2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League . The Roughriders finished the season in 3rd place in the West Division with an 8 – 10 record , improving upon their 5 – 13 record from 2011 . The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs and lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi - Final . During the off - season , the Roughriders hired Corey Chamblin as their head coach after Ken Miller had retired . Offseason . On December 15 , 2011 , Riders hired new head coach Corey Chamblin . On March 22 , 2012 , Riders traded their 2nd and 4th round picks in the Canadian College Draft to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for Odell Willis . The Roughriders also signed soon - to - be all star and former National Football League running back Kory Sheets while also signing three quarterbacks in February . CFL Draft . The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3 , 2012 live at 1 : 00 PM CST . The Roughriders had the first overall draft pick and four selections total in the six - round draft , after trading away their second , fourth , and fifth round picks and acquiring Calgary ' s fifth round pick . Regular season . Under the direction of Corey Chamblin , the Roughriders were leading 3 - 0 going into their game against Calgary , having beaten Hamilton , Edmonton and BC . Kory Sheets had already scored three touchdowns in consecutive games , and Weston Dressler was starting off strong . Roughriders kick returner Tristan Jackson even returned a missed field goal by Paul McCallum , the first Rider to return a kick return since 2007 . The Roughriders then began losing close games , losing in overtime in Calgary and losing by one point to Hamilton , both games in which they held double digit leads in the fourth quarter . Following the bye week , the team lost their next three , extending their losing streak to five games after opening the season 3 - 0 . The Riders were heading into the Labour Day Classic needing to find a way to win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . They didn ' t know it would be this easy , crushing the Blue Bombers 52 - 0 , which was the first time that Winnipeg was shutout in a game since 1969 . The Roughriders would then defeat Winnipeg again in the Banjo Bowl , winning it by a field goal by Sandro DeAngelis in the last minute , led by backup quarterback Drew Willy after Darian Durant was injured early in the game . Willy would then start in Montreal , but unfortunately couldn ' t find a way to win . But Calgary was in Regina the next game , with Durant starting , and this time Chamblin " challenged " the defense to keep Jon Cornish away from the 100 yard mark , or " someone would lose their job " . The defense was successful , and so was the offence , as the Roughriders got redemption from the Stampeders , winning 30 - 25 . The next game was against the defending champion BC Lions , with the season series tied one game apiece . The Roughriders got a huge win at home , with Greg Carr scoring a touchdown , and Weston Dressler , already having the greatest season of his career , snagging two . The team continued their winning streak against Toronto , dominating the Argoanuts 36 - 10 . The Roughriders RB Kory Sheets was going for the 1000 yard mark in rushing , in his first season in the CFL . He soon accomplished that , becoming the first Saskatchewan rookie running back to gain 1000 rushing yards since Darren Davis in 2000 . While the Roughriders would lose their next two games , they nonetheless qualified for the playoffs after 16 games . A Calgary win over Hamilton gave the Riders a spot in the playoffs , as they would be back to the playoffs under Chamblin control . Weston Dressler would get his first career punt return touchdown , against Montreal on October 20 .