2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager Jeremy O'Day
Head coach Craig Dickenson
Home stadium Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record13–5
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsLost West Final
Team MOP Cody Fajardo
Team MOC Cameron Judge
Team MOR Dakoda Shepley

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.

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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

Foreign drafts

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]

DraftRoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
LFA 16 René Brassea OL Fundidores de Monterrey
215 Carlos Olvera WR UDLAP
324 Francisco García CB Fundidores de Monterrey
Euro 16 Max Zimmermann WR Potsdam Royals

CFL draft

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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
16 Justin McInnis WR Arkansas State
215 Brayden Lenius WR New Mexico
435 Jacob Janke LB York
544 Charbel Dabire DL Wagner
653 Vincent Roy OL Sherbrooke
871 Christopher Judge DL Cal Poly

Preseason

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Fri, May 317:00 p.m. CSTat Calgary Stampeders L 1–370–1 TSN McMahon Stadium NA Recap
C2Thurs, June 67:00 p.m. CSTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–350–2None Mosaic Stadium 28,706 Recap

[8] [9]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Saskatchewan Roughriders 181350264873867–3W3 Details
Calgary Stampeders 181260244824078–2W1 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 181170225084097–3W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 188100164064003–7L2 Details
BC Lions 185130104114520–10L3 Details

Schedule

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.

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Thu, June 135:00 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–230–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,287 Recap
22Thu, June 205:30 p.m. CSTat Ottawa Redblacks L 41–440–2TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,453 Recap
33 Mon, July 1 5:00 p.m. CSTvs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–71–2TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 30,121 Recap
44Sat, July 68:00 p.m. CSTvs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–371–3TSNMosaic Stadium29,147 Recap
5Bye
65Sat, July 205:00 p.m. CSTvs. BC Lions W 38–252–3TSNMosaic Stadium31,602 Recap
76Sat, July 275:00 p.m. CSTat BC LionsW 45–183–3TSN BC Place 20,950 Recap
87Thu, Aug 17:30 p.m. CSTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 24–194–3TSNMosaic Stadium29,516 Recap
98Fri, Aug 95:00 p.m. CSTat Montreal Alouettes W 17–105–3TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,580 Recap
10Bye
119Sat, Aug 245:00 p.m. CSTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 40–186–3TSN/RDSMosaic Stadium32,328 Recap
12ǁ 10 ǁ Sun, Sep 1 1:00 p.m. CSTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–177–3TSNMosaic Stadium33,356 Recap
1311 Sat, Sept 7 2:00 p.m. CSTat Winnipeg Blue BombersL 10–357–4TSN IG Field 33,134 Recap
14ǁ 12 ǁSat, Sept 145:00 p.m. CSTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 27–258–4TSN/RDSMosaic Stadium30,205 Recap
15Bye
1613Sat, Sept 285:00 p.m. CSTat Toronto ArgonautsW 41–169–4TSN BMO Field 12,406 Recap
1714Sat, Oct 55:00 p.m. CSTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 21–610–4TSNMosaic Stadium31,080 Recap
1815Fri, Oct 117:30 p.m. CSTat Calgary StampedersL 28–3010–5TSN McMahon Stadium 30,210 Recap
1916Fri, Oct 188:00 p.m. CSTat BC LionsW 27–1911–5TSNBC Place18,043 Recap
2017Sat, Oct 265:00 p.m. CSTat Edmonton Eskimos W 27–2412–5TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,228 Recap
2118Sat, Nov 22:00 p.m. CSTvs. Edmonton EskimosW 23–1313–5TSN/RDS2Mosaic Stadium29,156 Recap

[13]

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

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalBye
ǁ West Final ǁSun, Nov 173:30 p.m. CSTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–200–1TSN/RDS/ESPN2Mosaic Stadium33,300 Recap

[8]

 ǁ # ǁ  Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

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

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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Coaching Staff
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References

  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. 1 2 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