2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season

2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

General manager| Jeremy O'Day
Head coach| Craig Dickenson
Home stadium| Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record| 13–5
Division place| 1st, West
Playoffs| Lost West Final
Team MOP| Cody Fajardo
Team MOC| Cameron Judge
Team MOR| Dakoda Shepley

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* Roughriders seasons
* 2020 ->

The 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 110th year overall and its 104th season of play. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year and hosted a playoff game for the second consecutive year. They finished 13–5 in the regular season (their best record since 1970) and finished first place in the West Division for only the second time since 1976 and the first time winning the West Division crown since 2009. The 2019 West Final was the first time that the game was held at the new Mosaic Stadium and the second time a playoff game was held at the venue, the first coming during the previous season in 2018.

This was Craig Dickenson's first season as head coach and Jeremy O'Day's first full season as general manager following the sudden departure of Chris Jones, who held both roles for the previous three years.

## Offseason

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### Foreign drafts

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For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.[1] Like all other CFL teams, the Roughriders held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.[2][3][4]

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

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LFA | 1 | 6 | René Brassea | OL | Fundidores de Monterrey
2 | 15 | Carlos Olvera | WR | UDLAP
3 | 24 | Francisco García | CB | Fundidores de Monterrey
Euro | 1 | 6 | Max Zimmermann | WR | Potsdam Royals

### CFL draft

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The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.[5] The Roughriders had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading their third-round pick in a package for Vernon Adams and their seventh-round pick for Brian Jones.[6][7]

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

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1 | 6 | Justin McInnis | WR | Arkansas State
2 | 15 | Brayden Lenius | WR | New Mexico
4 | 35 | Jacob Janke | LB | York
5 | 44 | Charbel Dabire | DL | Wagner
6 | 53 | Vincent Roy | OL | Sherbrooke
8 | 71 | Christopher Judge | DL | Cal Poly

## Preseason

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results  | TV  | Venue  | Attendance  | Summary

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Score  | Record
A | Bye
B | 1 | Fri, May 31  | 7:00 p.m. CST  | at Calgary Stampeders | L 1–37  | 0–1  | TSN | McMahon Stadium | NA  | Recap
C | 2 | Thurs, June 6  | 7:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 29–35  | 0–2  | None  | Mosaic Stadium | 28,706  | Recap

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# Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season

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### Standings

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West Division

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Team  | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 487 | 386 | 7–3 | W3 | Details
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 407 | 8–2 | W1 | Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 508 | 409 | 7–3 | W1 | Details
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 400 | 3–7 | L2 | Details
BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 452 | 0–10 | L3 | Details

### Schedule

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To accommodate for the viewership of the Toronto Raptors' 7:00pm CST NBA Finals Game 6 start time on June 13, the CFL moved up the start time of the league opener that same day from 5:30pm to 5:00pm.[10]

In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter. Because the game had not restarted by 10:06pm EDT and over 7:30 had been played in the 3rd at that point, the game was decided to be official and the 17–10 score was declared final.[11][12]

The Roughriders played an unusually long three game road trip in October to accommodate the National Hockey League's Heritage Classic which was staged at Mosaic Stadium for the first time.

Week  | Game  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results  | TV  | Venue  | Attendance  | Summary

