2014 FOOTBALL EDITION 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION / ROAR / 01 14-08-06 Bookstore_ROAR_v3.pdf 1 14-08-18 1:45 PM C M Y CM MY 10% of Bookstore sales* go CY CMY towards Dinos programs K ucalgary.ca/bookstore *sales of Dinos fan gear DINO-MITE! TABLE OF 2014 Football Edition CONTENTS QUICK FACTS & INFORMATION: Institution Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Website: www.ucalgary.ca Founded: 1966 Enrollment: 31,000 Faculties: 14 President: Dr. M. Elizabeth Cannon Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology: Dr. Penny Werthner Director of Athletics: Ron Wuotila Mailing Address: 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 University of Calgary Football A!liation: Canadian 2 Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Schedule Conference: Canada West (CW) Nickname: Dinos Mascot: Rex School Colours: 3 14 Red, Gold, Black Head Coach Dinos in Athletic Website: Blake Nill the Pros www.goDINOS.com Home Field (Capacity): McMahon Stadium (35,500) Surface: Turf Vanier Cup Championships: 4 15 25 4 (‘83, ‘85, ‘88, ‘95) Assistants & All-Time 2013 CW Championships: 15 (‘75, ‘77, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘88, ‘92, ‘93, Support Sta" Titles & Awards Award Winners ‘95, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13) Photo Credits All photos courtesy of 6 20 27 David Moll, Sandra Wigg & University of 2014 Leading Vanier Cup Calgary archives Roster by Example Champions 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION / ROAR / 1 20 14 SCHEDULE Friday Saturday Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Nov 5 13 19 26 4 18 25 1 HOME HOME HOME HOME SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29 – TELUS VANIER CUP – MONTREAL, QUE. 2 / ROAR / 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION Head Coach BLAKE NILL Ninth Season Blake Nill was appointed the fifth Head Coach in Dinos history on Feb. 23, 2006. An alumnus of the University of Calgary, Blake played football for the Dinos from 1980 through 1982 before turning professional with Montreal in 1983 after being selected 19th overall in the CFL draft. He played in the CFL from 1983-88 with Montreal, Hamilton and Winnipeg. A native of Hanna, Alberta, Nill has 25 years of football experience as an athlete and as a coach. Blake joined the Dinos after coaching at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, N.S. While coaching the Saint Mary’s Huskies he posted a regular season record of 49 wins and 15 losses (77%) and post-season record of 12 wins and five losses (71%). During that time the Huskies were Vanier Cup Champions in 2001 and 2002 and were finalists on two other occasions. He coached the Huskies to a record six consecutive Atlantic University Sport Championships (1999-2004). Nill won the Frank Tindall Trophy as Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year in 1999 and was a finalist in 2000, 2001, and 2003. He is actively involved in the Canadian University Football Coaches Association (CUFCA), serving as President for several seasons. Blake was instrumental in the implementation of the interlocking schedule between the AUS and the Quebec conference. BLAKE NILL’S ALL-TIME COACHING RECORD Nill started his coaching career Conference Playo"s in August 1992 as the Defensive Coordinator for St. Francis Xavier, Year GP W L GP W L Season result a position he held until joining Saint Mary’s University Saint Mary’s in February 1998. 1998 8 4 4 0 0 0 Missed playo"s From April 1990 through July 1999 8 7 1 3 2 1 AUS Champions; lost Vanier Cup 14-10 to Laval 1992 Nill served as a youth care 2000 8 8 0 2 1 1 AUS Champions; lost Atlantic Bowl 40-36 to Regina worker in Montreal and Calgary, 2001 8 8 0 3 3 0 Vanier Cup Champions (defeated Manitoba 42-16) with the Shawbridge Youth Centre 2002 8 6 2 3 3 0 Vanier Cup Champions (defeated Saskatchewan 33-21) and the Alberta Solicitor General, 2003 8 7 1 3 2 1 AUS Champions; lost Vanier Cup 14-7 to Laval respectively. 2004 8 5 3 2 1 1 AUS Champions; lost Mitchell Bowl 31-16 to Saskatchewan Nill took undergraduate courses at 2005 8 4 4 1 0 1 Lost AUS semi-final 47-29 to StFX the University of Calgary in both University of Calgary Physical Education and Economics 2006 8 2 6 0 0 0 Missed playo"s graduating with Bachelor of Arts 2007 8 4 4 1 0 1 Lost CW semi-final 27-5 to Manitoba degree from Concordia University 2008 8 5 3 3 2 1 CW Champions; lost Uteck Bowl 59-10 to Laval in 1989. He graduated from St. 2009 8 7 1 4 3 1 CW Champions; lost Vanier Cup 33-31 to Queen’s Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Science and a Masters 2010 8 6 2 4 3 1 CW Champions; lost Vanier Cup 29-2 to Laval of Education. In addition, Blake 2011 8 8* 0 3 2 1 CW Champions; lost Mitchell Bowl 41-10 to Laval has attained his Level III National 2012 8 7 1 3 2 1 CW Champions; lost Mitchell Bowl 45-6 to McMaster Coaching Certification (NCCP) 2013 8 8 0 4 3 1 CW Champions; lost Vanier Cup 25-14 to Laval and has served as a guest coach *Note: 2011 record of 7-1 was improved to 8-0 after UBC forfeited 6 wins due to the use to a number of CFL teams. of an ineligible player. Overall 120 88 32 35 24 11 2x Vanier Cup Champion; 11x Conference Champion UC Only 