2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Brendan Taman
Head coach	Greg Marshall (1–7) Ken Miller (4–6)
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Weston Dressler
Team MOC	Chris Getzlaf
Team MOR	Craig Butler
Uniform

The 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished 4th 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

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
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					1–7
10	Sun, Sept 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–7	Win	30,048	2–7
11	Sun, Sept 11	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	45–23	Win	30,518	3–7
12	Sat, Sept 17	vs. Toronto Argonauts	30–20	Win	30,048	4–7
13	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

Roster

2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks 17 Cole Bergquist  8 Ryan Dinwiddie  4 Darian Durant Running Backs 26 Graeme Bell FB 24 Yvenson Bernard 20 Wes Cates 22 Stu Foord 32 Neal Hughes  9 Brandon West Wide Receivers 86 Dallas Baker 81 Freddie Barnes 84 Cary Koch 80 Efrem Hill Slotbacks 82 Jason Clermont  7 Weston Dressler 89 Chris Getzlaf 18 Scott McHenry		Offensive Linemen 66 Chris Best G 68 Alexandre Gauthier OL 64 Dan Goodspeed T 51 Alexander Krausnick-Groh OL 60 Gene Makowsky G 53 Patrick Neufeld OL 57 Marc Parenteau C Defensive Linemen 93 Tearrius George DE 98 Kenny Rowe DL 94 Dario Romero DT 74 Keith Shologan DT 95 David Veikune DE 99 Shomari Williams DE		Linebackers 50 Jerrell Freeman OLB  5 Chris Graham LB 31 Sean Lucas OLB 45 Mike McCullough MLB 46 Kye Stewart OLB Defensive Backs 29 Tyron Brackenridge DB 28 Craig Butler DB 30 Jamaal Fudge DB 37 Tamon George DB 25 Leron Mitchell DB 14 James Patrick S 16 Eddie Russ DB 48 Justin Wilson DB Special Teams 47 Cory Huclack LS/LB 38 Tristan Jackson KR/DB 19 Christopher Milo K		Injured List  6 Rob Bagg WR (9 Game) 87 Patrick Brown WR (9 Game) 67 Dan Clark OL (9 Game) 10 Luca Congi K (9 Game)  1 John Eubanks DB (9 Game) 83 Andy Fantuz SB (9 Game) 43 Chris Francis LB (9 Game) 15 Lance Frazier HB (9 Game) 27 Nick Graham DB (9 Game) 90 Brent Hawkins DE (9 Game) 52 George Hudson C (9 Game) 69 Nick Hutchins OL (9 Game) 11 Eddie Johnson P/K (9 Game) 39 Chris McKenzie DB (9 Game) 88 Terrence Nunn WR (9 Game) 97 R.J. Roberts DE (9 Game)  3 James Robinson WR (9 Game)  2 Barrin Simpson MLB (9 Game) 12 Jordan Sisco WR (9 Game) 35 Jeremiah Weatherspoon DB (9 Game) 85 Ernie Wheelwright WR (9 Game) 41 Remond Willis DL (9 Game) Practice Roster 77 Mathieu Boulay DL 91 Roberto Davis DL 92 Zack Evans DT 62 Nerraw McCormack OL Suspended List Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2011-11-04 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders staff
	Front Office President and CEO – Jim Hopson Vice President of Football Operations – Ken Miller General Manager – Brendan Taman Director of Football Administration – Brendan Taman Director of Player Personnel – Craig Smith Director of U.S. Scouting – Vacant Head Coaches Head Coach – Ken Miller Offensive Coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Vacant Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator – Bob Dyce Running Backs – Bill MacDermott Offensive Line – Steve Buratto			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richie Hall Defensive Line – Mike Walker Linebackers – Alex Smith Defensive Assistant – Jerry Friesen Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson Special Teams Assistant – Jerry Friesen → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs