# 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished fourth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and were eliminated from the playoffs after a loss to the BC Lions on October 16, 2011. This marks the first time since 2001 that the Roughriders have missed the playoffs.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Roughriders had five selections in the draft, with the first coming in the 12th spot overall, after trading their seventh overall pick to the Toronto Argonauts for the 12th and 27th selections. Saskatchewan selected defensive back Craig Butler with their first pick and were able to select Matt O'Donnell, an offensive lineman who was one of just two CIS players to be named to the American East–West Shrine Game. The Roughriders also selected placekicker Christopher Milo in case their incumbent kicker, Luca Congi, has not recovered in time from a season-ending injury sustained in 2010.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 12 | Craig Butler | DB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 15 | Matt O'Donnell | OL | Queen's |
| 4 | 27 | Alexander Krausnick-Groh | OL | Calgary |
| 4 | 30 | Christopher Milo | K | Laval |
| 6 | 40 | Kyle Exume | RB | Bishop's |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | Fri, June 17 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 23–22 | Win | 29,130 | 1–0 |
| B | Wed, June 22 | at BC Lions | 34–6 | Loss | 18,742 | 1–1 |
    # Games played with primary home uniforms.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 385 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 427 | 401 | 22 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 476 | 22 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 346 | 482 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Sun, July 3 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 42–28 | Loss | 30,048 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sat, July 9 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 39–25 | Loss | 30,048 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Sat, July 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33–3 | Loss | 22,245 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Sun, July 24 | at Montreal Alouettes | 27–24 | Win | 24,434 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Sat, July 30 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 22–18 | Loss | 30,048 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Fri, Aug 5 | at BC Lions | 24–11 | Loss | 25,238 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 12 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 45–35 | Loss | 30,048 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Thurs, Aug 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | 24–18 | Loss | 20,482 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 1–7 |
| ǁ 10 ǁ | Sun, Sept 4 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–7 | Win | 30,048 | 2–7 |
| ǁ 11 ǁ | Sun, Sept 11 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 45–23 | Win | 30,518 | 3–7 |
| ǁ 12 ǁ | Sat, Sept 17 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 30–20 | Win | 30,048 | 4–7 |
| ǁ 13 ǁ | Sat, Sept 24 | vs. BC Lions | 42–5 | Loss | 30,048 | 4–8 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | 40–3 | Loss | 33,469 | 4–9 |
| 15 | Mon, Oct 10 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 17–1 | Loss | 38,054 | 4–10 |
| 16 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs. BC Lions | 29–18 | Loss | 30,048 | 4–11 |
| 17 | Fri, Oct 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | 25–13 | Loss | 29,698 | 4–12 |
| 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19–3 | Win | 29,073 | 5–12 |
| 19 | Fri, Nov 4 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 23–20 | Loss | 30,845 | 5–13 |
    # Games played with primary home uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    ǁ # ǁ Games played with retro alternate uniforms.
    ǁ # ǁ Games played with white retro alternate uniforms.