2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
President	Craig Reynolds
General manager	Jeremy O'Day
Head coach	Craig Dickenson
Home field	Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Larry Dean
Team MODP	Larry Dean
Team MOC	Samuel Emilus
Team MOOL	Logan Ferland
Team MOST	Adam Korsak
Team MOR	Adam Korsak
	← 2022; Roughriders seasons; 2024 →;

The 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. 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
1	3	Adam Korsak	P	Rutgers	Australia
2	12	Habakkuk Baldonado	DL	Pittsburgh	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
1	3	Lake Korte-Moore	DL	British Columbia	Ottawa, ON
2	11	Jaxon Ford	DB	Regina	Regina, SK
3	21	Matt Dean	LB	York	Ajax, ON
4	30	Thomas Bertrand-Hudon	RB	Delaware State	Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC
6	48	Sidy Sow	OL	Eastern Michigan	Bromont, QC
7	57	Evan Floren	OL	Queen's	Ancaster, ON
7	60	Nick Thomas	LB	Manitoba	Surrey, BC
8	66	Tavius Robinson	DL	Mississippi	Guelph, ON

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	28	594	377	10–2	W4	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	495	439	8–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	12	412	471	4–7	L1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	387	551	5–7	L7	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	4	14	0	8	381	503	2–9	L4	Details

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
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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**
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	Quarterbacks 9 Jake Dolegala 8 Mason Fine 6 Antonio Pipkin Receivers 2 Mario Alford 15 Shawn Bane Jr. 19 Samuel Emilus 14 Tevin Jones 81 Mitchell Picton 89 Kian Schaffer-Baker 83 Jerreth Sterns Running backs 30 Thomas Bertrand-Hudson 25 Jamal Morrow Fullbacks 41 Albert Awachie 87 Bruno LaBelle		Offensive linemen 53 Philip Blake 61 Brandon Council 63 Logan Ferland 51 Peter Godber 64 Evan Johnson 52 Eric Lofton Defensive linemen 95 Habakkuk Baldonado 94 Demarcus Christmas 50 Bryan Cox Jr. 99 Charbel Dabire 4 Micah Johnson 49 Lake Korte-Moore 91 Anthony Lanier 45 Pete Robertson 98 Brayden Thomas		Linebackers 32 A.J. Allen 47 T. J. Brunson 11 Larry Dean 48 Brian Harelimana 43 Micah Teitz Defensive backs 38 Jayden Dalke 16 Amari Henderson 3 Nick Marshall 26 Godfrey Onyeka 31 Kosi Onyeka 22 C. J. Reavis 28 Trumaine Washington 24 Deontai Williams Special teams 46 Jorgen Hus LS 10 Adam Korsak P 12 Brett Lauther K				1-Game Injured 97 Christian Albright DL 69 Logan Bandy OL 82 Juwan Brescacin WR 37 Jeremy Clark DB 17 Jaxon Ford DB 20 Frankie Hickson RB 29 Jaylen Moody LB 42 Derrick Moncrief LB 1 Jake Wieneke WR 6-Game Injured 90 Miles Brown DL 96 Nicholas Dheilly DL 7 Trevor Harris QB 65 Jerald Hawkins OL 58 Justin Herdman-Reed LB 66 Colin Kelly OL 84 Brayden Lenius WR 21 Nelson Lokombo LB 0 Rolan Milligan DB		Practice roster 39 Rodney Clemons DB 18 Abu Daramy-Swaray DB 33 Matt Dean LB 27 Mark Fields II DB 67 Zack Fry OL 71 Ryan Meskell K 78 Max Parkinson DL 5 Shea Patterson QB 35 Lukas Ruoss LB 92 Caleb Sanders DL 79 Riley Schick OL 62 Jordan Tucker OL 77 Isaiah Woodley WR Suspended 68 Jeremiah Poutasi OL -- Rashard Robinson DB
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 18 Injured, 13 Practice, 2 Suspended Roster updated 2023-10-21 • 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 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 Head Coach – Craig Dickenson Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Kelly Jeffrey Offensive Line – Anthony Vitale Receivers – Drew Tate Running Backs – André Bolduc Offensive Assistant – Naaman Roosevelt			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jason Shivers Defensive Line – Del Cowsette Linebackers – Deion Melvin Defensive Backs – Marcus Klund Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Kent Maugeri Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Clinton Spencer → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

^ "Argos beat Riders to tie franchise record 15 wins". Canadian Football League. October 21, 2023.
^ "Sask. Roughriders shake up coaching staff after losing season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
^ "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
^ "Trade: Alouettes send returner Mario Alford to Roughriders". Montreal Alouettes. July 3, 2022.
^ "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2023 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "Grey Cup champion Argonauts look to repeat in team's 150th year as 2023 schedule is released". Toronto Argonauts. December 13, 2022.
^ "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2022.
^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Argos beat Riders to tie franchise record 15 wins". Canadian Football League. October 21, 2023.

[2] "Sask. Roughriders shake up coaching staff after losing season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[Drafts-3] "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.

[4] "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[SeptRank-5] "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.

[Smith-6] "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.

[Alford2-7] "Trade: Alouettes send returner Mario Alford to Roughriders". Montreal Alouettes. July 3, 2022.

[8] "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[schedule-9] "2023 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[Argoschedule-10] "Grey Cup champion Argonauts look to repeat in team's 150th year as 2023 schedule is released". Toronto Argonauts. December 13, 2022.

[11] "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2022.

[RDS-12] "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[CBSSN-13] "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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