SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

The 'Saskatchewan Roughriders' are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The Roughriders have won the league's Grey Cup championship twice, in 1966 and 1989. They play their home games at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field. The team draws fans from across the province and country who are known for their loyalty and "Rider Pride". The Roughriders play in the CFL's West Division.

Contents

Team facts

Franchise history

Trivia

Players of note

Current Roster

Active Roster

Reserve List

Developmental Squad

Injured List

Nine Game Injured List

Suspended List

Canadian Football Hall of Famers

Retired numbers

Not to be forgotten

Recent Regular Season/Playoff Results

The 1990s

The Danny Barrett Era

The Kent Austin Era

See also

External links

Team facts

:'Formerly known as:' Regina Rugby Club 1910 to 1923, Regina Roughriders 1924 to 1947
:'Helmet design:' Green with white "S" and stalks of wheat on design of green, black and silver
:'Retro Helmet design:' Green helmet with logo of a green wreath surrounding a green "S" on a white background
:'Uniform colours:' Green and White
:'Western regular season championships:' 6 — 1951, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976
:'Grey Cup final appearances:' 15; — 1923 (lost), 1928 (lost), 1929 (lost), 1930 (lost), 1931 (lost), 1932 (lost), 1934 (lost), 1951 (lost), 1966 (won), 1967 (lost), 1969 (lost), 1972 (lost), 1976 (lost), 1989 (won), 1997 (lost)
:'Grey Cup wins: 2 — 1966, 1989
:'Hosted the Grey Cup 2 times:' 1995 (83rd Grey Cup), 2003 (91st Grey Cup)
:' Main Rivals:' Winnipeg Blue Bombers (see Labour Day Classic and Banjo Bowl); Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders
:'2007 Regular Season Record:' 7 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties.

Franchise history

The team was founded as the ''Regina Rugby Club'' in 1910. They changed their name to the ''Regina Roughriders'' in 1924 and officially to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1948, the same year the team changed their team colours from red and black to green and white. The formation of what became the CFL brought them into the same league as the similarly named, but differently spelled, Ottawa Rough Riders. The team name comes from the North-West Mounted Police (based in Regina), who were called Roughriders because they rode wild broncos while on duty. The Ottawa team was named for the log rollers of the region's rivers. The presence of two teams whose names were pronounced the same in one league came about only when two leagues merged, and the teams were reluctant to change (and allowed to keep) their established nicknames.
The Roughriders' darkest day came in 1956 when four members of the team were killed in a plane crash while returning from the CFL All-Star game in Vancouver. Gordon Sturtridge, Mel Beckett, Ray Syrnyk, and Mario DeMarco were killed when Flight 810 crashed into Slesse Mountain near Chilliwack, British Columbia. All four players had their number retired by the team shortly thereafter.
To date the franchise has won two Grey Cup Championships; a 29-to-14 victory over the now-defunct Ottawa Rough Riders in 1966, and a thrilling 43-to-40 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1989. Four times, the Roughriders and (Ottawa) Rough Riders met in Grey Cup finals, prompting joking predictions from sportswriters that 'the riders' would win it all. Led by Hall of Fame quarterback Ron Lancaster, a string of 11 straight appearances in the Western finals 1966−76 remains a CFL record.
Shares in the team are available for purchase. As of October 2006 shares were available for $250 Canadian. Class A voting shares grant the owner one vote per share (up to 20 votes). Other benefits of shares include discounts on season tickets, the option to buy preferred parking, access to exclusive Shareholder events, 15% off all Rider merchandise at the Rider Store as well as access to Rider Share Wear clothing line (which is exclusive to Shareholders), priority in upgrading season tickets, and automatic entry into Shareholder contests.[1]
In 2007 the Riders jumped out to a 7-2 start, their best since 1976. A notable victory was a last minute victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Labour Day classic. In this game for the first time the Riders wore retro uniforms and helmets harkening back to their glory days. This delighted Rider fans who bought them up and sold them out within days.

Trivia

★ The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the only professional sports team in the city of Regina, and furthermore, the only professional football team in the province of Saskatchewan.

★ The Saskatchewan Roughriders have not hosted a playoff game since 1988, the longest drought of its kind for the CFL's present teams. The city with the longest string of seasons without hosting a playoff game is Ottawa, whose teams the Ottawa Rough Riders (folded 1996) and Renegades (founded 2002, suspended 2006) haven't done it since 1983.

★ Some of the more enthusiastic Roughriders fans wear hollowed-out watermelon halves as hats at games.

