A third colour change occurred in , when the team changed to red and black — the colours it would keep for the next 36 years. One states that it derived from members of the North West Mounted Police who were called Roughriders because they broke the wild horses used by the force. Following the war, the Canadian troops returned home, with some of them settling in Ottawa and the rest moving west.
Regina went and was outscored to finish second in the Western Canada Rugby Football Union standings in Regina then finished in first place in each of the next 22 seasons of competition and won 15 Western Canadian championships in that span. In , the national championship — the Grey Cup game — was played by teams from Eastern and Western Canada for the first time. The first nine Grey Cup games had been contested solely between teams from the east.
That was the first of seven appearances in a span of 12 seasons for the Roughriders, who dropped all seven. In , Regina — citing a lack of suitable opposition in Saskatchewan — joined the Western Provincial Football Union. Regina won the league title that season. A franchise milestone occurred in , when clubs in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon folded. The Regina Roughriders became a provincially owned and operated club — and became the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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They also posted the best regular season record in all of pro football over that time period. Reed retired after the season as the all time leading rusher in all of pro football and Lancaster retired after the season as the CFL's all time passing leader in yards, completions and touchdown passes.
From to , they failed to qualify for the postseason despite having talented players like Joey Walters at receiver, Vince Goldsmith at defensive end, offensive lineman Roger Aldag from Gull Lake and Dave Ridgway who became one of the greatest kickers in CFL history. The closest the Riders came to making the playoffs was when they finished fourth in a competitive West Division with a 9—7 record. It was also the only winning record the Riders recorded during that span.
However, in a division dominated by Edmonton and Calgary, the Riders usually found themselves in a three-way battle with BC and Winnipeg for the last playoff spot in the West.
The Roughriders finally ended their 11 year playoff drought in when they tied for first in the West along with Edmonton finishing with identical records of 11—7, but lost to the BC Lions in the Western semifinal 42— The next season , despite finishing 9—9, the Riders got hot in the playoffs, beating the Calgary Stampeders in the semis and upset the 16—2 Edmonton Eskimos in the West final to advance to the Grey Cup where they would face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The Roughriders celebrate their Grey Cup victory. Shivers hired Danny Barrett as the head coach despite the latter's limited coaching experience.
The Roughriders made football history by being the first professional team with a black general manager and head coach. In the football season the Roughriders finished 5—12—1 and 4th in the West and they missed the Playoffs. In the football season the Roughriders finished 6—12 and 4th in the West and they missed the Playoffs. In the football season the Roughriders finished 8—10 and 4th in the West and they lost the East Semi-Final Crossover 24—14 to Toronto.
In the football season the Roughriders finished 11—7 and 3rd in the West and they won the West Semi-Final 37—21 over Winnipeg and lost the West Final 30—23 to Edmonton. In the football season the Roughriders finished 9—9 and 4th in the West and they lost the East Semi-Final Crossover 30—14 to Montreal. After contending on and off in the s and in the first part of the 21st century. In the season , the Riders hired '89 Grey Cup hero Kent Austin as head coach, the team jumped out to a 7—2 start, their best since The Riders wore retro uniforms for the occasion, with stylistic similarities to jerseys worn in the s and 70s.
The season brought along with it the Roughriders' first home playoff game since , which was played at Mosaic Stadium on November 11 against the Calgary Stampeders. The Riders once again wore their retro uniforms and took a close victory 26— This was also their first home playoff win since This marked the first time that two Labour Day Classic opponents played each other in a Grey Cup game.
Saskatchewan won 23—19 in a game where James Johnson recorded three interceptions, a Grey Cup record. He had 70 yards receiving and the game-winning touchdown. A month and a half after capturing the Grey Cup, Austin stepped down as head coach to become the offensive co-ordinator at Ole Miss. Miller was formerly an offensive coordinator under Austin. The season began with a 6—0 record with wins shared between three quarterbacks.
This is the team's best record since when they were still known as the Regina Roughriders. On August 24, , the team's General Manager, Eric Tillman , announced the acquisition of Quarterback Michael Bishop ; the Toronto Argonauts backup quarterback at the time of the trade, he went 11—1 as a starter for the Argonauts in This was the end of Marcus Crandell 's run with the Roughriders, and he was released four days later.
After the 6—0 start, the Riders would go on to finish the CFL Regular season with the same record they finished with in , at 12—6. The Roughriders suffered a devastating 33—12 loss to the BC Lions in the western semi-final game on November 8, Michael Bishop was released by the Riders shortly after the Riders November 8, lost.
In the Roughriders led by star quarterback Darian Durant won the West Division with a 10—7—1 record, they won the Western Divisional Finals by beating Calgary 27 to They lost the Grey Cup game by one point to Montreal 28 to The Roughrideres celebrated their th year anniversary as a football club during the season. The Roughriders finished second in the West with a 10—8 record. Lions 41—38, and lost the Grey Cup championship game to Montreal by three points 21 to In the season , the Roughriders finished last in the West with a 5—13 record and missed the playoffs.
The current official Rider mascot is Gainer the Gopher, who made his first appearance in The Band plays at each Saskatchewan Roughrider home game, both in the stands and in front of the stadium before games.
Its first major trip was to the Grey Cup in Calgary, Alberta. The Pep Band has gone to every Grey Cup since The Band is comprised of volunteer musicians who enjoy a good time and the members range in age from the late teens to seniors. Rider fans have been referred to as the best fans in the league and were ranked the rowdiest fans of any sports team in Canada by MSN Sports, ranking ahead of the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team and the Montreal Canadiens. In Edmonton and especially Calgary, Rider fans make up to half the crowd, and many violent clashes between fans have resulted in recent years between Roughrider and Stampeder fans.
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