REGINA 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

2017 SCHEDULE 7UBC FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 (0-0) 7UBC (0-0) THUNDERBIRDS REGINA, SK • 7:00 PM 5REGINA FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 (0-0) 4CALGARY (0-0) DINOS CALGARY, AB • 5:30 PM WHAT TO WATCH FOR SETTING THE SCENE • The Rams open up the 2017 season on KICKOFF: Friday, Sept. 1 (7:00 PM) Friday the same way the 2016 campaign SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 ended - at home against UBC. The Rams SITE: Mosaic Stadium (Regina, Sask.) ALBERTA (0-0) will be looking for revenge after a 40-34 CAPACITY: 33,000 GOLDEN BEARS loss to UBC in last year’s semifinal game. REGINA, SK • 2:00 PM RANKINGS: UBC #7, Regina #5 • The Rams/UBC game is the only contest TELEVISION: Canada West Football in the nation this week that features Showcase on SaskTel maxTV & TELUS Op- SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 a battle between two teams currently tik TV (Dan Plaster/PxP, Jason Clermont/ ranked in the Top Ten. 10MANITOBA (0-0) CC, Darren Dupont/host) BISONS • RB Atlee Simon is poised to break a REGINA, SK • 2:00 PM major school record. He enters the season REGINA RADIO: 620 CKRM tied with Neal Hughes for the U of R’s all- (Michael Ball/PxP, Marco Ricci/CC) time lead with 17 career rushing touch- LIVE VIDEO: www.canadawest.tv ($) FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 downs, and needs just one more to pull SASKATCHEWAN (0-0) into sole possession of first place. HUSKIES SASKATOON, SK • 7:00 PM 2016 RAMS STATISTICAL LEADERS SATURDAY, OCT. 14 ALBERTA (0-0) GOLDEN BEARS EDMONTON, AB • 1:00 PM

SATURDAY, OCT. 21 4CALGARY (0-0) DINOS PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE NOAH PICTON ATLEE SIMON MITCHELL PICTON RYAN SCHIENBEIN REGINA, SK • 2:00 PM 3186 yds • 25 TDs 567 yds • 4 TDs 58 rec • 834 yds • 11 TDs 1045 yds

SATURDAY, OCT. 28 7UBC (0-0) THUNDERBIRDS VANCOUVER, BC • 1:00 PM PDT

TACKLES PASSES DEFENDED SACKS FORCED FUMBLES DANNY NESBITT J. DWYER / K. BRANNING NICHOLAS DHEILLY J. DWYER / D. NESBITT 52 tackles (34/36) 6 PD 4 sacks (34 yds) 2 FFs 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

ENCORE: What can QB Noah Picton do for an encore? Last year he became the first Rams player QUICK NOTES to receive the as the U SPORTS Player of the Year after setting a new national UNIVERSITY OF REGINA record with 3186 passing yards. He also led all of Canadian university football in completion rate Location...... Regina, Sask. (69.3%) and touchdown passes (25) and was Canada West’s leader with 224 completions. Picton, who was a three-time recipient of U SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week honours, returns his Enrollment...... 12,612 top two receivers from last year (Mitchell Picton and Ryan Schienbein) as well as Mitch Thompson, Founded (Regina College)...... 1911 who was among the team’s leading receivers in 2015 but missed last year due to injury. Founded (University of Regina)...... 1974 Conference...... Canada West SERIES NOTES: Friday’s game will mark the 27th time that the two teams have played a Canada Colours...... Green and Vegas Gold West game, but the first where both teams are ranked – the Rams checked in at No. 5 in the first President...... Dr. Vianne Timmons poll of the season released on Tuesday, while UBC was No. 7. Last season’s three contests were Athletic Director...... Lisa Robertson thrilling – the Rams won 20-10 on the road in Week 3 and followed that up with a 35-33 home vic- tory in Week 7, but UBC exacted revenge with a 40-34 win in the Canada West semifinals. RAMS HISTORY REVAMPED LINE: Though the vast majority of the core of the 2016 team returns, the offensive First Season (CJFL)...... 1954 line was hit hard. The list of departures includes Nathan Cugnet, Andre Smith, Jamie Wandell, and First Season (U SPORTS)...... 1999 Jeremy Zver, while Matt Degelman is still recovering from the injury that ended his 2016 campaign All-Time Canada West Record...... 66-77-1OTL and will miss this year as well. Andrew Becker is the only returning starter from last season and All-Time Postseason Record...... 7-13 he’s likely to start at right guard, with newcomers Michele Vecchio ( Sun) and Theren Canada West Championships...... 1 (2000) Churchill () at centre and right tackle, respectively. Bryan Robinson was mainly COACHING STAFF a backup last year but is expected to step into a starting role this year at left tackle, while first-year Head Coach...... Steve Bryce (2nd season) lineman Bowen Pisula could start at left guard after missing the entire 2016 season to injury. Canada West Record...... 