The C-F-L will kick off its 2024 schedule with a Grey Cup re-match as champion Montreal will open the campaign visiting Winnipeg on June 6.
The Alouettes defeated the Blue Bombers 28-24 in this year’s final in Hamilton. Meanwhile, Scott Milanovich makes his debut as Tiger-Cats head coach the following night as Hamilton goes to Calgary. That could also feature the return of veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell to the Alberta city.
As for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, they will start with back-to-back road games – June 8 in Edmonton and June 16 in Hamilton, before hosting the Ticats in the Green and White’s home opener on Sunday, June 23. Since all nine teams will play home-and-home contests against each other for the first time since 2019, that means the Riders will play a game in Toronto for the first time since that year. Saskatchewan’s extra two games will be against Winnipeg at home and at Edmonton. The Roughriders’ bye weeks will be in Weeks 4, 15 and 20. Following is the Green and White’s schedule, along with a news release from the Riders…..
DATE: December 14, 2023
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR23-150
2024 ROUGHRIDERS SCHEDULE FEATURES HOME AND AWAY MATCHUPS AGAINST EVERY TEAM
The Canadian Football League has released its full 21-week schedule for the 2024 Season, culminating in the 111th Grey Cup in Vancouver on Sunday, November 17th.
The Roughriders and Mosaic Stadium will be featured in the opening CFL Preseason game on Monday, May 20th in a clash against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – five days before any other preseason games. This game gives Rider Nation the first chance to see new Head Coach Corey Mace on the Roughriders sideline and all the new faces brought in over the off-season.
This matchup could also serve as a preview of what’s to come, as the Bombers are set to visit Mosaic Stadium two more times during the regular season, once on Friday, July 19th and again for the 59th Labour Day Classic on Sunday, September 1st. The team will travel to Winnipeg for the Labour Day Rematch on Saturday, September 7th.
The Riders open the season with back-to-back road games before returning to Mosaic Stadium for the Home Opener on Sunday, June 23rd to face the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This is the second leg of a home-and-home series, as the Riders will have travelled to Hamilton the week prior.
Every CFL team will face each other at least twice, once at home and once as a visitor, marking the first occurrence of such scheduling since the 2019 season. This means Rider fans will have a chance to see every CFL team live at Mosaic Stadium next season.
The home schedule features four Saturday games, with all of them taking place at a family-friendly start time—three kickoff at 5:00 p.m. and one at 2:00 p.m. on September 28th. Overall, the home schedule for the Riders, including the preseason game, will have one pre-season game on Monday (Victoria Day), one Thursday game, two on Friday, four on Saturday, and two Sunday games.
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ROUGHRIDERS SCHEDULE NOTABLES
- The Riders will play a regular season game in every CFL city at least once this season for the first time since 2019. This means the Riders will play in Toronto for the first time since Week 16 of 2019.
- The Green and White play against Winnipeg and Edmonton three times, and every other team twice.
- The bye weeks take place in Week 4, Week 15, and Week 20, the second last week of the regular season.
- The last time the Roughriders played on a Monday was on July 1st, 2019, against the visiting Toronto Argonauts. The Canada Day game featured a 32-7 victory for the home team.
- To find the last time the Riders played a preseason game on a Monday, one will have to go back a bit further… to June 10, 1996 as the Green and White defeated the Calgary Stampeders on the road, 26-15.
- The CFL will continue to hold all playoff games on Saturdays for the second season in a row, except for the Grey Cup Championship, which will be played on Sunday, November 17 in Vancouver.
