After serving as an assistant coach with Winnipeg (2007), Calgary (2008-10) and Hamilton (2011), Corey Chamblin got his first head coaching job with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2012. Under Chamblin, the Riders finished 8-10 and in third place in the West. The Riders were 8-6 at one point, but went on a late season skid and then lost in the West semi-final to Calgary on a last minute touchdown by the Stampeders.