6-2 CROSS TO START: One of the most heralded recruits the Rams have landed in recent years, first- Postseason Record...... 0-1 year LB Nick Cross (LeBoldus) has been as good as advertised in camp and is expected to get the Offensive Coordinator...... Mark McConkey start at sam linebacker on Friday. That would make Cross the first rookie directly out of high school Defensive Coordinator...... Sheldon Gray to start a season opener for the Rams in nearly a decade – the last time that happened was back when Cross was in Grade 4, and Jamir Walker came out of Sheldon-Williams Collegiate to start at 2016 CANADA WEST STANDINGS cornerback in the Rams’ first game of the 2008 season. W-L PF PA Regina 6-2 277 218 SOME MORE ROOKIES: Besides Cross, the Rams are expected to dress two other rookies right out Calgary 6-2 294 167 of high school in their opener – RB Kyle Borsa (Riffel) and SB Zachary Shalley (Sheldon-Williams). Both played big roles in last week’s exhibition win over Calgary, with Shalley ending up as the Saskatchewan 5-3 261 205 game’s top receiver (eight catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns) and Borsa finishing with UBC 3-5 250 245 three rushes for 22 yards as well as returning a total of three kicks. Manitoba 3-5 276 323 Alberta 1-7 155 355 U SPORTS DEBUTS: A total of 13 players will play in their first U SPORTS game on Friday. Besides Borsa and Shalley, OL Theren Churchill (Edmonton Huskies), OL Matthew Couch (Citrus College), U SPORTS TOP TEN OL Michele Vecchio () are all in their first season with the Rams. OL Jesse Ens, OL 1) Laval (1-0 RSEQ)...... (18) 180 Bowen Pisula, and FB Scott Jones are all in their second season with the program, but were red- 2) Montreal (1-0 RSEQ)...... 156 shirts last year and didn’t get into a game. On the defensive side of the ball, Cross will be joined by 3) Western (1-0 OUA)...... 128 four others playing their first U SPORTS game – LB Cole Benkic (), LB Layne Hull 4) Calgary (0-0 Canada West)...... 115 (Okanagan Sun), DB Jack Louisdort (St-Lazare Stallions), and DB Taylor Mayer (). 5) Regina (0-0 Canada West)...... 101 THUNDER BUDDIES: DB Polis Koko and DL Ryan Warner both come back to the Rams after origi- 6) Wilfrid Laurier (1-0 OUA)...... 87 nally starting out at the U of R out of high school, but heading crosstown to the Regina Thunder to 7) UBC (0-0 Canada West)...... 79 play junior football. Koko played in 2015 for the Rams after graduating from LeBoldus before play- 8) McMaster (0-0 OUA)...... 28 ing for the Thunder last season, while Warner redshirted with the Rams in 2012, played in 2013, and 9) Ottawa (1-0 OUA)...... 28 spent three seasons with the Thunder and earned CJFL All-Canadian honours last season. 10) Manitoba (0-0 Canada West)...... 24 Also receiving votes: Carleton (20), Mount Allison BACK FROM INJURY: WR Mitch Thompson led the Rams in both receiving yards (526) and touch- (19), Guelph (8), Saskatchewan (7), Concordia (7), down catches (5) during the 2015 season, but ending up missing the entire 2016 campaign after Saint Mary’s (1), Alberta (1), Waterloo (1). sustaining an injury in the offseason. But Thompson has recovered, and the Rams expect him to reclaim his starting position at wide receiver in the opener against UBC. START CHART Opponent QB RB LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB SB vs. Calgary (Medicine Hat) N.Picton Simon Robinson Pisula Vecchio Becker Churchill Thompson Wyonzek M.Picton Schienbein Eurich UBC at Calgary Alberta Manitoba at Saskatchewan at Alberta Calgary at UBC Opponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB CB HB HB S vs. Calgary (Medicine Hat) Dheilly McKinnon Wicijowski McKen McEachern Hull Cross Koko Hanna Propp Mayer Delinte UBC at Calgary Alberta Manitoba at Saskatchewan at Alberta Calgary at UBC

2 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last Team) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last Team) 1 Tyler Vieira QB 5-11 210 5 Winnipeg, Man. () 50 Aidan Anderson LB 6-0 215 1 Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 2 Seb Britton QB 6-4 205 1 Calgary, Alta. (Rundle College) 51 Paxton Seib DL 6-0 245 1 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 3 Zachary Shalley SB 6-2 190 1 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 52 Matt Degelman OL 6-3 270 5 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 4 Noah Picton QB 5-9 180 4 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 53 Travis Pelletier DL 6-2 220 4 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 5 Jonah Branning DB 6-1 185 1 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Central