The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League (CFL) team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders play in the West Division of the CFL. Their home venue is Mosaic Stadium and the head coach is Craig Dickenson.
📜 Saskatchewan Roughriders History
The Roughriders were originally founded in 1910 as the Regina Rugby Club, which quickly became a dominant force in west Canadian football. From 1912 to 1920, Regina won the Western Canada Rugby Football Union (WCRFU) title 6 times in a row and went undefeated in competitive games.
In 1923, Regina won their 8th western championship and advanced to the national playoffs, where a bye saw them qualify directly for the Grey Cup for the first time. Unfortunately for Regina fans, they suffered the heaviest defeat in Grey Cup history, falling 54-0 to Queen's University.
The club adopted the name Regina Roughriders in 1924 and saw a new period of western dominance begin in 1926. Between 1928 and 1932, the Roughriders reached the Grey Cup 5 times in a row, but lost to the eastern contender on each occasion.
In 1946, following the folding of clubs in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, the team changed its name to the Saskatchewan Roughriders and came to represent the whole province. Their current colours of green and white were adopted before the 1948 season.
The first Grey Cup win for the Roughriders came in 1966, 8 years after the club became a charter member of the new Canadian Football League (CFL). The 54th Grey Cup was a rematch of the 1951 game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Rough Riders, but in 1966 the team from Saskatchewan emerged victorious.
Fans had to wait another 23 years for a second Grey Cup win. In 1989, the Roughriders faced the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the decisive game, and placekicker Dave Ridgway kicked a 35-yard field goal with the score tied at 40-40. Ridgway's historic play won the Cup for the Roughriders, and has since become known simply as "The Kick."
After another long drought, Saskatchewan found their 3rd Grey Cup title in 2007 with a victory over old rivals the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Just 6 years later, the Roughriders added a 4th trophy to the collection, beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 101st Grey Cup. This was the first Grey Cup the Roughriders had ever played on their home ground in Regina.
