2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2013 11–7 2nd, West Corey Chamblin Brendan Taman Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Won Grey Cup Kory Sheets Chris Getzlaf Levi Steinhauer File:CFL SSK Jersey 2013.png Roughriders seasons The 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Roughriders improved upon their 8–10 record from 2012 and made the playoffs for the second straight season, while hosting their first playoff game since 2010. After defeating the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders in the playoffs, the Roughriders qualified for their fourth Grey Cup appearance in seven years and first ever at their home stadium. The team defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45–23 in the 101st Grey Cup en route to winning the franchise's fourth championship. With the added seats at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, the Roughriders led the league in attendance for the first time, with an average of 37,503 fans attending each regular season game. Offseason Coaches The Riders began their offseason coaching changes by releasing defensive line coach Mike Walker, linebackers coach Alex Smith, and offensive line coach Kris Sweet.http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-announce-coaching-moves Riders announce coaching moves July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615200959/http://riderville.com/article/riders-announce-coaching-moves June 15, 2013 dead The team hired former Alouettes assistant coach Mike Sinclair to be the defensive line and assistant head coach, but he later joined Marc Trestman's staff with the Chicago Bears.http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-name-defensive-coaching-staff-20121214110145 Riders name defensive coaching staff July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615183226/http://riderville.com/article/riders-name-defensive-coaching-staff-20121214110145 June 15, 2013 dead http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-announce-coaching-moves-20130121105121 Riders announce coaching moves July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615145533/http://riderville.com/article/riders-announce-coaching-moves-20130121105121 June 15, 2013 dead Special teams coordinator Craig Dickenson also resigned with the club, moving to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, while Bob Dyce moved into that role from the offensive coordinator position.http://www.riderville.com/article/special-teams-coordinator-craig-dickenson-resigns Special teams coordinator Craig Dickenson resigns July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615140735/http://riderville.com/article/special-teams-coordinator-craig-dickenson-resigns June 15, 2013 dead Arguably, the team's biggest coaching hire was Dyce's replacement, George Cortez, the former head coach and coordinator for the Tiger-Cats, whose team led the league in points scored. They also hired Richard Kent to be another defensive backs coach and Doug Malone and Todd Howard to be the offensive and defensive line coaches, respectively. Players On January 24, 2013, the Riders traded Justin Harper and a 2014 4th-round pick to the BC Lions for six-time all-star and two-time Grey Cup champion Geroy Simon. Simon had been a member of the Lions since 2001.https://www.cfl.ca/article/bc-blockbuster-simon-heading-to-riders Superman flies to Saskatchewan August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009085323/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bc-blockbuster-simon-heading-to-riders October 9, 2015 dead mdy-all The Roughriders were also lauded for signing many big name free agents, including the 2009 Most Outstanding Canadian and the 100th Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian, Ricky Foley.https://www.cfl.ca/article/fa13-ricky-foley-inks-deal-with-roughriders FA13: Ricky Foley inks deal with Roughriders August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150322081718/http://cfl.ca/article/fa13-ricky-foley-inks-deal-with-roughriders March 22, 2015 dead They also signed defensive backs Dwight Anderson, Weldon Brown, and linebacker Tristan Black.https://www.cfl.ca/article/fa13-riders-ink-brown-and-black-re-sign-sisco FA13: Riders ink Brown and Black; re-sign Sisco August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20130820195714/http://www.cfl.ca/article/fa13-riders-ink-brown-and-black-re-sign-sisco August 20, 2013 dead mdy-all https://www.cfl.ca/article/fa13-t-brack-is-back-riders-sign-anderson-20130215060352 FA13: 'T-Brack' is back; Riders sign Anderson August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220349/http://cfl.ca/article/fa13-t-brack-is-back-riders-sign-anderson-20130215060352 June 10, 2015 dead On June 1, 2013, former Roughriders defensive end John Chick, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL, signed with the Roughriders after