2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Roy Shivers
Head coach	Danny Barrett
Home stadium	Taylor Field
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Kenton Keith
Team MOC	Jason French
Team MOR	Santino Hall
Uniform

The 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. They defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the BC Lions in overtime.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	6	Ducarmel Augustin	Fullback	Villanova
3	23	Walter Spencer	Defensive back	Indianapolis
4	31	Luc Mullinder	Defensive end	Michigan State
4	32	Ryan Strong	Offensive lineman	Wayne State
5	41	Craig Zimmer	Linebacker	Regina

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
A	Sun, May 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–17	Win
B	Sat, June 5	at BC Lions	24–14	Win

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	BC Lions (C, Q)	18	13	5	0	584	436	+148	26
2	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	9	9	0	532	472	+60	18
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q)	18	9	9	0	476	444	+32	18
4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	448	507	−59	14
5	Calgary Stampeders	18	4	14	0	396	522	−126	8

Source: "2004 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

The 2 game total point regular season series between Edmonton and Saskatchewan finished as a tie (47-47). Edmonton ultimately finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings because Edmonton had a better record versus Western opponents (6-4) than Saskatchewan did (4-6).

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Tues, June 15	at Toronto Argonauts	21–10	Loss	26,821	0–1
1	Sun, June 20	vs. Calgary Stampeders	33–10	Loss	21,119	0–2
2	Bye
3	Fri, July 2	vs. BC Lions	42–29	Win	21,605	1–2
4	Thurs, July 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–15	Loss	22,059	1–3
5	Fri, July 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	17–12	Loss	22,340	1–4
6	Sat, July 24	at Calgary Stampeders	40–21	Win	35,651	2–4
7	Sat, July 31	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–24	Win	23,348	3–4
8	Thurs, Aug 5	at Montreal Alouettes	24–20	Loss	20,202	3–5
9	Sat, Aug 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	46–16	Win	26,228	4–5
10	Fri, Aug 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	31–7	Loss	42,399	4–6
11	Bye
12	Sun, Sept 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–4	Loss	30,220	4–7
13	Sun, Sept 12	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–24	Loss	27,160	4–8
14	Sun, Sept 19	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–30	Win	27,983	5–8
15	Sun, Sept 26	vs. Ottawa Renegades	36–22	Win	24,410	6–8
16	Sat, Oct 2	vs. Montreal Alouettes	35–19	Win	23,692	7–8
17	Sat, Oct 9	at Ottawa Renegades	32–25	Win	23,833	8–8
18	Sun, Oct 17	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	40–16	Win	30,087	9–8
19	Bye
20	Sat, Oct 30	at BC Lions	40–38	Loss	32,402	9–9

 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.

 #  Games played with primary white uniforms.

 #  Games played with black uniforms.

Roster

2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster
Quarterbacks  1 Henry Burris 17 Dennis Gile 15 Nealon Greene Running backs  6 Ducarmel Augustin 19 Corey Holmes 32 Neal Hughes 28 Kenton Keith 33 Chris Szarka Receivers 85 Karsten Bailey 88 Matt Dominguez 87 Jason French  2 Corey Grant 84 Elijah Thurmon		Offensive linemen 69 Freddie Childress G/T 59 Jocelyn Frenette C/G 68 Andrew Greene G 66 Rob Lazeo G 60 Gene Makowsky T 54 Jeremy O'Day C 53 Charles Thomas T Defensive linemen 92 Marcus Adams DE 98 Nathan Davis DT 79 Terrell Jurineack DE 96 Scott Schultz DT Special teams  4 Paul McCallum K/P		Linebackers  7 Daved Benefield  9 Reggie Hunt 51 Alondra Johnson 39 Mike McCullough 48 Trevis Smith 41 Walter Spencer Defensive backs  5 Davin Bush 29 Eddie Davis 11 Darnell Edwards 26 Scott Gordon 18 Santino Hall 38 Dennis Mavrin 24 Jackie Mitchell  3 Omarr Morgan 20 Kennedy Nkeyasen		Injured list 97 Lamont Bryant DE 12 Ian Butler QB  8 Lawrence Deck DB 77 Dwan Epps DE 52 Donald Heaven G/T  1 LaDouphyous McCalla DB 25 Saladin McCullough RB 83 Travis Moore WR 89 Jamel Richardson WR 99 Wayne Weathers DE Italics indicate American player

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Gene Makowsky

CFL All-Star Selections

• Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
• Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
• Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
• Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle

Western All-Star Selections

• Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
• Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle
• Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard
• Reggie Hunt, Linebacker
• Kenton Keith, Running Back
• Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	7	0	7	14
Edmonton Eskimos	0	3	2	1	6

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	7	7	0	10	1	25
BC Lions	7	0	7	10	3	27