2009 UNIVERSITY of REGINA RAMS FOOTBALL • GAME 4 Vs UBC
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2009 UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS FOOTBALL • GAME 4 vs UBC •RAMS GAMEDAY Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 Kickoff Time: 2 p.m. (PDT) Location: Vancouver, B.C. Site: Thunderbird Stadium Capacity: 3,500 Surface: Natural Grass Rankings: Regina (NR), UBC (NR) •REGINA BROADCAST INFO Radio: 620 CKRM (Regina) Broadcasters: Michael Ball, play-by-play; Chad Ehman, analyst Internet: 620 CKRM’s broadcast is avail- able live at www.620ckrm.com •ONLINE INFORMATION Regina Rams: www.reginarams.com Regina Athletics: www.reginacougars.com UBC: www.gothunderbirds.ca Rams quarterback Marc Mueller drops back for a pass. (Photo: Rob Weitzel Graphic Productions) •SERIES INFORMATION Canada West Game #4 Conference games: Series tied 7-7 Regina at UBC Postseason games: (no meetings) Last Meeting: Regina 18, UBC 16 on Thunderbird Stadium Sept. 19, 2008 in Vancouver. Vancouver, B.C. •RECORDS In a battle of teams coming off of 26-point losses and looking to get back up to the .500 mark, Regina 1-2 the University of Regina Rams and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds will square off UBC 1-2 on Saturday afternoon at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. With identical 1-2 records, the Rams and the Thunderbirds are part of a four-way tie for fourth •HEAD COACHES place in Canada West. Alberta and Manitoba also have one win and two losses on their record, Regina coach Frank McCrystal is in with the Golden Bears hosting Saskatchewan on Friday night and the Bisons on their bye week. his 11th season with the Rams at the The two teams are meeting for the first time since Sept. 19 of last year, when the Rams took CIS level and holds a 37-45-1 record in an 18-16 win in Vancouver. Regina and UBC had provided plenty of offensive fireworks in the two Canada West games. meetings before last season’s low-scoring contest, combining for an incredible 191 points during their matchups in 2006 and 2007. UBC coach Ted Goveia is in his fourth Saturday’s game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. PDT (3 p.m. CST). Catch all the action live season with the Thunderbirds and holds a with Michael Ball and Chad Ehman at 620 CKRM or on the Internet at www.620ckrm.com. 10-17 record in Canada West games. Regina Rams (1-2) Last Week: Lost 41-15 vs. No. 4 Calgary Next Week: (Bye) The Rams are coming off of a 41-15 home loss to the No. 4-ranked Calgary Dinos. Regina was unable to come up with an answer for Calgary running back Matt Walter, who ended up with 259 rushing yards during the game. The Rams actually held a ten-point lead midway through the second quarter, but 27 unanswered points by the Dinos essentially put the game away. Regina’s pass offence, ranked No. 1 in the conference, is controlled by third-year quarterback Marc Mueller. Mueller leads the conference in passing yards (868) and completions (112) and 2009 UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS SCHEDULE & RESULTS DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULT NOTES Fri. Sept. 4 Manitoba Mosaic Stadium W, 28-10 Mueller completes 24 of 34 passes (70.6%) in first CIS start Fri. Sept. 11 at #3 Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask. L, 10-9 Combined 19 points stands as the lowest-scoring game in U of R history Fri. Sept. 18 #4 Calgary Mosaic Stadium L, 41-15 Matt Walter rushes for 259 yards to lead Dinos to victory Sat. Sept. 26 at British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. 2:00 pm (PDT) Fri. Oct. 9 #7 Simon Fraser Mosaic Stadium 7:00 pm Sat. Oct. 17 at Alberta Edmonton, Alta. 1:00 pm Sat. Oct. 24 at #4 Calgary Calgary, Alta. 1:00 pm Fri. Oct. 30 #3 Saskatchewan Mosaic Stadium 7:00 pm 2009 UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS FOOTBALL • GAME 4 vs UBC •CANADA WEST STANDINGS is tied for the Canada West lead with three touchdown passes. Mueller’s top receiver has been TEAM W L PF PA second-year wideout Mark McConkey, who has 16 receptions for 221 yards and a touchdown. #3 Saskatchewan 2 0 30 29 Graham Mosiondz leads the Rams with 148 rushing yards and an average of 5.5 yards per carry. Simon Fraser 2 1 83 42 On defence, linebacker Bruce Anderson leads the team with 17½ tackles. Matt Yausie and #4 Calgary 2 1 95 66 Jamir Walker have four pass breakups each, while Walker is tied for the Canada West lead with Alberta 1 2 83 75 two interceptions. ►Regina 1 2 52 61 Outside linebacker Brandon Ganne did not play during the Calgary game because of an injury, Manitoba 1 2 53 79 but is expected to return for Saturday. Slotback Jason Price was injured early in the Dinos game British Columbia 1 2 42 86 and is doubtful for the UBC game, while offensive lineman Devin Hillier and defensive back Dan- iel Knaus are expected to be out for the season. •UFRC - CIS TOP TEN Following Saturday’s game against UBC, the Rams will enjoy a bye week before returning to Team Rec. Pts. Last action on Oct. 9 with a home game against Simon Fraser. 