56 39 17 18 12 6 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Canada West Champion 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION / ROAR / 3 Assistant Coaches GREG WAYNE DELAVAL HARRIS O"ensive Defensive Coordinator/ Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Linebackers Fourth Seventeenth Season Season Greg DeLaval Wayne has been joined the Dinos involved with the as the program’s Dinos football full-time assistant program o" coach in April and on since 2011. joining the team in 1977 as a freshman. He was a five-year starter at He returned to Calgary after spending three years linebacker, earning conference all-star honors in 1979, as head coach at the University of Toronto, where he 1980 and 1981. After playing one year professionally for started a significant rebuild e"ort of the historic Varsity the Calgary Stampeders, Wayne turned to coaching. Blues program. He ended the longest losing streak in He coached at various high schools in Calgary, CIS history in his first game in September 2008, and his and coached Henry Wise Wood to the 1992 city 2010 team posted Toronto’s best record in 15 seasons. championship. He has been a coach with the Dinos for over two decades. Harris was a member of the DeLaval spent two seasons (2006 and 2007) with coaching sta" when the Dinos won the Vanier Cup in Nill and the Dinos as special teams coordinator and 1995 and has been involved with Coach Nill continually o"ensive assistant. since Nill was named Head Coach in 2006. While coaching with the Dinos, Wayne is responsible for A Calgary native, DeLaval led St. Mary’s High School coaching the linebackers and does the .defensive to the 1986 city championship as a quarterback and play calling. receiver and is a member of the school’s sports hall of fame. He went east for his varsity career, playing for Wayne was the recipient of the prestigious Gino Fracas St. Francis Xavier in 1990 and from 1994-97. He was a Award that goes to the volunteer assistant coach of the starting wide receiver for the X-Men in the 1996 Vanier year in the CIS in 2006. Cup and was an Academic All-Canadian. In 2012 the Harris Family Linebacker Scholarship He began his coaching career at StFX in 2001 where was created by the 5th Quarter recognizing the he led the program’s recruiting and fundraising e"orts, contributions of the Harris family to the football fabric then headed to Toronto to be a full-time assistant with of the city. This endowed award is presented annually the Varsity Blues from 2003-05. After his first two- to a linebacker on the Dinos football team. year stint with Calgary, he returned to Toronto as first Interim Coach and then Head Coach for three seasons. Harris is a graduate of the University of Calgary and is employed by the Calgary Board of Education. 4 / ROAR / 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION Assistant Coaches + Support Steve Burratto Ray Salverda Dennis Kent Warnock Marcello Rapini O"ensive Line Running Backs Holowaychuk Defensive Line Defensive Backs Receivers Mike Schwieder Matt Berry Taylor Altilio Jim Hartley John Carr Defensive Backs Defensive Assistant Special Teams Kickers Equipment Assistant Manager Barkley Adams Kerri Downer Caitlin Fredericks Kayla Spencer Mac Read Equipment Athletic Therapist Athletic Therapy Athletic Therapy Strength & Manager Student Student Conditioning Greg Smith Leslie Togado Sean Gott Tom Kanaroski Sandra Wigg Strength & Strength & Strength & Video Coordinator Team Coordinator Conditioning Conditioning Conditioning & Academic Advisor 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION / ROAR / 5 2014 Football Roster 02 03 04 05 R Rashaun Simonise DB Adam Laurensse DB Robert Woodson R Elie Bouka 6’5’’ / 190lbs 6’1’’ / 185lbs 5’11’’ / 181lbs 6’1’’ / 205lbs Arts, 2nd year Arts, 2nd year Arts, 2nd year Arts, 3rd year Vancouver, BC Sherwood Park, AB Calgary, AB Laval, QC Vancouver College Bev Facey St. Francis Cegep Montmorency 06 07 08 09 R Jake Harty DB Cyril Iwanegbe QB Andrew Buckley QB Deondré Townsend 6’2’’ / 210lbs 5’9’’ / 190lbs 6’1’’ / 201lbs 6’2’’ / 205lbs Arts, 4th year Arts, 3rd year Kinesiology, 4th year Arts, 1st year Calgary, AB Brooks, AB Calgary, AB Indianapolis, IN, USA Henry Wise Wood Brooks Rundle College Lawrence Central 10 11 12 13 LB Adam Konar QB Eric Dzwilewski R Dallas Boath DB Michael Schmidt 6’2’’ / 225lbs 6’0’’ / 196lbs 5’9’’ / 185lbs 5’11’’ / 190bs Open Studies, 2nd year Arts, 4th year Arts, 1st year Business, 3rd year Vancouver, BC Boise, ID, USA Calgary, AB Calgary, AB Vancouver College Centennial Centennial Western Canada 6 / ROAR / 2014 FOOTBALL EDITION 2014 Football Roster 14 15 16 18 DB Kellen Forrest K/P Alec Curtis QB Jimmy Underdahl R Matt Lamoureux 5’11’’ / 190lbs 5’10’’ / 185lbs 6’0’’ / 200lbs 6’0’’ / 200lbs Business, 1st year Arts, 3rd year Business, 3rd year Engineering, 1st year Cochrane, AB Lewiston, NY, USA Calgary, AB Calgary, AB Cochrane Canisius Notre Dame Notre Dame 19 20 21 22 R Michael Klukas RB Mercer Timmis R William Maxwell LB Carson Stambene 6’1’’ / 187lbs 6’1’’ / 220lbs 5’10’’ / 180lbs 5’11’’ / 215lbs Arts, 2nd year Business/Arts, 3rd year Science, 1st year Arts/Education, 2nd year Calgary, AB Burlington, ON Calgary, AB Calgary, AB St.