2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager Eric Tillman
Head coach Kent Austin
Home field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record12–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOP Kerry Joseph
Team MOC Andy Fantuz
Team MOR John Chick
Uniform
CFL SSK Jersey 2007.png
The Roughriders celebrate their Grey Cup victory Roughriders win3.jpg
The Roughriders celebrate their Grey Cup victory

The 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record, which was their highest finish since 1988 when they also finished 2nd. The Roughriders won their third Grey Cup championship after playing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the title.

Contents

Offseason

CFL Draft

RoundPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
9 (Via Hamilton) David McKoy WR Guelph
20 Yannick Carter LBWilfrid Laurier
28 Ryan Ackerman OLRegina
34 (Via Winnipeg Via Edmonton) Reggie Bradshaw RB Montana
39 (Via Montreal) Ryan Karhut OLManitoba

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendance
BFri, June 15at BC Lions 24–15Win25,320
CFri, June 22vs. Calgary Stampeders 23–21Win28,800

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
BC Lions 18143154237929 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18126053043224 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18710147352715 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18512139950911 Details

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1Fri, June 29at Montreal Alouettes 16–7 [1] Win20,2021–0
2Sun, July 8vs. Calgary Stampeders 49–8 [2] Win25,8622–0
3Fri, July 13vs. BC Lions 42–12 [3] Loss26,9812–1
4Fri, July 20at Edmonton Eskimos 21–20 [4] Loss46,7042–2
5Sat, July 28vs. Edmonton Eskimos54–14 [5] Win26,8403–2
6Thurs, Aug 2at BC Lions21–9 [6] Win31,8584–2
7Fri, Aug 10at Toronto Argonauts 24–13 [7] Win34,2345–2
8Sat, Aug 18vs. Edmonton Eskimos39–32 [8] Win28,8006–2
9Bye
10Sun, Sept 2vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–26 [9] Win28,8007–2
11Sun, Sept 9at Winnipeg Blue Bombers34–15 [10] Loss29,7837–3
12Sat, Sept 15at Calgary Stampeders44–22 [11] Loss35,6507–4
13Sat, Sept 22vs. BC Lions37–34 [12] Loss28,8007–5
14Sat, Sept 29vs. Montreal Alouettes33–22 [13] Win28,8008–5
15Mon, Oct 8at Calgary Stampeders33–21 [14] Win33,0759–5
16Sun, Oct 14at Hamilton Tiger Cats 40–23 [15] Win22,16710–5
17Sun, Oct 21vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats38–11 [16] Win28,80011–5
18Fri, Oct 26at Edmonton Eskimos36–29 (OT) [17] Win40,12712–5
19Sat, Nov 3vs. Toronto Argonauts41–13 [18] Loss28,80012–6

Player stats

Passing

PlayerAttComp %YardsTDINTRating
Kerry Joseph45926758.2400224897.1
Marcus Crandell1317859.59825579.8
Andy Fantuz100.00002.1

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Rushing

PlayerNo.YardsAverageTDFumbles
Wes Cates1538665.752
Kerry Joseph907378.2135
Henri Childs381433.821
Chris Szarka251044.211
Corey Holmes14735.221

[20]

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
D.J. Flick70102014.65310
Andy Fantuz6697817.5727
Matt Dominguez4576116.9695
Corey Grant3845812.1300
Wes Cates4545210.0400

[21]

Postseason

Scotiabank West Semi-Finals

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders 0710724
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1363426

Scotiabank West Finals

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 10313026
BC Lions 737017

Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 0106723
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 347519

[22]

Saskatchewan ended the Canadian Football League's longest championship drought with a 23–19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 95th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre. The Roughriders had not won a title since 1989, and had lost in 13 of their 15 all-time appearances. [22]

An interception by defensive back James Johnson with 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter sealed the victory. It also earned Johnson a place in CFL history – because he became the first player to intercept three passes in a Grey Cup game, and also because he was named the game's MVP. [22] Roughriders receiver Andy Fantuz was named the game's Most Outstanding Canadian. The 23-year-old caught four passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. [22]

Awards and records

CFL All-Stars

CFL Western All-Stars

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