2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season March 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2009 10–7–1 1st, West Ken Miller Eric Tillman Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Lost Grey Cup Darian Durant Rob Bagg Jerrell Freeman Image:CFL SSK Jersey 2009.png Roughriders seasons The 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Roughriders attempted to win their fourth Grey Cup championship but lost to the Alouettes in the Grey Cup final. During the 2009 Grey Cup on the second last play of the game, Sean Lucas of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, lined up as a slot back, behind a defensive linesman, during the missed kick attempt by Montreal. With 11 players already on the defensive line, and with 1 player, Jason Armstead, in the end-zone to return any missed kicks, Sean Lucas, a defensive linebacker, was on the field as a defender, & therefore, the 13th man on the field, causing the penalty on the play, and providing Montreal with another opportunity to win the 2009 Grey Cup. The Roughriders finished the season in first place for the first time since 1976 and finished with a 10–7–1 record. As of the 2025 CFL season, the 2009 season marks the first of only three instances since 1976 that the Roughriders won their division and hosted the West Final as a member team of the CFL. They have since won the Western Division crown during the 2019 season and the 2025 season. Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to a series of trades, the Roughriders had only two draft picks. Both were selected from the local University of Regina Rams team.http://www.riderville.com/news/press_releases/3178/ RIDERS MAKE THE DAY FOR TWO LOCAL PROSPECTS Blair Mitchell 2009-05-02 Riderville.com 2009-05-03 https://archive.today/20090507210411/http://www.riderville.com/news/press_releases/3178/ May 7, 2009 dead Round Pick Player Position School/Club team29Tamon GeorgeDBRegina317Nick HutchinsOLRegina Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance A Wed, June 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 45-12 Loss 34,793 B Tues, June 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders 27-19 Loss 29,107 Regular season Standings Saskatchewan finished ahead of Calgary in the standings because they went 2-0-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series. Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record1 Fri, July 3 vs. BC Lions 28-24 Win 30,062 1–02 Sat, July 11 at Toronto Argonauts 46-36 Win 30,055 2–0▸ 3 ◂ Sat, July 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes 43-10 Loss 30,945 2–14 Sat, July 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 38-33 Loss 30,945 2–25 Sat, Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders 24-23 Win 35,650 3–26 Fri, Aug 7 at BC Lions 35-20 Loss 30,117 3–37 Sun, Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-23 Win 30,360 4–3▸ 8 ◂ Fri, Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes 34-25 Loss 20,202 4–4 9 Bye▪ 10 ▪ Sun, Sept 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29-14 Win 30,945 5–411 Sun, Sept 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 55-10 Win 29,533 6–412 Sun, Sept 20 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 31-27 Loss 30,945 6–513 Sat, Sept 26 at Edmonton Eskimos 23-20 Win 62,517 7–514 Fri, Oct 2 at BC Lions 19-16 Loss 31,958 7–615 Sat, Oct 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts 32-22 Win 29,361 8–616 Sat, Oct 17 at Calgary Stampeders 44-44 (2OT) Tie 38,623 8–6–117 Sat, Oct 24 vs. BC Lions 33-30 (OT) Win 30,945 9–6–118 Sat, Oct 31 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-6 Loss 24,586 9–7–119 Sat, Nov 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders 30-14 Win 30,945 10–7–1 #006241 # white Games played with primary home uniforms. white # #006241 Games played with primary white uniforms. #006241 ▪ # ▪ white Games played with green retro 60s uniforms. white ▸ # ◂ #006241 Games played with white retro 60s uniforms. Roster 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks 12 I Dalton Bell  4 I Darian Durant  9 I Steven Jyles Running backs 20 I Wes Cates 22 N Stu Foord 32 N Neal Hughes 33 N Chris Szarka Receivers  2 I Jason Armstead  6 N Rob Bagg 82 N Jason Clermont 83 I Andy Fantuz 89 N Chris Getzlaf 85 N David McKoy 18 I Adam Nicolson 80 I Gerran Walker Offensive linemen 65 I Joel Bell G 66 N Chris Best G 63 I Bobby Harris T 60 N Gene Makowsky T/G 54 I Jeremy O'Day C 57 N Marc Parenteau G/C Defensive linemen 51 I Marcus Adams DT 