List of Saskatchewan Roughriders head coaches

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, and are members of the West Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club was founded in 1910 as the Regina Rugby Club and began as a member of the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union.[1] They were a founding member of the CFL when it was formed in 1958. The current Roughriders head coach is Corey Mace, the general manager is Jeremy O'Day, and the current president and chief executive officer for the community-owned team is Craig Reynolds.

Key[edit]

Head coaches[edit]

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

 # Name Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  PTS  Win%  PGC  PW  PL  PWin% Achievements[2]
1 Fred Ritter 19111913 12 10 2 0 20 .833 5 4 1 .800
2 Frank Townsend 1914 4 4 0 0 8 1.000 2 2 0 1.000
3 Hick Abbott 1915–1916 6 6 0 0 12 1.000 1 1 0 1.000
4 Jerry Crapper 19191921 13 13 0 0 26 1.000 5 4 1 .800
5 Jack Eadie 19221923 8 7 1 0 14 .875 4 2 2 .500
6 Ed Dolan 1924 6 4 2 0 8 .667 1 0 1 .000
7 Doc Blackwood 1925 2 1 1 .500
8 Howie Milne 19261928 9 9 0 0 18 1.000 7 6 1 .857
9 Al Ritchie 19291933 24 21 2 1 43 .896 17 12 5 .706
10 Greg Grassick 1934 6 6 0 0 12 1.000 4 3 1 .750
- Al Ritchie 1935 4 4 0 0 8 1.000 1 0 1 .000
11 Dean Griffing 19361941 50 23 26 1 47 .470 3 2 1 .667
12 Don King/Lindsay Holt 1945 2 0 2 .000
13 Ken Preston 19461947 16 5 11 0 10 .313
14 Fred Grant 19481950 40 19 21 0 38 .475 5 1 3 .300
15 Harry Smith 1951 14 8 6 0 16 .571 4 2 2 .500
16 Glenn Dobbs 1952 16 3 13 0 6 .188
17 Frank Filchock 19531957 80 41 35 4 86 .538 11 4 6 .409
18 George Terlep 19581959 25 7 16 2 16 .320 2 0 2 .000
19 Frank Tripucka 1959 7 1 6 0 2 .143
20 Ken Carpenter 1960 16 2 12 2 6 .188
21 Steve Owen 19611962 32 13 17 2 28 .438 2 0 2 .000 1962 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
22 Bob Shaw 19631964 32 16 14 2 34 .531 7 3 4 .429
23 Eagle Keys 19651970 96 68 25 3 139 .724 17 9 8 .529 1968 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
54th Grey Cup championship
24 Dave Skrien 19711972 32 17 14 1 35 .547 6 3 3 .500
25 John Payne 19731976 64 40 23 1 81 .633 8 4 4 .500
26 Jim Eddy 19771978 27 10 17 0 20 .370
27 Walt Posadowski 1978 11 4 6 1 9 .409
28 Ron Lancaster 19791980 32 4 28 0 8 .125
29 Joe Faragalli 19811983 38 16 21 1 35 .434 1981 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
30 Reuben Berry 19831984 26 10 15 1 21 .403
31 Jack Gotta 19851986 34 11 22 1 23 .338
32 John Gregory 19871991 79 35 43 1 71 .449 5 3 2 .600 1989 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
77th Grey Cup championship
33 Don Matthews 19911993 47 25 22 0 50 .532 2 0 2 .000
34 Ray Jauch 19941995 36 17 19 0 34 .472 1 0 1 .000
35 Jim Daley 19961998 54 18 36 0 36 .333 3 2 1 .667
36 Cal Murphy 1999 18 3 15 0 6 .167
37 Danny Barrett 20002006 126 57 68 1 115 .456 8 3 5 .375
38 Kent Austin 2007 18 12 6 0 24 .667 3 3 0 1.000 2007 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
95th Grey Cup championship
39 Ken Miller 20082010 54 32 21 1 0 .602 6 3 3 .500
40 Greg Marshall 2011 8 1 7 0 2 .125
- Ken Miller 2011 10 4 6 0 8 .400
41 Corey Chamblin 20122015 63 29 34 0 58 .460 5 3 2 .600 2013 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
101st Grey Cup championship
42 Bob Dyce 2015 9 3 6 0 6 .333
43 Chris Jones 20162018 54 27 27 0 54 .500 3 1 2 .333
44 Craig Dickenson 20192023 68 34 34 0 68 .500 3 1 2 .333
45 Corey Mace 2024–present

Notes[edit]

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Roughriders. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.

References[edit]

General

"Coaches of the Saskatchewan Roughriders". cfldb. Retrieved May 15, 2013.

Specific
  1. ^ The history of the Roughriders Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.