much speculation.http://cfl.ca/article/reports-chick-on-his-way-back-to-riderville Making it Official: Chick returns to Riderville July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609063813/http://www.cfl.ca/article/reports-chick-on-his-way-back-to-riderville June 9, 2013 dead CFL draft The 2013 CFL draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Roughriders had seven selections total in the seven-round draft, after trading away their second-round pick during a 2012 draft trade and their fourth-round pick in a trade for Greg Carr.https://www.cfl.ca/article/traded-in-carr-dealt-to-roughriders Traded In: Carr dealt to Roughriders August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230755/http://www.cfl.ca/article/traded-in-carr-dealt-to-roughriders September 23, 2015 dead Their third-round pick was traded to Toronto for three fifth-round picks. Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 4 Corey Watman OL Eastern Michigan 5 38 Matt Vonk OL Waterloo 5 39 Alex Anthony WR Wilfrid Laurier 5 40 Levi Steinhauer DL Saskatchewan 5 44 Spencer Moore TE McMaster 6 49 Thomas Spoletini LB Calgary 7 56 Eric Armitage OL Western Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance RecordA Fri, June 14 at Edmonton Eskimos 31–24 Win 26,623 1–0B Thurs, June 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders 24–23 Loss 32,003 1–1 white # #006241 Games played with white uniforms. Regular season Season standings Season schedule http://www.riderville.com/schedule/list/team/4/ 2013 SCHEDULE November 25, 2013 Riderville.com November 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109093800/http://www.riderville.com/schedule/list/team/4/ November 9, 2013 dead Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record1 Sat, June 29 at Edmonton Eskimos 39–18 Win 35,869 1–02 Fri, July 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 36–21 Win 35,296 2–03 Thurs, July 11 at Toronto Argonauts 39–28 Win 18,211 3–04 Sun, July 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–0 Win 37,372 4–05 Sat, July 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–20 Win 13,002 5–0 6 Bye 5–07 Fri, Aug 9 at Calgary Stampeders 42–27 Loss 35,367 5–18 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes 24–21 Win 40,637 6–19 Sat, Aug 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 30–27 Win 41,868 7–1ǁ10ǁ Sun, Sep 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 48–25 Win 44,910 8–111 Sun, Sep 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–13 Loss 33,500 8–212 Sat, Sep 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts 31–29 Loss 36,703 8–313 Sun, Sep 22 vs. BC Lions 24–22 Loss 39,373 8–414 Sun, Sep 29 at Montreal Alouettes 17–12 Loss 24,016 8–515 Fri, Oct 4 at BC Lions 31–17 Win 37,312 9–516 Sat, Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 14–9 Win 35,579 10–517 Sat, Oct 19 vs. BC Lions 35–14 Win 34,956 11–518 Sat, Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders 29–25 Loss 33,671 11–619 Sat, Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 30–26 Loss 32,701 11–7 #006241 # white Games played with primary home uniforms. white # #006241 Games played with white uniforms. #006241 ǁ # ǁ white Games played with retro alternate uniforms. Game summaries Week 1: at Edmonton Eskimos Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos – Game summary June 29 1:30 p.m. CST Roughriders 14 8 14 3 Eskimos 0 1 5 12 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta 35,869 Tom Vallesi TSN/ESPN2 Chris Cuthbert, Glen Suitor, and Darcy Seaton Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (14-22, 171 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) EDM – Mike Reilly (17-35, 259 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (17 rushes, 131 yards, 1 TD) EDM – Mike Reilly (4 rushes, 37 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (3 rec, 67 yards, 1 TD) EDM – Fred Stamps (6 rec, 125 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tie: Tyron Brackenridge, Craig Butler (5) EDM – J. C. Sherritt (6) The Roughriders started their season in Edmonton, getting impressive performances from Darian Durant and Kory Sheets, in a dominating 39–18 win against the Eskimos. Durant completed 14 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns, which was the third time in five games in his career that he passed for at least three touchdowns and no interceptions in the opening game of a season. Sheets had 17 rushes for a career best 131 yards and a touchdown while Renauld Williams gave the Riders a comfortable lead with an interception return for a touchdown on the last play of the first half to make the score 22–1 at the half. The game was the sixth time in the last seven seasons that the Roughriders won their opening game of the season. It was also the team's first win in Edmonton since September 26, 2009 and their first road victory against a west division opponent since