2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

{{Short description|CFL team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| year = 2001

| record = 6–12

| division_place = 4th, West

| coach = Danny Barrett

| general manager = Roy Shivers

| stadium = Taylor Field

| playoffs = did not qualify

| MOP = Darren Davis

| MOC = Shawn Gallant

| MOR = Omar Evans

| shortnavlink = Roughriders seasons

}}

The 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.

Offseason

=CFL draft=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"| Round

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"| Pick

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="20%"| School/Club Team

align=center| 11Scott SchultzDefensive linemanNorth Dakota
align=center| 29Jason FrenchWide receiverMurray State
align=center| 317Teddy NeptuneLinebackerOttawa
align=center| 533Mike Di BattistaWide ReceiverOttawa
align=center| 641Jocelyn FrenetteOffensive GuardOttawa

=Preseason=

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! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Date

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="20%"| Opponent

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Attendance

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| A

| Thurs, June 21

| vs. BC Lions

| 19–14

| Win

| 21,564

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| B

| Wed, June 27

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 24–9

| Win

| 28,579

Regular season

=Season standings=

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|+ West Division

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts

align="center"

| align="left" |Edmonton Eskimos

18990143946319Details
align="center"

| align="left" |Calgary Stampeders

188100147847617Details
align="center"

| align="left" |BC Lions

188100041744516Details
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| align="left" |Saskatchewan Roughriders

186120030841612Details

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/2001/reg |title = CFL.ca |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629041004/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2001/reg |archive-date=2009-06-29 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

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! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Date

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="20%"| Opponent

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Attendance

! style="background:#008748;color:White;" width="10%"| Record

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 1

| Fri, July 6

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| 30–28

| Win

| 23,421

| 1–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 2

| Fri, July 13

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 13–11

| Loss

| 32,722

| 1–1

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 3

| Sat, July 21

| at BC Lions

| 12–7

| Win

| 19,409

| 2–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 4

| Sat, July 28

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| 50–24

| Loss

| 27,255

| 2–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 5

| Fri, Aug 3

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 32–14

| Loss

| 27,310

| 2–3

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 6

| Sat, Aug 11

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| 35–4

| Loss

| 22,438

| 2–4

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 7

| Fri, Aug 17

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 37–13

| Loss

| 35,967

| 2–5

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 8

| Sat, Aug 25

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 14–11

| Win

| 18,378

| 3–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 9

| Sun, Sept 2

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 20–18

| Loss

| 30,127

| 3–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 10

| Sun, Sept 9

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| 31–3

| Loss

| 18,358

| 3–7

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 11

| Mon, Sept 17

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 21–14

| Loss

| 32,548

| 3–8

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 12

| Sun, Sept 23

| vs. BC Lions

| 17–15

| Loss

| 19,777

| 3–9

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 13

| Sat, Sept 29

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| 35–19

| Loss

| 18,086

| 3–10

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 14

| Mon, Oct 8

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 13–7

| Win

| 19,601

| 4–10

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 15

| Sun, Oct 14

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| 29–26

| Loss

| 18,496

| 4–11

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 16

| Sun, Oct 21

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| 30–24

| Loss

| 17,266

| 4–12

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 17

| Sat, Oct 27

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| 12–3

| Win

| 20,917

| 5–12

align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"

| 18

| Sat, Nov 3

| at BC Lions

| 42–10

| Win

| 20,684

| 6–12

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background-color: #00704a;color:white;text-align:center;" | Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Injured

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import player

More rosters

Awards and records

=CFL All-Star Selections=

None

=Western All-Star Selections=

=Milestones=

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References

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{{Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons}}

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