2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup championship, but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. The Roughriders celebrated their 100th Anniversary this year, which included wearing retro black, silver and red uniforms, having a documentary made of the franchise and having the Canadian Mint release a specialized Roughrider loonie.[1]
Offseason
Transactions
Date |
Type |
Incoming |
Outgoing |
Team |
December 7, 2009 |
Re-Signing[2] |
Chris Best |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
December 7, 2009 |
Re-Signing[2] |
Luc Mullinder |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
January 11, 2010 |
Deferred List[3] |
N/A |
John Chick |
Indianapolis Colts |
January 15, 2010 |
Re-Signing[4] |
Hugh Charles |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
January 15, 2010 |
Re-Signing[4] |
Chris Getzlaf |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
January 28, 2010 |
Re-Signing[5] |
Omarr Morgan |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 9, 2010 |
Deferred List[6] |
N/A |
Stevie Baggs |
Arizona Cardinals |
February 10, 2010 |
Signing[7] |
Kelly Bates |
N/A |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
February 10, 2010 |
Release[7] |
N/A |
Antonio Hall |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 10, 2010 |
Release[7] |
N/A |
Bobby Harris |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 10, 2010 |
Release[7] |
N/A |
Denatay Heard |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 12, 2010 |
Re-Signing[8] |
Andy Fantuz |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 15, 2010 |
Re-Signing[9] |
Stu Foord |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 15, 2010 |
Deferred List[10] |
N/A |
Renauld Williams |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
February 16, 2010 |
Re-Signing[11] |
Jocelyn Frenette |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 16, 2010 |
Re-Signing[12] |
Marc Parenteau |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 16, 2010 |
Re-Signing[13] |
Chris Szarka |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 17, 2010 |
Re-Signing[14] |
Tad Kornegay |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 17, 2010 |
Signing[15] |
Dominique Dorsey |
N/A |
Toronto Argonauts |
February 23, 2010 |
Free Agent Lost[16] |
N/A |
Steven Jyles |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
February 23, 2010 |
Re-Signing[17] |
James Patrick |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 24, 2010 |
Trade[18] |
Prechae Rodriguez |
Adam Nicolson |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
February 24, 2010 |
Re-Signing[19] |
Marcus Adams |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 26, 2010 |
Free Agent Lost[20] |
N/A |
Gerran Walker |
Toronto Argonauts |
February 26, 2010 |
Retirement[21] |
N/A |
Eddie Davis |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 3, 2010 |
Signing[22] |
Dan Goodspeed |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 9, 2010 |
Trade[23] |
2010 5th round draft pick |
Dalton Bell |
Toronto Argonauts |
March 10, 2010 |
Re-Signing[24] |
Wes Cates |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 10, 2010 |
Re-Signing[25] |
Darian Durant |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 19, 2010 |
Signing[26] |
Aaron Fairooz |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 19, 2010 |
Signing[26] |
Cary Koch |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 24, 2010 |
Signing[27] |
Brandon Register |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 24, 2010 |
Signing[27] |
LaDarius Key |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 24, 2010 |
Signing[27] |
Brandon Foster |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
March 26, 2010 |
Signing[28] |
Barrin Simpson |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 1, 2010 |
Signing |
Lavarus Giles[29] |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 1, 2010 |
Signing[29] |
Marcus Thigpen |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 9, 2010 |
Re-Signing[30] |
Cole Bergquist |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 9, 2010 |
Signing[30] |
Kent Smith |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 14, 2010 |
Re-Signing[31] |
Rob Bagg |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 15, 2010 |
Release[32] |
N/A |
Jason Armstead |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 16, 2010 |
