The 2009

2009 CFL season

The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders...

 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

 season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 championship but lost to the Alouettes in the Grey Cup final

97th Grey Cup

The 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27, on a 33-yard field goal by Damon Duval as time ran...

.

The Roughriders finished the season in first place for the first time since 1976 and finished with a 10–7–1 record.

CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft

2009 CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...

 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

University of Regina

The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...

 Rams team.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	9	Tamon George Tamon George Tamon George is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft and signed with the team May 26, 2009. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.-External...	DB	Regina
3	17	Nick Hutchins Nick Hutchins Nick Hutchins is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft and signed by the team on May 26, 2009...	OL	Regina

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Wed, June 17	at Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...	45-12	Loss	34,793
B	Tues, June 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...	27-19	Loss	29,107

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, July 3	vs. BC Lions 2009 BC Lions season The 2009 BC Lions season is the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Lions attempted to win their 6th Grey Cup championship....	28-24	Win	30,062	1 - 0
2	Sat, July 11	at Toronto Argonauts 2009 Toronto Argonauts season The 2009 Toronto Argonauts season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 137th overall. The Argonauts attempted to win their 16th Grey Cup championship, but they failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year, finishing the season with a 3–15 record for...	46-36	Win	30,055	2 - 0
3	Sat, July 18	vs. Montreal Alouettes 2009 Montreal Alouettes season The 2009 Montreal Alouettes season is the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 55th overall. The Alouettes won their 6th Grey Cup championship, 28–27 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders....	43-10	Loss	30,945	2 - 1
4	Sat, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.- CFL Draft :The 2009 CFL Draft took...	38-33	Loss	30,945	2 - 2
5	Sat, Aug 1	at Calgary Stampeders 2009 Calgary Stampeders season The 2009 Calgary Stampeders season is the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 75th overall. The Stampeders attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions....	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 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.- CFL Draft...	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 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the...	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

Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB FB Wide Receivers Slotbacks		Offensive Linemen T G T C C G OL Defensive Linemen DT DE DE DE DT DE		Linebackers OLB LB OLB ILB ILB Defensive Backs DB HB HB DB DB CB CB S DB Special Teams K LS P/K LS		Inactive Lists LB (9 Game) K/P (9 Game) WR (9 Game) DB (1 Game) DB (1 Game) QB (9 Game) OL (1 Game) CB (9 Game) OT (9 Game) WR (9 Game) WR (1 Game) OL (1 Game) OT (1 Game) DE (1 Game) OLB (9 Game) OL (1 Game) LB/FB (9 Game) Practice roster QB OL DL RB G DB DB DT DL QB 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 Scott Schultz Scott Schultz is a former Canadian football defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League...	Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

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

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

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

Awards

Regular Season
Date	Player	Award
July 7, 2009	Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs is a defensive end for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season, however was cut before the team finalized its 53-man roster limit. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004...	Defensive Player of the Week
August 4, 2009	Chris Getzlaf Chris Getzlaf Chris Getzlaf is a Canadian professional football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League .-Early life:...	Canadian Player of the Week
August 18, 2009	John Chick John Chick John Chick is a gridiron football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State. He spent 2008-2009 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders...	Defensive Player of the Week
August 23, 2009	Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs is a defensive end for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season, however was cut before the team finalized its 53-man roster limit. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004...	Defensive Player of the Week
September 2, 2009	Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs is a defensive end for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season, however was cut before the team finalized its 53-man roster limit. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004...	Defensive Player of the Month
September 15, 2009	Luca Congi Luca Congi Luca Congi is a punter/placekicker playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League....	Special Teams Player of the Week
September 29, 2009	Andy Fantuz Andy Fantuz Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...	Canadian Player of the Week
September 30, 2009	Luca Congi Luca Congi Luca Congi is a punter/placekicker playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League....	Special Teams Player of the Month
October 14, 2009	Mike McCullough Mike McCullough (Canadian football) Mike McCullough is a Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. McCullough was drafted by the Roughriders in the third round of the 2003 CFL Draft, after playing his college football at St. Francis Xavier University.-University...	Canadian Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs is a defensive end for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season, however was cut before the team finalized its 53-man roster limit. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004...	Defensive Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Jason Armstead Jason Armstead Jason Armstead is a professional Canadian football and American football kick returner and wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2003...	Special Teams Player of the Week
October 20, 2009	Andy Fantuz Andy Fantuz Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...	Canadian Player of the Week
October 27, 2009	Rob Bagg Rob Bagg Rob Bagg is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.-High School:Bagg attended Frontenac Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario from 1999 to 2003...	Canadian Player of the Week
November 10, 2009	John Chick John Chick John Chick is a gridiron football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State. He spent 2008-2009 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders...	Defensive Player of the Week
November 10, 2009	Andy Fantuz Andy Fantuz Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...	Canadian Player of the Week
November 11, 2009	Andy Fantuz Andy Fantuz Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...	Canadian Player of the Month
November 12, 2009	John Chick John Chick John Chick is a gridiron football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State. He spent 2008-2009 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders...	Norm Fieldgate Trophy Norm Fieldgate Trophy The Norm Fieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the James P. McCaffrey Trophy will...  (West Division Most Outstanding Defensive Player)

CFL All-Star Selections

• John Chick
  John Chick
  John Chick is a gridiron football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State. He spent 2008-2009 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders...
  
  , Defensive End
• Gene Makowsky
  Gene Makowsky
  Gene Makowsky is an offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League and a politician. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 CFL Draft from the University of Saskatchewan...
  
  , Offensive Guard
• Jeremy O'Day
  Jeremy O'Day
  Jeremy O'Day is a retired Canadian Football League offensive lineman . He was a CFL All-Star in 2006, 2007, and 2009 and winner of the 2008 CFL season Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service....
  
  , Centre

CFL West All-Star Selections

• Stevie Baggs
  Stevie Baggs
  Stevie Baggs is a defensive end for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season, however was cut before the team finalized its 53-man roster limit. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
  
  , Defensive End
• John Chick, Defensive End
• Weston Dressler
  Weston Dressler
  Weston Dressler is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Roughriders as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.-Early years:Dressler was born in Bismarck,...
  
  , Receiver
• Darian Durant
  Darian Durant
  Darian Bernard Durant is a professional American football quarterback who plays for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He played college football at the University of North Carolina...
  
  , Quarterback
• Lance Frazier
  Lance Frazier
  Elance "Lance" Frazier is an American Canadian football safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, as well as a Wide Receiver / Defensive Back for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League...
  
  , Defensive Back
• Tad Kornegay
  Tad Kornegay
  Tad Kornegay is an American Canadian football player for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Previously, Kornegay joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders just prior to the start of the 2007 regular season on June 24, 2007 via a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2011, Kornegay was traded...
  
  , Linebacker
• Sean Lucas
  Sean Lucas
  Sean Christopher Lucas is a Canadian football linebacker playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League....
  
  , Linebacker
• Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard
• Jeremy O'Day, Centre

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 97th Grey Cup The 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27, on a 33-yard field goal by Damon Duval as time ran... )	November 29	5:30 PM CST	Montreal Alouettes	28-27	Loss	46,020

Bracket

*=Team won in Overtime.

West

Canadian Football League West Division

The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.-Pre-1936:...

 Final

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

Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field

Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936...

, Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...	3	7	1	6	17
Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	0	10	14	3	27