2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season

2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

General manager| Eric Tillman
Head coach| Ken Miller
Home field| Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record| 10–7–1
Division place| 1st, West
Playoff finish| Lost Grey Cup
Team MOP| Darian Durant
Team MOC| Rob Bagg
Team MOR| Jerrell Freeman
Uniform

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The 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their fourth Grey Cup championship but lost to the Alouettes in the Grey Cup final.

During the 2009 Grey Cup on the second last play of the game, Sean Lucas of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, lined up as a slot back, behind a defensive linesman, during the missed kick attempt by Montreal. With 11 players already on the defensive line, and with 1 player, Jason Armstead, in the end-zone to return any missed kicks, Sean Lucas, a defensive linebacker, was on the field as a defender, & therefore, the 13th man on the field, causing the penalty on the play, and providing Montreal with another opportunity to win the 2009 Grey Cup.

The Roughriders finished the season in first place for the first time since 1976 and finished with a 10–7–1 record. As of the 2019 CFL season, the 2009 season marks the first of only two instances since 1976 that the Roughriders won their division and hosted the West Final as a member team of the CFL. They most recently won the Western Division crown during the 2019 season.

## Off-season

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### CFL draft

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The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to a series of trades, the Roughriders had only two draft picks. Both were selected from the local University of Regina Rams team.[1]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School/Club Team

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2  | 9  | Tamon George | DB  | Regina
3  | 17  | Nick Hutchins | OL  | Regina

### Preseason

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A  | Wed, June 17  | at Edmonton Eskimos | 45-12  | Loss  | 34,793
B  | Tues, June 23  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 27-19  | Loss  | 29,107

## Regular season

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### Standings

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West Division

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 484 | 21 | Details
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 443 | 21 | Details
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 469 | 502 | 18 | Details
BC Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 431 | 502 | 16 | Details

Saskatchewan finished ahead of Calgary in the standings because they went 2-0-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series.

### Season schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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1 | Fri, July 3  | vs. BC Lions | 28-24  | Win  | 30,062  | 1–0
2 | Sat, July 11  | at Toronto Argonauts | 46-36  | Win  | 30,055  | 2–0
▸ 3 ◂ | Sat, July 18  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 43-10  | Loss  | 30,945  | 2–1
4 | Sat, July 25  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 38-33  | Loss  | 30,945  | 2–2
5 | Sat, Aug 1  | at Calgary Stampeders | 24-23  | Win  | 35,650  | 3–2
6 | Fri, Aug 7  | at BC Lions  | 35-20  | Loss  | 30,117  | 3–3
7 | Sun, Aug 16  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33-23  | Win  | 30,360  | 4–3
▸ 8 ◂ | Fri, Aug 21  | at Montreal Alouettes  | 34-25  | Loss  | 20,202  | 4–4
9  | Bye
▪ 10 ▪ | Sun, Sept 6 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29-14  | Win  | 30,945  | 5–4
11 | Sun, Sept 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 55-10  | Win  | 29,533  | 6–4
12 | Sun, Sept 20  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 31-27  | Loss  | 30,945  | 6–5
13 | Sat, Sept 26  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | 23-20  | Win  | 62,517  | 7–5
14 | Fri, Oct 2  | at BC Lions  | 19-16  | Loss  | 31,958  | 7–6
15 | Sat, Oct 10  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | 32-22  | Win  | 29,361  | 8–6
16 | Sat, Oct 17  | at Calgary Stampeders  | 44-44 (2OT) | Tie  | 38,623  | 8–6–1
17 | Sat, Oct 24  | vs. BC Lions  | 33-30 (OT) | Win  | 30,945  | 9–6–1
18 | Sat, Oct 31  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 24-6  | Loss  | 24,586  | 9–7–1
19 | Sat, Nov 7  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | 30-14  | Win  | 30,945  | 10–7–1

# Games played with primary home uniforms.
# Games played with primary white uniforms.
▪ # ▪ Games played with green retro 60s uniforms.
▸ # ◂ Games played with white retro 60s uniforms.

