# 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders 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.

## Off-season
### CFL draft

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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 9 | Tamon George | DB | Regina |
| 3 | 17 | Nick Hutchins | OL | Regina |

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| A | Wed, June 17 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 45-12 | Loss | 34,793 |
| B | Tues, June 23 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 27-19 | Loss | 29,107 |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 484 | 21 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 443 | 21 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 469 | 502 | 18 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 431 | 502 | 16 | Details |
Saskatchewan finished ahead of Calgary in the standings because they went 2-0-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series.

### Season schedule

| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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.

### Notable Transactions

| Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
| August 4 | Retired | N/A | Scott Schultz | Saskatchewan Roughriders |

## Player stats
### Passing

| 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 |

### Rushing

| 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 |

### Receiving

| 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 |

## Awards

Regular Season :
| Date | Player | Award |
| July 7, 2009 | Stevie Baggs | Defensive Player of the Week |
| August 4, 2009 | Chris Getzlaf | Canadian Player of the Week |
| August 18, 2009 | John Chick | Defensive Player of the Week |
| August 23, 2009 | Stevie Baggs | Defensive Player of the Week |
| September 2, 2009 | Stevie Baggs | Defensive Player of the Month |
| September 15, 2009 | Luca Congi | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| September 29, 2009 | Andy Fantuz | Canadian Player of the Week |
| September 30, 2009 | Luca Congi | Special Teams Player of the Month |
| October 14, 2009 | Mike McCullough | Canadian Player of the Week |
| October 20, 2009 | Stevie Baggs | Defensive Player of the Week |
| October 20, 2009 | Jason Armstead | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| October 20, 2009 | Andy Fantuz | Canadian Player of the Week |
| October 27, 2009 | Rob Bagg | Canadian Player of the Week |
| November 10, 2009 | John Chick | Defensive Player of the Week |
| November 10, 2009 | Andy Fantuz | Canadian Player of the Week |
| November 11, 2009 | Andy Fantuz | Canadian Player of the Month |
| November 12, 2009 | John Chick | Norm Fieldgate Trophy (West Division Most Outstanding Defensive Player) |

### CFL All-Star Selections

* John Chick, Defensive End
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard
* Jeremy O'Day, Centre

### CFL West All-Star Selections

* Stevie Baggs, Defensive End
* John Chick, Defensive End
* Weston Dressler, Receiver
* Darian Durant, Quarterback
* Lance Frazier, Defensive Back
* Tad Kornegay, Linebacker
* Sean Lucas, Linebacker
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Guard
* Jeremy O'Day, Centre

## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| 20 | West Semi-Final | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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.

### Bracket

| November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary |
| | | | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| W4 | BC Lions | 34* | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
| | | | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21 | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 24 | | | | | | |
*-Team won in Overtime.

### West Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time Venue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |