2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Introduction The '''2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders''' finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Offseason ===CFL draft=== Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team 3  23  Mike McCullough  Linebacker  St. Francis Xavier 4  31  Jim Merrick  Offensive Guard  McGill 5  40  Mike Thomas  Receiver  Regina 6  49  Adrian Olenick  Offensive lineman  Saskatchewan===Preseason=== Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance A Sat, May 31 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 51–17 Win 27,331 B Thurs, June 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 17–10 Loss 31,450
Regular season ===Season standings===+ '''West Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Edmonton Eskimos'''  18  13  5  0  569  414  26  ''details'''''Winnipeg Blue Bombers'''  18  11  7  0  514  487  22  ''details'''''Saskatchewan Roughriders'''  18  11  7  0  535  430  22  ''details'''''BC Lions'''  18  11  7  0  531  430  22  ''details''Calgary Stampeders  18  5  13  0  323  501  10  ''details''===Season schedule=== Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 Thurs, June 19 at Toronto Argonauts 20–18 Win 15,126 1–0 2 Sat, June 28 vs. BC Lions 32–30 Win 22,155 2–0 3 Fri, July 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes 32–31 Loss 23,295 2–1 4 Thurs, July 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–27 Loss 28,495 2–2 5 Sun, July 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 42–9 Win 23,510 3–2 6 Fri, July 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 32–14 Win 26,767 4–2 7 Fri, Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders 27–11 Win 34,260 5–2 8 Thurs, Aug 7 at Ottawa Renegades 29–24 Loss 21,817 5–3 9 Sun, Aug 17 vs. Ottawa Renegades 51–41 Win 26,772 6–3 10 Sat, Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–31 Loss 45,083 6–4 11 Sun, Aug 31 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36–18 Loss 40,320 6–5 12 Sat, Sept 6 vs. BC Lions 28–2 Win 27,495 7–5 13 Fri, Sept 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27–24 (OT) Loss 14,313 7–6 14 Sun, Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes 28–23 Loss 20,202 7–7 15 Sun, Sept 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts 41–24 Win 30,249 8–7 16 ''Bye'' 17 Mon, Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders 24–22 Win 43,613 9–7 18 Sun, Oct 19 at Calgary Stampeders 34–6 Win 34,287 10–7 19 Sat, Oct 25 at BC Lions 26–23 Win 29,706 11–7===Roster=== Saskatchewan Roughriders roster '''Quarterbacks''''''Running backs''''''Wide receivers''''''Slotbacks''' '''Offensive linemen''''''Defensive linemen''' '''Linebackers ''''''Defensive backs''''''Special teams''' '''Injured''''''Practice Roster'''''Italics'' indicate Import player→ More rosters
Awards and records *CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Andrew Greene===CFL All-Star selections===*Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard*Reggie Hunt, Linebacker*Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker*Omarr Morgan, Corner Back===Western All-Star selections===*Nate Davis, Defensive Tackle*Andrew Greene, Offensive Guard*Reggie Hunt, Linebacker*Paul McCallum, Placekicker*Jackie Mitchell, Linebacker*Omarr Morgan, Corner Back*Jeremy O'Day, Centre===Milestones===
Playoffs ===West Semi-Final=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalSaskatchewan Roughriders  17  3  0  17  37Winnipeg Blue Bombers  0  8  10  3  21===West Final=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalSaskatchewan Roughriders  0  1  1  21  23Edmonton Eskimos  2  7  14  7  30
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