★ During the 1980s, an unofficial mascot for the Roughriders was a man known as "The Flame". Each time the Roughriders scored, a 12 to 15 foot flame would shoot up from his helmet.

Players of note

Current Roster

Active Roster

★ 1 Corey Holmes, Running Back

★ 2 Corey Grant, Slotback

★ 3 D.J. Flick, Slotback

★ 4 Kerry Joseph, Quarterback

★ 8 Marcus Crandell, Quarterback

★ 9 Reggie Hunt, Weak-Side Linebacker

★ 10 Luca Congi, Punter/Kicker

★ 14 Darian Durant, Quarterback

★ 17 Tad Kornegay, Cornerback

★ 18 Jermaine Chatman, Cornerback

★ 19 James Johnson, Cornerback

★ 20 Wes Cates, Running Back

★ 21 Rontarius Robinson, Defensive Halfback

★ 24 Airabin Justin, Cornerback

★ 26 Scott Gordon, Safety

★ 30 Jamie Boreham, Punter/Kicker

★ 31 Sean Lucas, Cornerback

★ 32 Neil Hughes, Fullback

★ 33 Chris Szarka, Fullback

★ 37 Tristan Clovis, Safety

★ 41 Fred Perry, Defensive End

★ 42 Anton McKenzie, Weak-Side Linebacker

★ 45 Mike McCullough, Middle Linebacker

★ 46 Kitwana Jones, Weak-Side Linebacker

★ 47 Maurice Lloyd, Middle Linebacker

★ 49 Yannick Carter, Strong-Side Linebacker

★ 50 Val St. Germain, Offensive Tackle

★ 51 Marcus Adams, Defensive End

★ 52 Wayne Smith, Left Guard

★ 53 Jermese Jones, Offensive Tackle

★ 54 Jeremy O'Day, Centre

★ 57 Marc Parenteau, Left Guard

★ 59 Jocelyn Frenette, Centre/Long Snapper

★ 60 Gene Makowsky, Right Tackle

★ 66 Chris Best, Right Guard

★ 67 Mike Abou-Mechrek, Right Guard

★ 77 Michael Palmer, Wide Receiver

★ 79 Terrell Jurineack, Defensive End

★ 82 Michael Washington, Wide Receiver

★ 83 Andy Fantuz, Wide Receiver

★ 88 Matt Dominguez, Wide Receiver

★ 95 Luc Mullinder, Defensive Tackle

★ 96 Scott Schultz, Defensive Tackle

★ 97 John Chick, Defensive End

Reserve List

★ 27 Henri Childs, Running Back

★ 84 Chris Getzlaf, Wide Receiver

Developmental Squad

★ 7 T.J. Stancil, Strong-Side Linebacker

★ 28 David Heard, Defensive Back

★ 58 Belton Johnson, Offensive Tackle

★ 61 Ryan Freeman, Right Guard

★ 64 Brian Jones, Offensive Lineman

★ 89 Bryan Pray, Wide Receiver

★ 94 Naseem (Kyle) Mitchell, Defensive End

Injured List

★ 6 Imokhai Atogwe, Safety

★ 15 Lance Frazier, Defensive Halfback

★ 22 Dustin Cherniawski, Safety/Strong-Side Linebacker

★ 35 Brandon Lynch, Strong-Side Linebacker

★ 43 Tim Fleiszer, Defensive End

★ 86 Nathan Hoffart, Slotback

Nine Game Injured List

★ 5 Yo Murphy, Wide Receiver

★ 11 Drew Tate, Quarterback

★ 20 Kennedy Nkeyasen, Defensive Back

★ 29 Eddie Davis, Defensive Halfback

★ 85 David McKoy, Slotback

★ 89 Kahlil Hill, Receiver

Suspended List

★ 39 Nick Turner, Running Back

Canadian Football Hall of Famers

★ Ron Atchison

★ Roger Aldag

★ Bill Baker

★ Al Benecick

★ "Gluey" Hugh Campbell

★ Ken Charlton

★ Bill Clarke

★ Ray Elgaard

★ Eddie "Dynamite" James

★ Bobby Jurasin

★ Ron Lancaster

★ Ed McQuarters

★ George Reed

★ Dave Ridgway

★ Martin Ruby

★ N. J. "Piffles" Taylor

★ Ted Urness

Retired numbers

★ 23 Ron Lancaster

★ 34 George Reed

★ 36 Dave Ridgway

★ 40 Mel Beckett

★ 44 Roger Aldag

★ 55 Mario DeMarco

★ 56 Ray Syrnyk

★ 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Not to be forgotten

★ 1 Henry Burris

★ 4 Albert Brown

