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2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 114th year overall, and its 107th season of play. The Roughriders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after they lost their final game of the year to the Toronto Argonauts.[1] The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.[2]

2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerJeremy O'Day
PresidentCraig Reynolds
Head coachCraig Dickenson
Home fieldMosaic Stadium
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team MOPLarry Dean
Team MODPLarry Dean
Team MOCSamuel Emilus
Team MOOLLogan Ferland
Team MOSTAdam Korsak
Team MORAdam Korsak

Offseason

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CFL Global Draft

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The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[3] The Roughriders had the eighth selection in each round.[4]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 3 Adam Korsak P Rutgers   Australia
2 12 Habakkuk Baldonado DL Pittsburgh   Italy

CFL National Draft

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The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[5] The Roughriders had eight selections in the eight-round draft, with an additional seventh-round pick and the loss of a fifth-round pick.[6][7] The team had the third selection in each round of the draft after finishing third-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.[8]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 3 Lake Korte-Moore DL British Columbia Ottawa, ON
2 11 Jaxon Ford DB Regina Regina, SK
3 21 Matt Dean LB York Ajax, ON
4 30 Thomas Bertrand-Hudon RB Delaware State Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC
6 48 Sidy Sow OL Eastern Michigan Bromont, QC
7 57 Evan Floren OL Queen's Ancaster, ON
7 60 Nick Thomas LB Manitoba Surrey, BC
8 66 Tavius Robinson DL Mississippi Guelph, ON

Preseason

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Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 27 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 30–27 1–0 None Mosaic Stadium 22,908 Recap
C 2 Fri, June 2 6:30 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–16 2–0 TSN IG Field 24,654 Recap

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 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

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Standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 14 4 0 28 594 377 10–2 W4 Details
BC Lions 18 12 6 0 24 495 439 8–4 L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 6 12 0 12 412 471 4–7 L1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 12 0 12 387 551 5–7 L7 Details
Edmonton Elks 18 4 14 0 8 381 503 2–9 L4 Details

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

Schedule

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The Roughriders played in a neutral site game in Halifax, against the Toronto Argonauts, who were the home team for their Week 8 match-up.[10][11] This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sun, June 11 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks W 17–13 1–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 32,233 Recap
2 2 Fri, June 16 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–45 1–1 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,299 Recap
3 3 Sat, June 24 5:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 (2OT) 2–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,923 Recap
4 Bye
5 ǁ 4 ǁ Thu, July 6 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks W 12–11 3–1 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 27,197 Recap
6 5 Sat, July 15 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 31–33 3–2 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,842 Recap
7 6 Sat, July 22 5:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions L 9–19 3–3 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 23,902 Recap
8 7 Sat, July 29 2:00 p.m. CST Toronto Argonauts L 13–31 3–4 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Huskies Stadium 11,555 Recap
9 8 Sun, Aug 6 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 26–24 4–4 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 26,625 Recap
10 9 Fri, Aug 11 5:30 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes L 12–41 4–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,027 Recap
11 10 Sun, Aug 20 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 34–29 5–5 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 27,483 Recap
12 Bye
13 ǁ 11 ǁ Sun, Sep 3 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–30 (OT) 6–5 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
14 12 Sat, Sept 9 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–51 6–6 TSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
15 13 Fri, Sept 15 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks L 27–36 6–7 TSN Mosaic Stadium 25,304 Recap
16 14 Fri, Sept 22 5:00 p.m. CST at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–36 6–8 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,647 Recap
17 15 Fri, Sep 29 8:30 p.m. CST at BC Lions L 26–33 6–9 TSN BC Place 22,735 Recap
18 ǁ 16 ǁ Sat, Oct 7 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–38 6–10 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,579 Recap
19 17 Fri, Oct 13 7:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders L 26–19 6–11 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,099 Recap
20 18 Sat, Oct 21 2:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts L 26–29 6–12 TSN Mosaic Stadium 24,158 Recap
21 Bye

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

Team

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Roster

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Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 18 Injured, 13 Practice, 2 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-10-21 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

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
  • Assistant General Manager – Kyle Carson
  • Football Operations Manager – Jordan Greenly
  • Football Operations Intern – John Knisley
  • Director of Athletic Therapy – Ivan Gutfriend
  • Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

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References

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  1. ^ "Argos beat Riders to tie franchise record 15 wins". Canadian Football League. October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sask. Roughriders shake up coaching staff after losing season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Trade: Alouettes send returner Mario Alford to Roughriders". Montreal Alouettes. July 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "2023 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Grey Cup champion Argonauts look to repeat in team's 150th year as 2023 schedule is released". Toronto Argonauts. December 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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