List of Saskatchewan Roughriders head coaches
The
West Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club was founded in 1910 as the Regina Rugby Club and began as a member of the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union.[1] They were a founding member of the CFL when it was formed in 1958. The current Roughriders head coach is Corey Mace, the general manager is Jeremy O'Day
, and the current president and chief executive officer for the community-owned team is Craig Reynolds.
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Head coaches
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.
| # | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | T | PTS | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PWin% | Achievements[2] |
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| 1 | Fred Ritter | 1913
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12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .833 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | |
| 2 | Frank Townsend | 1914
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | Hick Abbott | 1915 –1916
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | Jerry Crapper | 1921
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13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | |
| 5 | Jack Eadie | 1923
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .875 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 6 | Ed Dolan | 1924
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 7 | Doc Blackwood | 1925
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 8 | Howie Milne | 1928
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | |
| 9 | Al Ritchie† | 1933
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24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .896 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .706 | |
| 10 | Greg Grassick | 1934
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |
| - | Al Ritchie† | 1935
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 11 | Dean Griffing | 1941
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50 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 47 | .470 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
| 12 | Don King/Lindsay Holt | 1945
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 13 | Ken Preston† | 1947
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16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Fred Grant | 1950
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40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 38 | .475 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .300 | |
| 15 | Harry Smith | 1951
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14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | .571 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 16 | Glenn Dobbs | 1952
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16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | .188 | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Frank Filchock | 1957
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80 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 86 | .538 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .409 | |
| 18 | George Terlep | 1958–1959 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 16 | .320 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 19 | Frank Tripucka | 1959 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .143 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Ken Carpenter
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1960 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | .188 | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Steve Owen | 1961–1962 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | .438 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1962 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 22 | Bob Shaw | 1963–1964 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 34 | .531 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |
| 23 | Eagle Keys† | 1965–1970 | 96 | 68 | 25 | 3 | 139 | .724 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1968 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 54th Grey Cup championship |
| 24 | Dave Skrien | 1971–1972 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 | .547 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| 25 | John Payne | 1973–1976 | 64 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 81 | .633 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 26 | Jim Eddy | 1977–1978 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 20 | .370 | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Walt Posadowski | 1978 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .409 | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Ron Lancaster | 1979–1980 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 8 | .125 | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Joe Faragalli | 1981–1983 | 38 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 35 | .434 | — | — | — | — | 1981 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 30 | Reuben Berry | 1983–1984 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 21 | .403 | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Jack Gotta | 1985–1986 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 23 | .338 | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | John Gregory | 1987–1991 | 79 | 35 | 43 | 1 | 71 | .449 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1989 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 77th Grey Cup championship |
| 33 | Don Matthews† | 1991–1993 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 50 | .532 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 34 | Ray Jauch | 1994–1995 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 34 | .472 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 35 | Jim Daley | 1996–1998 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 36 | .333 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
| 36 | Cal Murphy† | 1999 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | Danny Barrett | 2000–2006 | 126 | 57 | 68 | 1 | 115 | .456 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
| 38 | Kent Austin | 2007 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2007 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 95th Grey Cup championship |
| 39 | Ken Miller | 2008–2010 | 54 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .602 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| 40 | Greg Marshall | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .125 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Ken Miller | 2011 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .400 | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Corey Chamblin | 2012–2015 | 63 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 58 | .460 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2013 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 101st Grey Cup championship |
| 42 | Bob Dyce | 2015 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
| 43 | Chris Jones
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2016–2018 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 54 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 44 | Craig Dickenson | 2019–2023 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 68 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 45 | Corey Mace | 2024–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Roughriders. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
References
- General
"Coaches of the Saskatchewan Roughriders". cfldb. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- Specific
- ^ The history of the Roughriders Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.