Collegiate) 55 Jacob Laboccetta LB 6-0 220 2 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Central Collegiate) 6 Mitchell Picton SB 6-2 205 5 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 56 Ryder Varga LB 6-2 225 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 7 Taylor Mayer DB 5-9 175 2 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 57 Thomas Lill DL 6-4 305 5 Aurora, Ont. (Huron Heights) 8 Jack Louisdort DB 5-10 175 4 Naples, Fla. (Concordia University) 58 Austin Lund DL 6-1 255 1 Weyburn, Sask. (Weyburn Comp.) 9 Nick Cross LB 6-0 185 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 59 Kaiden Jones LB 6-2 200 2 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 10 Jeff Propp DB 6-0 190 5 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 60 Zach Eltom DL 6-2 235 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 11 Lucas Nurkowski SB 6-0 170 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 62 Theren Churchill OL 6-6 280 3 Stettler, Alta. (Edmonton Huskies) 12 Thomas Huber K/SB 6-1 195 5 N. Vancouver, B.C. (Okanagan Sun) 63 Liam Jensen OL 6-3 295 2 Watrous, Sask. (Winston HS) 13 Blake Scherle QB 5-10 175 1 Emerald Park, Sask. (Greenall HS) 64 Michele Vecchio OL 6-1 305 3 , B.C. (Okanagan Sun) 14 Ryan Schienbein SB 5-9 180 3 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 65 Andrew Becker OL 6-3 265 2 Kelowna, B.C. (Rutland Senior) 15 Dillon Zimmermann DB 5-11 165 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 66 Ty Cappo OL 6-3 260 1 Muscowpetung F.N. (Greenall HS) 16 Korey Greene DB 6-0 180 5 Toronto, Ont. (Toronto Thunder) 67 Roe Borgmann OL 6-1 270 3 Lumsden, Sask. (Lumsden HS) 17 Colton Friesen SB 6-3 220 1 Regina, Sask. (Winston Knoll) 68 Bowen Pisula OL 6-0 285 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 18 Frankie Gray DB 5-10 185 5 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 69 Bryce McKinnon DL 6-0 280 5 Water Valley, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 19 Luke Wilson DB 6-2 195 2 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 70 Parker Hodel OL 6-4 320 1 Regina, Sask. (Winston Knoll) 20 Braedy Will DB 6-4 210 3 Winnipeg, Man. (Winnipeg Rifles) 71 Bryan Robinson OL 6-3 270 4 Clairmont, Alta. () 21 Scott Jones FB 5-10 205 1 Weyburn, Sask. (Weyburn Comp.) 72 Maguire Abell OL 6-0 270 1 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Albert E. Peacock) 22 Kyle Borsa RB 5-11 180 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 73 Thomas Stanton OL 6-4 280 4 Norco, Calif. (Riverside CC) 23 Polis Koko DB 5-10 170 2 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 74 Dawson Mucha OL 5-11 295 1 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 24 Royce Hanna DB 5-9 175 3 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 75 Jesse Ens OL 6-3 275 1 Warman, Sask. (Warman HS) 25 Brady Eurich WR 5-10 185 5 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 76 Halem Hrizai OL 6-3 255 1 Winnipeg, Man. (Murdoch MacKay) 26 Davin Johnston WR 6-1 185 4 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 78 Tim Gauthier OL 6-2 260 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 27 Ben Lane FB 6-0 205 4 Calgary, Alta. (Dr. E.P. Scarlett HS) 79 Matthew Couch OL 6-5 305 3 La Verne, Calif. (Citrus College) 28 Robbie Avram DB 6-0 185 4 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 80 Daniel Scraper K 5-11 165 3 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 29 Zach Moore DB 6-0 190 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 81 Kasim Ocaya SB 5-10 175 4 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 30 Brayden Wagg RB 5-10 190 2 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 82 Mitch Thompson WR 5-10 190 5 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 31 Cord Delinte DB 5-11 200 3 Cowley, Alta. (Okanagan Sun) 83 Devin Csincsa SB 5-10 190 5 Winnipeg, Man. ( Broncos) 32 Mason Rossler LB 6-0 185 4 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 84 Adam Rask SB 6-3 190 2 Cochrane, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 33 Blake Anaka RB 5-3 155 3 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 85 Tanner Zaharia WR 6-1 210 1 Balgonie, Sask. (Greenall HS) 34 Jacob Palmarin RB 5-10 205 3 Lethbridge, Alta. () 86 Kyle Moortgat SB 6-0 180 3 Cochrane, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 35 Brody Dirk LB 6-1 220 1 Olds, Alta. () 88 Blake Draper SB 6-3 225 2 , B.C. (Valley Huskers) 36 Atlee Simon RB 6-0 205 4 Regina, Sask. (Thom Collegiate) 89 Jordan Wyonzek SB 6-0 195 3 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 37 Dilan Elgert DB 6-1 185 2 