2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager Jeremy O'Day
Head coach Craig Dickenson
Home field Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Team MOP Cody Fajardo
Team MODP Loucheiz Purifoy
Team MOC Micah Teitz
Team MOOL Dan Clark
Team MOST Brett Lauther
Team MOR Kian Schaffer-Baker

The 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 112th year overall, and its 105th season of play. Although the club failed to record a second consecutive first place finish in the West Division, the Roughriders qualified for the post-season for the fourth consecutive season of play on October 30, 2021 following a win over the Montreal Alouettes. [1] After defeating the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final, the Roughriders then lost the West Final to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the second consecutive season. [2] This was the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

Contents

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule. [3] [4] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021. [5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021. [6] [7] The Roughriders selected fifth in each round of the snake draft. [6]

RoundPickPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
15 Christopher Ezeala RB Ingolstadt Dukes Flag of Germany.svg Germany
214 Kaare Vedvik P Marshall Flag of Norway.svg Norway
323 Jon Henry Nell K N/A Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
432 Sebastien Sagne REC Frankfurt Universe Flag of Finland.svg Finland

CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021. [8] [9] The Roughriders had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the second pick in odd rounds and the eighth pick in even rounds. [9] [10]

RoundPickPlayerPositionUniversity TeamHometown
12 Nelson Lokombo DB Saskatchewan Abbotsford, BC
217 Terrell Jana WR Virginia Vancouver, BC
320 Bruno Labelle TE Cincinnati Montreal, QC
435 Alain Cimankinda DL Guelph Gatineau, QC
538 Logan Bandy OL Calgary Calgary, AB
653 Matt Watson DB Mount Allison Brampton, ON

Preseason

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021. [5]

Planned schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentTVVenue
ABye
B1Fri, May 286:30 p.m. CSTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers NA IG Field
C2Fri, June 57:00 p.m. CSTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers NA Mosaic Stadium

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Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 141130223511878–1L2 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 14950182902855–4L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 14860163152636–4W3 Details
BC Lions 14590103133512–7W1 Details
Edmonton Elks 14311062463772–7L1 Details

Schedule

The Roughriders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 23. [3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Roughriders began their 14-game season on August 6, 2021. [5]

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Fri, Aug 67:30 p.m. CST BC Lions W 33–291–0 TSN Mosaic Stadium 32,975 Recap
22Sat, Aug 148:00 p.m. CST Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–82–0TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium27,076 Recap
33Sat, Aug 215:00 p.m. CST Ottawa Redblacks W 23–103–0TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium28,559 Recap
4Bye
5ǁ 4 ǁ Sun, Sep 5 4:00 p.m. CST Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–233–1TSN/ESPNewsMosaic Stadium32,975 Recap
65 Sat, Sept 11 2:00 p.m. CST@ Winnipeg Blue BombersL 9–333–2TSN IG Field 33,234 Recap
76Fri, Sept 177:45 p.m. CST Toronto Argonauts W 30–164–2TSNMosaic Stadium25,883 Recap
87Fri, Sept 248:30 p.m. CST@ BC LionsW 31–245–2TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 12,500 Recap
98Sat, Oct 25:00 p.m. CST@ Calgary Stampeders L 17–235–3TSN McMahon Stadium 25,516 Recap
109Sat, Oct 95:00 p.m. CSTCalgary StampedersL 19–225–4TSNMosaic Stadium27,964 Recap
11Bye
1210Sat, Oct 237:45 p.m. CST@ Calgary StampedersW 20–176–4TSNMcMahon Stadium21,672 Recap
1311Sat, Oct 305:00 p.m. CST@ Montreal Alouettes W 19–147–4TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 11,817 Recap
1412Fri, Nov 57:45 p.m. CST@ Edmonton Elks W 19–178–4TSN Commonwealth Stadium 1 24,115 Recap
1513Sat, Nov 133:00 p.m. CSTEdmonton ElksW 29–249–4TSN/RDSMosaic Stadium 1 26,056 Recap
1614Sat, Nov 203:00 p.m. CST@ Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 3–249–5TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,344 Recap
Notes
  1. ^ Saskatchewan was originally scheduled to host the first of their two games against Edmonton, but a COVID-19 outbreak affecting the Elks resulted in the League rescheduling a game originally scheduled for August 26 between Edmonton and Toronto. To help accommodate this change, the venues for the Roughriders' home-and-home series against the Elks have been reversed.

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 #  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-FinalSun, Nov 283:30  p.m. CST Calgary Stampeders W 33–30 (OT)1–0TSN/RDS/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 24,001 Recap
West FinalSun, Dec 53:00  pm CST@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–211–1TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 31,160 Recap

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

Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game Injured list

6-game Injured list

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 29 Injured, 10 Practice, 10 Suspended
Roster updated 2021-12-05 • Depth chart Transactions Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine More CFL rosters

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 player personnel – Kyle Carson
  • 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

  • Defensive coordinator – Jason Shivers
  • Defensive line – Ben Olson
  • Linebackers – Deion Melvin
  • Defensive backs – Richard Kent

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Coaching Staff Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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