★ 4 Paul McCallum

★ 5 Kent Austin

★ 6 Warren Jones

★ 7 Richie Hall

★ 9 Fred "Air" McNair

★ 10 Dan Farthing

★ 11 Maurice Butler

★ 13 Tom "The Bomb" Burgess

★ 18 Jeff Fairholm

★ 27 Glen Suitor

★ 28 Kenton Keith

★ 31 Lucius Floyd

★ 32 Mike Saunders

★ 57 Bob Poley

★ 62 Vic Stevenson

★ 63 Scott "Pooch" Hendricksen

★ 66 Mike Anderson

★ 80 Don Narcisse

★ 81 Ray Elgaard

★ 85 Willis Jacox

★ 80 Patrick Thibeault

Recent Regular Season/Playoff Results

The 1990s

'Legend:'
'F' = For, 'A' = Against

Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	F	A	Home	Away	Division	Standing	Playoff Results
1990	John Gregory	9	9	0	18	557	592	-	-	4-6	3rd	Lost West Semi-Final 43-27 to Edmonton
1991	Gregory/Matthews	6	12	0	12	606	710	-	-	3-7	4th	Missed Playoffs
1992	Don Matthews	9	9	0	18	505	545	-	-	6-4	3rd	Lost West Semi-Final 22-20 to Edmonton
1993	Don Matthews	11	7	0	22	511	495	-	-	5-5	3rd	Lost West Semi-Final 51-13 to Edmonton
1994	Matthews/Jauch	11	7	0	22	512	454	-	-	4-6	4th	Lost West Semi-Final 36-3 to Calgary
1995 ★	Ray Jauch	6	12	0	12	422	451	-	-	5-7	6th ★	Missed Playoffs
1996	Jim Daley	5	13	0	10	360	498	-	-	3-7	4th	Missed Playoffs
1997	Jim Daley	8	10	0	16	413	479	-	-	5-5	3rd	Won West Semi-Final 33-30 over CalgaryWon West Final 31-30 over EdmontonLost Grey Cup 47-23 to Toronto
1998	Jim Daley	5	13	0	10	411	525	4-5	1-8	2-8	4th	Missed Playoffs
1999	Cal Murphy	3	15	0	6	370	592	3-6	0-9	1-9	4th	Missed Playoffs
Totals	-	73	107	0	146	4667	5341	-	-	-	-	-

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★ '' For the 1995 Season, all 8 Canadian teams were featured in the Northern Division.

The Danny Barrett Era

Season	Won	Lost	Tied	Points ★	F	A	Home	Away	Division	Standing	Playoff Results
2000	5	12	1	11	516	626	2-6-1	3-6	3-6-1	4th	Missed Playoffs
2001	6	12	0	12	308	416	2-7	4-5	3-7	4th	Missed Playoffs
2002	8	10	0	18 ★	435	393	7-2	1-8	4-6	4th	Crossover: Lost East Semi-Final 24-14 to Toronto
2003	11	7	0	22	535	430	7-2	4-5	7-3	3rd	Won West Semi-Final 37-21 over WinnipegLost West Final 30-23 to Edmonton
2004	9	9	0	18	476	444	6-3	3-6	4-6	3rd	Won West Semi-Final 14-6 over EdmontonLost West Final 27-25 to B.C. in OT
2005	9	9	0	18	441	433	5-4	4-5	6-4	4th	Crossover: Lost East Semi-Final 30-14 to Montreal
2006	9	9	0	18	465	434	6-3	3-6	4-6	3rd	Won West Semi-Final 30-21 over CalgaryLost West Final 45-18 to B.C.
Totals	57	68	1	117 ★	3176	3176	35-27-1	22-41	31-38-1	-	-

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★ '' From 2000-2002, the CFL awarded a single point to teams losing in overtime. The Riders had two such losses during the 2002 season.

The Kent Austin Era

Season	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	F	A	Home	Away	Division	Standing	Playoff Results
2007	7	2	0	14	266	172	4-1	3-1	4-2	1st	-

See also

★ Canadian Football Hall of Fame

★ Canadian football

★ Comparison of Canadian and American football

★ List of CFL seasons

External links

★ Saskatchewan Roughriders Official Site

★ Canadian Football League Official Site

★ Regina Leader-Post

★ Independent Fan Site

★ Saskatchewan Roughriders historical game-by-game results

★ Independent Blog of Rod "Hot Rod" Pedersen. The play by play man of the Saskatchewan Roughriders & the Regina Pats