Signing[33] |
Jim Maxwell |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 16, 2010 |
Signing[33] |
Vaalyn Jackson |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 22, 2010 |
Release[34] |
N/A |
Graham Harrell |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 22, 2010 |
Release[34] |
N/A |
Eric Morris |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 27, 2010 |
Signing[35] |
Jeremy Gilchrist |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
April 27, 2010 |
Signing[35] |
Brent Hawkins |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 2, 2010 |
Trade[36] |
2010 1st overall draft pick 2010 2nd round draft pick |
2010 1st round draft pick 2010 1st round draft pick Jamie Boreham |
Toronto Argonauts |
May 12, 2010 |
Signing[37] |
Taylor Wallace |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 12, 2010 |
Signing[37] |
Shomari Williams |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 18, 2010 |
Retired[38] |
N/A |
Aaron Wagner |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 18, 2010 |
Release[38] |
N/A |
Carlos Armour |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 28, 2010 |
Release[38] |
N/A |
Jim Maxwell |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 18, 2010 |
Signing[38] |
Ikenna Ike |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 21, 2010 |
Signing[39] |
Dwayne Eley |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 21, 2010 |
Signing[39] |
Aaron Love |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 21, 2010 |
Signing[39] |
Aaron Waldie |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 26, 2010 |
Signing[40] |
Ryan Dinwiddie |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 26, 2010 |
Signing[40] |
Todd Reesing |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 27, 2010 |
Release[41] |
N/A |
Johnny Quinn |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
May 27, 2010 |
Release[41] |
N/A |
Kevin Scott |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 1, 2010 |
Signing[42] |
Willie Byrd |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 1, 2010 |
Signing[42] |
Christian Houle |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 1, 2010 |
Signing[42] |
Ryan Lucas |
N/A |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 5, 2010 |
Release[43] |
N/A |
Vaalyn Jackson |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 5, 2010 |
Release[43] |
N/A |
Ryan Lucas |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 5, 2010 |
Release[43] |
N/A |
Aaron Love |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 5, 2010 |
Release[43] |
N/A |
David McKoy |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
June 6, 2010 |
Trade[44] |
Obed Cetoute |
Jonathan St. Pierre |
Toronto Argonauts |
June 8, 2010 |
Release[45] |
N/A |
Todd Reesing |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
CFL Draft
Preseason
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
A |
Sun, June 13 |
BC Lions |
19–17 |
Loss |
29,227 |
B |
Sun, June 20 |
at Calgary Stampeders |
41–17 |
Loss |
29,050 |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
Thurs, July 1 |
Montreal Alouettes |
54–51 (2OT) |
Win |
30,048 |
1–0 |
2 |
Sat, July 10 |
at BC Lions |
37–18 |
Win |
27,528 |
2–0 |
3 |
Sat, July 17 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
24–20 |
Win |
30,048 |
3–0 |
4 |
Sat, July 24 |
at Calgary Stampeders |
40–20 |
Loss |
35,650 |
3–1 |
5 |
Sat, July 31 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
37–24 |
Win |
30,048 |
4–1 |
6 |
Fri, Aug 6 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
30–26 |
Loss |
25,012 |
4–2 |
7 |
Thurs, Aug 12 |
BC Lions |
37–13 |
Win |
30,048 |
5–2 |
8 |
Bye |
5–2 |
9 |
Sat, Aug 28 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
17–14 |
Loss |
47,829 |
5–3 |
10 |
Sun, Sept 5 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
27–23 |
Win |
30,048 |
6–3 |
11 |
Sun, Sept 12 |
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
31–2 |
Loss |
29,533 |
6–4 |
12 |
Fri, Sept 17 |
Calgary Stampeders |
43–37 (OT) |
Win |
30,048 |
7–4 |
13 |
Sat, Sept 25 |
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
32–25 |
Win |
23,108 |
8–4 |
14 |
Sat, Oct 2 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
27–16 |
Win |
23,873 |
9–4 |
15 |
Sat, Oct 9 |
Toronto Argonauts |
24–19 |
Loss |
30,048 |
9–5 |
16 |
Sun, Oct 17 |
Calgary Stampeders |
34–26 |
Loss |
30,048 |
