US EditionCorey Mace Wins First Coach of the Year Award
Corey Mace won 39 of 53 ballots after leading Saskatchewan to a CFL-best 12-6 record and the Grey Cup, with top defensive stats and a historic championship win.
- On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace was named the CFL's coach of the year for the first time, receiving 39 of the 53 completed ballots.
- This honour follows Mace leading the Roughriders to their fifth CFL championship in history with a 25-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes in November, capping a dominant 2025 season.
- Under his guidance, the team achieved a CFL-best 12-6 regular-season record while allowing the fewest points per game and receiving the inaugural Ted Goveia Football Operations Award.
- Mace has embraced local outreach, visiting schools and minor hockey games while touring the Grey Cup across Saskatchewan, including a commemorative photo with Angie Reed, widow of legendary Riders fullback George Reed.
- The eighth Saskatchewan coach to earn the Annis Stukus Trophy, Mace joins predecessors like Chris Jones while connecting to Stukus's legacy of promoting the sport across Canada.
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Davis: CFL's top coach is Riders' Corey Mace; 'Stuke' wudda loved that
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace, winner of the Annis Stukus Trophy as the league's outstanding coach, is getting steeped in a CFL tradition linked to one of Canada's most colourful, outgoing personalities.
Corey Mace of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named head coach of the Canadian Football League (CFL) of the year on Wednesday.
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Roughriders' Corey Mace captures CFL's coach of the year award
EDMONTON — A 2025 season to remember just became even more memorable for Corey Mace. The 40-year-old native of Port Moody, B.C., was named the CFL's coach of the year for the first time Wednesday. The honour followed Mace earning his first Grey Cup title as a head coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 25-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes in November. Montreal's Jason Maas was the award finalist. He won it in 2024, with Mace being the runner…
ROUGHRIDERS’ COREY MACE IS THE CFL's COACH OF THE YEAR
The Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club is proud to announce that Head Coach Corey Mace has been named the Canadian Football League’s Coach of the Year following a Grey Cup championship season. 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, establis…
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