90 I Stevie Baggs DE 97 I John Chick DE 50 I Jerrell Freeman DE 26 I Kitwana Jones DE 95 N Luc Mullinder DE/DT 74 N Keith Shologan DT Linebackers 24 I Tad Kornegay 31 I Sean Lucas 45 N Mike McCullough 48 I Renauld Williams Defensive backs  5 N Donovan Alexander 29 I Eddie Davis 15 I Lance Frazier 39 I Chris McKenzie 25 N Leron Mitchell  1 I Omarr Morgan 14 I James Patrick Special teams 10 N Luca Congi K/P 59 N Jocelyn Frenette LS 42 I Louie Sakoda P/KReserve roster 38 I Hugh Charles RB 72 N Kevin Scott LS 98 I Joe Sykes DE 68 I Cliff Washburn T Practice roster 17 I Cole Bergquist QB 67 N Dan Clark G 91 I Willie Evans DE -- I Lavarus Giles RB 69 N Nick Hutchins G 99 I Vaalyn Jackson DT  3 I Chris Jones WR 26 I LaDarius Key DB 49 N Joel Lipinski DB 93 I Josh Miller DT -- I Kent Smith QB 28 I Marcus Thigpen RBInjured list 27 I Carlos Armour LB 30 N Jamie Boreham P/K  7 I Weston Dressler SB 35 I Daniel Francis DB 37 N Tamon George DB 62 I Antonio Hall G -- I Graham Harrell QB 21 I Denatay Heard DB 58 I Belton Johnson T  3 I Eric Morris SB 81 N Johnny Quinn WR 64 N Jordan Rempel G/T 52 N Wayne Smith G 61 N Jonathan St. Pierre G 82 N Mike Stadnyk DE 46 I Kye Stewart LB 11 N Aaron Wagner LB Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-04-22 Notable Transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team August 4 Retired N/A Scott Schultz Saskatchewan Roughriders Player stats Passing Player Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Darian Durant 562 339 60.3% 4348 24 21 83.3 Steven Jyles 40 25 62.5% 290 1 2 71.9 Jason Armstead 1 1 100.0% 34 1 0 158.3 Weston Dressler 1 0 0.0% 0 0 0 2.1CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2009/team/saskatchewan https://web.archive.org/web/20090627194538/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2009/ 2009-06-27 dead 2009-03-16 Rushing Player No. Yards Average TD Fumbles Wes Cates 195 932 4.8 5 2 Darian Durant 60 502 8.4 3 5 Hugh Charles 35 136 3.9 3 2 Stu Foord 25 135 5.4 1 1 Steven Jyles 24 102 4.3 4 0 Chris Szarka 15 78 5.2 6 0 Weston Dressler 11 63 5.7 1 0CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2009/team/saskatchewan https://web.archive.org/web/20090820205402/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2009/team/saskatchewan 2009-08-20 dead 2009-08-22 Receiving Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Weston Dressler 62 941 15.2 52 4 Andy Fantuz 67 882 13.2 40 4 Rob Bagg 59 807 13.7 60 5 Chris Getzlaf 41 531 13.0 65 6 Gerran Walker 36 401 11.1 43 2https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2009/team/saskatchewan Receiving 2009 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130907010609/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2009/team/saskatchewan 2013-09-07 dead Awards Regular Season Date Player Award July 7, 2009 Stevie Baggshttps://www.cfl.ca/article/robertson-headlines-players-of-the-week Robertson headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184524/http://www.cfl.ca/article/robertson-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Week August 4, 2009 Chris Getzlafhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/cobb-headlines-players-of-the-week-5 Cobb headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184608/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cobb-headlines-players-of-the-week-5 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week August 18, 2009 John Chickhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/medlock-headlines-players-of-the-week Medlock headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184704/http://www.cfl.ca/article/medlock-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Week August 23, 2009 Stevie Baggshttps://www.cfl.ca/article/reid-headlines-players-of-the-week-8 Reid headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184732/http://www.cfl.ca/article/reid-headlines-players-of-the-week-8 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Week September 2, 2009 Stevie Baggshttps://www.cfl.ca/article/reid-headlines-players-of-the-month Reid headlines Players of the Month 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184843/http://www.cfl.ca/article/reid-headlines-players-of-the-month 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Month September 15, 2009 Luca Congihttps://www.cfl.ca/article/copeland-headlines-players-of-the-week Copeland headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819184943/http://www.cfl.ca/article/copeland-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Special Teams Player of