9–6 |
17 |
Sat, Oct 23 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
39–24 |
Loss |
38,325 |
9–7 |
18 |
Sun, Oct 31 |
at BC Lions |
23–17 |
Loss |
25,479 |
9–8 |
19 |
Sat, Nov 6 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
31–23 |
Win |
30,048 |
10–8 |
Roster
Saskatchewan Roughriders roster |
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Slotbacks
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Inactive List
Practice Roster
Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2010-10-25
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 Inactive, 9 PR
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Player stats
Passing
Player |
Att |
Comp |
% |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rating |
Darian Durant | 644 | 391 | 60.7 | 5542 | 25 | 22 | 87.2 |
Ryan Dinwiddie | 120 | 60 | 50.0 | 503 | 7 | 5 | 100.4 |
Weston Dressler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
[46]
Rushing
Player |
No. |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
TD |
Fumbles |
Wes Cates | 203 | 1054 | 5.2 | 83 | 15 | 3 |
Darian Durant | 80 | 618 | 7.7 | 35 | 7 | 13 |
Hugh Charles | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
Weston Dressler | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Bagg | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Szarka | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
[47]
Receiving
Player |
No. |
Yards |
Avg. |
Long |
TD |
Andy Fantuz | 87 | 1380 | 15.9 | 66 | 6 |
Weston Dressler | 81 | 1189 | 14.7 | 77 | 6 |
Chris Getzlaf | 55 | 946 | 17.2 | 85 | 5 |
Rob Bagg | 44 | 688 | 15.6 | 87 | 3 |
Prechae Rodriguez | 30 | 376 | 12.5 | 43 | 2 |
Wes Cates | 42 | 355 | 8.5 | 33 | 1 |
Jason Clermont | 27 | 300 | 11.1 | 35 | 0 |
Cary Koch | 21 | 299 | 14.2 | 42 | 3 |
[48]
Awards and records
2010 CFL All-Stars
CFL Western All-Stars
CFL Players of the Week
Quarterback Darian Durant was named the CFL's Offensive Player of the Week for the first week of the season.
Week |
Player |
Award |
One | Darian Durant | Offensive Player of the Week |
One | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
Two | Brent Hawkins | Defensive Player of the Week |
Five | Luca Congi | Special Teams Player of the Week |
Five | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
Seven | Jerrell Freeman | Defensive Player of the Week |
Nine | James Patrick | Defensive Player of the Week |
Twelve | Andy Fantuz | Offensive Player of the Week |
Twelve | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
Fourteen | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
Sixteen | Chris Getzlaf | Outstanding Canadian |
Twenty | Weston Dressler | Offensive Player of the Week |
Twenty | Lance Frazier | Defensive Player of the Week |
Twenty | Jason Clermont | Outstanding Canadian |
Twenty-one | Jerrell Freeman | Defensive Player of the Week |
Twenty-one | Chris Getzlaf | Outstanding Canadian |
Source[49]
CFL Players of the Month
Month |
Player |
Award |
July | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
September | Darian Durant | Offensive Player |
September | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
October | Andy Fantuz | Outstanding Canadian |
Source[50]
Playoffs
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
20 |
Nov 14 |
3:30 PM CST |
BC Lions |
41–38 (2OT) |
Win |
29,215 |
21 |
Nov 21 |
3:30 PM CST |
at Calgary Stampeders |
20–16 |
Win |
35,650 |
22 |
Nov 28 |
5:00 PM CST |
vs. Montreal Alouettes at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
21–18 |
Loss |
63,317 |
Bracket
*-Team won in Overtime.
West Semi-Final
BC at Saskatchewan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Lions |
3 |
13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
38 |
• Roughriders |
4 |
3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
41 |
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Saskatchewan at Calgary
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Roughriders |
0 |
14 | 6 | 0 |
20 |
Stampeders |
11 |
0 | 4 | 1 |
16 |
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Montreal vs. Saskatchewan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Alouettes |
8 |
0 | 3 | 10 |
21 |
Roughriders |
7 |
4 | 0 | 7 |
18 |
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Key personnel |
- Owners: "Community" owned
- General Manager: Chris Jones
- Head Coach: Chris Jones
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