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 90 Ryan Warner DL 6-2 260 4 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 38 Semba Mbasela RB 5-9 160 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 91 Matt Moore DL 6-1 260 3 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 39 Travis Semenok LB 5-11 205 2 Medicine Hat, Alta. (Edm. Wildcats) 92 Grey McKen DL 6-2 245 4 Yorkton, Sask. (Yorkton Regional HS) 40 Layne Hull LB 6-1 205 4 Willowbrook, Sask. (Okanagan Sun) 94 Blake Turner DL 6-1 270 1 Calgary, Alta. (Bishop O’Byrne HS) 41 Zack McEachern LB 6-0 220 5 Calgary, Alta. (Calgary Colts) 95 Tanner Schmekel DL 6-2 250 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 42 Liam Lerat DB 5-10 175 3 Ottawa, Ont. (St. Mark Catholic HS) 96 Eric Wicijowski DL 6-2 275 3 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 43 Chris Bend LB 6-7 220 1 Regina, Sask. (Luther College HS) 98 Ajai Washington DL 6-2 225 3 Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) 44 Carter Hewson RB 5-10 165 1 Regina, Sask. (Luther College HS) 99 Nicholas Dheilly DL 6-4 210 2 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 45 Sam Varao FB 6-0 230 3 Victoria, B.C. (Belmont Secondary) Noah Dheilly WR 5-11 165 1 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) 46 Cole Benkic LB 6-1 205 4 Saskatoon, Sask. (Saskatoon Hilltops) Gray Lund WR 5-7 165 1 Regina, Sask. (Archbishop M.C O’Neill) 47 Danny Nesbitt LB 6-2 215 4 Regina, Sask. (Dr. Martin LeBoldus) Noah Sampson DB 5-11 180 1 Pilot Butte, Sask. (Greenall HS) 48 Matt Brown FB 6-2 220 1 Canmore, Alta. (Canmore Collegiate) Nolan Slusar WR 5-11 160 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 49 Kealey Heintz K/P 6-1 195 3 Saskatoon, Sask. (Okanagan Sun) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Abell, Maguire...... ma-GWY-er AY-bull Huber, Thomas...... HEW-bur Scherle, Blake...... SURE-lee Anaka, Blake...... a-NACK-uh Koko, Polis...... POE-liss Schienbein, Ryan...... SHIN-bine Avram, Robbie...... AYVE-rim Laboccetta, Jacob...... LA-boh-SET-uh Seib, Paxton...... SIBE Benkic, Cole...... BEN-kick Lerat, Liam...... la-RAW Semenok, Travis...... SEM-a-nock Csincsa, Devin...... CHIN-cha Louisdort, Jack...... LEW-iss-dort Shalley, Zachary...... SHAY-lee Degelman, Matt...... DAY-gul-min Mayer, Taylor...... MAY-ur Varao, Sam...... VARE-oh Delinte, Cord...... da-LINT Mbasela, Semba...... ba-SELL-a Vecchio, Michele...... me-CAL VECK-e-oh Dheilly, Nicholas/Noah...... DAY-lee Moortgat, Kyle...... MORT-gat Vieira, Tyler...... vee-AIR-a Elgert, Dilan...... DILL-in Mucha, Dawson...... MUCH-a Washington, Ajai...... ah-JYE Eurich, Brady...... YOU-rick Ocaya, Kasim...... CASS-im o-CHYE-ya Wicijowski, Eric...... which-HOUSE-key Hodel, Parker...... HO-dul Pelletier, Travis...... PELL-te-yay Wyonzek, Jordan...... why-ON-zick Hrizai, Halem...... HAY-lim RITZ-eye Pisula, Bowen...... pi-SOO-la Zaharia, Tanner...... za-HAIR-e-ah

3 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES LAST TIME IT HAPPENED SINGLE-GAME RECORDS RUSHING RUSHING YARDS • Rams player ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Atlee Simon (111) vs. UBC, 10/21/2016 295, Neal Hughes vs. Alberta, 10/25/2003 • Opposing player ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Alex Christie (102), Manitoba, 10/29/2016 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • Rams player ≥ 150 rushing yards...... Atlee Simon (162) at Alberta, 10/15/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 150 rushing yards...... Kienan LaFrance (175), Manitoba, 10/25/2014 3, Cory Olynick vs. Simon Fraser, 10/26/2002 • Rams player ≥ 200 rushing yards...... Atlee Simon (207) at UBC, 9/12/2015 3, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/25/2014 • Opposing player ≥ 200 rushing yards...... Brandon Deschamps (230), UBC, 9/21/2013 3, Atlee Simon vs. Alberta, 11/1/2014 • Two Rams ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Never 3, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/17/2015 • Two opposing players ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Shane Buchanan (112) and Dexter Janke (110), Saskatchewan, 8/30/2013 3, Atlee Simon vs. UBC, 11/5/2016 • Rams player ≥ 3 TD rushes...... Atlee Simon (3) vs. UBC, 11/5/2016 RUSHES • Opposing player ≥ 3 TD rushes...... Mercer Timmis (3), Calgary, 10/18/2013 39, Adrian Charles vs. Manitoba, 9/30/2011 • Rams player ≥ 4 TD rushes...... Never LONGEST RUSH • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD rushes...... Dathan Thomas (4), Saskatchewan, 9/6/2008 97 yds, Ronald Arnold at UBC, 9/8/2000 PASS COMPLETIONS RECEIVING 40, Noah Picton vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Rams player ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Riley Wilson (184) vs. UBC, 11/5/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Will Watson (116), UBC, 11/5/2016 PASS ATTEMPTS • Rams player ≥ 150 receiving yards...... Riley Wilson (184) vs. UBC, 11/5/2016 60, Noah Picton vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 150 receiving yards...... Mitch Hillis (178), Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 COMPLETION RATE • Rams player ≥ 200 receiving yards...... Mitchell Picton (215) vs. Calgary, 9/23/2016 78.8% (26-33), Noah Picton vs. Sask., 10/30/2015 • Opposing player ≥ 200 receiving yards...... Nic Demski (238), Manitoba, 10/25/2014 PASSING YARDS • Two Rams ≥ 100 receiving yards...... R. Wilson (156) and R. Schienbein (144) at Manitoba, 10/29/2016 548, Teale Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Two opposing players ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Alex Vitt (182) and Dustin Pedersen (131), Manitoba, 10/2/2015 TOUCHDOWN PASSES • Three Rams ≥ 100 receiving yards...... J. Janotta (148), A. Richards (113), M. Picton (101) vs. Alberta, 11/1/2014 6, Teale Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Three opposing players ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Never • Rams player ≥ 10 receptions...... Ryan Schienbein (13) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/1/2016 6, Teale Orban vs. Calgary, 10/6/2007 • Opposing player ≥ 10 receptions...... Mitch Hillis (10), Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 LONGEST PASS COMPLETION • Rams player ≥ 3 TD receptions...... Atlee Simon (3) at Manitoba, 10/29/2016 109 yds, Mark Anderson to Jon Ryan • Opposing player ≥ 3 TD receptions...... Mitch Stevens (3), Saskatchewan, 8/30/2013 (at Saskatchewan, 10/27/2001) • Rams player ≥ 4 TD receptions...... Chad Goldie (4) at UBC, 9/29/2006 RECEPTIONS • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD receptions...... Brendan Mahoney (5), Simon Fraser, 11/1/2003 15, Chad Goldie at Alberta, 9/8/2007 RECEIVING YARDS PASSING 228, Jordan Sisco vs. Alberta, 10/13/2007 • Rams player ≥ 400 passing yards...... Noah Picton (459) at Manitoba, 10/29/2016 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS • Opposing player ≥ 400 passing yards...... Theo Deezar (457), Manitoba, 9/8/2016 4, Jason Clermont vs. UBC, 9/21/2001 • Rams player 500 passing yards...... Teale Orban (548) at UBC, 9/29/2006 ≥ 4, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Opposing player ≥ 500 passing yards...... Never • Rams player ≥ 4 TD passes...... Noah Picton (4) vs. UBC, 10/21/2016 TOTAL OFFENCE YARDS • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD passes...... Theo Deezar (4), Manitoba, 10/17/2015 597, T. Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Rams player ≥ 5 TD passes...... Teale Orban (5) at Alberta, 10/18/2008 (548 pass + 49 rush) • Opposing player ≥ 5 TD passes...... Ryan Zahara (7), Manitoba, 10/23/2004 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS • Rams player ≥ 6 TD passes...... Teale Orban (6) vs. Calgary, 10/6/2007 345, Neal Hughes at Manitoba, 11/11/2000 • Opposing player ≥ 6 TD passes...... Ryan Zahara (7), Manitoba, 10/23/2004 POINTS SCORED • Rams player ≥ 30 completions...... Noah Picton (40) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 26, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Opposing player 30 completions...... Michael O’Connor (32), UBC, 9/17/2016 ≥ TOUCHDOWNS SCORED • Rams player ≥ 35 completions...... Noah Picton (40) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 35 completions...... Never 4, Jason Clermont vs. Manitoba, 9/1/2001 4, Jason Clermont vs. UBC, 9/21/2001 DEFENCE 4, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Rams player ≥ 2 interceptions...... Danny Nesbitt (2) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/1/2016 4, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/25/2014 • Opposing player ≥ 2 interceptions...... Adam Laurensse (2) and Elie Bouka (2), Calgary, 11/8/2014 4, Atlee Simon at Manitoba, 10/29/2016 • Rams player ≥ 3 interceptions...... Never FIELD GOALS MADE • Opposing player ≥ 3 interceptions...... Anthony Deslauriers (3), Simon Fraser, 10/9/2009 4 (six times) • Rams player ≥ 2 sacks...... Nicholas Dheilly (3) vs. Calgary, 9/23/2016 LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE • Opposing player ≥ 2 sacks...... Lucky Daniels (2), Alberta, 10/15/2016 .53 yds, P. Scarcelli vs. Simon Fraser, 9/27/2008 • Rams player ≥ 3 sacks...... Nicholas Dheilly (3) vs. Calgary, 9/23/2016 LONGEST PUNT • Opposing player ≥ 3 sacks...... Serge Kaminsky (3), UBC, 9/2/2011 • Rams