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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
Slotbacks
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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
[ 2]
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
[ 3]
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]
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