The current official Rider mascot is Gainer the Gopher, who made his first appearance in 1977. [30] The 1968 season saw the Roughriders finish with the best record in the league at 12–3–1, although they placed 1st in the west division they lost the western final series to the Calgary Stampeders 2–0 by a combined score of 57–12. Photo F. Scott Grant. Saskatchewan swept Winnipeg in the West Finals, winning two games to no losses, and qualified for the ninth Grey Cup final in franchise history. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club’s 38-25 home win over the B.C. "Gainer" is an anagram of Regina and the gopher, or more properly, Richardson's Ground Squirrel (not a Gopher) is a common animal on the Canadian Prairies. [17] Winnipeg had won the Grey Cup championship one year earlier with seven imports and the move to prevent Regina from competing was seen as a reaction to the previous year's western win. [62] The province of Saskatchewan went through tough economic times during the 1980s and 1990s and as a result thousands of Rider fans left the province for work, particularly to Alberta. After contending on and off in the early part of the 21st century, the Roughriders hired 1989 Grey Cup hero Kent Austin as head coach and Ken Miller as offensive coordinator in the 2007 season. Sep 9, 2014 - Gainer the Gopher, Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot, ca. This allowed the Saskatchewan Roughriders to advance to the 101st Grey Cup. Days later, Chris Milo was released by the Roughriders, and they brought in veteran Paul McCallum as starting kicker. Saskatchewan, led by quarterback Glenn Dobbs, defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final and advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time since 1934. However, the Roughriders were relegated to second place because the Eskimos who had an identical record swept them in the regular season. Simon holds the record for most career receiving yards. [14][15] The 1926 season marked the beginning of their next reign of dominance as the club matched their own WCRFU record with seven consecutive western championships from 1926 to 1932. [8] Unfortunately, Regina remained winless in the national championship, being outscored 102–15 in those five Grey Cup games. In Edmonton and especially Calgary, Rider fans make up to half the crowd, and many violent clashes have resulted in recent years between Roughrider and Stampeder fans. In 2019, Gainer's overall design changed, and with it, his eyes became green, a move that was greeted with much derision among Rider fans; the team changed his eye colour back to black after this outcry. This was also their first home playoff win since 1976. Running back Kory Sheets had the best start for a running back in CFL history and Darian Durant had thrown only one interception while throwing 21 touchdowns. this Series "commemorates the 1989 Grey Cup championship victory" and "features the likenesses of Kent Austin, Bobby Jurasin and Don Narcisse with an illustration of the championship winning kick in the background. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. While there was no regular season in 1945, the Roughriders did play the newly named Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Finals, but lost the series two games to none. Harris (6’2-225lbs) comes to the Riders after three NFL seasons. He is from Parkbeg. 1958 brought not only change, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders became charter members of the newly formed Canadian Football League in 1958, but also stability with Ken Preston becoming the General Manager—a position he held for the next 20 years, arguably the most successful tenure in Roughrider history as the team only missed the playoffs five times, went to five Grey Cup final games, winning one in 1966. After the score was tied 14–14 at halftime, Saskatchewan scored 15 fourth-quarter points to win the franchise's first Grey Cup championship 29–14 on November 26, 1966. Mascot fight.... preseason game#1....2014. [48] Miller was formerly the offensive coordinator under Austin. Beginning with the 2011 season, Insightrix Research Inc. has conducted a poll after each Roughrider game, surveying a random selection of fans from the SaskWatch Research online community. Each week, fans weigh in on the Riders’ game performance and predictions for the rest of the season. The Roughriders were founded in 1910 as the Regina Rugby Club. After the game, the Lions tweeted a video of Gainer walking on to the field pulling a stuffed lion by the tail. [54] The Roughriders signed two of the top Canadian players available in free agency in non-import offensive linemen Brendon LaBatte and Dominic Picard. An alternative, discredited story states that the name was adopted from Theodore Roosevelt's cavalry contingent that was known as the Rough Riders, who fought in the Spanish–American War. After their loss in the 1976 Grey Cup game to the Ottawa Rough Riders, coach John Payne left the team to become head coach of the Detroit Lions and Saskatchewan fell into a drought that was unheard of in the CFL. Jones' first major moves as head coach and