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2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerJeremy O'Day
PresidentCraig Reynolds
Head coachCraig Dickenson
Home stadiumMosaic Stadium
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th, West
PlayoffsDid 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 (CFL). 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
13Adam KorsakPRutgersAustralia Australia
212Habakkuk BaldonadoDLPittsburghItaly 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
13Lake Korte-MooreDLBritish ColumbiaOttawa, ON
211Jaxon FordDBReginaRegina, SK
321Matt DeanLBYorkAjax, ON
430Thomas Bertrand-HudonRBDelaware StateMont Saint-Hilaire, QC
648Sidy SowOLEastern MichiganBromont, QC
757Evan FlorenOLQueen'sAncaster, ON
760Nick ThomasLBManitobaSurrey, BC
866Tavius RobinsonDLMississippiGuelph, 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]

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

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1814402859437710–2W4Details
BC Lions181260244954398–4L1Details
Calgary Stampeders186120124124714–7L1Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders186120123875515–7L7Details
Edmonton Elks18414083675172–9L4Details

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 ǁ 4 ǁ 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 ǁ 11 ǁ 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 ǁ 16 ǁ 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]

 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 ǁ # ǁ  Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders 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
Roster updated 2023-10-21 • Depth chart • Transactions

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
  • 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

References