July 10, 2010, ending a 14-game losing streak. Week 2: vs Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary July 5 7:00 p.m. CST Stampeders 7 14 0 0 Roughriders 3 11 6 16 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 35,296 Glen Johnson TSN/RDS2/ESPN3 Rod Black, Glen Suitor, and Lee Jones Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (26-34, 258 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) CGY – Drew Tate (19-25, 231 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (26 rushes, 133 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Jon Cornish (8 rushes, 42 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (10 rec, 108 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Joe West (6 rec, 125 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Prince Miller (6) CGY – Shawn Lemon (9) In Week 2, the Roughriders found outstanding performances from receivers Chris Getzlaf, Weston Dressler and once again Durant and Sheets, in a 36–21 win over the Stampeders. Dressler had 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown while Getzlaf had eight receptions for 97 yards and a major of his own. Sheets set another career high with 133 rushing yards, and the Roughriders became the only team in the CFL to be undefeated, which is the first time since 2006 that there is only one undefeated team after two weeks. Saskatchewan dominated the time-of-possession, especially in the second half, where the Roughriders had the ball for close to 22 minutes compared to the Stampeders' eight, leading to a defensive shut out for Saskatchewan in the second half. With the temporary seating installed for the 101st Grey Cup, it was the largest opening day crowd and fourth largest overall in franchise history with 35,296 fans in the stands.Rider Rumblings - Crowd count Week 3: at Toronto Argonauts Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary July 11 5:30 p.m. CST Roughriders 7 14 8 10 Argonauts 11 3 0 14 Rogers Centre, Toronto 18,211 Al Bradbury TSN/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert, Duane Forde, and Matthew Scianitti Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (14-19, 245 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) TOR – Ricky Ray (27-37, 334 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (26 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD) TOR – Chad Kackert (9 rushes, 35 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Taj Smith (3 rec, 141 yards, 2 TD) TOR – Andre Durie (7 rec, 100 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Renauld Williams (8) TOR – Robert McCune (7) In Week 3, the Roughriders played defending Grey Cup champions Toronto Argonauts. Durant continued his outstanding start to the season as he completed 14 of 19 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns before leaving early in the fourth quarter with an apparent ankle injury. He begins the season with eight touchdowns with no interceptions and a 72.0% completion rate. Kory Sheets recorded yet another career high with 178 rushing yards, which was his third 100-yard rushing game after recording three all of last year. Taj Smith had the first 100-yard receiving game of his career with three catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Rob Bagg recorded his first touchdown catch since September 25, 2010 following knee injuries that kept him out of most of the last two seasons. It was also Durant's 100th career touchdown pass. Remarkably, the Roughriders didn't record a turnover until the fourth quarter with 23 seconds left on a muffed onside kick return, which was the team's first turnover of the season. The Roughriders had a 3–0 record to start the season for the fourth time in the last six years. Week 4: vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary July 21 5:00 p.m. CST Tiger-Cats 0 0 0 0 Roughriders 0 16 7 14 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 37,372 Andre Proulx TSN/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert, Glen Suitor, and Lee Jones Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (20-32, 347 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT) HAM – Henry Burris (16-27, 158 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (24 rushes, 130 yards, 0 TD) HAM – Henry Burris (4 rushes, 10 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Rob Bagg (5 rec, 125 yards, 2 TD) HAM – Bakari Grant (6 rec, 80 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Prince Miller (6) HAM – Rico Murray (7) Former Roughriders quarterback and head coach Kent Austin, who led the Roughriders to the 1989 Grey Cup as a player and the 2007 Grey Cup as a head coach, returned to Mosaic Stadium as the head coach and general manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the first time since the 2007 Grey Cup victory. After sustaining a foot injury, Darian Durant was a game-time decision and excelled, passing for 347 