2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
President	Craig Reynolds
General manager	Jeremy O'Day
Head coach	Corey Mace
Home stadium	Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record	9–8–1
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Rolan Milligan Jr.
Team MODP	Rolan Milligan Jr.
Team MOC	Samuel Emilus
Team MOOL	Logan Ferland
Team MOST	Rolan Milligan Jr.
Team MOR	Trevor Reid
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The 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 66th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 115th year overall, and its 108th season of play. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2021 following their week 18 win over the Edmonton Elks. However, the team lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final.

The 2024 CFL season was the fifth season under general manager Jeremy O'Day, following his extension announcement on October 23, 2023.^[1]^[2] This was the first season under head coach, Corey Mace, after the team's previous head coach, Craig Dickenson, did not have his contract renewed.^[2]^[3]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders drew an average home attendance of 27,684 in 2024.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[4] The Roughriders had two picks in the draft, selecting third in each round.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	3	Tyrone Taleni	DL	Southern California	Samoa
2	12	Jordy Sandy	P	Texas Christian	Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2024 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[4] The Roughriders had eight selections in the eight-round draft.^[6] Not including traded picks, the team selected third in each round of the draft after finishing third-last in the 2023 league standings.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	3	Kyle Hergel	OL	Boston College	Toronto, ON
2	12	Nick Wiebe	LB	Saskatchewan	Calgary, AB
3	23	Dhel Duncan-Busby	WR	Bemidji State	Madison, OH
4	32	Melique Straker	LB	Arkansas State	Brampton, ON
5	41	Daniel Johnson	OL	Purdue	London, ON
6	50	D'Sean Mimbs	WR	Regina	Regina, SK
7	59	Ajou Ajou	WR	South Florida	Brooks, AB
8	68	Richard Aduboffour	DB	Western Ontario	Toronto, ON

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	1	Mon, May 20	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 25–12	1–0	CFL+	Mosaic Stadium	N/A	Recap
B	2	Sat, May 25	2:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Elks	W 28–27	2–0	CFL+	Commonwealth Stadium	N/A	Recap
C	Bye

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# 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	11	7	0	22	447	365	7–3	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	8	1	19	478	434	5–5	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	18	448	439	5–5	W1	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	7	11	0	14	494	500	5–5	W2	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	5	12	1	11	427	510	3–7	W1	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sat, June 8	2:00 p.m. CST ¹	at Edmonton Elks	W 29–21	1–0	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	20,681	Recap
2	2	Sun, June 16	5:00 p.m. CST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 33–30	2–0	TSN/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	22,313	Recap
3	3	Sun, June 23	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 36–20	3–0	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	24,875	Recap
4	Bye
5	ǁ 4 ǁ	Thu, July 4	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 30–23	4–0	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	23,923	Recap
6	5	Sat, July 13	5:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	L 20–35	4–1	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	30,803	Recap
7	6	Fri, July 19	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 19–9	5–1	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	29,649	Recap
8	7	Thu, July 25	5:30 p.m. CST	at Montreal Alouettes	L 16–20	5–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	19,653	Recap
9	8	Sat, Aug 3	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Elks	L 31–42	5–3	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	29,655	Recap
10	9	Thu, Aug 8	5:30 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks	T 22–22 (2OT)	5–3–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	17,180	Recap
11	10	Fri, Aug 16	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 24–27	5–4–1	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,123	Recap
12	11	Thu, Aug 22	5:30 p.m. CST	at Toronto Argonauts	L 19–20	5–5–1	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	19,327	Recap
13	ǁ 12 ǁ	Sun, Sep 1	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 33–35	5–6–1	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,861	Recap
14	13	Sat, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 21–26	5–7–1	CTV	Princess Auto Stadium	32,343	Recap
15	Bye
16	14	Fri, Sept 20	7:30 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	W 37–29	6–7–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	24,240	Recap
17	15	Sat, Sep 28	1:00 p.m. CST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 29–16	7–7–1	CTV	Mosaic Stadium	27,676	Recap
18	16	Sat, Oct 5	5:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Elks	W 28–24	8–7–1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	24,317	Recap
19	17	Sat, Oct 12	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	W 39–8	9–7–1	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,683	Recap
20	Bye
21	18	Sat, Oct 26	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 12–27	9–8–1	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	22,709	Recap

Notes

^ Week 1 vs Edmonton was originally scheduled for 5:00 pm CST but was pushed up to 2:00 pm CST to avoid conflict with Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals involving the Edmonton Oilers at 6:00 pm CST.

