The 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). It would have been the club's 111th year overall, and its 105th season of play. This would have been the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020. On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020. On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.

Offseason

CFL national draft The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020. The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft. The team forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 Supplemental Draft. The Roughriders also traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in a trade for Philip Blake and Patrick Lavoie. They regained a selection in the trade for Zach Collaros to Toronto.

Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 7 Mattland Riley OL Saskatchewan Melfort, SK 4 30 Kian Schaffer-Baker WR Guelph Mississauga, ON 4 35 Junior Allen LB Guelph Burlington, ON 5 44 Vincent Dethier DB McGill Boisbriand, QC 6 53 Jonathan Femi-Cole RB Western Vaughan, ON 7 62 Jesse Lawson OL Carleton Surrey, BC 8 71 Neville Gallimore DL Oklahoma Ottawa, ON

CFL global draft The 2020 CFL global draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled. The Roughriders were scheduled to select seventh in each round with the number of rounds never announced.

Planned schedule

Preseason Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue A Bye B 1 Sat, May 30 2:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium C 2 Fri, June 5 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mosaic Stadium

Regular season

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue 1 Bye 2 1 Fri, June 19 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 3 2 Thu, June 25 5:30 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Tim Hortons Field 4 3 Sat, July 4 7:30 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions TSN Mosaic Stadium 5 4 Sat, July 11 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN Mosaic Stadium 6 Bye 7 5 Sat, July 25 2:00 p.m. CST Toronto Argonauts TSN Huskies Stadium 8 6 Thu, July 30 7:00 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN Mosaic Stadium 9 7 Sat, Aug. 8 8:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions TSN Mosaic Stadium 10 8 Thu, Aug. 13 5:00 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 11 9 Sat, Aug 22 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Football Team TSN Mosaic Stadium 12 10 Sat, Aug. 29 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Football Team TSN Commonwealth Stadium 13 11 Sun, Sep 6 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Mosaic Stadium 14 12 Sat, Sept 12 2:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN IG Field 15 13 Fri, Sept 18 8:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN Mosaic Stadium 16 14 Sat, Sept 26 8:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions TSN BC Place 17 15 Sat, Oct 3 5:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Football Team TSN Commonwealth Stadium 18 16 Sat, Oct 10 2:00 p.m. CST at Ottawa Redblacks TSN TD Place Stadium 19 Bye 20 17 Sat, Oct 24 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Mosaic Stadium 21 18 Fri, Oct 30 7:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium

Team

Roster Saskatchewan Roughriders roster Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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Special teams LS K PItalics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 90 RosterRoster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart • Transactions

Coaching staff Saskatchewan Roughriders staff Front office President and ceo – Craig Reynolds General manager and vice president of football operations – Jeremy O'Day Assistant general manager – Paul Jones Director of player personnel – Kyle Carson Director of football operations – Ryan Pollock Football operations coordinator – Jordan Greenly U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky Director of athletic therapy – Ivan Gutfriend Manager of equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head coaches Head coach – Craig Dickenson

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jason Maas Offensive line – Stephen Sorrells Receivers – Travis Moore Running backs – Tim Prinsen Offensive assistant – Josh Lambert Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jason Shivers Defensive line – Vacant Linebackers – Deion Melvin Defensive backs – Richard Kent

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson Special teams assistant – Kent Maugeri

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Clinton Spencer

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