yards and four touchdowns, which was the first time he passed for four touchdowns since a 2012 week one victory over the Tiger-Cats. Rob Bagg led all receivers with 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, which was his first 100-yard and multi-touchdown performance since a 2010 game, once again against the Tiger-Cats. Offensive lineman Dan Clark scored his first touchdown on a pass from Durant and Kory Sheets recorded his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game, which was the best four-game start in CFL history with 572 rushing yards. The Roughriders recorded a 4–0 start to the season for only the fourth time in franchise history in the modern era of Canadian football. Week 5: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary July 27 5:30 p.m. CST Roughriders 3 23 6 0 Tiger-Cats 10 7 0 3 Alumni Stadium, Guelph, Ontario 13,002 Kim Murphy TSN/RDS2/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert, Glen Suitor, and Claude Feig Top passers SSK – Drew Willy (14-25, 269 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) HAM – Henry Burris (26-41, 395 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (25 rushes, 140 yards, 0 TD) HAM – C.J. Gable (4 rushes, 31 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Geroy Simon (5 rec, 125 yards, 1 TD) HAM – Greg Ellingson (5 rec, 114 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tie: Dwight Anderson, Eddie Russ, Woodny Turenne, Renauld Williams (4) HAM – Tie: Arthur Hobbs, Nate Bussey (6) Leading up to their week 5 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, there was again speculation that Durant may not play due to his foot injury sustained against the Argos. As a game-time decision, Drew Willy made his third professional start and first of the season as he completed 14 of 25 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns en route to the Roughriders' fifth straight win to open the season. Kory Sheets rushed for 140 yards and became the first player in CFL history to rush for over 100 yards in each of the first five games to start the season. He also set a franchise record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games with five, surpassing the previous records held by George Reed (1969) and Mike Strickland (1978).Saskatchewan Roughriders 32, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 Geroy Simon led all receivers with 125 receiving yards and scored his first touchdown as a Roughrider and the 101st touchdown reception of his career. John Chick recorded his first sack since returning to the Roughriders and Tearrius George had his first multi-sack game since 2007, matching his career high with three. Week 6: Bye week Week 7: at Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary August 9 7:00 p.m. CST Roughriders 0 7 13 7 Stampeders 13 13 0 16 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta 35,637 Tom Vallesi TSN/RDS2/ESPN3 Rod Black, Duane Forde, and Jermaine Franklin Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (20-32, 278 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) CGY – Kevin Glenn (21-28, 218 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (14 rushes, 133 yards, 0 TD) CGY – Jon Cornish (16 rushes, 175 yards, 4 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (4 rec, 68 yards, 0 TD) CGY – Nik Lewis (7 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Dwight Anderson (9) CGY – Tie: Karl McCartney, Juwan Simpson, Fred Bennett, Jamar Wall (4) The Roughriders suffered their first loss following the bye week to the Calgary Stampeders, leaving the season series split at one game apiece and setting up a rubber match in week 18. After not allowing more than 100 yards rushing in any game in the first five weeks, the Roughriders defense gave up 223 yards including 175 by Jon Cornish to go along with his four rushing touchdowns. While trailing by six points in the third quarter, kick returner Jock Sanders made the peculiar decision to return a kick from the one-yard line, resulting in a safety two plays later followed by a touchdown by Calgary on the ensuing drive, putting the game out of reach. Saskatchewan came into the game as the second-least penalized team, but committed a season-high 10 fouls for 126 yards. Individually, Kory Sheets had eight rushing yards in the first half, but finished strong with 133 total rushing yards by the end of the game, extending his 100-yard game streak to six. Sheets also committed the first offensive turnover of the year for the Roughriders after he fumbled in the first quarter. Darian Durant again had a strong game, passing for three touchdowns, increasing his league-leading total to 15, while having yet to record an interception. Week 8: vs Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Montreal Alouettes at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary August 17 2:00 p.m. CST Alouettes 3 4 4 10 Roughriders 7 1 3 13 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 40,637 Al Bradbury TSN/RDS/ESPN3 Rod Black, Duane Forde, and Lee Jones Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (18-32, 250 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) MTL – Josh Neiswander (12-30, 147 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (19 rushes, 74 yards, 0 TD) MTL – Jerome Messam (15 rushes, 54 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (5 rec, 95 yards, 0 TD) MTL – S. J. Green (7 rec, 146 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Weldon Brown (8) MTL – Chip Cox (11) With a sellout 40,637 in attendance at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, the Saskatchewan Roughriders tried to get back on track after suffering their first loss of the 2013 season to Calgary. In the first quarter, Darian Durant found Weston Dressler for a touchdown and later would eclipse the 20,000 passing yards mark for his CFL career. Early in the second quarter, Ricky Foley would injure Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, forcing Calvillo sit out the rest of the game. Riders returner Jock Sanders suffered two fumbles in the game, making Dressler and Weldon Brown take over for punt and kickoff returns respectively. Rob Bagg would exit the game after an apparent lower body injury. Longtime CFL receiver Geroy Simon caught his 1,000th career reception, becoming only the third CFL player to do so. With the score tied 14-14, Alouettes' defensive back Jerald Brown recovered a fumble by Durant and returned it for a touchdown late in the 4th quarter, but Durant responded with a 65-yard touchdown toss to Taj Smith, tying the game again. Following a Montreal two-and-out, Dressler returned the ensuing punt 38 yards, setting up Christopher Milo's 36-yard game-winning field goal. This was the first game of the season in which Kory Sheets did not rush for over 100 yards. Week 9: at Edmonton Eskimos Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos – Game summary August 24 2:00 p.m. CST Roughriders 3 9 10 8 Eskimos 3 7 14 3 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta 41,868 Murray Clarke TSN/ESPN3 Rod Black, Glen Suitor, and Darcy Seaton Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-30, 334 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) EDM – Mike Reilly (19-29, 303 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (24 rushes, 139 yards, 2 TD) EDM – Mike Reilly (8 rushes, 76 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (5 rec, 90 yards, 0 TD) EDM – Fred Stamps (8 rec, 111 yards, 2 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Renauld Williams (8) EDM – Rennie Curran (8) Following below average performances by Darian Durant and Kory Sheets in week 8, both players got back on track against the Edmonton Eskimos to lead their team to victory. Durant completed 80% of his passes for 334 yards, which is the highest completion percentage in a start during his CFL career. While he didn't throw an interception for the seventh straight start, he also didn't throw a touchdown pass, which was the first time he had not thrown at least two touchdown passes during this streak. This was probably due to Sheets scoring both of Saskatchewan's touchdowns on rushes, where he ran for 139 yards en route to becoming the fastest player to reach 1,000 yards rushing to start a season, doing so in the first eight games. Geroy Simon passed 16,000 yards receiving in his career and Christopher Milo connected on all five of his field goal attempts to keep him perfect on the season. The game saw seven lead changes, but the defense made big plays in the fourth quarter. Dwight Anderson recorded his second interception of the season with Edmonton on the Saskatchewan 4-yard line and trailing only by two points. After a Ricky Schmitt single on the ensuing drive to give the Roughriders a three-point lead, Weldon Brown forced Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly to fumble on the next Eskimo drive to seal the Saskatchewan victory. The Roughriders have a 7–1 record for only the second time in franchise history, with the first being in 1970 when that team finished 14–2. Week 10: vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary September 1 2:00 p.m. CST Blue Bombers 2 16 0 7 Roughriders 7 7 10 24 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 44,910 Kim Murphy TSN/ESPN3 Rod Black, Duane Forde Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-35, 315 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT) WPG – Justin Goltz (18-29, 182 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (20 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD) WPG – Justin Goltz (5 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (7 rec, 112 yards, 0 TD) WPG – Cory Watson (3 rec, 74 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Macho Harris (5) WPG – Henoc Muamba (9) The Roughriders hosted