Although the club failed to record a second consecutive first place finish in the West Division, the Roughriders qualified for the post-season for the fourth consecutive season of play on October 30, 2021 following a win over the Montreal Alouettes.
[2] This was the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.
[3][4] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.
[9][10] Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.
[5] [11] The Roughriders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 23.