2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Roy Shivers
Head coach	Danny Barrett
Home stadium	Taylor Field
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	did not qualify
Team MOP	Darren Davis
Team MOC	Shawn Gallant
Team MOR	Omar Evans

The 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	1	Scott Schultz	Defensive lineman	North Dakota
2	9	Jason French	Wide receiver	Murray State
3	17	Teddy Neptune	Linebacker	Ottawa
5	33	Mike Di Battista	Wide Receiver	Ottawa
6	41	Jocelyn Frenette	Offensive Guard	Ottawa

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Thurs, June 21	vs. BC Lions	19–14	Win	21,564
B	Wed, June 27	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–9	Win	28,579

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q)	18	9	8	0	1	439	463	−24	19
2	Calgary Stampeders (Q)	18	8	9	0	1	478	476	+2	17
3	BC Lions (Q)	18	8	10	0	0	417	445	−28	16
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	0	308	416	−108	12

Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, July 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–28	Win	23,421	1–0
2	Fri, July 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	13–11	Loss	32,722	1–1
3	Sat, July 21	at BC Lions	12–7	Win	19,409	2–1
4	Sat, July 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	50–24	Loss	27,255	2–2
5	Fri, Aug 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–14	Loss	27,310	2–3
6	Sat, Aug 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–4	Loss	22,438	2–4
7	Fri, Aug 17	at Calgary Stampeders	37–13	Loss	35,967	2–5
8	Sat, Aug 25	at Toronto Argonauts	14–11	Win	18,378	3–5
9	Sun, Sept 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–18	Loss	30,127	3–6
10	Sun, Sept 9	vs. Montreal Alouettes	31–3	Loss	18,358	3–7
11	Mon, Sept 17	at Calgary Stampeders	21–14	Loss	32,548	3–8
12	Sun, Sept 23	vs. BC Lions	17–15	Loss	19,777	3–9
13	Sat, Sept 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	35–19	Loss	18,086	3–10
14	Mon, Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	13–7	Win	19,601	4–10
15	Sun, Oct 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	29–26	Loss	18,496	4–11
16	Sun, Oct 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–24	Loss	17,266	4–12
17	Sat, Oct 27	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	12–3	Win	20,917	5–12
18	Sat, Nov 3	at BC Lions	42–10	Win	20,684	6–12

Roster

2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster
Quarterbacks 13 Neo Aoga 18 Jonathan Beasley  5 Kevin Glenn Running backs  8 Darren Davis 20 Kennedy Nkeyasen 14 Rock Preston 33 Chris Szarka Receivers  6 Derick Armstrong 86 Demetris Bendross 22 Dylan Ching 10 Dan Farthing 87 Jason French 82 Lloyd Henry		Offensive linemen 67 Dan Comiskey G 64 Shawn Gifford T 68 Andrew Greene G 60 Gene Makowsky T 57 Andrew Moore C 54 Jeremy O'Day C/T Defensive linemen 98 Nathan Davis DT 91 Demetrious Maxie DE 92 Sheldon Napastuk DE/DT 58 Shonte Peoples DE 96 Scott Schultz DT Special teams  4 Paul McCallum K/P 17 Mike O'Brien K		Linebackers 74 Troy Asbell 46 Armand Boglin 48 Trevis Smith 79 Tyson St. James 38 George White Defensive backs 29 Eddie Davis 25 Omar Evans 27 Stéphane Fortin  2 Shawn Gallant 21 Jason Mallett  1 LaDouphyous McCalla 24 Jackie Mitchell  3 Omarr Morgan		Injured list 95 Andre Brown DE 31 Davin Bush DB 97 Brooks Findlay LB  7 Marvin Graves QB 84 Eric Guliford SB 90 Cedric Harden DE 19 Corey Holmes RB 88 Curtis Marsh WR 39 Teddy Neptune LB 72 Colin Scrivener DT 12 Keith Smith QB 45 Randy Srochenski LS 51 John Terry T Suspended 66 Carlo Panaro T Italics indicate American player

Awards and records

CFL All-Star Selections

None

Western All-Star Selections

• Darren Davis, Running Back
• Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
• Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
• Omarr Morgan, Cornerback
• Shont'e Peoples, Defensive End
• George White, Linebacker