the second largest crowd in franchise history with a sellout crowd of 44,910 fans at Mosaic Stadium to witness a 48–25 win over their arch-rival Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After being down by four points at half-time, the Roughriders outscored the Blue Bombers 34-7 en route to their ninth straight Labour Day Classic victory. Darian Durant threw his first interception of the season to Winnipeg's Henoc Muamba, but responded by throwing four touchdown passes thereafter to go along with his third 300-yard game of 2013. Kory Sheets missed the 100-yard rushing mark for just the second time of the season, but recorded the best nine game start in CFL history with 1,149 rushing yards. On defense, Dwight Anderson recorded an interception for the third consecutive game and John Chick had his first multi-sack game since the 2009 Labour Day Classic. The win improved the Riders' record to 8-1 which is the best nine-game start in franchise history. Week 11: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary September 8 2:00 p.m. CST Roughriders 3 9 1 0 Blue Bombers 7 3 7 8 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba 33,510 Al Bradbury TSN/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (15-33, 129 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT) WPG – Justin Goltz (8-17, 129 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (14 rushes, 65 yards, 0 TD) WPG – Justin Goltz (6 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD) Top receivers SSK – Kory Sheets (6 rec, 57 yards, 0 TD) WPG – Aaron Kelly (3 rec, 78 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tie: Weldon Brown, Macho Harris (4) WPG – Demond Washington (7) Week 12: vs Toronto Argonauts Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary September 14 7:30 p.m. CST Argonauts 11 1 0 19 Roughriders 3 17 3 6 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 36,703 Andre Proulx TSN/ESPN3 Gord Miller and Matt Dunigan Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-49, 369 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT) TOR – Zach Collaros (18-29, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) Top rushers SSK – Neal Hughes (6 rushes, 14 yards, 0 TD) TOR – Jerious Norwood (12 rushes, 73 yards, 1 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (5 rec, 133 yards, 2 TD) TOR – John Chiles (8 rec, 104 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Carlos Thomas (5) TOR – Marcus Ball (6) Week 13: vs BC Lions Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary September 22 2:30 p.m. CST Lions 3 3 15 3 Roughriders 0 9 3 10 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 39,373 TSN/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (35-52, 326 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) BC – Thomas DeMarco (18-33, 208 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Chris Garrett (9 rushes, 30 yards, 0 TD) BC – Andrew Harris (7 rushes, 27 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Taj Smith (10 rec, 104 yards, 0 TD) BC – Shawn Gore (6 rec, 74 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Craig Butler (6) BC – Dante Marsh (13) Week 14: at Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary September 29 11:00 a.m. CST Roughriders 1 2 1 8 Alouettes 1 3 7 6 Molson Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 24,016 Al Bradbury TSN/RDS/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-46, 339 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT) MTL – Josh Neiswander (21-36, 264 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Chris Garrett (5 rushes, 9 yards, 0 TD) MTL – Jerome Messam (12 rushes, 43 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (6 rec, 124 yards, 0 TD) MTL – Duron Carter (6 rec, 152 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Mike McCullough (6) MTL – Tie: Chip Cox, Jerald Brown (5) Week 15: at BC Lions Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions – Game summary October 4 8:00 p.m. CST Roughriders 0 16 9 6 Lions 3 0 7 7 BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia 37,312 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert, Glen Suitor, and Farhan Lalji Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (21-31, 234 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) BC – Thomas DeMarco (19-36, 286 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (14 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD) BC – Korey Williams (1 rushes, 41 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD) BC – Nick Moore (5 rec, 92 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tie: Renauld Williams, Ricky Foley (6) BC – Adam Bighill (5) Week 16: vs Edmonton Eskimos Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Edmonton Eskimos at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary October 12 2:30 p.m. CST Eskimos 3 0 6 0 Roughriders 0 14 0 0 