2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager Eric Tillman
Head coach Ken Miller
Home field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record10–7–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOP Darian Durant
Team MOC Rob Bagg
Team MOR Jerrell Freeman
Uniform
CFL SSK Jersey 2009.png

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.

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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

CFL draft

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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
29 Tamon George DBRegina
317 Nick Hutchins OLRegina

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendance
AWed, June 17at Edmonton Eskimos 45-12Loss34,793
BTues, June 23vs. Calgary Stampeders 27-19Loss29,107

Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18107151448421 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18107151444321 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 1899046950218 Details
BC Lions 18810043150216 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

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1Fri, July 3vs. BC Lions 28-24Win30,0621 - 0
2Sat, July 11at Toronto Argonauts 46-36Win30,0552 - 0
3Sat, July 18vs. Montreal Alouettes 43-10Loss30,9452 - 1
4Sat, July 25vs. Edmonton Eskimos 38-33Loss30,9452 - 2
5Sat, Aug 1at Calgary Stampeders 24-23Win35,6503 - 2
6Fri, Aug 7at BC Lions35-20Loss30,1173 - 3
7Sun, Aug 16vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-23Win30,3604 - 3
8Fri, Aug 21at Montreal Alouettes34-25Loss20,2024 - 4
9Bye
10Sun, Sept 6vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29-14Win30,9455 - 4
11Sun, Sept 13at Winnipeg Blue Bombers55-10Win29,5336 - 4
12Sun, Sept 20vs. Edmonton Eskimos31-27Loss30,9456 - 5
13Sat, Sept 26at Edmonton Eskimos23-20Win62,5177 - 5
14Fri, Oct 2at BC Lions19-16Loss31,9587 - 6
15Sat, Oct 10vs. Toronto Argonauts32-22Win29,3618 - 6
16Sat, Oct 17at Calgary Stampeders44-44 (2OT)Tie38,6238 - 6 - 1
17Sat, Oct 24vs. BC Lions33-30 (OT)Win30,9459 - 6 - 1
18Sat, Oct 31at Hamilton Tiger-Cats24-6Loss24,5869 - 7 - 1
19Sat, Nov 7vs. Calgary Stampeders30-14Win30,94510 - 7 - 1

Roster

2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive lists

Practice roster

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

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Notable Transactions

DateTypeIncomingOutgoingTeam
August 4RetiredN/A Scott Schultz Saskatchewan Roughriders

Player stats

Passing

PlayerAttComp %YardsTDINTRating
Darian Durant56233960.3%4348242183.3
Steven Jyles402562.5%2901271.9
Jason Armstead11100.0%3410158.3
Weston Dressler100.0%0002.1

[2]

Rushing

PlayerNo.YardsAverageTDFumbles
Wes Cates1959324.852
Darian Durant605028.435
Hugh Charles351363.932
Stu Foord251355.411
Steven Jyles241024.340
Chris Szarka15785.260
Weston Dressler11635.710

[3]

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
Weston Dressler6294115.2524
Andy Fantuz6788213.2404
Rob Bagg5980713.7605
Chris Getzlaf4153113.0656
Gerran Walker3640111.1432

[4]

Awards

Regular Season
DatePlayerAward
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

CFL West All-Star Selections

[22]

Playoffs

Schedule

WeekDateTimeOpponentScoreResultAttendance
20Bye
21November 223:30 PM CSTCalgary Stampeders27-17Win30,945
22
( Grey Cup )		November 295:30 PM CSTMontreal Alouettes28-27Loss46,020

Bracket

November 15: Division Semifinals November 22: Division Finals November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium  – Calgary
         
W4 BC Lions 18
East
E1 Montreal Alouettes 56
W4 BC Lions 34*
E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27
E1 Montreal Alouettes28
W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders27
W2 Calgary Stampeders 17
West
W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27
W3 Edmonton Eskimos 21
W2 Calgary Stampeders 24

*-Team won in Overtime.

West Final

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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders 371617
Saskatchewan Roughriders 01014327

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