CFL team season
The 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League . 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 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 .
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]
Saskatchewan finished ahead of Calgary in the standings because they went 2-0-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series.
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
# Games played with primary home uniforms. # Games played with primary white uniforms. ▪ # ▪ Games played with green retro 60s uniforms. ▸ # ◂ Games played with white retro 60s uniforms. 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
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Inactive lists Practice roster
Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2009-11-23 Depth Chart • Transactions 47 Active, 17 Inactive, 13 PR
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Notable Transactions [ edit ] 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
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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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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
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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 [ edit ] CFL West All-Star Selections [ edit ] [ 22]
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
ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro 70s alternate uniforms. *-Team won in Overtime.
Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time Venue: Mosaic Stadium , Regina, Saskatchewan
Franchise Stadiums Culture Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (4) West Division championships (25) Current league affiliations