In the 77th Grey Cup, the team faced the 12–6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats who had already defeated the Roughriders in both regular season matches.

However, the Roughriders kept it a close game and ultimately won with a Dave Ridgway field goal to win the championship.

[1] [2][3] [4] [2][3] [5] For the Grey Cup celebrations, 18,000 fans showed up at Taylor Field, in minus 10 degree Celsius weather to welcome back the club.

Instead of a projected $85,000 profit, the Riders lost $195,000 due to the cost of the three road games.

[6] General Manager Al Ford declared that the team's debt increased to 1.6 million dollars.