player ≥ 4 sacks...... Stan Van Sichem (4) vs. Saskatchewan, 11/2/2007 86 yds, Jon Ryan vs. Alberta, 10/20/2001 • Opposing player ≥ 4 sacks...... Michael Little (4), Simon Fraser, 10/1/2004 LONGEST PUNT RETURN 95 yds, Steve Ryan at Manitoba, 11/4/2006 RETURN TOUCHDOWNS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN • Rams player, punt return TD...... Chris King (68 yds) at Calgary, 11/2/2008 95 yds, Chris Ashman vs. Manitoba, 9/4/1999 • Opposing player, punt return TD...... Tylor Henry (97 yds), Alberta, 9/14/2013 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN • Rams player, kickoff return TD...... Neal Hughes (89 yds) at Saint Mary’s, 11/18/2000 87 yds, Jamir Walker vs. Sask., 9/18/2010 • Opposing player, kickoff return TD...... William Maxwell (104 yds), Calgary, 9/26/2015 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN • Rams player, missed FG return TD...... Never 108 yds, Michael Stefanovic vs. Sask., 10/30/2015 • Opposing player, missed FG return TD...... Never INTERCEPTIONS • Rams player, interception return TD...... Jamir Walker (58 yds) at Saskatchewan, 10/29/2010 2 (14 times) • Opposing player, interception return TD...... Tanner Friesen (56 yds), UBC, 10/21/2016 • Rams player, fumble return TD...... Michael Stefanovic (108 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 QUARTERBACK SACKS • Opposing player, fumble return TD...... Colton Zayshley (27-yard blocked punt return), UBC, 11/5/2016 4, Stan Van Sichem vs. Sask., 11/2/2007 FUMBLES FORCED FIELD GOALS 2 (four times) • Rams player ≥ 4 field goals...... Andrew Fabian (4) vs. UBC, 9/5/2014 BLOCKED KICKS • Opposing player ≥ 4 field goals...... Brent Arthur (4), Alberta, 10/15/2016 2, Craig Zimmer at Simon Fraser, 10/29/2005 • Rams player ≥ 5 field goals...... Never • Opposing player ≥ 5 field goals...... Sean Stenger (6), Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 • Rams player ≥ 45-yard field goal...... Chris Bodnar (45 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/22/2011 OVERTIME HISTORY • Opposing player ≥ 45-yard field goal...... Ryan Jones (45 yds), Manitoba, 9/8/2016 Aug. 30, 2003 vs. Saskatchewan...... L, 34-31 • Rams player ≥ 50-yard field goal...... Perri Scarcelli (50 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/30/2009 Oct. 8, 2005 at Manitoba...... W, 30-27 • Opposing player ≥ 50-yard field goal...... Hugh O’Neill (50 yds), Alberta, 10/17/2009 Sept. 2, 2016 at Saskatchewan...... L, 41-39 4 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES SPEED CHART - SIDELINE

CAMPBELL ANTONINI STEVE BRYCE VENTSON DONELSON QUARTERBACKS COACH HEAD COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH

HEAD COACH STEVE BRYCE Stephen Bryce was hired in March, 2016 as the head coach of the Uni- versity of . It didn’t take long for Bryce to SHELDON GRAY DWAYNE MASSON MARK McCONKEY make an impact in his first season DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS COACH OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR with the Rams. Taking over a team that had gone winless the previous season, Bryce guided the squad to a 6-2 conference record in 2016 as the Rams finished in first place in the Canada West standings for the first time in program history. He was an easy choice as the Canada West Coach of the Year. Prior to coming to the U of R, Bryce’s longest coaching stint was SHELDON NEALD GREG NESBITT KEVIN PIERCE at Etiwanda High School in Rancho OFFENSIVE LINE COACH DEFENSIVE LINE COACH SPECIAL TEAMS COACH Cucamonga, Calif. where he spent seven seasons as head coach of the Eagles. Taking over a team that had just had a winless season, it didn’t SPEED CHART - PRESS BOX take Bryce long to guide Etiwanda to the top of the Baseline League. The Eagles had 4-1 league records in 2006, 2007, and 2009 and won California Interscholastic Federa- tion playoff games in both 2009 and 2010. More recently, Bryce coached at the Bantam level in Regina Minor Football and with the South Sas- MARK BECKER STEVE HANSON DEREK LAMER katchewan Selects U14 team at the TIGHT ENDS COACH OFFENSIVE LINE COACH LINEBACKERS COACH 2016 Texas School of Football tour- nament in Arlington, Texas. Bryce is a former player him- self with the Regina Rams, playing for five seasons and helping the program win a national champion- ship in 1987 – his first year with the team. He went on to play for four years at Jamestown College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 with an emphasis on human WALKER MORRISON JEFF STUSEK biology. He continued his education LINEBACKERS COACH RECEIVERS COACH at Cal State San Bernardino, receiv- ing a Bachelor of Science in geology in 2015.