general manager of the Roughriders occurred on December 15, when Jones cut 19 players from the roster including Tyron Brackenridge, Anthony Allen and Terrell Maze. Their strongest season was in 1956 when the Roughriders achieved a 10–6 record and won their first playoff series since 1951, only to lose to the Eskimos in the Western Finals. On January 24, 2013, the Riders traded Justin Harper and a 4th round 2014 pick to the BC Lions for six-time all-star Geroy Simon. The following offseason was a difficult one for the Roughriders, as they lost top players Kory Sheets and Weston Dressler to the NFL and key leaders Mike McCullough, Renauld Williams and Geroy Simon to retirement. Prior to this, he wore the jersey number 1/2. With dominant players such as Canadian Football Hall of Famer Eddie James, the Roughriders were a perennial contender from the West, reaching the Grey Cup finals five consecutive years from 1928 to 1932, the second-longest streak in the championship's history (the team did not challenge for the Cup in 1927, and were refused entry by the CRU in 1928). On December 16, 2015 eight assistant coaches under Jones in Edmonton joined the Roughrider coaching staff. Saskatchewan won 23–19 in a game where James Johnson recorded a Grey Cup record three interceptions en route to being named Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Grey Cup. Unfortunately, Saskatchewan still did not win their first championship, as they were defeated by Ottawa 21–14 in the 39th Grey Cup.[22]. In 2002, progress was being made as Saskatchewan made the playoffs for the first time since their 1997 Grey Cup run with an 8–10 record and a fourth-place finish. Gainer continues to be an ambassador for the Riders both at Mosaic Stadium during the football season and at community events all over Saskatchewan throughout the year. Gainer, who has been the mascot for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a new look at the team’s home opener on July 1 at … In 2006, Gainer was given the jersey number 13, symbolizing his contributions as the "13th man" on the field. Also in 1936, the first permanent grandstand was built at Park Hughes and Park de Young. Saskatchewan Roughriders' new mascot has football fans terrified, and many are demanding to bring the old mascot back. He’s beauty and he’s grace, he’s got a terrifying smile on his face — he’s the new Gainer the Gopher, and people are not happy about it. Saskatchewan placekicker Paul McCallum missed an 18-yard field goal while BC kicker Duncan O'Mahoney hit a 40-yarder to win the game for the Lions, adding to the frustration of the Roughrider fanbase.[45]. Derek Taylor is the play-by-play announcer, and Luc Mullinder is the colour commentator. Lions. However, due to a rules dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union over use of their five import players from the United States, Regina was barred from competing for the 24th Grey Cup. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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While it has been suggested that some of the troops may have eventually moved out west,[8] the Roughriders did not adopt their name until 1924, by which time the Spanish–American War was (especially in Canada) barely a historical footnote compared to the then-much more recent (and much more climatic) First World War. Pre-game and post game shows are hosted by Michael Ball with a collection of guest analysts and commentators on each broadcast. After the 6–0 start, the Riders went on to finish the 2008 CFL Regular season with the same record they finished with in 2007, at 12–6. Free agency saw the Roughriders bring back Kevin Glenn as their backup quarterback. In 1987, Gregory's first season as Saskatchewan's head coach, the Roughriders finished 5–12. Gainer the Gopher is the mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Soon after, Weston Dressler was signed to a 4-year contract with the Roughriders and Tyron Brackenridge also signed a contract to stay in Saskatchewan. your own Pins on Pinterest The Roughriders then brought 2007 Most Outstanding Player Kerry Joseph out of retirement to help the struggling team. As of 2016, 38 members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame have played and/or worked for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 1995, Regina hosted the Grey Cup for the first time in league history, giving the Roughriders an opportunity to compete for the championship at home. [1], Gainer, whose name is an anagram of "Regina", made his first appearance in 1977 and has been entertaining Rider fans ever since. However, the team lost in a hard-fought heartbreaker in the West Final game over the arch-rival (and eventual Grey Cup champion) Blue Bombers, 20–13. Besides the 1st-place finish another highlight of the season was coach Eagles Keys winning the Annis Stukus Trophy awarded to the coach of the year. He won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the league's coach of the year. In the off-season, the Roughriders signed fullback George Reed from Washington State to replace Fred Burket, who had been traded to the Alouettes. The team then