The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2001 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the West Division

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Record
GP W L T OTL PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 0 4 44 23 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 18 6 12 0 0 12 308 416 W2 3-3-0
    Home 9 2 7 0 0 4 151 248 W1 1-5-0
    Visitor 9 4 5 0 0 8 157 168 W1 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 10 3 7 0 0 6 168 207 W2 2-4-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 3 5 0 0 6 140 209 L1 2-4-0

Full 2001 League Standings

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.461 1-4-0 (5) 2-3-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.569 1-3-0 (4) 2-2-0 (4)
BC Lions (3) 0.444
Calgary Stampeders (4) 0.444
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.500
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.611
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.500
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.389
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.778

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Ron Estay – Defensive line
  • Richie Hall, Jr. – Defensive backs
  • Alex Smith – Special teams
  • Harold Smith – Quarterbacks
  • Marcel Bellefeuille – Offensive line

2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders Attendance

  • Capacity: 27,732
  • Total: 198,875
  • High: 30,127
  • Avg: 22,097 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2000 Avg: -2,618
  • Low: 18,086
  • Sellouts: 1
  • % of Capacity: 79.68
  • Diff from League Avg: -1,887

More 2001 Attendance Numbers

Team Scoring

20012000 +/-
Average Combined Score 40.22 23.22 -
Average Winning Score 20.50 18.30 -
Average Losing Score 15.42 7.08 -
Average Home Score 16.78 10.44 -
Average Visitor Score 17.44 12.67 -
Average Margin of Victory 9.50 1.70 -
Average Margin of Loss 13.75 0.08 -

Stadium

  • 2001 home stadium: Taylor Field
  • Capacity: 27,732
  • Playing surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2000 – Artificial turf replacement

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Saskatchewan 264268 463783 333770 464187 151 (16.8)157 (17.4)308 (17.1)
Opponent 512576 6062122 553691 8245127 168 (18.7)248 (27.6)416 (23.1)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (0-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0) 5 (2-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 8 (2-6-0) 2 (1-1-0) 8 (3-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (2-3-0) 6 (3-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 11 (3-8-0)
After 3rd 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (5-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (1-10-0)
After 4th 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 12 (0-12-0)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 1 – Curtis Marsh

    • Defensive Star

    • 1 – Jackie Mitchell

Lineman Star

  • 1 – Shont'e Peoples

    • Special Teams Star

    • 1 – Paul McCallum

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Player Awards and Nominations

2001 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Darren Davis (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Shont'e Peoples (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Jeremy O'Day (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Shawn Gallant (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Omar Evans (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) Scott Schultz (DL) North Dakota
2–1 (9) Jason French (WR) Murray State
3–1 (17) Teddy Neptune (LB) Ottawa
5–1 (33) Mike Battista (WR) Ottawa
6–1 (41) Jocelyn Frenette (OG) Ottawa

Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 All-Star Selections

6 All-Division Selections
RB Darren Davis
G Andrew Greene
DE Shont'e Peoples
LB George White, Jr.
DHB Eddie Davis
CB Omarr Morgan

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
A 1
Wed. June 20
9:30 PM
 BC 14 @ SSK 20 W 21,564
B 8
Wed. June 27
9:00 PM
 SSK 24 @ EDM 9 W 28,579
1 11
Fri. July 6
9:30 PM
 HAM 28 @ SSK 30 W 23,421 TSN
2 16
Fri. July 13
10:00 PM
 SSK 11 @ EDM 13 L 32,722 TSN
3 20
Sat. July 21
10:30 PM
 SSK 12 @ BC 7 W 19,409 TSN
4 24
Sat. July 28
10:00 PM
 TOR 50 @ SSK 24 L 27,255 TSN
5 26
Fri. Aug. 3
8:30 PM
 SSK 14 @ WPG 32 L 27,310
6 31
Sat. Aug. 11
9:30 PM
 CGY 35 @ SSK 4 L 22,438 TSN
7 35
Fri. Aug. 17
9:30 PM
 SSK 13 @ CGY 37 L 35,967
8 39
Sat. Aug. 25
7:00 PM
 SSK 14 @ TOR 11 W 18,378 TSN
9 42
Sun. Sept. 2
4:00 PM
 WPG 20 @ SSK 18 L 30,127
10 48
Sun. Sept. 9
4:00 PM
 MTL 31 @ SSK 3 L 18,358 RDS
11 49
Mon. Sept. 17
9:30 PM
 SSK 14 @ CGY 21 L 32,456
12 55
Sun. Sept. 23
3:00 PM
 BC 17 @ SSK 15 L 19,777
13 59
Sat. Sept. 29
3:00 PM
 EDM 35 @ SSK 19 L 18,086 CBC
14 63
Mon. Oct. 8
1:00 PM
 SSK 13 @ MTL 7 W 19,601 CBC, RDS
15 68
Sun. Oct. 14
4:00 PM
 CGY 29 @ SSK 26 L 18,496
16 72
Sun. Oct. 21
1:00 PM
 SSK 24 @ HAM 30 L 17,266
17 74
Sat. Oct. 27
4:00 PM
 EDM 3 @ SSK 12 W 20,917 TSN
18 79
Sat. Nov. 3
10:30 PM
 SSK 42 @ BC 10 W 20,076