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4 times Chris Jones broke Rider Nation's heart

Up until today, when Chris Jones officially became the new head coach and general manager of the Riders, he was a tough coach to go up against.

Before he signed on with the Riders, Jones was busy winning games against them

Chris Jones talks about joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders

9 years ago
Duration 0:21
Chris Jones talks about joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Up until today, when Chris Jones officially became the new head coach and general manager of the Riders, he was a tough coach to go up against.

Here arefour times he broke Rider Nation's heart.

1) The time he led the Eskimos to a 24-0 win against the Riders. It was the first time the Riders were shut out since 1986.

Eskimos' John White sparkles in shutout over Roughriders

10 years ago
Duration 0:47
Edmonton beats Saskatchewan 24-0.

2) The time Jones engineered a heartbreaking comeback win for the Eskimos at Mosaic Stadium in the following matchup.

Mike Reilly's 84-yard touchdown winner

10 years ago
Duration 0:31
Helps lift Edmonton Eskimos to a 24-19 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders

3) The time he led his Eskimos to an 18-10 win over the Riders in the CFL's Westernsemifinal.

Eskimos freeze out Roughriders in West semifinal

10 years ago
Duration 1:08
Edmonton beat the Saskatchewan 18-10

4) He was the assistant head coach of the Calgary Stampeders in 2011 when the team won every game against the Riders.

Calgary Stampeders' Arkei Franklin, right, pushes past Saskatchewan Roughriders' Jason Clermont during a CFL action in 2011. (Larry MacDougal/Canadian Press)