# 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the Edmonton Eskimos.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 3 | 23 | Mike McCullough | Linebacker | St. Francis Xavier |
| 4 | 31 | Jim Merrick | Offensive Guard | McGill |
| 5 | 40 | Mike Thomas | Receiver | Regina |
| 6 | 49 | Adrian Olenick | Offensive lineman | Saskatchewan |

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| A | Sat, May 31 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 51–17 | Win | 27,331 |
| B | Thurs, June 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 17–10 | Loss | 31,450 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

West Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 569 | 414 | 26 | details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 514 | 487 | 22 | details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 535 | 430 | 22 | details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 531 | 430 | 22 | details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 323 | 501 | 10 | details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Thurs, June 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | 20–18 | Win | 15,126 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sat, June 28 | vs. BC Lions | 32–30 | Win | 22,155 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Fri, July 4 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 32–31 | Loss | 23,295 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Thurs, July 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29–27 | Loss | 28,495 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Sun, July 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 42–9 | Win | 23,510 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Fri, July 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 32–14 | Win | 26,767 | 4–2 |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | 27–11 | Win | 34,260 | 5–2 |
| 8 | Thurs, Aug 7 | at Ottawa Renegades | 29–24 | Loss | 21,817 | 5–3 |
| 9 | Sun, Aug 17 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 51–41 | Win | 26,772 | 6–3 |
| 10 | Sat, Aug 23 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 49–31 | Loss | 45,083 | 6–4 |
| 11 | Sun, Aug 31 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 36–18 | Loss | 40,320 | 6–5 |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 6 | vs. BC Lions | 28–2 | Win | 27,495 | 7–5 |
| 13 | Fri, Sept 12 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–24 (OT) | Loss | 14,313 | 7–6 |
| 14 | Sun, Sept 21 | at Montreal Alouettes | 28–23 | Loss | 20,202 | 7–7 |
| 15 | Sun, Sept 28 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 41–24 | Win | 30,249 | 8–7 |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | Mon, Oct 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 24–22 | Win | 43,613 | 9–7 |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 19 | at Calgary Stampeders | 34–6 | Win | 34,287 | 10–7 |
| 19 | Sat, Oct 25 | at BC Lions | 26–23 | Win | 29,706 | 11–7 |

### Roster
## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Andrew Greene

### CFL All-Star selections

* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
* Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker
* Omarr Morgan, Corner Back

### Western All-Star selections

* Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
* Paul McCallum, Placekicker
* Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker
* Omarr Morgan, Corner Back
* Jeremy O'Day, Centre

### Milestones
## Playoffs
### West Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |

### West Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 30 |