2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season

2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Brendan Taman
Head coach	Corey Chamblin
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Weston Dressler
Team MOC	Dominic Picard
Team MOR	Xavier Fulton
Uniform

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The 2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record, improving upon their 5–13 record from 2011. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs and lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final.

During the off-season, the Roughriders hired Corey Chamblin as their head coach after Ken Miller had retired.

Offseason

On December 15, 2011, Riders hired new head coach Corey Chamblin. On March 22, 2012, Riders traded their 2nd and 4th round picks in the Canadian College Draft to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for Odell Willis. The Roughriders also signed soon-to-be all star and former National Football League running back Kory Sheets while also signing three quarterbacks in February.

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 1:00 PM CST. The Roughriders had the first overall draft pick and four selections total in the six-round draft, after trading away their second, fourth, and fifth round picks and acquiring Calgary's fifth round pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Ben Heenan	OL	Saskatchewan
3	12	Samuel Hurl	LB	Calgary
5	35	Kevin Régimbald-Gagné	LB	Sherbrooke
6	39	Ismaël Bamba	WR	Sherbrooke

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Wed, June 13	at BC Lions	44–10	Loss	24,871	0–1
B	Fri, June 22	vs. Calgary Stampeders	33–31	Loss	30,998	0–2

# Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Under the direction of Corey Chamblin, the Roughriders were leading 3–0 going into their game against Calgary, having beaten Hamilton, Edmonton and BC. Kory Sheets had already scored three touchdowns in consecutive games, and Weston Dressler was starting off strong. Roughriders kick returner Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal by Paul McCallum, the first Rider to return a kick return since 2007.

The Roughriders then began losing close games, losing in overtime in Calgary and losing by one point to Hamilton, both games in which they held double-digit leads in the fourth quarter. Following the bye week, the team lost their next three, extending their losing streak to five games after opening the season 3-0.

The Riders were heading into the Labour Day Classic needing to find a way to win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They defeated the Blue Bombers 52–0, which was the first time that Winnipeg was shut out in a game since 1969. The Roughriders then defeated Winnipeg again in the Banjo Bowl, winning it by a field goal by Sandro DeAngelis in the last minute, led by backup quarterback Drew Willy after Darian Durant was injured early in the game.

Willy then started in Montreal, but couldn't find a way to win. But Calgary was in Regina the next game, with Durant starting, and this time Chamblin "challenged" the defense to keep Jon Cornish away from the 100-yard mark, or "someone would lose their job". The defense was successful, and so was the offence, as the Roughriders got redemption from the Stampeders, winning 30–25.

The next game was against the defending champion BC Lions, with the season series tied one game apiece. The Roughriders got a huge win at home, with Greg Carr scoring a touchdown, and Weston Dressler, already having the greatest season of his career, snagging two. The team continued their winning streak against Toronto, dominating the Argonauts 36–10. The Roughriders RB Kory Sheets was going for the 1000 yard mark in rushing, in his first season in the CFL. He soon accomplished that, becoming the first Saskatchewan rookie running back to gain 1000 rushing yards since Darren Davis in 2000.

While the Roughriders lost their next two games, they nonetheless qualified for the playoffs after 16 games. A Calgary win over Hamilton gave the Riders a spot in the playoffs, as they were back to the playoffs under Chamblin control. Weston Dressler got his first career punt return touchdown, against Montreal on October 20.

Season standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	481	354	26	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	534	431	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	457	409	16	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	422	450	14	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	43–16	Win	25,682	1–0
2	Sun, July 8	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	17–1	Win	31,459	2–0
3	Sat, July 14	vs. BC Lions	23–20	Win	32,080	3–0
4	Thurs, July 19	at Calgary Stampeders	41–38 (OT)	Loss	32,228	3–1
5	Sat, July 28	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–34	Loss	32,898	3–2
6	Bye					3–2
7	Fri, Aug 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–20	Loss	43,178	3–3
8	Sun, Aug 19	at BC Lions	24–5	Loss	34,343	3–4
9	Sat, Aug 25	vs. Calgary Stampeders	17–10	Loss	33,427	3–5
ǁ 10 ǁ	Sun, Sept 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	52–0	Win	33,427	4–5
11	Sun, Sept 9	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	25–24	Win	30,077	5–5
12	Sun, Sept 16	at Montreal Alouettes	28–17	Loss	23,147	5–6
ǁ 13 ǁ	Sun, Sept 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders	30–25	Win	33,427	6–6
14	Sat, Sept 29	vs. BC Lions	27–21	Win	32,360	7–6
15	Mon, Oct 8	at Toronto Argonauts	36–10	Win	25,176	8–6
16	Sat, Oct 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	37–20	Loss	38,678	8–7
17	Sat, Oct 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	34–28	Loss	32,003	8–8
18	Sat, Oct 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	31–26	Loss	29,747	8–9
19	Sat, Nov 3	at BC Lions	17–6	Loss	36,357	8–10

