2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

{{Short description|CFL team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| year = 2007

| record = 12–6

| division_place = 2nd, West

| coach = Kent Austin

| general manager = Eric Tillman

| stadium = Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field

| playoffs = Won Grey Cup

| MOP = Kerry Joseph

| MOC = Andy Fantuz

| MOR = John Chick

| uniform = Image:CFL SSK Jersey 2007.png

| shortnavlink = Roughriders seasons

}}

Image:Roughriders win3.jpg victory]]

The 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in second 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.

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="8%"| Round

! 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| 9 (Via Hamilton)David McKoyWRGuelph
align=center| 20Yannick CarterLBWilfrid Laurier
align=center| 28Ryan AckermanOLRegina
align=center| 34 (Via Winnipeg Via Edmonton)Reggie BradshawRBMontana
align=center| 39 (Via Montreal)Ryan KarhutOLManitoba

Preseason

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! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="10%"| Date

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

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="10%"| Attendance

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| B

| Fri, June 15

| at BC Lions

| 24–15

| Win

| 25,321

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| C

| Fri, June 22

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| 23–21

| Win

| 28,600

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{2007 CFL West Division Standings}}

=Season schedule=

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style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="8%"| Week

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="10%"| Date

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="20%"| Opponent

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="10%"| Score

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="10%"| Result

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="10%"| Attendance

! style="background:#00994D;color:White;" width="10%"| Record

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|1

| Fri, June 29

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 16–7 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/1 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094751/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/1 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 20,202

| 1–0

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|2

| Sun, July 8

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| 49–8 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/2 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709012808/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/2 |archive-date=2008-07-09 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 25,862

| 2–0

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|3

| Fri, July 13

| vs. BC Lions

| 42–12 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/3 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094946/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/3 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 26,981

| 2–1

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|4

| Fri, July 20

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 21–20 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/4 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094951/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/4 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 46,704

| 2–2

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|5

| Sat, July 28

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| 54–14 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/5 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094956/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/5 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 26,840

| 3–2

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|6

| Thurs, Aug 2

| at BC Lions

| 21–9 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/6 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210095001/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/6 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 31,858

| 4–2

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|7

| Fri, Aug 10

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 24–13 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/7 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210095006/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/7 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 34,234

| 5–2

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|8

| Sat, Aug 18

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| 39–32 {{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/8 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210095011/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/8 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 28,800

| 6–2

align="center"

|9

| colSpan=6 align="center" | Bye

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|10

| Sun, Sept 2

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 31–26{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/10 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094756/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/10 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 28,800

| 7–2

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|11

| Sun, Sept 9

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 34–15{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/11 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094805/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/11 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 29,783

| 7–3

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|12

| Sat, Sept 15

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 44–22{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/12 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094809/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/12 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 35,650

| 7–4

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|13

| Sat, Sept 22

| vs. BC Lions

| 37–34{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/13 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094814/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/13 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 28,800

| 7–5

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|14

| Sat, Sept 29

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| 33–22{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/14 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094821/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/14 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 28,800

| 8–5

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|15

| Mon, Oct 8

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 33–21{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/15 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094827/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/15 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 33,075

| 9–5

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|16

| Sun, Oct 14

| at Hamilton Tiger Cats

| 40–23{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/16 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094832/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/16 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 22,167

| 10–5

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|17

| Sun, Oct 21

| vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats

| 38–11{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/17 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094838/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/17 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 28,800

| 11–5

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|18

| Fri, Oct 26

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 36–29 (OT){{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/18 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029050938/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/18 |archive-date=2007-10-29 |url-status=dead }}

| Win

| 40,127

| 12–5

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|19

| Sat, Nov 3

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| 41–13{{Cite web |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/19 |title=CFL Scores – Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2008-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210094931/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/scores/2007/19 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

| Loss

| 28,800

| 12–6

Player stats

=Passing=

border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Att

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Comp

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | %

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Yards

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | TD

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | INT

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Rating

style="text-align:center;"

| Kerry Joseph

45926758.2400224897.1
style="text-align:center;"

| Marcus Crandell

1317859.59825579.8
style="text-align:center;"

| Andy Fantuz

100.00002.1
{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |title=CFL.ca |publisher=Cfl.ca |accessdate=2009-08-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806022917/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |archivedate=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead }}

=Rushing=

border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | No.

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Yards

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Average

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | TD

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Fumbles

style="text-align:center;"

| Wes Cates

1538665.752
style="text-align:center;"

| Kerry Joseph

907378.2135
style="text-align:center;"

| Henri Childs

381433.821
style="text-align:center;"

| Chris Szarka

251044.211
style="text-align:center;"

| Corey Holmes

14735.221
{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |title=CFL.ca |publisher=Cfl.ca |accessdate=2009-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806022929/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |archive-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead }}

=Receiving=

border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | No.

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Yards

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Avg.

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | Long

! style="background:#00994D;color:white;" width="9%" | TD

style="text-align:center;"

| D.J. Flick

70102014.65310
style="text-align:center;"

| Andy Fantuz

6697817.5727
style="text-align:center;"

| Matt Dominguez

4576116.9695
style="text-align:center;"

| Corey Grant

3845812.1300
style="text-align:center;"

| Wes Cates

4545210.0400
{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |title=CFL.ca |publisher=Cfl.ca |accessdate=2009-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806022940/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2007/team/saskatchewan |archive-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead }}

Postseason

= Scotiabank West Semi-Finals=

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

Calgary Stampeders0710724
style="background-color:#DDFFDD"

|Saskatchewan Roughriders

1363426

=Scotiabank West Finals=

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

style="background-color:#DDFFDD"

|Saskatchewan Roughriders

10313026
BC Lions737017

=Grey Cup=

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

style="background-color:#DDFFDD"

|Saskatchewan Roughriders

0106723
Winnipeg Blue Bombers347519
[https://nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=123061 Green glory: Riders win sloppy Grey Cup]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.

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. 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.

Awards and records

=CFL All-Stars=

=CFL Western All-Stars=

References

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{{2007 CFL season by team}}

{{Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons}}

{{Saskatchewan Roughriders}}

{{95th Grey Cup}}

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