Saskatchewan Roughriders
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| Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
 
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| Division | West Division |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Home field | Taylor Field at Mosaic Stadium |
| Based in | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Colours | Green, White, Black and Silver |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Head coach | Danny Barrett |
| General manager | Roy Shivers |
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The team is known for the loyalty, enthusiasm and 'Rider Pride' of its fans, who wear the green and white through good times and bad and make every home game a province-wide celebration. Some of the more enthusiastic fans (affectionately referred to as "melonheads") wear hollowed-out watermelon halves as hats at games. The Roughriders play in the West Division.
Team facts
- Helmet design: Green with white "S" and stalks of wheat on design of green, black and silver
- Uniform colours: Green and White
- Grey Cup final appearances: 15; current Grey Cup Record 2 wins and 13 losses — 1923 (lost), 1928 (lost), 1929 (lost), 1930 (lost), 1931 (lost), 1932 (lost), 1934 (lost), 1951 (lost), 1966 (won), 1967 (lost), 1969 (lost), 1972 (lost), 1976 (lost), 1989 (won), 1997 (lost)
- Hosted the Grey Cup 2 times: 1995, 2003 (91st Grey Cup)
- 2006 Regular Season Record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties (See 2006 CFL season).
Franchise history
The team was founded as the Regina Rugby Club in 1910. They changed their name to the Regina Roughriders in 1923 and officially to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1950. The formation of what became the CFL brought them into the same league as the similarly named, but differently spelled, Ottawa Rough Riders. The team name comes from a Northwest Mounted Police force who were called Roughriders based on the fact that they rode wild broncos while on duty.The Roughriders darkest day came in 1956 when four members of the team were killed in a plane crash while returning from the CFL All-Star game in Vancouver. Gordon Sturtridge, Mel Beckett, Ray Symyk, and Mario DeMarco were killed when Flight 810 crashed into Slesse Mountain in British Columbia. All four players had their number retired by the team shortly thereafter.
To date the franchise has won 2 Grey Cup Championships; a 29-14 victory over the now-defunct Ottawa Rough Riders in 1966, and a thrilling 43-40 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1989. 4 times, the Roughriders and (Ottawa) Rough Riders met in the Grey Cup finals, prompting joking predictions from sportswriters that 'the rough riders' would win it all.
Players of note
Current Roster
- 1 Jason Armstead, Wide Receiver
- 2 Corey Grant, Wide Receiver
- 3 Omarr Morgan, Cornerback
- 4 Kerry Joseph, Quarterback
- 5 Davin Bush, Defensive Halfback
- 6 Jason French, Slotback
- 7 T.J. Stancil, Strong-Side Linebacker
- 8 Marcus Crandell, Quarterback
- 9 Reggie Hunt, Weak-Side Linebacker
- 10 Luca Congi, Punter/Kicker
- 11 Darnell Edwards, Safety
- 12 Ian "Rocky" Butler, Quarterback
- 14 Darian Durant, Quarterback
- 16 Sean Lucas, Cornerback
- 17 Donnie Ruiz, Safety
- 19 James Johnson, Cornerback
- 20 Kennedy Nkeyasen, Safety
- 21 Rontarius Robinson, Defensive Halfback
- 22 Dustin Cherniawski, Safety/Weak-Side Linebacker
- 24 Jackie Mitchell, Strong-Side Linebacker/Safety
- 25 Shermar Bracey, Running Back
- 26 Almondo Curry, Cornerback
- 27 Dominique Dorsey, Running back
- 28 Kenton Keith, Running back
- 29 Eddie Davis, Defensive Halfback
- 32 Neil Hughes, Fullback
- 33 Chris Szarka, Fullback
- 35 Cory Hathaway, Fullback
- 37 Tristan Clovis, Safety
- 41 Fred Perry, Defensive End
- 45 Mike McCullough, Middle Linebacker
- 46 Kitwana Jones, Middle Linebacker
- 49 Mike Mahoney, Middle Linebacker
- 51 Marcus Adams, Defensive End
- 53 Charles Thomas, Left Tackle
- 54 Jeremy O'Day, Centre
- 59 Jocelyn Frenette, Centre/Long Snapper
- 60 Gene Makowsky, Right Tackle
- 62 Chris Cowan, Offensive Line
- 66 Rob Lazeo, Guard
- 67 Matt O'Meara, Guard
- 68 Andrew Greene, Right guard
- 69 Fred Childress, Left Guard
- 77 Dwan Epps, Defensive End
- 79 Terrell Jurineack, Defensive End
- 82 Ibrahim Tounkara, Slotback
- 83 Andrew Fantuz, Slotback
- 85 Kareem Kelly, Wide Receiver
- 86 Nathan Hoffart, Slotback
- 88 Matt Dominguez, Wide Receiver
- 89 Jamel Richardson, Slotback
- 95 Luc Mullinder, Defensive Tackle
- 96 Scott Schultz, Defensive Tackle
- 98 Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
- Ron Atchison
- Roger Aldag
- Bill Baker
- Al Benecick
- "Gluey" Hugh Campbell
- Ken Charlton
- Bill Clarke
- Ray Elgaard
- Eddie "Dynamite" James
- Bobby Jurasin
- Ron Lancaster
- Ed McQuarters
- George Reed
- Dave Ridgway
- Martin Ruby
- N. J. "Piffles" Taylor
- Ted Urness
Retired numbers
- 23 Ron Lancaster
- 34 George Reed
- 36 Dave Ridgway
- 40 Mel Beckett
- 44 Roger Aldag
- 55 Mario DeMarco
- 56 Ray Syrnyk
- 73 Gordon Sturtridge
Not to be forgotten
- 1 LaDouphyous McCalla, defensive back
- 4 Albert Brown
- 4 Paul McCallum
- 5 Kent Austin
- 7 Richie Hall
- 10 Dan Farthing
- 15 Nealon Greene
- 18 Jeff Fairholm
- 19 Corey Holmes
- 27 Glen Suitor
- 32 Mike Saunders
- 57 Bob Poley
- 80 Don Narcisse
- Scott Manning
See also
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian football
- Comparison of Canadian and American football
- List of CFL seasons
External links
| Canadian Football League |
| East Division: Hamilton | Montreal | Toronto | Winnipeg |
| West Division: British Columbia | Calgary | Edmonton | Saskatchewan |
| Suspended for 2006 season: Ottawa |
| Trophies and awards: Grey Cup | Dixon | Taylor | Nicklin | Evanshen | Martin | Hayman | Fieldgate | McCaffrey | Parker | Gibson | DeMarco-Becket | Dandurand | Dryburgh | James | Stukus | Pate | Agro | Rogers | Outstanding Player | Outstanding Canadian |
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