The
2002
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
finished in 4th place in the West Division with an 8–10–0–2 record in the final season where overtime losses counted in the standings. They crossed over to the
East Division and played against the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
and lost in the East Semi-Final 24–14. It was the first time they had made the playoffs since their
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
run in
1997
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.
Offseason
CFL draft
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Roster
Awards and records
*
CFL's Special Teams Player of the Year The John Agro Special Teams Award is presented to the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams player that is voted by his peers. The award is named in honour of John Agro, co-founder (in 1965) of the Canadian Football League Players' Association, with ...
–
Corey Holmes
Corey Holmes (born November 19, 1976) is a former professional Canadian football running back and the former mayor of Metcalfe, Mississippi.
College career
Holmes attended Mississippi Valley State University and played eight games in his senio ...
CFL All-Star selections
*
Derick Armstrong
Derick Armstrong (born April 2, 1979) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
Early life
Armstrong was born in Jasper, Texas. He attended Ty ...
, Receiver
*
Corey Holmes
Corey Holmes (born November 19, 1976) is a former professional Canadian football running back and the former mayor of Metcalfe, Mississippi.
College career
Holmes attended Mississippi Valley State University and played eight games in his senio ...
, Special Teams
*
Omarr Morgan
Omarr Morgan (born December 4, 1976 in Hollywood, California) is a Canadian Football League cornerback who is currently a free agent.
In college, Morgan played for Brigham Young University. He was signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan in 1999, ...
, Cornerback
Western All-Star selections
*Derick Armstrong, Receiver
*Corey Holmes, Special Teams
*Omarr Morgan, Cornerback
Milestones
Playoffs
East Semi-Final
References
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons
Saskatchewan Roughriders Season, 2002