# 2005 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2005 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. They crossed over to the east and appeared in the East Semi-Final where they lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 3 | Matt O'Meara | Offensive tackle | McMaster |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Best | Offensive lineman | Duke |
| 1 | 7 | Nathan Hoffart | Slotback | Saskatchewan |
| 3 | 21 | Matt Kudu | Defensive lineman | Eastern Michigan |
| 4 | 30 | J.O. Gagnon-Gordillo | Defensive Lineman | Eastern Michigan |
| 5 | 39 | Dustin Cherniawski | Defensive back | British Columbia |
| 6 | 48 | Ryan Gottselig | Defensive Lineman | Saskatchewan |

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| A | Tues, June 7 | at Calgary Stampeders | 18–14 | Loss | 24,700 |
| A | Sun, June 12 | vs. BC Lions | 37–23 | Loss | 25,771 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 550 | 444 | 24 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 529 | 443 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 453 | 421 | 22 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 441 | 433 | 18 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 474 | 558 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Sat, June 25 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 42–15 | Win | 23,067 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sat, July 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23–21 | Win | 29,032 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Sat, July 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | 27–26 | Loss | 26,218 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sun, July 17 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–13 | Win | 23,421 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Sat, July 23 | at Calgary Stampeders | 44–18 | Loss | 35,652 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Fri, July 29 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 21–16 | Loss | 25,198 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Thurs, Aug 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | 42–13 | Loss | 20,202 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Thurs, Aug 11 | at Ottawa Renegades | 22–17 | Loss | 20,607 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | Sat, Aug 27 | vs. BC Lions | 19–15 | Loss | 24,899 | 3–6 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 4 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 45–26 | Win | 28,800 | 4–6 |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19–17 | Win | 29,653 | 5–6 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 18 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 37–36 | Win | 25,226 | 6–6 |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 23 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 24–13 | Win | 22,779 | 7–6 |
| 15 | Sat, Oct 1 | at BC Lions | 28–19 | Win | 34,711 | 8–6 |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 38–34 | Loss | 26,900 | 8–7 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 15 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 19–18 | Loss | 53,216 | 8–8 |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 23 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 29–21 | Loss | 28,800 | 8–9 |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | Sat, Nov 5 | at BC Lions | 13–12 | Win | 38,847 | 9–9 |

### Roster
## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Gene Makowsky
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Corey Holmes (RB)

### CFL All-Star selections

* Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Corey Holmes, Special Teams
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle
* Omarr Morgan, Cornerback
* Scott Schultz, Defensive Tackle

### Western All-Star selections

* Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Corey Holmes, Special Teams
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle
* Omarr Morgan, Cornerback
* Scott Schultz, Defensive Tackle
* Elijah Thurmon, Wide Receiver

### Milestones
## Playoffs
### East Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |