1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ron Lancaster (2-14)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Roughriders scored only 194 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 437, most in the circuit. Danny Sanders passed for 1,024 yards. Mike Strickland led the receiving corps, hauling in 43 receptions, while Joey Walters contributed 772 receiving yards.

Mike Strickland ran for a team-high 770 yards for Saskatchewan.

Ken McEachern, Emil Nielsen and Frank Dark each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ron Lancaster coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 194
Regular Season Points Against: 437

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 11, 1979 BC Lions 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 4 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
July 17, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 52 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
July 25, 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
July 31, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 15 at BC Lions 24 L 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-0
August 15, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 at Toronto Argonauts 21 L 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-5-0
August 22, 1979 Calgary Stampeders 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 L 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-6-0
August 28, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 L 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-7-0
September 3, 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 L 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-8-0
September 9, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 at Edmonton Eskimos 40 L 0-4-0 0-5-0 0-9-0
September 16, 1979 Calgary Stampeders 52 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 L 0-5-0 0-5-0 0-10-0
September 23, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 at Montreal Alouettes 11 L 0-5-0 0-6-0 0-11-0
October 7, 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 19 L 0-6-0 0-6-0 0-12-0
October 14, 1979 Edmonton Eskimos 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26 W 1-6-0 0-6-0 1-12-0
October 21, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 L 1-6-0 0-7-0 1-13-0
October 28, 1979 BC Lions 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26 W 2-6-0 0-7-0 2-13-0
November 4, 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders 8 at Calgary Stampeders 41 L 2-6-0 0-8-0 2-14-0


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