2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coachCraig Dickenson
General managerJeremy O'Day
Home fieldMosaic Stadium
Results
Record3–2
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishTBD
Uniform
CFL SSK Jersey.png

The 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It is the club's 112th year overall, and its 105th season of play. The Roughriders will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year and win their fifth Grey Cup championship. This is the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

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.[1][2] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[3]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[4][5] The Roughriders selected fifth in each round of the snake draft.[4]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 5 RB Ingolstadt Dukes Germany Germany
2 14 Kaare Vedvik P Marshall Norway Norway
3 23 K N/A South Africa South Africa
4 32 REC Frankfurt Universe Finland Finland

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[6][7] 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.[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 2 DB Saskatchewan Abbotsford, BC
2 17 WR Virginia Vancouver, BC
3 20 TE Cincinnati Montreal, QC
4 35 DL Guelph Gatineau, QC
5 38 OL Calgary Calgary, AB
6 53 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.[3]

Planned schedule[]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Fri, May 28 6:30 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers NA IG Field
C 2 Fri, June 5 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers NA Mosaic Stadium

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

West Division
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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 5 1 0 10 136 76 3–0 W3 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 3 2 0 6 103 103 1–2 L2 Details
BC Lions 5 3 2 0 6 129 88 1–2 W2 Details
Edmonton Elks 5 2 3 0 4 94 114 2–1 L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 6 2 4 0 4 125 126 1–3 W1 Details

Schedule[]

The Roughriders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 23.[1] 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.[3]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, Aug 6 7:30 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 33–29 1–0 TSN Mosaic Stadium 32,975 Recap
2 2 Sat, Aug 14 8:00 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–8 2–0 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 27,076 Recap
3 3 Sat, Aug 21 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 23–10 3–0 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 28,559 Recap
4 Bye
5 4 Sun, Sep 5 4:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–23 3–1 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 32,975 Recap
6 5 Sat, Sept 11 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–33 3–2 TSN IG Field 33,234 Recap
7 6 Fri, Sept 17 7:45 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN Mosaic Stadium
8 7 Fri, Sept 24 8:30 p.m. CST at BC Lions TSN/ESPN2 BC Place
9 8 Sat, Oct 2 5:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium
10 9 Sat, Oct 9 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN Mosaic Stadium
11 Bye
12 10 Sat, Oct 23 7:45 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium
13 11 Sat, Oct 30 5:00 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
14 12 Fri, Nov 5 7:45 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium1
15 13 Sat, Nov 13 3:00 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium1
16 14 Sat, Nov 20 3:00 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
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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Team[]

Roster[]

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
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Quarterbacks
  •  7 Cody Fajardo
  • 16 Isaac Harker

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, 10 Practice, 19 Injured, 10 Suspended
Roster updated 2021-09-16 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff[]

Saskatchewan Roughriders staff
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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 –
  • Defensive Backs – Richard Kent

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator –

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nos émissions" (in French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "ESPN, Upcoming". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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