2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup championship but lost to the Alouettes in the Grey Cup final.

2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Ken Miller
General manager	Eric Tillman
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	10–7–1
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Team MOP	Darian Durant
Team MOC	Rob Bagg
Team MOR	Jerrell Freeman
Uniform

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 2019 CFL season, the 2009 season marks the first of only two instances since 1976 that the Roughriders won their division and hosted the West Final as a member team of the CFL. They most recently won the Western Division crown during the 2019 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.[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	9	Tamon George	DB	Regina
3	17	Nick Hutchins	OL	Regina

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

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	7	1	514	484	21	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	7	1	514	443	21	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	469	502	18	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	431	502	16	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, July 3	vs. BC Lions	28-24	Win	30,062	1 - 0
2	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 - 1
4	Sat, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38-33	Loss	30,945	2 - 2
5	Sat, Aug 1	at Calgary Stampeders	24-23	Win	35,650	3 - 2
6	Fri, Aug 7	at BC Lions	35-20	Loss	30,117	3 - 3
7	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 - 4
11	Sun, Sept 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	55-10	Win	29,533	6 - 4
12	Sun, Sept 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	31-27	Loss	30,945	6 - 5
13	Sat, Sept 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	23-20	Win	62,517	7 - 5
14	Fri, Oct 2	at BC Lions	19-16	Loss	31,958	7 - 6
15	Sat, Oct 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	32-22	Win	29,361	8 - 6
16	Sat, Oct 17	at Calgary Stampeders	44-44 (2OT)	Tie	38,623	8 - 6 - 1
17	Sat, Oct 24	vs. BC Lions	33-30 (OT)	Win	30,945	9 - 6 - 1
18	Sat, Oct 31	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24-6	Loss	24,586	9 - 7 - 1
19	Sat, Nov 7	vs. Calgary Stampeders	30-14	Win	30,945	10 - 7 - 1

Roster

2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks 12 Dalton Bell  4 Darian Durant  9 Steven Jyles Running Backs 20 Wes Cates 38 Hugh Charles 22 Stu Foord FB 32 Neal Hughes FB 33 Chris Szarka FB Wide Receivers  2 Jason Armstead  6 Rob Bagg 85 David McKoy 80 Gerran Walker Slotbacks 82 Jason Clermont 83 Andy Fantuz 89 Chris Getzlaf 87 Adam Nicolson		Offensive Linemen 65 Joel Bell T 66 Chris Best G 63 Antonio Hall T 60 Gene Makowsky C 54 Jeremy O'Day C 57 Marc Parenteau G 68 Cliff Washburn OL Defensive Linemen 51 Marcus Adams DT 90 Stevie Baggs DE 97 John Chick DE 95 Luc Mullinder DE 74 Keith Shologan DT 98 Trumaine Sykes DE		Linebackers 50 Jerrell Freeman OLB 26 Kitwana Jones LB 31 Sean Lucas OLB 45 Mike McCullough ILB 48 Renauld Williams ILB Defensive Backs  5 Donovan Alexander DB 29 Eddie Davis HB 15 Lance Frazier HB 24 Tad Kornegay DB 39 Chris McKenzie DB 25 Leron Mitchell CB  1 Omarr Morgan CB 14 James Patrick S 41 Carlos Thomas DB Special Teams 10 Luca Congi K 59 Jocelyn Frenette LS 42 Louie Sakoda P/K 72 Kevin Scott LS		Inactive Lists 27 Carlos Armour LB (9 Game) 30 Jamie Boreham K/P (9 Game)  7 Weston Dressler WR (9 Game) 35 Daniel Francis DB (1 Game) 37 Tamon George DB (1 Game) 16 Graham Harrell QB (9 Game) 63 Bobby Harris OL (1 Game) 21 Denatay Heard CB (9 Game) 58 Belton Johnson OT (9 Game)  8 Eric Morris WR (9 Game) 81 Johnny Quinn WR (1 Game) 64 Jordan Rempel OL (1 Game) 52 Wayne Smith OT (1 Game) 92 Mike Stadnyk DE (1 Game) 46 Kye Stewart OLB (9 Game) 61 Jonathan St. Pierre OL (1 Game) 11 Aaron Wagner LB/FB (9 Game) Practice roster 17 Cole Bergquist QB 67 Dan Clark OL 91 Willie Evans DL -- Lavarus Giles RB 69 Nick Hutchins G  3 Chris Jones 26 LaDarius Key DB 49 Joel Lipinski DB 99 Vaalyn Jackson DT 93 Josh Miller DL -- Kent Smith QB 28 Marcus Thigpen RB Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2009-11-23 Depth Chart • Transactions 47 Active, 17 Inactive, 13 PR → More rosters

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	2.1

[2]

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	0

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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	2

[4]

Awards

Regular Season
Date	Player	Award
July 7, 2009	Stevie Baggs[5]	Defensive Player of the Week
August 4, 2009	Chris Getzlaf[6]	Canadian Player of the Week
August 18, 2009	John Chick[7]	Defensive Player of the Week
August 23, 2009	Stevie Baggs[8]	Defensive Player of the Week
September 2, 2009	Stevie Baggs[9]	Defensive Player of the Month
September 15, 2009	Luca Congi[10]	Special Teams Player of the Week
September 29, 2009	Andy Fantuz[11]	Canadian Player of the Week
September 30, 2009	Luca Congi[12]	Special Teams Player of the Month
October 14, 2009	Mike McCullough[13]	Canadian Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Stevie Baggs[14]	Defensive Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Jason Armstead[15]	Special Teams Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Andy Fantuz[16]	Canadian Player of the Week
October 27, 2009	Rob Bagg[17]	Canadian Player of the Week
November 10, 2009	John Chick[18]	Defensive Player of the Week
November 10, 2009	Andy Fantuz[19]	Canadian Player of the Week
November 11, 2009	Andy Fantuz[20]	Canadian Player of the Month
November 12, 2009	John Chick[21]	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

[22]

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	Bye
21	November 22	3:30 PM CST	Calgary Stampeders	27-17	Win	30,945
22 (Grey Cup)	November 29	5:30 PM CST	Montreal Alouettes	28-27	Loss	46,020

Bracket

November 15: Division Semifinals

November 22: Division Finals

November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium - Calgary

East

W4

BC Lions

18

W4

BC Lions

34*

E1

Montreal Alouettes

56

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

27

E1

Montreal Alouettes

28

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

West

W2

Calgary Stampeders

17

W3

Edmonton Eskimos

21

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

W2

Calgary Stampeders

24

*=Team won in Overtime.

West Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	3	7	1	6	17
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	10	14	3	27

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