The 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). It was the club's 110th year overall and its 104th season of play. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year and hosted a playoff game for the second consecutive year. They finished 13–5 in the regular season (their best record since 1970) and finished first place in the West Division for only the second time since 1976 and the first time winning the West Division crown since 2009. The 2019 West Final was the first time that the game was held at the new Mosaic Stadium and the second time a playoff game was held at the venue, the first coming during the previous season in 2018.

This was Craig Dickenson's first season as head coach and Jeremy O'Day's first full season as general manager following the sudden departure of Chris Jones, who held both roles for the previous three years.

Offseason Foreign drafts For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Roughriders held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

Draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team LFA 1 6 René Brassea OL Fundidores de Monterrey 2 15 Carlos Olvera WR UDLAP 3 24 Francisco García CB Fundidores de Monterrey Euro 1 6 Max Zimmermann WR Potsdam Royals

CFL draft The 2019 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Roughriders had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading their third-round pick in a package for Vernon Adams and their seventh-round pick for Brian Jones.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 6 Justin McInnis WR Arkansas State 2 15 Brayden Lenius WR New Mexico 4 35 Jacob Janke LB York 5 44 Charbel Dabire DL Wagner 6 53 Vincent Roy OL Sherbrooke 8 71 Christopher Judge DL Cal Poly

Preseason

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Fri, May 31 7:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders L 1–37 0–1 TSN McMahon Stadium NA Recap C2 Thurs, June 6 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–35 0–2 None Mosaic Stadium 28,706 Recap 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders ScheduleCFL on TSN broadcast schedule

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule To accommodate for the viewership of the Toronto Raptors' 7:00pm CST NBA Finals Game 6 start time on June 13, the CFL moved up the start time of the league opener that same day from 5:30pm to 5:00pm.

In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter. Because the game had not restarted by 10:06pm EDT and over 7:30 had been played in the 3rd at that point, the game was decided to be official and the 17–10 score was declared final.

The Roughriders played an unusually long three game road trip in October to accommodate the National Hockey League's Heritage Classic which was staged at Mosaic Stadium for the first time.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Thu, June 13 5:00 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–23 0–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,287 Recap 22 Thu, June 20 5:30 p.m. CST at Ottawa Redblacks L 41–44 0–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,453 Recap 33 Mon, July 1 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–7 1–2 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 30,121 Recap 44 Sat, July 6 8:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–37 1–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 29,147 Recap 5 Bye 65 Sat, July 20 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 38–25 2–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,602 Recap 76 Sat, July 27 5:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions W 45–18 3–3 TSN BC Place 20,950 Recap 87 Thu, Aug 1 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–19 4–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 29,516 Recap 98 Fri, Aug 9 5:00 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes W 17–10 5–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,580 Recap 10 Bye 119 Sat, Aug 24 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 40–18 6–3 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 32,328 Recap 12ǁ 10 ǁ Sun, Sep 1 1:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–17 7–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,356 Recap 1311 Sat, Sept 7 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 10–35 7–4 TSN IG Field 33,134 Recap 14ǁ 12 ǁ Sat, Sept 14 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Montreal Alouettes W 27–25 8–4 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 30,205 Recap 15 Bye 1613 Sat, Sept 28 5:00 p.m. CST at Toronto Argonauts W 41–16 9–4 TSN BMO Field 12,406 Recap 1714 Sat, Oct 5 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–6 10–4 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,080 Recap 1815 Fri, Oct 11 7:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders L 28–30 10–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 30,210 Recap 1916 Fri, Oct 18 8:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions W 27–19 11–5 TSN BC Place 18,043 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 26 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Eskimos W 27–24 12–5 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,228 Recap 2118 Sat, Nov 2 2:00 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–13 13–5 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 29,156 Recap 2019 schedule

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

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-FinalByeǁ West Final ǁ Sun, Nov 17 3:30 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–20 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,300 Recap

Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

Roster 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G G/T C T G G T

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DT DELinebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K P

Practice roster DB DB G/C DB T WR RB WR G DT RB WR Injured list FB LB G G DB T DT DT DT WR WR LB LB SB DE WR

Italics indicate American player Bold indicate Global player

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 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 Head coach – Craig Dickenson Assistant head coach – Stephen McAdoo

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Stephen McAdoo Quarterbacks – Steve Walsh Offensive line – Stephen Sorrells Receivers – Travis Moore Running backs – Kent Maugeri Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Jason Shivers Linebackers – Chris Tormey Assistant defensive backs – Richard Kent Defensive assistant – Mike Davis

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson Special teams assistant – Terry Eisler

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Clinton Spencer

→ Coaching staff

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