# 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 114th year overall, and its 107th season of play. The Roughriders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after they lost their final game of the year to the Toronto Argonauts. The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

## Offseason
### CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Roughriders had the eighth selection in each round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
| 1 | 3 | Adam Korsak | P | Rutgers | Australia |
| 2 | 12 | Habakkuk Baldonado | DL | Pittsburgh | Italy |

### CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Roughriders had eight selections in the eight-round draft, with an additional seventh-round pick and the loss of a fifth-round pick. The team had the third selection in each round of the draft after finishing third-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 3 | Lake Korte-Moore | DL | British Columbia | Ottawa, ON |
| 2 | 11 | Jaxon Ford | DB | Regina | Regina, SK |
| 3 | 21 | Matt Dean | LB | York | Ajax, ON |
| 4 | 30 | Thomas Bertrand-Hudon | RB | Delaware State | Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC |
| 6 | 48 | Sidy Sow | OL | Eastern Michigan | Bromont, QC |
| 7 | 57 | Evan Floren | OL | Queen's | Ancaster, ON |
| 7 | 60 | Nick Thomas | LB | Manitoba | Surrey, BC |
| 8 | 66 | Tavius Robinson | DL | Mississippi | Guelph, ON |

## Preseason

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| B | 1 | Sat, May 27 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. BC Lions | W 30–27 | 1–0 | None | Mosaic Stadium | 22,908 | Recap |
| C | 2 | Fri, June 2 | 6:30 p.m. CST | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–16 | 2–0 | TSN | IG Field | 24,654 | Recap |
    # Games played with primary home uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 594 | 377 | 10–2 | W4 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 495 | 439 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 412 | 471 | 4–7 | L1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 387 | 551 | 5–7 | L7 | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 381 | 503 | 2–9 | L4 | Details |
Calgary finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings because they went 2-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series.

### Schedule

The Roughriders played in a neutral site game in Halifax, against the Toronto Argonauts, who were the home team for their Week 8 match-up. This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Sun, June 11 | 5:00 p.m. CST | at Edmonton Elks | W 17–13 | 1–0 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 32,233 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. CST | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 27–45 | 1–1 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 28,299 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 24 | 5:00 p.m. CST | at Calgary Stampeders | W 29–26 (2OT) | 2–1 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 24,923 | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | ǁ 4 ǁ | Thu, July 6 | 7:00 p.m. CST | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 12–11 | 3–1 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,197 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 15 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 31–33 | 3–2 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 28,842 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Sat, July 22 | 5:00 p.m. CST | at BC Lions | L 9–19 | 3–3 | TSN/CBSSN | BC Place | 23,902 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Sat, July 29 | 2:00 p.m. CST | Toronto Argonauts | L 13–31 | 3–4 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Huskies Stadium | 11,555 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Sun, Aug 6 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 26–24 | 4–4 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 26,625 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Fri, Aug 11 | 5:30 p.m. CST | at Montreal Alouettes | L 12–41 | 4–5 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,027 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Sun, Aug 20 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. BC Lions | W 34–29 | 5–5 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,483 | Recap |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | ǁ 11 ǁ | Sun, Sep 3 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 32–30 (OT) | 6–5 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 33,350 | Recap |
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 9 | 2:00 p.m. CST | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 6–51 | 6–6 | TSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 15 | 7:30 p.m. CST | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 27–36 | 6–7 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 25,304 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 22 | 5:00 p.m. CST | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–36 | 6–8 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | TD Place Stadium | 19,647 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Fri, Sep 29 | 8:30 p.m. CST | at BC Lions | L 26–33 | 6–9 | TSN | BC Place | 22,735 | Recap |
| 18 | ǁ 16 ǁ | Sat, Oct 7 | 5:00 p.m. CST | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–38 | 6–10 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,579 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Fri, Oct 13 | 7:30 p.m. CST | at Calgary Stampeders | L 26–19 | 6–11 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 24,099 | Recap |
| 20 | 18 | Sat, Oct 21 | 2:00 p.m. CST | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 26–29 | 6–12 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 24,158 | Recap |
| 21 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
    # Games played with primary home uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro alternate uniforms.