2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record, which was their highest finish since 1988 when they also finished 2nd. The Roughriders won their third Grey Cup championship after playing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the title.

2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerEric Tillman
Head coachKent Austin
Home fieldMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record12–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPKerry Joseph
Team MOCAndy Fantuz
Team MORJohn Chick
Uniform
The Roughriders celebrate their Grey Cup victory

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Player Position School/Club Team
9 (Via Hamilton)David McKoyWRGuelph
20Yannick CarterLBWilfrid Laurier
28Ryan AckermanOLRegina
34 (Via Winnipeg Via Edmonton)Reggie BradshawRBMontana
39 (Via Montreal)Ryan KarhutOLManitoba

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
B Fri, June 15 at BC Lions 24–15 Win 25,320
C Fri, June 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 23–21 Win 28,800

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions18143154237929Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18126053043224Details
Calgary Stampeders18710147352715 Details
Edmonton Eskimos18512139950911Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Fri, June 29 at Montreal Alouettes 16–7 [1] Win 20,202 1–0
2 Sun, July 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders 49–8 [2] Win 25,862 2–0
3 Fri, July 13 vs. BC Lions 42–12 [3] Loss 26,981 2–1
4 Fri, July 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 21–20 [4] Loss 46,704 2–2
5 Sat, July 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 54–14 [5] Win 26,840 3–2
6 Thurs, Aug 2 at BC Lions 21–9 [6] Win 31,858 4–2
7 Fri, Aug 10 at Toronto Argonauts 24–13 [7] Win 34,234 5–2
8 Sat, Aug 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–32 [8] Win 28,800 6–2
9 Bye
10 Sun, Sept 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–26[9] Win 28,800 7–2
11 Sun, Sept 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–15[10] Loss 29,783 7–3
12 Sat, Sept 15 at Calgary Stampeders 44–22[11] Loss 35,650 7–4
13 Sat, Sept 22 vs. BC Lions 37–34[12] Loss 28,800 7–5
14 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes 33–22[13] Win 28,800 8–5
15 Mon, Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders 33–21[14] Win 33,075 9–5
16 Sun, Oct 14 at Hamilton Tiger Cats 40–23[15] Win 22,167 10–5
17 Sun, Oct 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats 38–11[16] Win 28,800 11–5
18 Fri, Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos 36–29 (OT)[17] Win 40,127 12–5
19 Sat, Nov 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 41–13[18] Loss 28,800 12–6

Player stats

Passing
Player Att Comp  % Yards TD INT Rating
Kerry Joseph45926758.2400224897.1
Marcus Crandell1317859.59825579.8
Andy Fantuz100.00002.1

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Rushing
Player No. Yards Average TD Fumbles
Wes Cates1538665.752
Kerry Joseph907378.2135
Henri Childs381433.821
Chris Szarka251044.211
Corey Holmes14735.221

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Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
D.J. Flick70102014.65310
Andy Fantuz6697817.5727
Matt Dominguez4576116.9695
Corey Grant3845812.1300
Wes Cates4545210.0400

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Postseason

Scotiabank West Semi-Finals
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders0710724
Saskatchewan Roughriders1363426

Scotiabank West Finals
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders10313026
BC Lions737017

Grey Cup
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders0106723
Winnipeg Blue Bombers347519

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Saskatchewan ended the Canadian Football League's longest championship drought with a 23–19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 95th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre. The Roughriders had not won a title since 1989, and had lost in 13 of their 15 all-time appearances.[22]

An interception by defensive back James Johnson with 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter sealed the victory. It also earned Johnson a place in CFL history – because he became the first player to intercept three passes in a Grey Cup game, and also because he was named the game's MVP.[22] Roughriders receiver Andy Fantuz was named the game's Most Outstanding Canadian. The 23-year-old caught four passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.[22]

Awards and records

CFL All-Stars

CFL Western All-Stars

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