1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season March 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1996 5–13 4th, West Jim Daley Alan Ford Taylor Field did not qualify Robert Mimbs Dave Van Belleghem Bryce Bevill Roughriders seasons The 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 3 Mike Sutherland Offensive lineman Northern Illinois 2 12 Tom Monois Wide receiver Northeastern 3 23 Alton Francis Running back/Placekicker Northern Illinois 4 29 Paul Frian Linebacker St. Francis Xavier 4 30 Dwayne Ell Defensive lineman North Dakota 5 39 Nelson Van Waes Slotback/Linebacker Tulsa 6 47 Christopher Flory Offensive Lineman Saskatchewan 7 56 Greg Moe Placekicker Saskatchewan Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Mon, June 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–15 0–1 McMahon Stadium 19,214 B Fri, June 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–18 1–1 Taylor Field 25,632 Regular season Season standings BC finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2 game regular season head-to-head series 41-37. Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sun, June 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 13–33 0–1 Taylor Field 20,311 2 2 Wed, July 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–14 1–1 Frank Clair Stadium 10,125 3 3 Wed, July 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–24 2–1 Taylor Field 21,014 3 4 Sun, July 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–27 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,542 4 Bye 5 5 Fri, July 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–40 2–3 Taylor Field 24,902 6 6 Mon, Aug 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 11–38 2–4 McMahon Stadium 26,110 7 7 Sun, Aug 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 20–32 2–5 Taylor Field 21,997 8 8 Sat, Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–25 2–6 Commonwealth Stadium 36,011 9 9 Fri, Aug 23 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–23 2–7 Olympic Stadium 26,511 10 10 Sun, Sept 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–23 3–7 Taylor Field 25,876 11 11 Sun, Sept 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–31 3–8 SkyDome 17,576 12 12 Sun, Sept 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–18 3–9 Taylor Field 19,567 13 13 Sat, Sept 21 at BC Lions L 10–22 3–10 BC Place 21,221 14 14 Sat, Sept 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–37 3–11 Taylor Field 19,861 15 15 Sun, Oct 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 37–26 4–11 Taylor Field 22,682 16 16 Sun, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–20 4–12 Winnipeg Stadium 26,161 17 17 Sat, Oct 19 vs. BC Lions W 27–19 5–12 Taylor Field 26,537 18 Bye 19 18 Sun, Nov 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–46 5–13 McMahon Stadium 19,747 Roster 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Marvin Graves 14 I Jimmy Kemp Running backs 20 N Darren Joseph 27 I Robert Mimbs  5 N Rick Walters Receivers 15 N Bruce Boyko 10 N Dan Farthing 88 N Rod Harris 89 I Curtis Mayfield 80 I Don Narcisse Offensive linemen 63 I Scott Hendrickson C 59 N Keith Hiscox G 64 I John James T 65 I Peter Shorts T 51 I John Terry T 61 N Paul Vajda G Defensive linemen 46 N Troy Alexander DT 71 I Bobby Jurasin DE 68 N Glenn Kulka DT 98 I Lybrant Robinson DE Special teams 12 N Frank Jagas K 13 N Brent Matich P Linebackers 35 I Greg Battle 70 N Sheldon Benoit 97 N Brooks Findlay 74 N Dan Rashovich 41 I Gary Rogers 99 I Tommie Smith Defensive backs 30 I Bryce Bevill  3 N Errol Brown 31 N Ryan Carey 24 I Ventson Donelson  6 I Nick Ferguson 33 I Aaron Ruffin  2 I Terryl Ulmer 17 N Dave Van BelleghemInjured list 93 I Tim Edwards DT 47 I Ron Goetz LB 21 I Dale Joseph DB 60 N Gene Makowsky G 11 I Kevin Mason QB  4 N Paul McCallum K  7 I Heath Rylance QB 69 N Todd Storme G/T Italics indicate American player Awards and records CFL All-Star Selections Robert Mimbs, Running Back Western All-Star Selections Robert Mimbs, Running Back References Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Saskatchewan Category:1996 in sports in Saskatchewan