2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
PresidentCraig Reynolds
General managerJeremy O'Day
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

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]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

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 Australia
2 12 Habakkuk Baldonado
DL
Pittsburgh Italy Italy

CFL National Draft

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

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

[9]

Regular season

Standings

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

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 4 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 11 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 16 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

[9][12][13]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Edmonton Elks

Week 1: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 7 3 4317
Elks 3 7 3013

at

Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 26 °C (79 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,233
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 3 14 141445
Roughriders 7 7 10327

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,299
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 3: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 3: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Roughriders 3 0 1463329
Stampeders 3 3 7103026

at

Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: June 24
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,923
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 5: Edmonton Elks at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Elks 1 2 8011
Roughriders 0 3 0912

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: July 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 27,197
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: vs. Calgary Stampeders

Week 6: Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 3 17 01333
Roughriders 7 3 71431

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: July 15
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,842
  • Referee: Justin McInnis
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7: at BC Lions

Week 7: Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 0 3 339
Lions 7 0 3919

at

Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: July 22
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 15,565
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8: at Toronto Argonauts

Touchdown Atlantic

Week 8: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 0 0 31013
Argonauts 13 8 01031

at Huskies Stadium, Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. ADT/2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 28 °C (82 °F)
  • Game attendance: 11,555
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

Week 9: Ottawa Redblacks at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 4 4 61024
Roughriders 7 6 10326

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: August 6
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 26,625
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 10: at Montreal Alouettes

Week 10: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 7 10 141041
Alouettes 13 8 01031

at

Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/5:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,027
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 11: vs. BC Lions

Week 11: BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 10 01629
Roughriders 7 17 7334

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: August 20
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 27,483
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 13: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 0 7 710630
Roughriders 3 10 65832

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 34 °C (93 °F)
  • Game attendance: 33,350
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 14: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 3 3 006
Alouettes 14 28 3651

at

Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 15: Edmonton Elks at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Elks 0 10 101636
Roughriders 10 3 14027

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 12 °C (54 °F)
  • Game attendance: 25,304
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 16: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 16: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 7 6 11428
Redblacks 7 12 31436

at

Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,647
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 17: at BC Lions

Week 17: Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 1 10 01526
Lions 6 13 14033

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 22,735
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 18: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 18: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 7 18 31038
Roughriders 2 7 4013

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 27,579
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 19: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 19: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 0 13 3319
Stampeders 0 5 14726

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MDT/7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 7 °C (45 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,099
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 20: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 20: Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 9 31029
Roughriders 10 7 6326

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 10 °C (50 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,158
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Team

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
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Coaching 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

Coaching Staff
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References

  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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