The Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club is proud to announce that Head Coach Corey Mace has been named the Canadian Football League\u2019s Coach of the Year following a Grey Cup championship season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mace led the Roughriders to the title in 2025, becoming just the fifth head coach in franchise history to guide the Club to a championship. The victory capped a remarkable season that saw Saskatchewan finish 12-6 and first overall in the CFL,\u00a0establishing\u00a0itself as one of the league\u2019s most complete teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCorey leads with authenticity, consistency and a clear understanding of not only the team, but also the Saskatchewan Roughriders organization and our community,\u201d said Roughriders Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O\u2019Day. \u201cFrom day one, he dedicated himself to bringing the Club its fifth Grey Cup championship, building strong relationships with our players and creating an environment where they can succeed.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0been outstanding for our organization and a key part of our success.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under Mace\u2019s leadership, the Roughriders excelled in all three phases of the game, finishing first in: victories (12), fewest points allowed (346), rushing\u00a0defence\u00a0(76.0 yards allowed per game), opponent yards per rush (4.6), average time of possession (31:47) and kickoff return average (24.9).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Club also ranked second in net offence (382.6 yards per game), passing efficiency (105.5), fewest sacks allowed (26) and interceptions (24), while placing in the top three across a wide range of key offensive and defensive categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mace\u2019s 2025 campaign built on the\u00a0strong foundation\u00a0established\u00a0in his first season with the Club, as his \u201cgo 1-and-0\u201d mindset and family-first culture have helped shape a resilient and connected team identity that has resonated across Rider Nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In recognition of his leadership, Mace was named the West Division\u2019s top coach for the second consecutive season, earning the division\u2019s nomination for the league-wide\u00a0honour\u00a0in each of his first two years as a head coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through two seasons, Mace has led the Roughriders to back-to-back playoff appearances, including a first-place finish and Grey Cup championship in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Grey Cup champion as\u00a0a head\u00a0coach in 2025, Mace is now a four-time Grey Cup champion overall. He previously won as the defensive coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and with the Calgary Stampeders as both a player (2014) and coach (2018).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Vancouver, B.C. native joined the Roughriders after two seasons (2022\u201323) as defensive coordinator in Toronto, where he led one of the league\u2019s top\u00a0defences.\u00a0Prior to that, he spent six seasons (2016\u201321) as defensive line coach with Calgary following the conclusion of his playing career.\u00a0As a player, Mace appeared in 40 games with the Stampeders after three seasons in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club is proud to announce that Head Coach Corey Mace has been named the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-570712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}