^[8]^[9]

# Games played with primary home uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

# Games played with obsidian alternate uniforms.^[10]

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 2	4:30 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	W 28–19	1–0	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	26,125	Recap
West Final	Sat, Nov 9	5:30 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 22–38	1–1	TSN/RDS	Princess Auto Stadium	32,343	Recap

^[8]

# Games played with obsidian alternate uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

**Saskatchewan Roughriders roster**
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	Quarterbacks 14 Jack Coan 7 Trevor Harris 5 Shea Patterson Receivers 2 Mario Alford 18 Dhel Duncan-Busby 19 Samuel Emilus 3 KeeSean Johnson 81 Mitchell Picton 89 Kian Schaffer-Baker 83 Jerreth Sterns Running backs 29 Ryquell Armstead 45 A.J. Ouellette Fullbacks 41 Albert Awachie		Offensive linemen 66 Jacob Brammer 63 Logan Ferland 67 Zack Fry 51 Peter Godber 54 Ryan Sceviour 64 Trevon Tate Defensive linemen 95 Habakkuk Baldonado 90 Miles Brown 11 Malik Carney 50 Bryan Cox Jr. 4 Micah Johnson 91 Anthony Lanier 93 Benoit Marion 92 Caleb Sanders		Linebackers 32 A. J. Allen 35 C. J. Avery 42 Adam Auclair 48 Jordan Herdman-Reed 58 Justin Herdman-Reed 28 Melique Straker 6 Jameer Thurman Defensive backs 38 Jayden Dalke 22 DaMarcus Fields 16 Amari Henderson 21 Nelson Lokombo 0 Rolan Milligan 26 Godfrey Onyeka 1 C. J. Reavis 8 Marcus Sayles Special teams 46 Jorgen Hus LS 10 Adam Korsak P 12 Brett Lauther K				1-game injured 15 Shawn Bane Jr. WR 17 Jaxon Ford DB 20 Frankie Hickson RB 85 Colton Hunchak WR 49 Lake Korte-Moore DL 88 Dohnte Meyers WR 31 Kosi Onyeka DB 61 Trevor Reid OL 82 Joe Robustelli WR 43 Nick Wiebe LB 24 Deontai Williams DB 68 Noah Zerr OL 6-game injured 80 Ajou Ajou WR 97 Christian Albright DL 53 Philip Blake OL 99 Charbel Dabire DL 52 Jermarcus Hardrick OL		Practice roster 30 Thomas Bertrand-Hudon RB 94 Eric Black DL 33 Antoine Brooks Jr. DB 76 Joe Couch P 65 Daniel Johnson OL 62 Nick Jones OL 87 Bruno LaBelle FB 47 Aubrey Miller Jr. LB 57 David Murray OL 77 Zachary Philion LB 25 Clint Ratkovich FB 78 Stephen Smith LB
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 17 Injured, 12 Practice Roster updated 2024-11-08 • 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 Director of Football Operations – Jordan Greenly Head Athletic Therapist – Greg Mayer Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy Head Coaches Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Corey Mace Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Marc Mueller Offensive Line – Edwin Harrison Receivers – Marquay McDaniel Running Backs – Anthony Vitale			Defensive Coaches Pass Game Coordinator and Defensive Backs – Josh Bell Defensive Line – Phillip Daniels Run Game Coordinator and Linebackers – J. C. Sherritt Defensive Assistant – Jordan Linnen Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Kent Maugeri Special Teams Assistant – Jeff Higgins Strength and Conditioning Head of Strength and Conditioning – Dan Farthing → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs