 47–15	3–8	Hornet Stadium	16,510
11	12	Sun, Sept 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 20–27	3–9	Taylor Field	25,367
12	Bye
13	13	Sat, Oct 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–34	3–10	Hornet Stadium	15,914
14	14	Fri, Oct 8	at BC Lions	W 27–23	4–10	BC Place	30,615
15	15	Fri, Oct 15	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 26–33	4–11	Winnipeg Stadium	27,451
16	16	Sat, Oct 23	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–24	5–11	Hornet Stadium	27,451
17	17	Sat, Oct 30	at Calgary Stampeders	L 8–41	5–12	McMahon Stadium	26,015
18	18	Sat, Nov 6	vs. BC Lions	W 64–27	6–12	Hornet Stadium	18,748

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External links

• Sacramento Gold Miners team profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132750/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1993/reg . 2009-07-29 . dead .
2. Web site: San Antonio Texans historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics. 2009-06-26. 2009-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040702/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/sananton.htm. dead.