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1 | 1 | Thu, June 13  | 5:00 p.m. CST | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 17–23  | 0–1  | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 22,287  | Recap
2 | 2 | Thu, June 20  | 5:30 p.m. CST  | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 41–44  | 0–2  | TSN/RDS  | TD Place Stadium | 23,453  | Recap
3 | 3 | Mon, July 1 | 5:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 32–7  | 1–2  | TSN/RDS2 | Mosaic Stadium | 30,121  | Recap
4 | 4 | Sat, July 6  | 8:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 10–37  | 1–3  | TSN  | Mosaic Stadium  | 29,147  | Recap
5 | Bye
6 | 5 | Sat, July 20  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | vs. BC Lions | W 38–25  | 2–3  | TSN  | Mosaic Stadium  | 31,602  | Recap
7 | 6 | Sat, July 27  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | at BC Lions  | W 45–18  | 3–3  | TSN  | BC Place | 20,950  | Recap
8 | 7 | Thu, Aug 1  | 7:30 p.m. CST  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 24–19  | 4–3  | TSN  | Mosaic Stadium  | 29,516  | Recap
9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 9  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | at Montreal Alouettes | W 17–10  | 5–3  | TSN/RDS  | Molson Stadium | 16,580  | Recap
10 | Bye
11 | 9 | Sat, Aug 24  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Ottawa Redblacks  | W 40–18  | 6–3  | TSN/RDS  | Mosaic Stadium  | 32,328  | Recap
12 | ǁ 10 ǁ | Sun, Sep 1 | 1:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 19–17  | 7–3  | TSN  | Mosaic Stadium  | 33,356  | Recap
13 | 11 | Sat, Sept 7 | 2:00 p.m. CST  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | L 10–35  | 7–4  | TSN  | IG Field | 33,134  | Recap
14 | ǁ 12 ǁ | Sat, Sept 14  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 27–25  | 8–4  | TSN/RDS  | Mosaic Stadium  | 30,205  | Recap
15 | Bye
16 | 13 | Sat, Sept 28  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | at Toronto Argonauts  | W 41–16  | 9–4  | TSN  | BMO Field | 12,406  | Recap
17 | 14 | Sat, Oct 5  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | W 21–6  | 10–4  | TSN  | Mosaic Stadium  | 31,080  | Recap
18 | 15 | Fri, Oct 11  | 7:30 p.m. CST  | at Calgary Stampeders  | L 28–30  | 10–5  | TSN  | McMahon Stadium | 30,210  | Recap
19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 18  | 8:00 p.m. CST  | at BC Lions  | W 27–19  | 11–5  | TSN  | BC Place  | 18,043  | Recap
20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 26  | 5:00 p.m. CST  | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 27–24  | 12–5  | TSN  | Commonwealth Stadium | 29,228  | Recap
21 | 18 | Sat, Nov 2  | 2:00 p.m. CST  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | W 23–13  | 13–5  | TSN/RDS2  | Mosaic Stadium  | 29,156  | Recap

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# Games played with primary home uniforms.
# Games played with white uniforms.
ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

## Post-season

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### Schedule

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Game  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results  | TV  | Venue  | Attendance  | Summary

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Score  | Record
West Semi-Final | Bye
ǁ West Final ǁ | Sun, Nov 17  | 3:30 p.m. CST  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 13–20  | 0–1  | TSN/RDS/ESPN2  | Mosaic Stadium  | 33,300  | Recap

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ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

## Team

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### Roster

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Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

Quarterbacks

* 6 Bryan Bennett
* 7 Cody Fajardo
* 16 Isaac Harker

Running backs

* 27 Kienan LaFrance
* 29 William Powell
* 8 Marcus Thigpen

Fullbacks

* 32 Alexandre Gagne
* 87 Patrick Lavoie

Receivers

* 84 Emmanuel Arceneaux
* 1 Shaquelle Evans
* 18 Justin McInnis
* 85 Kyran Moore
* 82 Naaman Roosevelt
* 5 Kenny Stafford
* 19 Cory Watson

Offensive linemen

* 53 Philip Blake RG
* 63 René Brassea
* 67 Dan Clark C
* 68 Thaddeus Coleman RT
* 57 Brendon LaBatte LG
* 64 Dakoda Shepley
* 65 Terran Vaughn LT

|  | Defensive linemen

* 98 Charbel Dabire
* 93 Chad Geter
* 74 Makana Henry
* 39 Charleston Hughes
* 2 Micah Johnson
* 99 A. C. Leonard