the Week September 29, 2009 Andy Fantuzhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/cobourne-headlines-players-of-the-week Cobourne headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185015/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cobourne-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week September 30, 2009 Luca Congihttps://www.cfl.ca/article/copeland-headlines-players-of-the-month Copeland headlines Players of the Month 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185119/http://www.cfl.ca/article/copeland-headlines-players-of-the-month 2012-08-19 dead Special Teams Player of the Month October 14, 2009 Mike McCulloughhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/bowman-headlines-players-of-the-week Bowman headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185157/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bowman-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week October 20, 2009 Stevie Baggshttps://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week Glenn headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185234/http://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Week October 20, 2009 Jason Armsteadhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week Glenn Headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185234/http://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Special Teams Player of the Week October 20, 2009 Andy Fantuzhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week Glenn Headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185234/http://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week October 27, 2009 Rob Bagghttps://www.cfl.ca/article/bryant-headlines-players-of-the-week Bryant Headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185320/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bryant-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week November 10, 2009 John Chickhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/whitlock-headlines-players-of-the-week Whitlock Headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185705/http://www.cfl.ca/article/whitlock-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Defensive Player of the Week November 10, 2009 Andy Fantuzhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/whitlock-headlines-players-of-the-week Whitlock Headlines Players of the Week 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185705/http://www.cfl.ca/article/whitlock-headlines-players-of-the-week 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Week November 11, 2009 Andy Fantuzhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-month Glenn Headlines Players of the Month 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185807/http://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-headlines-players-of-the-month 2012-08-19 dead Canadian Player of the Month November 12, 2009 John Chickhttps://www.cfl.ca/article/gibson-s-cfl-player-awards-nominees Gibson's CFL Player Awards nominees 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825190528/http://www.cfl.ca/article/gibson-s-cfl-player-awards-nominees 2012-08-25 dead Norm Fieldgate Trophy (West Division Most Outstanding Defensive Player) CFL All-Star Selections John Chick, Defensive End Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard Jeremy O'Day, Centre CFL West All-Star Selections Stevie Baggs, Defensive End John Chick, Defensive End Weston Dressler, Receiver Darian Durant, Quarterback Lance Frazier, Defensive Back Tad Kornegay, Linebacker Sean Lucas, Linebacker Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard Jeremy O'Day, Centre https://www.cfl.ca/article/2009-east-west-division-all-stars 2009 East & West Division All-Stars 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130515142207/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2009-east-west-division-all-stars 2013-05-15 dead Playoffs Schedule Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20 West Semi-Final Bye‖ 21 ‖ West Final November 22 3:30 PM CST Calgary Stampeders 27-17 Win 30,945‖ 22 ‖ 97th Grey Cup November 29 5:30 PM CST Montreal Alouettes 28-27 Loss 46,020 #006241 ǁ # ǁ white Games played with retro 70s alternate uniforms. Bracket West Final Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 3 7 1 6 17Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 10 14 3 27 References 30em Saskatchewan Roughriders Season, 2009 Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Category:2009 in sports in Saskatchewan