The 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 3 Mike Sutherland Offensive lineman Northern Illinois 2 12 Tom Monois Wide receiver Northeastern 3 23 Alton Francis Running back/Placekicker Northern Illinois 4 29 Paul Frian Linebacker St. Francis Xavier 4 30 Dwayne Ell Defensive lineman North Dakota 5 39 Nelson Van Waes Slotback/Linebacker Tulsa 6 47 Christopher Flory Offensive Lineman Saskatchewan 7 56 Greg Moe Placekicker Saskatchewan

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Mon, June 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–15 0–1 McMahon Stadium 19,214 B Fri, June 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–18 1–1 Taylor Field 25,632

Regular season Season standings

BC finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2 game regular season head-to-head series 41-37.

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sun, June 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 13–33 0–1 Taylor Field 20,311 2 2 Wed, July 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–14 1–1 Frank Clair Stadium 10,125 3 3 Wed, July 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–24 2–1 Taylor Field 21,014 3 4 Sun, July 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–27 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,542 4 Bye 5 5 Fri, July 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–40 2–3 Taylor Field 24,902 6 6 Mon, Aug 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 11–38 2–4 McMahon Stadium 26,110 7 7 Sun, Aug 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 20–32 2–5 Taylor Field 21,997 8 8 Sat, Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–25 2–6 Commonwealth Stadium 36,011 9 9 Fri, Aug 23 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–23 2–7 Olympic Stadium 26,511 10 10 Sun, Sept 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–23 3–7 Taylor Field 25,876 11 11 Sun, Sept 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–31 3–8 SkyDome 17,576 12 12 Sun, Sept 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–18 3–9 Taylor Field 19,567 13 13 Sat, Sept 21 at BC Lions L 10–22 3–10 BC Place 21,221 14 14 Sat, Sept 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–37 3–11 Taylor Field 19,861 15 15 Sun, Oct 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 37–26 4–11 Taylor Field 22,682 16 16 Sun, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–20 4–12 Winnipeg Stadium 26,161 17 17 Sat, Oct 19 vs. BC Lions W 27–19 5–12 Taylor Field 26,537 18 Bye 19 18 Sun, Nov 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–46 5–13 McMahon Stadium 19,747

Roster 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C G T T T G

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE

Special teams K P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Injured list DT LB DB G QB K QB G/T

Italics indicate American player

Awards and records CFL All-Star Selections Robert Mimbs, Running Back

Western All-Star Selections Robert Mimbs, Running Back

References