### Roster

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2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

Quarterbacks

* 12 Dalton Bell
* 4 Darian Durant
* 9 Steven Jyles

Running backs

* 20 Wes Cates
* 38 Hugh Charles
* 22 Stu Foord FB
* 32 Neal Hughes FB
* 33 Chris Szarka FB

Wide receivers

* 2 Jason Armstead
* 6 Rob Bagg
* 85 David McKoy
* 80 Gerran Walker

Slotbacks

* 82 Jason Clermont
* 83 Andy Fantuz
* 89 Chris Getzlaf
* 87 Adam Nicolson

|  | Offensive linemen

* 65 Joel Bell T
* 66 Chris Best G
* 63 Antonio Hall T
* 60 Gene Makowsky C
* 54 Jeremy O'Day C
* 57 Marc Parenteau G
* 68 Cliff Washburn OL

Defensive linemen

* 51 Marcus Adams DT
* 90 Stevie Baggs DE
* 97 John Chick DE
* 95 Luc Mullinder DE
* 74 Keith Shologan DT
* 98 Trumaine Sykes DE

|  | Linebackers

* 50 Jerrell Freeman OLB
* 26 Kitwana Jones LB
* 31 Sean Lucas OLB
* 45 Mike McCullough ILB
* 48 Renauld Williams ILB

Defensive backs

* 5 Donovan Alexander DB
* 29 Eddie Davis HB
* 15 Lance Frazier HB
* 24 Tad Kornegay DB
* 39 Chris McKenzie DB
* 25 Leron Mitchell CB
* 1 Omarr Morgan CB
* 14 James Patrick S
* 41 Carlos Thomas DB

Special teams

* 10 Luca Congi K
* 59 Jocelyn Frenette LS
* 42 Louie Sakoda P/K
* 72 Kevin Scott LS

|  | Inactive lists

* 27 Carlos Armour LB  (9 Game)
* 30 Jamie Boreham K/P  (9 Game)
* 7 Weston Dressler WR  (9 Game)
* 35 Daniel Francis DB  (1 Game)
* 37 Tamon George DB  (1 Game)
* 16 Graham Harrell QB  (9 Game)
* 63 Bobby Harris OL  (1 Game)
* 21 Denatay Heard CB  (9 Game)
* 58 Belton Johnson OT  (9 Game)
* 8 Eric Morris WR  (9 Game)
* 81 Johnny Quinn WR  (1 Game)
* 64 Jordan Rempel OL  (1 Game)
* 52 Wayne Smith OT  (1 Game)
* 92 Mike Stadnyk DE  (1 Game)
* 46 Kye Stewart OLB  (9 Game)
* 61 Jonathan St. Pierre OL  (1 Game)
* 11 Aaron Wagner LB/FB  (9 Game)

Practice roster

* 17 Cole Bergquist QB
* 67 Dan Clark OL
* 91 Willie Evans DL
* \-- Lavarus Giles RB
* 69 Nick Hutchins G
* 3 Chris Jones
* 26 LaDarius Key DB
* 49 Joel Lipinski DB
* 99 Vaalyn Jackson DT
* 93 Josh Miller DL
* \-- Kent Smith QB
* 28 Marcus Thigpen RB

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Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2009-11-23
Depth Chart • Transactions
47 Active, 17 Inactive, 13 PR

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### Notable Transactions

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Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team

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August 4  | Retired  | N/A  | Scott Schultz | Saskatchewan Roughriders

## Player stats

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### Passing

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Player  | Att  | Comp  | %  | Yards  | TD  | INT  | Rating

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Darian Durant | 562 | 339 | 60.3% | 4348 | 24 | 21 | 83.3
Steven Jyles | 40 | 25 | 62.5% | 290 | 1 | 2 | 71.9
Jason Armstead | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 158.3
Weston Dressler | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1

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### Rushing

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Player  | No.  | Yards  | Average  | TD  | Fumbles

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Wes Cates | 195 | 932 | 4.8 | 5 | 2
Darian Durant | 60 | 502 | 8.4 | 3 | 5
Hugh Charles | 35 | 136 | 3.9 | 3 | 2
Stu Foord | 25 | 135 | 5.4 | 1 | 1
Steven Jyles | 24 | 102 | 4.3 | 4 | 0
Chris Szarka | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 6 | 0
Weston Dressler | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 1 | 0

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### Receiving

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Player  | No.  | Yards  | Avg.  | Long  | TD

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Weston Dressler | 62 | 941 | 15.2 | 52 | 4
Andy Fantuz | 67 | 882 | 13.2 | 40 | 4
Rob Bagg | 59 | 807 | 13.7 | 60 | 5
Chris Getzlaf | 41 | 531 | 13.0 | 65 | 6
Gerran Walker | 36 | 401 | 11.1 | 43 | 2