5 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS STATISTICS PASSING PUNT RETURNS G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long Noah Picton 8 172.17 224-323-9 69.3 3186 25 85 398.2 Ryan Schienbein 21 130 6.2 0 16 Tyler Vieira 7 555.20 1-2-0 50.0 81 1 81 11.6 Blake Anaka 14 58 4.1 0 20 Total 8 174.53 225-325-9 69.2 3267 26 85 408.4 Kahlen Branning 3 64 21.3 0 37 Opponents 8 128.75 195-329-9 59.3 2464 12 51 308.0 Khalid Kornegay 2 10 5.0 0 10 Total 40 262 6.6 0 37 RUSHING Opponents 40 354 8.9 0 67 GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G KICKOFF RETURNS Atlee Simon 7 113 595 28 567 5.0 4 37 81.0 No. Yds Avg TD Long Noah Picton 8 31 245 7 238 7.7 2 46 29.8 Ryan Schienbein 8 111 13.9 0 28 Blake Anaka 8 22 115 2 113 5.1 0 26 14.1 Blake Anaka 8 141 17.6 0 28 Jens Johnson 8 16 60 4 56 3.5 0 11 7.0 Kyle Moortgat 6 59 9.8 0 34 Matt Frass 2 6 31 0 31 5.2 0 11 15.5 Khalid Kornegay 2 83 41.5 0 45 Tyler Vieira 7 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 10 2.1 Sam Varao 2 12 6.0 0 6 Ryan Schienbein 8 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 13 1.8 Riley Wilson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Khalid Kornegay 5 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 10 2.8 Cord Delinte 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Sam Varao 8 2 12 0 12 6.0 1 8 1.5 Andrew Bennett 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kyle Moortgat 8 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.8 Total 29 402 13.9 0 45 Total 8 198 1107 41 1066 5.4 7 46 133.2 Opponents 43 776 18.0 0 44 Opponents 8 226 1230 25 1205 5.3 5 25 150.6 SCORING [------PATs ------] RECEIVING SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Mitchell Picton 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Mitchell Picton 8 58 834 14.4 11 70 104.2 Atlee Simon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Ryan Schienbein 8 54 790 14.6 7 68 98.8 Daniel Scraper 0 9-12 16-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 45 Riley Wilson 8 37 627 16.9 1 81 78.4 Ryan Schienbein 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44 Khalid Kornegay 5 23 390 17.0 3 85 78.0 William McGee 0 2-4 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Atlee Simon 7 17 203 11.9 4 30 29.0 Khalid Kornegay 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Brady Eurich 8 15 147 9.8 0 19 18.4 Noah Picton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-4 0 0 12 Andrew Bennett 8 10 130 13.0 0 48 16.2 Riley Wilson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8 Daniel Scraper 6 3 63 21.0 0 30 10.5 Sam Varao 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Kyle Moortgat 8 3 45 15.0 0 24 5.6 Thomas Huber 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jens Johnson 8 3 30 10.0 0 13 3.8 Total 33 13-20 28-29 0-0 2 2-4 0 3 277 Davin Johnston 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Opponents 20 21-29 16-16 0-1 2 2-3 0 2 218 Blake Anaka 8 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.4 Total 8 225 3267 14.5 26 85 408.4 ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Opponents 8 195 2464 12.6 12 51 308.0 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Ryan Schienbein 8 14 790 130 111 0 1045 130.6 Mitchell Picton 8 0 834 0 0 0 834 104.2 INTERCEPTIONS Atlee Simon 7 567 203 0 0 0 770 110.0 No. Yds Avg TD Long Riley Wilson 8 0 627 0 0 0 627 78.4 Khalid Kornegay 5 14 390 10 83 0 497 99.4 Danny Nesbitt 2 31 15.5 0 31 Blake Anaka 8 113 3 58 141 0 315 39.4 Braedy Will 2 24 12.0 0 16 Noah Picton 8 238 0 0 0 0 238 29.8 Jeff Propp 2 12 6.0 0 12 Brady Eurich 8 0 147 0 0 0 147 18.4 Cord Delinte 1 18 18.0 0 18 Andrew Bennett 8 0 130 0 0 0 130 16.2 Joey Dwyer 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kyle Moortgat 8 6 45 0 59 0 110 13.8 Jens Johnson 8 56 30 0 0 0 86 10.8 Nicholas Dheilly 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kahlen Branning 7 0 0 64 0 0 64 9.1 Total 9 85 9.4 0 31 Daniel Scraper 6 0 63 0 0 0 63 10.5 Opponents 9 219 24.3 1 56 Matt Frass 2 31 0 0 0 0 31 15.5 Danny Nesbitt 8 0 0 0 0 31 31 3.9 Braedy Will 5 0 0 0 0 24 24 4.8 Sam Varao 8 12 0 0 12 0 24 3.0 FUMBLE RETURNS Tyler Vieira 7 15 0 0 0 0 15 2.1 No. Yds Avg TD Long Cord Delinte 7 0 0 0 -4 18 14 2.0 Daniel Scraper 0 -6 0.0 0 0 Jeff Propp 8 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.5 Total 0 -6 0.0 0 0 Davin Johnston 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 Opponents 1 19 19.0 1 19 Total 8 1066 3267 262 402 85 5082 635.2 Opponents 8 1205 2464 354 776 219 5018 627.2

