2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record, which was their highest finish since 1988 when they also finished 2nd. The Roughriders won their third Grey Cup championship after playing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the title.

2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Kent Austin
General manager	Eric Tillman
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Kerry Joseph
Team MOC	Andy Fantuz
Team MOR	John Chick
Uniform

The Roughriders celebrate their Grey Cup victory

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
9 (Via Hamilton)	David McKoy	WR	Guelph
20	Yannick Carter	LB	Wilfrid Laurier
28	Ryan Ackerman	OL	Regina
34 (Via Winnipeg Via Edmonton)	Reggie Bradshaw	RB	Montana
39 (Via Montreal)	Ryan Karhut	OL	Manitoba

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
B	Fri, June 15	at BC Lions	24–15	Win	25,320
C	Fri, June 22	vs. Calgary Stampeders	23–21	Win	28,800

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	14	3	1	542	379	29	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	12	6	0	530	432	24	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	7	10	1	473	527	15	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	5	12	1	399	509	11	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	at Montreal Alouettes	16–7 [1]	Win	20,202	1–0
2	Sun, July 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	49–8 [2]	Win	25,862	2–0
3	Fri, July 13	vs. BC Lions	42–12 [3]	Loss	26,981	2–1
4	Fri, July 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	21–20 [4]	Loss	46,704	2–2
5	Sat, July 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	54–14 [5]	Win	26,840	3–2
6	Thurs, Aug 2	at BC Lions	21–9 [6]	Win	31,858	4–2
7	Fri, Aug 10	at Toronto Argonauts	24–13 [7]	Win	34,234	5–2
8	Sat, Aug 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	39–32 [8]	Win	28,800	6–2
9	Bye
10	Sun, Sept 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–26[9]	Win	28,800	7–2
11	Sun, Sept 9	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–15[10]	Loss	29,783	7–3
12	Sat, Sept 15	at Calgary Stampeders	44–22[11]	Loss	35,650	7–4
13	Sat, Sept 22	vs. BC Lions	37–34[12]	Loss	28,800	7–5
14	Sat, Sept 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	33–22[13]	Win	28,800	8–5
15	Mon, Oct 8	at Calgary Stampeders	33–21[14]	Win	33,075	9–5
16	Sun, Oct 14	at Hamilton Tiger Cats	40–23[15]	Win	22,167	10–5
17	Sun, Oct 21	vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats	38–11[16]	Win	28,800	11–5
18	Fri, Oct 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	36–29 (OT)[17]	Win	40,127	12–5
19	Sat, Nov 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–13[18]	Loss	28,800	12–6

Player stats

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Kerry Joseph	459	267	58.2	4002	24	8	97.1
Marcus Crandell	131	78	59.5	982	5	5	79.8
Andy Fantuz	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.1

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Rushing

Player	No.	Yards	Average	TD	Fumbles
Wes Cates	153	866	5.7	5	2
Kerry Joseph	90	737	8.2	13	5
Henri Childs	38	143	3.8	2	1
Chris Szarka	25	104	4.2	1	1
Corey Holmes	14	73	5.2	2	1

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Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
D.J. Flick	70	1020	14.6	53	10
Andy Fantuz	66	978	17.5	72	7
Matt Dominguez	45	761	16.9	69	5
Corey Grant	38	458	12.1	30	0
Wes Cates	45	452	10.0	40	0

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Postseason

Scotiabank West Semi-Finals

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	0	7	10	7	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	13	6	3	4	26

Scotiabank West Finals

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	10	3	13	0	26
BC Lions	7	3	7	0	17

Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	10	6	7	23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	4	7	5	19

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Saskatchewan ended the Canadian Football League's longest championship drought with a 23–19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 95th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre. The Roughriders had not won a title since 1989, and had lost in 13 of their 15 all-time appearances.[22]

An interception by defensive back James Johnson with 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter sealed the victory. It also earned Johnson a place in CFL history – because he became the first player to intercept three passes in a Grey Cup game, and also because he was named the game's MVP.[22] Roughriders receiver Andy Fantuz was named the game's Most Outstanding Canadian. The 23-year-old caught four passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.[22]

Awards and records

• Kent Austin, CFL Coach of the Year
• Kerry Joseph, Most Outstanding Player Award
• Kerry Joseph, Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
• James Johnson, Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
• James Johnson, first player to intercept three passes in a Grey Cup game
• Andy Fantuz, Grey Cup Most Outstanding Canadian

CFL All-Stars

• Kerry Joseph, Quarterback
• Jeremy O'Day, Centre

CFL Western All-Stars

• D. J. Flick, Receiver
• Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
• James Johnson, Cornerback
• Kerry Joseph, Quarterback
• Maurice Lloyd, Linebacker
• Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle
• Jeremy O'Day, Centre
• Fred Perry, Defensive End

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