2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Corey Chamblin
General manager	Brendan Taman
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	John Chick
Team MOC	Ricky Foley
Team MOR	Mark LeGree
Uniform

The 2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for a third straight season, but failed to defend their Grey Cup title as they lost the West Semi-Final to the Edmonton Eskimos. For the second consecutive season, the club held training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on June 1.^[1]

Offseason

Transactions

During the offseason, the Roughriders lost many key players from the 2013 season, including Weston Dressler, Kory Sheets, Craig Butler and Ricky Schmitt.

The Roughriders lost quarterbacks coach Khari Jones to the BC Lions, who went there to become the Lions' offensive coordinator. During the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft, they lost Keith Shologan, Zach Evans and James Lee to the Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders re-signed Terrell Maze, Taj Smith, Christopher Milo, Paul Woldu and Macho Harris who all were slated to become free agents in February 2014. In a trade with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Roughriders traded Drew Willy for Jade Etienne. In a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Roughriders received Josh Bartel and Shomari Williams.

In free agency, the Roughriders lost Craig Butler, Jermaine McElveen, Ricky Schmitt, Jock Sanders, Graig Newman and Abraham Kromah. The Roughriders signed David Lee.

The Roughriders lost two players to the National Football League, with Weston Dressler being signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and Kory Sheets being signed by the Oakland Raiders. Dressler returned to the Roughriders in August 2014.

CFL Draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Roughriders had eight selections total in the seven-round draft, after trading down in the draft twice to accumulate more lower-round selections.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	11	Dylan Ainsworth	DL	Western
2	18	Alex Pierzchalski	WR	Toronto
3	20	Johnny Mark	K	Calgary
3	26	Kristopher Bastien	WR	Concordia
5	39	Matt Webster	DB	Queen's
5	45	Kyle Paterson	OL	Regina
6	49	Travis Bent	LB	Concordia
7	56	Terry Hart	OL	St. Francis Xavier

Preseason

On February 10, 2014, it was announced that the Ottawa Redblacks will play their "home" pre-season game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field against the Roughriders on June 14, 2014. Ottawa will be on the home side of the field and the team will be introduced as the home team, while Saskatchewan will play the game as their "away" pre-season game. This was done to accommodate for any delays that may be incurred due to the construction of TD Place Stadium.^[3]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 14	4:00 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 21–17	1–0	TSN2	Mosaic Stadium	13,014	Recap
C	Fri, June 20	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 14–19	1–1	None	Mosaic Stadium	15,353	Recap

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y–Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	511	347	30	Details
X–Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	492	340	24	Details
X–Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	399	441	20	Details
X–BC Lions	18	9	9	0	380	365	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	397	481	14	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Sun, June 29	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 31–10	1–0	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	19,285	Recap
2	Sat, July 5	1:00 p.m. CST	at Toronto Argonauts	L 15–48	1–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Rogers Centre	17,758	Recap
3	Sat, July 12	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	L 13–26	1–2	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	32,864	Recap
4	Bye
5	Sat, July 26	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 37–9	2–2	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	32,621	Recap
6	Sat, Aug 2	5:00 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–14	3–2	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,303	Recap
7	Thur, Aug 7	6:30 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 23–17	4–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 16	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 16–11	5–2	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
9	Sun, Aug 24	5:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	W 20–16	6–2	TSN/RDS2	BC Place	33,196	Recap
10	Sun, Aug 31	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–30	7–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
11	Sun, Sept 7	2:00 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 30–24	8–2	TSN/ESPN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
12	Sun, Sept 14	11:00 a.m. CST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 3–28	8–3	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	18,135	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 21	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 35–32 (2OT)	9–3	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 26	8:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–24	9–4	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	42,161	Recap
15	Fri, Oct 3	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 24–31	9–5	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	33,031	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 13	11:00 a.m. CST	at Montreal Alouettes	L 9–40	9–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	23,069	Recap
17	Sun, Oct 19	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 19–24	9–7	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	32,421	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 24	7:30 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 27–40	9–8	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
19	Bye
20	Sat, Nov 8	6:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 24-17	10-8	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	20,139	Recap

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 16	3:30 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 10-18	0-1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,237	Recap

Team

Coaching staff

Saskatchewan Roughriders Staff
	Front Office President and CEO – Craig Reynolds General Manager and Director of Football Operations – Chris Jones Director of Player Personnel and Canadian Scouting – U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky Manager of Media Relations & Football Communications – Ryan Pollock Director of Athletic Therapy – Ivan Gutfriend Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy Manager of Football Research and Development – Chad Hudson Manager of Football Administration – Aaron Thompson Head Coaches Head Coach – Chris Jones Assistant Head Coach – Stephen McAdoo Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Stephen McAdoo Quarterbacks & Passing Game Coordinator – Jarious Jackson Offensive Line – Mike Scheper Wide Receivers - Markus Howell Running Backs – Craig Davoren			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chris Jones Defensive Line – Ed Philion Linebackers – Phillip Lolley Defensive Backs – Jason Shivers Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson Special Teams Assistant – Craig Davoren Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Dan Farthing → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. Riders to hold training camp in Saskatoon
2. Draft Tracker
3. REDBLACKS, Riders to face off in pre-season action