1 Laval (55) 3-0 1730 1 2 Western Ontario 3-0 1578 2 UBC Thunderbirds (1-2) 3 Saskatchewan 2-0 1374 3 Last Week: Lost 36-10 at Manitoba 4 Calgary 2-1 1195 4 Next Week: vs. No. 4 Calgary (Oct. 3) 5 Queen’s 3-0 1134 6 Like the Rams, the Thunderbirds also suffered a 26-point loss last week, as they were defeat- 6 Montreal 2-1 819 5 ed by a 28-10 score by Manitoba. The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, but the Bisons exploded 7 St. Francis Xavier 2-0 768 8 for 26 unanswered points in the second half to seal the victory. 8 Wilfrid Laurier 2-1 489 9 Dave Boyd is on pace for a 1000-yard rushing season, as the Thunderbird running back has 9 Saint Mary’s 1-1 330 10 recorded 382 yards on the ground in the first three games of the season. Boyd ranks No. 2 in the 10 Guelph 2-1 146 NR conference in rushing, trailing only Walter. Other teams receiving votes: Simon Quarterback Billy Greene has completed 40 of his 78 passes this season for 413 yards and a Fraser (101), Sherbrooke (34), Alberta (3), 51.3% completion rate. Jordan Grieve and Spencer Betts have been Greene’s top receivers this Ottawa (2), Regina (1), McMaster (1). season, with both registering 11 receptions this year. Alex Babalos has 20 total tackles this year to lead the UBC defence and has also recorded an interception, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble. Serge Kaminsky has a team-leading two •CANADA WEST RECENT RESULTS sacks. Sept. 18 Calgary 41, Regina 15 Saturday’s game will mark UBC’s homecoming game. The Thunderbirds will again be hosting a Sept. 18 Alberta 28, Simon Fraser 16 homecoming tailgate party, which attracted more than 3000 fans last season. UBC’s broadcast Sept. 19 UBC 10, Manitoba 36 will be available in the greater Vancouver area on CiTR, located at 101.9 on the FM dial, or on the Internet at www.citr.ca. •CANADA WEST THIS WEEK (LOCAL TIME) Sept. 25 Saskatchewan at Alberta (7:00) PICKING UP WHERE ORBAN LEFT OFF: MUELLER LEADING CANADA WEST IN PASSING Sept. 26 Simon Fraser at Calgary (1:00) After apprenticing for two seasons, Marc Mueller has taken over at quarterback for the Rams. Sept. 26 Regina at UBC (2:00) Mueller backed up former Rams pivot Teale Orban during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, watch- ing as Orban basically rewrote the Canada West record book during his prolific five-year career. •RAMS RESULTS vs. UBC Orban ended his career as Canada West’s all-time leader in passing yards (9449), pass comple- Sept. 18, 1999 H L, 19-32 tions (685), and touchdown passes (76) and holds virtually every U of R single-game, single- Oct. 29, 1999 A L, 7-35 season, and career passing records. The grandson of former Saskatchewan Roughrider legend Sept. 8, 2000 A L, 30-33 Ron Lancaster, Mueller has had a fine start to this season, as he leads the conference in passing Oct. 21, 2000 H W, 47-37 yards (868), completions (65) and pass efficiency rating (289.3). He is also tied for the Canada Sept. 21, 2001 H W, 59-21 West lead with three touchdown passes. Aug. 31, 2002 H W, 15-10 Oct. 11, 2002 A L, 12-24 FORMER RAMS IN THE PROS Sept. 27, 2003 H W, 38-21 The impressive list of former University of Regina players now toiling in the professional ranks is Sept. 25, 2004 A L, 21-44 led by the Seattle Seahawks’ Jon Ryan, who currently leads the NFL with an average net of 44.3 Sept. 9, 2005 A W, 41-23 yards per punt. Nine former University of Regina Rams are now in the CFL, including Chris Bau- Oct. 14, 2005 H L, 13-32 man (Hamilton), Jason Clermont (Saskatchewan), Tamon George (Saskatchewan), Chris Getzlaf Sept. 29, 2006 A L, 48-60 (Saskatchewan), Neal Hughes (Saskatchewan), Nick Hutchins (Saskatchewan), Brendon LaBatte Sept. 21, 2007 H W, 55-28 (Winnipeg), Joel Lipinski (Saskatchewan), and Stan Van Sichem (Montreal). Randy Srochenski, Sept. 19, 2008 A W, 18-16 who suited up for the Rams during their days as a junior program, is with the Toronto Argonauts. DOING DOUBLE DUTY Slotback Jared Janotta and defensive back Jeff Lukomski will be rarities this season - they’ll be teammates on both the Rams and the U of R’s men’s basketball team.