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 fourth 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]

2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerBrendan Taman
Head coachKen Miller
Home fieldMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPDarian Durant
Team MOCAndy Fantuz
Team MORShomari Williams
Uniform

Offseason edit

Transactions edit

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 edit

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 1 Shomari Williams LB Queen's
2 8 Jordan Sisco WR Regina
5 33 Patrick Neufeld OL Saskatchewan
5 38 Bruno LaPointe DL Buffalo

Preseason edit

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 edit

Season standings edit

Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 5 0 626 459 26 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 10 8 0 497 488 20 Details
BC Lions 18 8 10 0 466 466 16 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 7 11 0 382 545 14 Details

Season schedule edit

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 edit

2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2010-10-25
Depth ChartTransactions
46 Active, 8 Inactive, 9 PR

More rosters

Player stats edit

Passing edit

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

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Rushing edit

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

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Receiving edit

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

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Awards and records edit

2010 CFL All-Stars edit

CFL Western All-Stars edit

CFL Players of the Week edit

 
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 edit

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]

Milestones edit

Playoffs edit

Schedule edit

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 edit

November 14: Division Semi-Finals November 21: Division Finals November 28: 98th Grey Cup
Commonwealth Stadium – Edmonton
E3 Toronto Argonauts 17
E3 Toronto Argonauts 16 E1 Montreal Alouettes 48
E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 E1 Montreal Alouettes 21
W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20
W3 BC Lions 38 W1 Calgary Stampeders 16
W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 41*

*-Team won in Overtime.


West Semi-Final edit

BC at Saskatchewan
1 234OT2OTTotal
Lions 3 133883 38
• Roughriders 4 371386 41

West Final edit

Saskatchewan at Calgary
1 234Total
• Roughriders 0 1460 20
Stampeders 11 041 16

98th Grey Cup Final edit

Montreal vs. Saskatchewan
1 234Total
• Alouettes 8 0310 21
Roughriders 7 407 18

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