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. The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Roughriders had the eighth selection in each round.

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. The Roughriders had eight selections in the eight-round draft, with an additional seventh-round pick and the loss of a fifth-round pick. 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.

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 Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 27 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 30–27 1–0 None Mosaic Stadium 22,908 Recap C2 Fri, June 2 6:30 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–16 2–0 TSN IG Field 24,654 Recap

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

Regular season Standings 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. 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 11 Sun, June 11 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks W 17–13 1–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 32,233 Recap 22 Fri, June 16 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–45 1–1 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,299 Recap 33 Sat, June 24 5:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 2–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,923 Recap 4 Bye 5ǁ 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 65 Sat, July 15 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 31–33 3–2 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,842 Recap 76 Sat, July 22 5:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions L 9–19 3–3 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 23,902 Recap 87 Sat, July 29 2:00 p.m. CST Toronto Argonauts L 13–31 3–4 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Huskies Stadium 11,555 Recap 98 Sun, Aug 6 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 26–24 4–4 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 26,625 Recap 109 Fri, Aug 11 5:30 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes L 12–41 4–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,027 Recap 1110 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 13ǁ 11 ǁ Sun, Sep 3 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–30 6–5 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap 1412 Sat, Sept 9 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–51 6–6 TSN IG Field 32,343 Recap 1513 Fri, Sept 15 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks L 27–36 6–7 TSN Mosaic Stadium 25,304 Recap 1614 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 1715 Fri, Sep 29 8:30 p.m. CST at BC Lions L 26–33 6–9 TSN BC Place 22,735 Recap 18ǁ 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 1917 Fri, Oct 13 7:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders L 26–19 6–11 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,099 Recap 2018 Sat, Oct 21 2:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts L 26–29 6–12 TSN Mosaic Stadium 24,158 Recap 21 Bye

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

Roster 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G T G C G T

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DT DE/DT DE/DT DE DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K P Practice roster DB DB LB DB G K DT LB DT G T WR

Suspended list T DB Injured list DL C/G SB DT DB DE DB QB T LB RB T SB DB DB LB LB QB SB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates 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 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

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