followed up with a 26–17 win at BC Place over the BC Lions in the West Division final to give the Roughriders a berth in their first Grey Cup final since 1997. Professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Club origins, Regina Rugby Club (1910–1923), Western Interprovincial Football Union (1936–1958), Roy Shivers and Danny Barrett Era (1999–2006), Ken Miller and Darian Durant era (2007–2011), Recent regular season and playoff results. The team also traded former league MVP Kerry Joseph to the Toronto Argonauts, leaving the team without their Grey Cup-winning head coach and starting quarterback. While the team regressed slightly with a 9–9 record, they won the West Semi-Final over the Eskimos and advanced to the West Final for the second consecutive year to face the BC Lions. The Roughriders finished with a 9–9 record and a third-place finish in the 1989 season, but still qualified for the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The Roughriders made football history by being the first professional team with both a black general manager and head coach. Playing without Lancaster behind centre for the first time in 16 seasons proved difficult as the team posted back-to-back 2–14 seasons in 1979 and 1980. A month and a half after capturing the 2007 Grey Cup, Austin stepped down as head coach to become the offensive co-ordinator at his alma mater University of Mississippi. "Green Is the Colour" is played after every rider touchdown, followed by Gainer the Gopher being driven around the stadium's track and giving high fives to those in the first row. In 1965 after one year as the offensive coordinator, Eagle Keys became the head coach of the Roughriders and guided them to an 8–7–1 record and an appearance in the western semi final which they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15–9. The Roughriders played their home games at historic Taylor Field from 1936 to 2016; in 2017, the team moved to the newly constructed Mosaic Stadium at Evraz Place. In 1921, the western champion was invited to compete for the Grey Cup national championship for the first time, but it was also the first time since 1911 that the Regina Rugby Club didn't win the West Championship as the Edmonton Eskimos traveled east to play in the 9th Grey Cup. The Roughriders won the game, 29–25, the first playoff win of Corey Chamblin's CFL head coaching career and the first since 2010 for the Roughriders, when quarterback Darian Durant put the team on his shoulders and rushed for 41 yards. Unfortunately, the upstart Roughriders fell to the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts 47–23 in the first ever Grey Cup match-up between the two oldest franchises in the league. [67] This crowd was attainable that year because of the increased capacity of Taylor Field in preparation of hosting the Grey Cup. The Green Riders clinched their first first-place West Division finish since 2009 with a 13–5 record, in Craig Dickenson's first year at the coaching helm. Published Wednesday, July 3, 2019 7:41PM EDT Football fans are less than impressed with the newly redesigned mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders' traditional rivals had moved to the East Division the previous year following the demise of the Ottawa Renegades, and the 2007 championship game marked the first time that the two Labour Day Classic opponents played each other in a Grey Cup game. [28][29] Saskatchewan was the last of the original nine CFL franchises to win the Grey Cup, doing so in Vancouver at Empire Stadium. Gainer the Gopher is the mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a Canadian Football League team. Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher celebrates with fans after a touch down in the game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on July 1, 2019 in... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The season was plagued by errors and mishaps, most of them self-inflicted as the team could not dig itself out of their early season hole. In the West Final, Saskatchewan faced the powerhouse Edmonton Eskimos, a team that set (and still holds) a CFL record with 16 regular season wins in one season since the institution of the 18-game CFL schedule in 1986. Franchise quarterback Ron Lancaster retired after the 1978 season as the CFL's all time passing leader in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes. The 2015 offseason saw the Roughriders lose top defensive players in Brian Peters and Ricky Foley. He is from Parkbeg. The Roughriders won a franchise-best 14 games in 1970, a record that stands to this day, but were upset in the West Finals by the Stampeders. [61] The Riders typically bring an upsurge in attendance at all or most of their various away venues, drawing crowds of their own fans. Feeling a greater need for progress, the pressure was on the Roughriders to perform in 2006 season. To begin the year, the Roughriders found a linebacker, Jeff Knox Jr, in training camp and he became an immediate starter next to Shea Emry and Weldon Brown. Gainer the Gopher is the mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. [50], The Roughriders celebrated their 100-year anniversary as a football club during the 2010 season, wearing retro-themed red and black uniforms based on the ones worn by the Regina Roughriders. Prior to the 1948 season, the Roughriders were in need of new uniforms as their red and black ones had become old and worn out. [76], It is not possible to resell these shares, no dividend payment is possible and no person may hold more than 20 voting (Class A) shares, though they may hold an unlimited number of non-voting shares. