2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
PresidentCraig Reynolds
General managerJeremy O'Day
Head coachCorey Mace
Home stadiumMosaic Stadium
Results
Record4–1
Division place2nd, West
PlayoffsTBD
Uniform

The 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders season is the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It is the club's 116th year overall, and its 109th season of play. The Roughriders will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season and win their fifth Grey Cup championship.

The 2025 CFL season will be the second season under head coach Corey Mace and fifth season under general manager Jeremy O'Day.[1][2]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025.[3] The Roughriders had two selections in the draft, holding the sixth pick in each round.[4]

Round Pick Player Position School Nationality
1 6 Sylvain Yondjouen DL Georgia Tech Belgium
2 15 Jesse Mirco P Vanderbilt Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025.[3] The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected sixth in each round of the draft after finishing fourth in the 2024 league standings.[5]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 4 Ali Saad DL Bowling Green Windsor, ON
2 13 Erik Andersen OL Western London, ON
3 25 Kurtis Rourke QB Indiana Oakville, ON
4 34 Seth Hundeby LB Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
5 43 Liam Hoskins LB Windsor London, ON
6 52 Gideon Agyei DB Calgary Calgary, AB
8 69 Daniel Wiebe WR Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK

Preseason

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 24 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–15 0–1 CFL+ Princess Auto Stadium 27,913 Recap
C 2 Fri, May 30 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–27 0–2 CFL+ Mosaic Stadium 26,293 Recap

[6][7]

 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Calgary Stampeders 5 4 1 0 8 140 91 2–0 W2 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 4 1 0 8 145 123 1–1 L1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 3 1 0 6 113 94 3–1 L1 Details
BC Lions 5 2 3 0 4 104 132 1–3 W1 Details
Edmonton Elks 4 1 3 0 2 104 138 0–2 W1 Details

Schedule

The week 6 game against the Calgary Stampeders was originally scheduled for July 11 at 7pm CST, but was postponed to July 12 at 2pm CST due to poor air quality.[8]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Thu, June 5 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 31–26 1–0 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 25,973 Recap
2 2 Sat, June 14 5:00 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–23 2–0 TSN/CTV/CBSSN Hamilton Stadium 22,810 Recap
3 3 Fri, June 20 5:30 p.m. CST at Toronto Argonauts W 39–32 3–0 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,025 Recap
4 4 Sat, June 28 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions W 37–18 4–0 TSN/CTV/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 27,804 Recap
5 Bye
6 5 Sat, July 12 2:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–24 4–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 26,675 Recap
7 6 Sat, July 19 5:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions TSN/CTV/CBSSN BC Place
8 7 Fri, July 25 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks TSN Mosaic Stadium
9 8 Sat, Aug 2 5:00 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium
10 Bye
11 9 Sat, Aug 16 1:00 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/CTV/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium
12 10 Sat, Aug 23 5:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium
13 ǁ 11 ǁ Sun, Aug 31 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium
14 12 Sat, Sept 6 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Princess Auto Stadium
15 13 Sat, Sept 13 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium
16 Bye
17 14 Sat, Sep 27 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium
18 15 Fri, Oct 3 5:30 p.m. CST at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium
19 16 Fri, Oct 10 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium
20 17 Fri, Oct 17 6:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Princess Auto Stadium
21 18 Sat, Oct 25 5:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions TSN Mosaic Stadium

[6][7]

 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 ǁ # ǁ  Games played with retro alternate uniforms.
 #  Games played with obsidian alternate uniforms.[9]

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured

6-game injured

Practice roster
  • 80 Josh Ali WR
  • 78 Caleb Barajas OL
  • 59 Kendy Charles DL
  • 77 Kenten Effa DL
  • 70 James Evans P
  • 16 Eddie Heckard DB
  • 54 Braxton Hill LB
  • 69 Nick Jones OL
  • 86 Drae McCray WR
  • 59 Braydon Noll OL
  • 39 Morgan Runge FB
  • 76 Johnathan Stevens DL
  • 58 Darius Washington OL

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 13 Practice, 4 Suspended
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Coaching staff

Front Office
  • President and CEO – Craig Reynolds
  • General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Jeremy O'Day
  • Assistant General Manager – Paul Jones
  • Assistant General Manager – Kyle Carson
  • Director of Football Operations – Jordan Greenly
  • Player Personnel Coordinator – Larry Dean
  • Head Athletic Therapist – Greg Mayer
  • Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

  • Pass Game Coordinator and Defensive Backs – Josh Bell
  • Defensive Line – Phillip Daniels
  • Linebackers – Travis Brown
  • Defensive Assistant – Jordan Linnen

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

Coaching Staff
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References

  1. ^ "Roughriders Name Three-time Grey Cup Champion Corey Mace Head Coach". Saskatchewan Roughriders. November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Riders won't extend HC Craig Dickenson; GM Jeremy O'Day renewed". Canadian Football League. October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Key 2025 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2025 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "2025 CFL broadcast schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Stamps, Riders game postponed due to air quality". Canadian Football League. July 11, 2025.
  9. ^ @sskroughriders (May 26, 2025). "Dress code at Mosaic? We got you guys. Show up, show out and plan accordingly!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.