2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Roy Shivers
Head coach	Danny Barrett
Home stadium	Taylor Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Travis Moore
Team MOC	Chris Szarka
Team MOR	Kenton Keith
Uniform

The 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
3	23	Mike McCullough	Linebacker	St. Francis Xavier
4	31	Jim Merrick	Offensive Guard	McGill
5	40	Mike Thomas	Receiver	Regina
6	49	Adrian Olenick	Offensive lineman	Saskatchewan

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Sat, May 31	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51–17	Win	27,331
B	Thurs, June 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	17–10	Loss	31,450

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q)	18	13	5	0	569	414	+155	26
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	11	7	0	514	487	+27	22
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q)	18	11	7	0	535	430	+105	22
4	BC Lions (Q)	18	11	7	0	531	430	+101	22
5	Calgary Stampeders	18	5	13	0	323	501	−178	10

Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Thurs, June 19	at Toronto Argonauts	20–18	Win	15,126	1–0
2	Sat, June 28	vs. BC Lions	32–30	Win	22,155	2–0
3	Fri, July 4	vs. Montreal Alouettes	32–31	Loss	23,295	2–1
4	Thurs, July 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–27	Loss	28,495	2–2
5	Sun, July 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	42–9	Win	23,510	3–2
6	Fri, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	32–14	Win	26,767	4–2
7	Fri, Aug 1	at Calgary Stampeders	27–11	Win	34,260	5–2
8	Thurs, Aug 7	at Ottawa Renegades	29–24	Loss	21,817	5–3
9	Sun, Aug 17	vs. Ottawa Renegades	51–41	Win	26,772	6–3
10	Sat, Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	49–31	Loss	45,083	6–4
11	Sun, Aug 31	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–18	Loss	40,320	6–5
12	Sat, Sept 6	vs. BC Lions	28–2	Win	27,495	7–5
13	Fri, Sept 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	27–24 (OT)	Loss	14,313	7–6
14	Sun, Sept 21	at Montreal Alouettes	28–23	Loss	20,202	7–7
15	Sun, Sept 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–24	Win	30,249	8–7
16	Bye
17	Mon, Oct 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	24–22	Win	43,613	9–7
18	Sun, Oct 19	at Calgary Stampeders	34–6	Win	34,287	10–7
19	Sat, Oct 25	at BC Lions	26–23	Win	29,706	11–7

Roster

2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster
Quarterbacks 10 Henry Burris  5 Kevin Glenn 15 Nealon Greene Running backs 32 Simon Baffoe 19 Corey Holmes 28 Kenton Keith 33 Chris Szarka Receivers 88 Matt Dominguez 87 Jason French  2 Corey Grant 83 Travis Moore 89 Jamel Richardson 85 Patrick Thibeault		Offensive linemen 59 Jocelyn Frenette C/G 68 Andrew Greene G 52 Donald Heaven G/T 66 Rob Lazeo G 60 Gene Makowsky T 54 Jeremy O'Day C 53 Charles Thomas T Defensive linemen 92 Marcus Adams DE 98 Nathan Davis DT 93 Phil Gibson DT 58 Shonte Peoples DE 96 Scott Schultz DT Special teams  4 Paul McCallum K/P		Linebackers  9 Reggie Hunt 99 Mike McCullough 37 Terrence Melton Defensive backs 31 Davin Bush 29 Eddie Davis  8 Lawrence Deck 11 Darnell Edwards 21 Jason Mallett 38 Dennis Mavrin  1 LaDouphyous McCalla 24 Jackie Mitchell  3 Omarr Morgan 20 Kennedy Nkeyasen 14 Bobby Perry		Injured list 95 Andre Brown DE 12 Ian Butler QB 26 Scott Gordon DB 82 Lloyd Henry WR 51 Chris Hoople LB 65 Tango McCauley T 86 Kevin Nickerson SB 48 Trevis Smith LB 91 Rob Stewart DT 27 Jabir Walker DB Italics indicate American player

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Andrew Greene

CFL All-Star selections

• Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
• Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
• Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker
• Omarr Morgan, Corner Back

Western All-Star selections

• Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
• Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
• Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
• Paul McCallum, Placekicker
• Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker
• Omarr Morgan, Corner Back
• Jeremy O'Day, Centre

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	17	3	0	17	37
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	8	10	3	21

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	1	1	21	23
Edmonton Eskimos	2	7	14	7	30