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 35,579 TSN/ESPN3 Rod Black and Duane Forde Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (16-24, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT) EDM – Mike Reilly (17-34, 244 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (24 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD) EDM – Mike Reilly (9 rushes, 42 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Chris Getzlaf (4 rec, 51 yards, 0 TD) EDM – Matt Carter (2 rec, 71 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Dwight Anderson (6) EDM – Rennie Curran (11) Week 17: vs BC Lions Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary October 19 2:30 p.m. CST Lions 7 0 7 0 Roughriders 10 21 0 4 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 34,956 TSN/ESPN3 Gord Miller and Matt Dunigan Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (13-29, 187 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) BC – Thomas DeMarco (13-30, 147 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (25 rushes, 148 yards, 1 TD) BC – Stefan Logan (11 rushes, 51 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (3 rec, 107 yards, 1 TD) BC – Nick Moore (5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Carlos Thomas (4) BC – Solomon Elimimian (7) Week 18: at Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eighteen: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary October 26 5:00 p.m. CST Roughriders 3 12 3 7 Stampeders 3 7 9 10 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta 33,671 TSN/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (17-31, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) CGY – Drew Tate (11-16, 181 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (11 rushes, 42 yards, 0 TD) CGY – Jon Cornish (20 rushes, 109 yards, 1 TD) Top receivers SSK – Taj Smith (3 rec, 53 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Jeff Fuller (6 rec, 113 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tyron Brackenridge (6) CGY – Juwan Simpson (6) Week 19: vs Edmonton Eskimos Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nineteen: Edmonton Eskimos at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary November 2 3:00 p.m. CST Eskimos 10 3 10 7 Roughriders 3 7 10 6 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 32,701 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3 Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor Top passers SSK – Tino Sunseri (14-18, 167 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) EDM – Mike Reilly (5-12, 50 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Chris Garrett (23 rushes, 152 yards, 1 TD) EDM – Mike Reilly (7 rushes, 60 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Taj Smith (9 rec, 106 yards, 0 TD) EDM – Adarius Bowman (2 rec, 36 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tie: Dwight Anderson, Mike McCullough (4) EDM – Rennie Curran (11) Roster 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks  4 I Darian Durant  8 I Tino Sunseri  5 I Drew Willy Running backs 32 N Neal Hughes  2 I Jock Sanders  1 I Kory Sheets 30 N Daryl Stephenson Receivers  6 N Rob Bagg  7 I Weston Dressler 89 N Chris Getzlaf 18 N Scott McHenry 81 I Geroy Simon 88 I Taj Smith Offensive linemen 66 N Chris Best G/C 67 N Dan Clark G 58 I Xavier Fulton T 65 N Ben Heenan T/G 57 N Brendon LaBatte G 68 N Dominic Picard C Defensive linemen 97 I John Chick DE 92 N Zack Evans DT 95 N Ricky Foley DE/DT 99 I Alex Hall DE 98 I Jermaine McElveen DT 74 N Keith Shologan DT Linebackers 51 N Tristan Black 29 I Tyron Brackenridge 22 I Diamond Ferri 27 I Brian Peters 45 N Mike McCullough 48 I Renauld Williams Defensive backs 33 I Dwight Anderson 35 I Weldon Brown 28 N Craig Butler 38 I Tristan Jackson 20 I Terrell Maze 42 N Graig Newman 11 I Carlos Thomas 37 I Rod Williams 21 N Paul Woldu Special teams 47 N Cory Huclack LS 19 N Chris Milo K 17 I Ricky Schmitt P/K 75 N Levi Steinhauer LS Reserve roster 63 I Devin Tyler T 69 N Corey Watman C Practice roster 83 N Alex Anthony SB 61 N Brendan Dunn T 47 I Mortty Ivy LB 16 I Eddie Russ DB 96 I Richard Sumlin DT Injured list 26 N Graeme Bell FB  9 I Matt Brown RB 90 I Antonio Coleman DE 15 I Milt Collins DB 25 I Chris Garrett RB 93 I Tearrius George DT 87 N Aaron Hargreaves SB  3 I Macho Harris DB 31 N Sam Hurl LB 10 I Kierrie Johnson SB 52 I Abraham Kromah LB  0 I Ejiro Kuale LB 64 I James Lee T 14 I Prince Miller DB 80 N Spencer Moore FB 43 N Kevin Régimbald-Gagné LB 85 I Eron Riley WR 12 N Jordan Sisco WR 59 I Hilee Taylor DE 24 I Woodny Turenne DB Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-05-10 Depth Chart • Transactions Coaching staff 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders staff Front office President and ceo – Jim Hopson General manager – Brendan Taman Assistant general manager – Jeremy O'Day Director of player personnel – Craig Smith Director of U.S. Scouting – Vacant