6 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2017 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES DEFENSIVE LEADERS [----Tackles----] [Sacks] [Pass Def] [--Fumbles--] Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds #-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 47 Danny Nesbitt 8-8 34 36 52.0 1.0-2 . 2-31 3 . 1-0 2 . . 41 Zack McEachern 8-8 29 37 47.5 0.5-1 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 44 Michael Stefanovic 7-7 19 31 34.5 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 27 Joey Dwyer 8-8 23 20 33.0 . . 1-0 5 . . 2 . . 10 Jeff Propp 8-8 24 10 29.0 2.0-10 1.0-9 2-12 3 . . . . . 16 Korey Greene 8-8 22 7 25.5 . . . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 99 Nicholas Dheilly 8-5 17 13 23.5 7.5-45 4.0-34 1-0 1 . . . . . 69 Bryce McKinnon 8-8 11 25 23.5 2.5-9 1.0-7 ...... 32 Mason Rossler 7-4 18 7 21.5 1.0-1 . . 4 . . . . . 20 Braedy Will 5-4 13 16 21.0 1.0-2 . 2-24 1 . 1-0 . . . 92 Grey McKen 6-6 12 11 17.5 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 5 Kahlen Branning 7-7 11 11 16.5 . . . 6 . . 1 . . 93 Kerrick Huggins 5-2 12 9 16.5 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 31 Cord Delinte 7-5 8 15 15.5 1.5-9 1.0-9 1-18 3 . . . . . 54 Alex Rorke 8-0 7 14 14.0 ...... 29 Ben Sharpe 4-4 6 . 6.0 ...... 37 Dilan Elgert 7-1 3 5 5.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 28 Robbie Avram 7-0 5 1 5.5 ...... 6 Mitchell Picton 8-8 3 3 4.5 ...... 55 Jacob Laboccetta 7-0 3 3 4.5 ...... 45 Sam Varao 8-0 3 3 4.5 ...... 57 Thomas Lill 8-0 1 6 4.0 ...... 96 Eric Wicijowski 1-1 2 2 3.0 ...... 86 Kyle Moortgat 8-1 2 2 3.0 ...... 48 Liam Lerat 5-0 3 . 3.0 ...... 91 Matt Moore 3-2 1 3 2.5 ...... 11 Andrew Bennett 8-1 1 3 2.5 ...... 24 Royce Hanna 6-0 1 3 2.5 ...... 83 Riley Wilson 8-6 2 1 2.5 ...... 98 Ajai Washington 6-0 1 1 1.5 ...... 12 Thomas Huber 7-0 1 1 1.5 ...... 80 Daniel Scraper 6-4 1 . 1.0 . . . . . 0--6 . . . 77 Jamie Wandell 6-6 1 . 1.0 ...... 39 Travis Semenok 6-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 62 Jeremy Zver 8-8 1 . 1.0 ...... 15 Tyler Vieira 7-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 59 Kaiden Jones 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 8 Khalid Kornegay 5-3 1 . 1.0 ...... 49 William McGee 6-0 . 1 0.5 ...... Total 8-0 307 300 457.0 21-105 10-84 9-85 33 . 5--6 6 . 3 Opponents 8-0 302 270 437.0 32.0-162 14-110 9-219 38 . 10-19 5 2 2 TEAM STATISTICS REG OPP REG OPP SCORING 277 218 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.6 8.9 Points Per Game 34.6 27.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.4 24.3 Points Off Turnovers 29 64 FUMBLES-LOST 17-10 9-5 FIRST DOWNS 216 208 PENALTIES-Yards 88-855 97-864 Rushing 61 68 Average Per Game 106.9 108.0 Passing 136 119 PUNTS-Yards 54-1719 61-2156 Penalty 19 21 Average Per Punt 31.8 35.3 RUSHING YARDAGE 1066 1205 Net punt average 24.9 30.1 Yards gained rushing 1107 1230 KICKOFFS-Yards 43-2215 30-1541 Yards lost rushing 41 25 Average Per Kick 51.5 51.4 Rushing Attempts 198 226 Net kick average 33.5 36.3 Average Per Rush 5.4 5.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:35 31:25 Average Per Game 133.2 150.6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/16 19/29 TDs Rushing 7 5 3rd-Down Pct 44% 66% PASSING YARDAGE 3267 2464 SACKS BY-Yards 10-84 14-110 Comp-Att-Int 225-325-9 195-329-9 MISC YARDS -181 -109 Average Per Pass 10.1 7.5 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 20 Average Per Catch 14.5 12.6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-20 21-29 Average Per Game 408.4 308.0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-2 TDs Passing 26 12 RED-ZONE SCORES (33-35) 94% (30-37) 81% TEAM LOSSES -181 -109 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-35) 69% (13-37) 35% TOTAL OFFENSE 4152 3560 PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-29) 97% (16-16) 100% Total Plays 523 555 ATTENDANCE 22625 16869 Average Per Play 7.9 6.4 Games/Avg Per Game 4/5656 4/4217 Average Per Game 519.0 445.0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-402 43-776 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 40-262 40-354 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-85 9-219 Regina 36 69 101 63 8 277 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 13.9 18.0 Opponents 30 50 40 88 10 218

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