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Gainer The Gopher.... the rodent, the legend", "Roughriders mascot barred from Calgary game", "Report: Riders mascot only banned from field", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gainer_the_Gopher&oldid=999457248, Articles needing additional references from November 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles with dead external links from October 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 January 2021, at 07:54. Don Hewitt is currently a reporter and on-air personality with CTV Regina. [4] The Roughriders Football Club and the city of Regina have hosted the Grey Cup three times, including a Roughrider win in the 101st Grey Cup. Later that month, the Roughriders re-signed longtime receiver Rob Bagg. [25] Then, prior to their season opening game of the 1963 season, general manager Ken Preston acquired Ottawa Rough Riders quarterback and defensive back Ron Lancaster on July 30 on a straight cash basis following three years with the Eastern Riders. [81], Becket, DeMarco, Syrnyk, and Sturtridge's numbers were retired posthumously after their deaths in the Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 plane crash on December 9, 1956.[82]. On November 13, 1988 the Roughriders hosted a playoff game for the first time since 1976, but lost to the BC Lions in the Western Semi-Final by a score of 42–18. The Riders then had three consecutive second-place finishes and West Final losses to the Edmonton Eskimos, ending when George Reed retired after the 1975 season as the all-time leading rusher in all of professional football with 16,116 rushing yards. The team retired the numbers of the four players shortly after the tragedy. Following their 1956 campaign, tragedy struck the Roughriders franchise when four members of the team were killed in a plane crash on December 9, 1956, while returning from the Canadian Football Council (CFC) All Star Game in Vancouver. While the Roughriders had planned on traveling east without the five ineligible players, the CRU remained steadfast in their decision to disallow the team from competition. Before the 1966 season began, the team added the final pieces to the roster by signing defensive tackle Ed McQuarters who was a recent cut by the St. Louis Cardinals, safety and backup quarterback Bruce Bennett, defensive end Don Gerhardt and running back Paul Dudley from the Stampeders. The 2003 season saw the Roughriders earn their first winning record since 1994, finishing 11–7 and in third place, building optimism in a year where the franchise was hosting their second ever Grey Cup game. The Riders had two such losses during the 2002 season. The Roughriders are the fourth-oldest professional gridiron football team in existence today (only the Arizona Cardinals, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts are older), and one of the oldest professional sports teams still in existence in North America. While visiting a surplus store in Chicago, executive member Jack Fyffe found a set of green and white uniforms and purchased them for the Roughriders. However, this story is more often associated with the Ottawa club. [24] The following years featured similar results, with various head coaches, as the Roughriders missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons, their worst such streak since joining the WIFU in 1936. Gainer is an anagram of Regina, and the gopher, or more precisely Richardson's ground squirrel, is a common animal on the Canadian Prairies. They posted an 8–8 record in 1977, but finished in fourth place. [citation needed] The Roughriders have a unique fan-base that are passionate and engaging. Gregory then led the Riders to an 11–7 record in 1988 and a playoff berth. During the 1966 season the Roughriders finally captured the Western Conference regular season title with a 9–6–1 record. Following another disappointing loss to Ottawa and a record of 0–9 for the first half of the season, head coach Corey Chamblin and general manager Brendan Taman were fired on September 1, 2015. [56] On Sunday, November 17, 2013, the Roughriders successfully defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Finals, the score being 35–13. They have played for the Grey Cup 19 times, winning four. In 2019, Gainer's overall design changed, and with it, his eyes became green, a move that was greeted with much derision among Rider fans; the team changed his eye colour back to black after this outcry.[73]. Twice while playing with Saskatchewan ; of Regina, Saskatchewan 11–8 at the early 1960 's by the early )... 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