Head coaches Head coach – Corey Chamblin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – George Cortez Offensive line – Doug Malone Quarterbacks – Khari Jones Receivers – Jason Tucker Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Richie Hall Defensive line – Todd Howard Defensive backs – Barron Miles Defensive backs – Richard Kent Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bob Dyce Special Teams Coach - Cory McDiarmid Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Dan Farthing → Coaching staff Playoffs Schedule Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20ǁ West Semi-Final ǁ Sun, Nov 10 3:30 PM CST vs. BC Lions 29–25 Win 30,942 21West Final Sun, Nov 17 3:30 PM CST at Calgary Stampeders 35–13 Win 33,174 22101st Grey Cup Sun, Nov 24 5:00 PM CST Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45–23 Win 44,710 #006241 # white Games played with primary home uniforms. white # #006241 Games played with white uniforms. #006241 ǁ # ǁ white Games played with retro alternate uniforms. Game summaries West Semi-Final: vs BC Lions Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse West Semi-Final: BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary November 10 3:30 p.m. CST Lions 0 17 8 0 Roughriders 3 13 0 13 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 30,942 Clear; −11 °C; wind 19 km/h Andre Proulx TSN/RDS/ESPN3 Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline) Recap, Stats Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (19-23, 270 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) BC – Travis Lulay (20-26, 211 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) Top rushers SSK – Darian Durant (6 rushes, 97 yards, 0 TD) BC – Andrew Harris (10 rushes, 93 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Taj Smith (4 rec, 126 yards, 0 TD) BC – Emmanuel Arceneaux (5 rec, 53 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Tyron Brackenridge (6) BC – Tie: Adam Bighill, Korey Banks (6) West Final: at Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse West Final: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary November 17 3:30 p.m. CST Roughriders 7 15 0 13 Stampeders 6 0 7 0 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta 33,174 Clear; −11 °C; wind 20 km/h Kim Murphy TSN/RDS/NBCSN Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Jermaine Franklin (Sideline), Farhan Lalji (Sideline) Recap, Stats Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-30, 280 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) CGY – Drew Tate (7-13, 185 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (28 rushes, 177 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Jon Cornish (9 rushes, 67 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (5 rec, 116 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Joe West (3 rec, 101 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Jermaine McElveen (5) CGY – Deron Mayo (14) Grey Cup: vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders; Saskatchewan Roughriders;text-align:center; autocollapse Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary November 24 5:00 p.m. CST Tiger-Cats 3 3 7 10 Roughriders 7 24 0 14 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan 44,710 Clear; 2°C; wind 45-65 km/h Kim Murphy TSN/RDS/NBCSN Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline), Farhan Lalji (Sideline) Recap, Stats First quarter HAM – FG Congi 45 (9:44) 0 – 3 HAM SSK – TD Simon 15 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (6:59) 7 – 3 SSK Second quarter SSK – FG Milo 20 (12:46) 10 – 3 SSK SSK – TD Sanders 3 yd running (Milo convert) (9:00) 17 – 3 SSK SSK – TD Sheets 1 yd running (Milo convert) (5:31) 24 – 3 SSK HAM – FG Congi 24 (2:47) 24 – 6 SSK SSK - TD Simon 42 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (1:56) 31 - 6 SSK Third quarter HAM – TD Burris 18 yd running (Congi convert) (2:52) 31 – 13 SSK Fourth quarter HAM – FG Congi 33 (14:48) 31 – 16 SSK SSK – TD Sheets 4 yd running (Milo convert) (5:23) 38 – 16 SSK SSK – TD Dressler 26 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (4:09) 45 – 16 SSK HAM – TD Gable 2 yd running (Congi convert) (1:56) 45 – 23 SSK Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (17-24, 245 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) HAM – Henry Burris (20-43, 272 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (20 rushes, 197 yards, 2 TD) HAM – Henry Burris (2 rushes, 34 yards, 1 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (5 rec, 81 yards, 1 TD) HAM – Bakari Grant (7 rec, 76 yards, 0 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Weldon Brown (5) HAM – Tie: Brandon Boudreaux, Neil King, Rico Murray (6) References 30em Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons Sask Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:2013 in sports in Saskatchewan Category:2010s in Regina, Saskatchewan