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## Awards

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Regular Season

Date | Player | Award
July 7, 2009 | Stevie Baggs[5] | Defensive Player of the Week
August 4, 2009 | Chris Getzlaf[6] | Canadian Player of the Week
August 18, 2009 | John Chick[7] | Defensive Player of the Week
August 23, 2009 | Stevie Baggs[8] | Defensive Player of the Week
September 2, 2009 | Stevie Baggs[9] | Defensive Player of the Month
September 15, 2009 | Luca Congi[10] | Special Teams Player of the Week
September 29, 2009 | Andy Fantuz[11] | Canadian Player of the Week
September 30, 2009 | Luca Congi[12] | Special Teams Player of the Month
October 14, 2009 | Mike McCullough[13] | Canadian Player of the Week
October 20, 2009 | Stevie Baggs[14] | Defensive Player of the Week
October 20, 2009 | Jason Armstead[15] | Special Teams Player of the Week
October 20, 2009 | Andy Fantuz[16] | Canadian Player of the Week
October 27, 2009 | Rob Bagg[17] | Canadian Player of the Week
November 10, 2009 | John Chick[18] | Defensive Player of the Week
November 10, 2009 | Andy Fantuz[19] | Canadian Player of the Week
November 11, 2009 | Andy Fantuz[20] | Canadian Player of the Month
November 12, 2009 | John Chick[21] | Norm Fieldgate Trophy (West Division Most Outstanding Defensive Player)

### CFL All-Star Selections

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* John Chick, Defensive End
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard
* Jeremy O'Day, Centre

### CFL West All-Star Selections

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* Stevie Baggs, Defensive End
* John Chick, Defensive End
* Weston Dressler, Receiver
* Darian Durant, Quarterback
* Lance Frazier, Defensive Back
* Tad Kornegay, Linebacker
* Sean Lucas, Linebacker
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard
* Jeremy O'Day, Centre

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## Playoffs

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### Schedule

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance

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20  | West Semi-Final  | Bye
‖ 21 ‖ | West Final  | November 22  | 3:30 PM CST  | Calgary Stampeders  | 27-17  | Win  | 30,945
‖ 22 ‖ | 97th Grey Cup | November 29  | 5:30 PM CST  | Montreal Alouettes  | 28-27  | Loss  | 46,020

ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro 70s alternate uniforms.

### Bracket

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| November 15: Division Semifinals | | | November 22: Division Finals | | | November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium – Calgary |

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| | | | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | |
| East |
| | | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 |
| W4 | BC Lions | 34* |

| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 |
| | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 |
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| | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
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| | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 |
| West |
| | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21 |

| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 24 |

*-Team won in Overtime.

### West Final

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Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27

## References

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1. ^ Blair, Mitchell (2009-05-02). "RIDERS MAKE THE DAY FOR TWO LOCAL PROSPECTS". Riderville.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
4. ^ "Receiving 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
5. ^ "Robertson headlines Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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9. ^ "Reid headlines Players of the Month". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders

* Founded in 1910
* Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

Franchise|

* Franchise
* History
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Taylor Field
* Mosaic Stadium

Culture|

* Labour Day Classic
* Banjo Bowl
* Gainer the Gopher

Important figures|

* Ron Atchison
* Roger Aldag
* Bill Baker
* Al Benecick
* "Gluey" Hugh Campbell
* Ken Charlton
* Bill Clarke
* Ray Elgaard
* Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James
* Bobby Jurasin
* Ron Lancaster
* Ed McQuarters
* George Reed
* Dave Ridgway
* Martin Ruby
* N. J. "Piffles" Taylor
* Ted Urness

Retired numbers|

* 23 Ron Lancaster
* 34 George Reed
* 36 Dave Ridgway
* 40 Mel Becket
* 44 Roger Aldag
* 55 Mario DeMarco
* 56 Ray Syrnyk
* 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key personnel|

* Owners: "Community" owned
* General Manager: Jeremy O'Day
* Head Coach: Corey Mace

Grey Cup
championships (4)|

* 1966
* 1989
* 2007
* 2013

West Division
championships (25)|

* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1919
* 1920
* 1923
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1934
* 1951
* 1966
* 1967
* 1969
* 1972
* 1976
* 1989
* 1997
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2013

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West

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2009 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC Lions
* Calgary Stampeders
* Edmonton Eskimos
* Saskatchewan Roughriders

Eastern|

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Montreal Alouettes
* Toronto Argonauts
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers

See also|

* 2009 CFL Draft
* 97th Grey Cup

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