Team

Roster

2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks 4 Darian Durant 0 J. T. O'Sullivan 5 Drew Willy Running backs 26 Graeme Bell FB 32 Neal Hughes FB 1 Kory Sheets 9 Brandon West Wide receivers 84 Greg Carr 87 Aaron Hargreaves 77 Kierrie Johnson 18 Scott McHenry 88 Taj Smith Slotbacks 7 Weston Dressler 89 Chris Getzlaf		Offensive linemen 66 Chris Best G 65 Ben Heenan G 58 Xavier Fulton T 51 Alexander Krausnick-Groh C 57 Brendon LaBatte G 53 Patrick Neufeld G 68 Dominic Picard C Defensive linemen 91 Jay Alford DT 92 Zack Evans DT 93 Tearrius George DE 90 Brent Hawkins DE 74 Keith Shologan DT 11 Odell Willis DE		Linebackers 41 Tyron Brackenridge LB 22 Diamond Ferri LB 31 Samuel Hurl LB 52 Abraham Kromah LB 8 Joe Lobendahn MLB 45 Mike McCullough MLB 42 Graig Newman LB 99 Shomari Williams LB Defensive backs 28 Craig Butler S 30 Terrell Maze DB 39 Chris McKenzie DB 14 James Patrick S 16 Eddie Russ DB 21 Paul Woldu CB 3 Macho Harris DB Special teams 2 Sandro DeAngelis K 33 Ricky Schmitt P 47 Cory Huclack LS/LB 38 Tristan Jackson KR/CB		Injured List 6 Rob Bagg WR (9 Game) 86 Dallas Baker WR (1 Game) 10 Levi Brown QB (1 Game) 15 Milton Collins DB (9 Game) 49 Chris Ellis DL (9 Game) 17 Brooks Foster WR (1 Game) 64 Dan Goodspeed T (1 Game) 27 Stephfon Green RB (1 Game) 82 Justin Harper SB (9 Game) 19 Christopher Milo K (1 Game) 83 Sinorice Moss SB (9 Game) 96 Kenny Rowe DE (1 Game) 29 Jock Sanders RB (9 Game) 12 Jordan Sisco WR (9 Game) 24 Woodny Turenne CB (1 Game) 94 David Veikune DT (1 Game) 95 Mick Williams DT (1 Game) Practice Roster 63 Johan Asiata T 85 Ismael Bamba WR 67 Dan Clark G 76 Clayton Cooke WR 80 Philip Livas WR 25 Ramzee Robinson DB 81 Limas Sweed WR Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2012-11-11 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters

2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

7 Weston Dressler
89 Chris Getzlaf

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6 Rob Bagg WR (9 Game)
86 Dallas Baker WR (1 Game)
10 Levi Brown QB (1 Game)
15 Milton Collins DB (9 Game)
49 Chris Ellis DL (9 Game)
17 Brooks Foster WR (1 Game)
64 Dan Goodspeed T (1 Game)
27 Stephfon Green RB (1 Game)
82 Justin Harper SB (9 Game)
19 Christopher Milo K (1 Game)
83 Sinorice Moss SB (9 Game)
96 Kenny Rowe DE (1 Game)
29 Jock Sanders RB (9 Game)
12 Jordan Sisco WR (9 Game)
24 Woodny Turenne CB (1 Game)
94 David Veikune DT (1 Game)
95 Mick Williams DT (1 Game)

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2012-11-11
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active

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Coaching staff

2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders staff

Front office

President and ceo – Jim Hopson
General manager – Brendan Taman
Assistant general manager – Jeremy O'Day
Director of player personnel – Craig Smith
Director of U.S. Scouting – Vacant
Manager of Video Systems – David Dunster

Head coaches

Head coach – Corey Chamblin
Assistant to head coach – Alex Smith

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator/running backs – Bob Dyce
Run game coordinator/offensive line – Kris Sweet
Quarterbacks – Khari Jones
Receivers – Jason Tucker

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall
Defensive line – Mike Walker
Linebackers – Alex Smith
Defensive backs – Barron Miles

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning coordinator – Dan Farthing

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Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	‖ West Semi-Final ‖	Nov 11	3:30 PM CST	at Calgary Stampeders	36–30	Loss	30,027

‖ # ‖ Games played with white retro alternate uniforms.

West Semi-Final

Saskatchewan at Calgary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughriders	3	13	0	14	30
• Stampeders	0	19	7	10	36

Date: November 11
Location: McMahon Stadium
Calgary, AB
Game start: 2:30 PM MST
Game attendance: 30,027
Referee: Al Bradbury
TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Lee Jones (Sideline)

References

"Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
Roughriders rout Blue Bombers 52-0

v t e 2012 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg
See also	2012 CFL Draft 100th Grey Cup

v t e Saskatchewan Roughriders
Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan
Franchise	Franchise History Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium
Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher
Important figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness
Retired numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge
Key personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Jeremy O'Day Head Coach: Corey Mace
Grey Cup championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013
West Division championships (25)	1912 1913 1914 1915 1919 1920 1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

v t e Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 ~~1917~~ ~~1918~~ 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 ~~1942~~ ~~1943~~ ~~1944~~ 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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