Linebackers

* 45 Alexandre Chevrier
* 35 Dyshawn Davis
* 10 Solomon Elimimian
* 48 Gary Johnson Jr.
* 4 Cameron Judge
* 42 Derrick Moncrief
* 43 Micah Teitz

Defensive backs

* 0 Elie Bouka
* 33 Jacob Dearborn
* 15 Mike Edem S
* 11 Ed Gainey
* 3 Nick Marshall
* 21 L. J. McCray
* 28 Loucheiz Purifoy
* 14 Denzel Radford

Special teams

* 46 Jorgen Hus LS
* 12 Brett Lauther K
* 9 Jon Ryan P

|  | 1-game injured list

* 41 Albert Awachie FB
* 54 Jake Bennett OL
* 66 Dariusz Bladek OL
* 30 Blace Brown DB
* 58 Takoby Cofield OL
* 92 Zack Evans DL
* 97 Jeremy Faulk DL
* 80 Carlos Henderson WR
* 31 Samuel Hurl LB
* 49 Oluwaseun Idowu LB
* 89 Brayden Lenius WR
* 17 Jordan Williams-Lambert WR

6-game injured list

* 52 Brandyn Bartlett LB
* 95 Lavar Edwards DL
* 3 Jake Harty WR
* 90 Jordan Reaves DL

|  | Practice roster

* 22 Shamar Busby DB
* 26 Jhavonte Dean DB
* 75 Logan Ferland OL
* 38 Javier Garcia DB
* 24 Justice Hansen QB
* 61 Cameron Jefferson OL
* 96 Cece Jefferson DL
* 88 Paul McRoberts WR
* 25 Jamal Morrow RB
* 81 Mitchell Picton WR
* 69 Braden Schram OL
* 94 Sterling Shippy DL
* 20 Atlee Simon RB
* 86 Max Zimmermann WR

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Italics indicate American player
Bold indicate Global player
Roster updated 2019-11-17
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 12 One-game injured,
4 Six-game injured, 14 Practice

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### Coaching staff

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Saskatchewan Roughriders Staff

| Front office

* President and ceo – Craig Reynolds
* General manager and vice president of football operations – Jeremy O'Day
* Assistant general manager – Paul Jones
* Director of football operations – Ryan Pollock
* Football operations coordinator – Jordan Greenly
* U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky
* Director of athletic therapy – Ivan Gutfriend
* Manager of equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head coaches

* Head coach – Craig Dickenson
* Assistant head coach – Stephen McAdoo

Offensive coaches

* Offensive coordinator – Stephen McAdoo
* Quarterbacks – Steve Walsh
* Offensive line – Stephen Sorrells
* Receivers – Travis Moore
* Running backs – Kent Maugeri

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Defensive coaches

* Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Jason Shivers
* Linebackers – Chris Tormey
* Assistant defensive backs – Richard Kent
* Defensive assistant – Mike Davis

Special teams coaches

* Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson
* Special teams assistant – Terry Eisler

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and conditioning coordinator – Clinton Spencer

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## References

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1. ^ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). "'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent".
2. ^ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft". cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
3. ^ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April". 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
4. ^ "Full results from the first ever European draft". cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
5. ^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
6. ^ "Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als". August 15, 2017.
7. ^ "Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones". August 20, 2018.
8. ^ a b 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders Schedule
9. ^ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
10. ^ "CFL moves season opener kickoff time up a half hour". June 11, 2019.
11. ^ "Defensive touchdowns lead Riders past Als in weather-shortened game". CFL.ca. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
12. ^ "CFL issues statement following shortened Week 9 game". CFL.ca. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
13. ^ 2019 schedule

## External links

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* Official website

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2019 CFL season by team

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West Division|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

East Division|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 2019 CFL Draft
* 2019 CFL–LFA Draft
* 2019 CFL European Draft
* 107th Grey Cup

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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
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* 1931
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* 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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*[T]: Ties
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