# 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. They defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the BC Lions in overtime.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 6 | Ducarmel Augustin | Fullback | Villanova |
| 3 | 23 | Walter Spencer | Defensive back | Indianapolis |
| 4 | 31 | Luc Mullinder | Defensive end | Michigan State |
| 4 | 32 | Ryan Strong | Offensive lineman | Wayne State |
| 5 | 41 | Craig Zimmer | Linebacker | Regina |

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| A | Sun, May 30 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 27–17 | Win |
| B | Sat, June 5 | at BC Lions | 24–14 | Win |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| BC Lions | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 584 | 436 | 26 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 532 | 472 | 18 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 476 | 444 | 18 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 448 | 507 | 14 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 396 | 522 | 8 | Details |
The 2 game total point regular season series between Edmonton and Saskatchewan finished as a tie (47-47). Edmonton ultimately finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings because Edmonton had a better record versus Western opponents (6-4) than Saskatchewan did (4-6).

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Tues, June 15 | at Toronto Argonauts | 21–10 | Loss | 26,821 | 0–1 |
| 1 | Sun, June 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 33–10 | Loss | 21,119 | 0–2 |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Fri, July 2 | vs. BC Lions | 42–29 | Win | 21,605 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Thurs, July 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32–15 | Loss | 22,059 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Fri, July 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 17–12 | Loss | 22,340 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Sat, July 24 | at Calgary Stampeders | 40–21 | Win | 35,651 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Sat, July 31 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33–24 | Win | 23,348 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Thurs, Aug 5 | at Montreal Alouettes | 24–20 | Loss | 20,202 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Sat, Aug 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 46–16 | Win | 26,228 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Fri, Aug 20 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 31–7 | Loss | 42,399 | 4–6 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | Sun, Sept 5 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 17–4 | Loss | 30,220 | 4–7 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–24 | Loss | 27,160 | 4–8 |
| 14 | Sun, Sept 19 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–30 | Win | 27,983 | 5–8 |
| 15 | Sun, Sept 26 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 36–22 | Win | 24,410 | 6–8 |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 2 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 35–19 | Win | 23,692 | 7–8 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 9 | at Ottawa Renegades | 32–25 | Win | 23,833 | 8–8 |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 17 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 40–16 | Win | 30,087 | 9–8 |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | Sat, Oct 30 | at BC Lions | 40–38 | Loss | 32,402 | 9–9 |

### Roster
## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Gene Makowsky

### CFL All-Star Selections

* Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
* Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle

### Western All-Star Selections

* Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
* Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
* Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
* Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
* Kenton Keith, Running Back
* Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle

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

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |

### West Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| BC Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |