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REGINA 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 SCHEDULE REGINA THURSDAY, AUG. 25 • L, 37-13 (0-0) CALGARY DINOS MEDICINE HAT, AB • NON-CONFERENCE SASKATCHEWAN FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 - 7:00 PM (0-0) SASKATCHEWAN (0-0) HUSKIES SASKATOON, SK WHAT TO WATCH FOR SETTING THE SCENE • Friday’s game ushers in a new era in KICKOFF: Sept. 2 (7:00 PM) THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 - 7:00 PM Rams history as former player Steve Bryce will coach his first CIS game. SITE: Griffiths Stadium (Saskatoon, Sask.) 5MANITOBA (0-0) BISONS Bryce’s most recent head coaching expe- CAPACITY: 6171 REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM rience was a seven-year stint at Etiwanda RANKINGS: Regina NR, Saskatchewan NR High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. TELEVISION: Canada West Football on • This year marks the fourth time the Shaw - Access7 in Regina SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 - 5:00 PM Rams have opened the Canada West (Jim Mullin/PxP, Wray Morrison/CC) 1UBC (0-0) schedule against Saskatchewan. The two THUNDERBIRDS teams also faced each other to start the REGINA RADIO: 620 CKRM VANCOUVER, BC season in 2003 (Regina), 2005 (Saska- (Michael Ball/PxP) toon), and 2013 (Saskatoon). SASKATOON RADIO: 600 CJWW SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 - 7:00 PM • The Rams will have a similar look to last (Dave Thomas/PxP, Barclay Schlosser/CC) year with eight starters returning on both 7CALGARY LIVE VIDEO: www.canadawest.tv ($) DINOS sides of the ball, but have made key addi- REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM tions on both offence and defence. RAMS RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS SATURDAY, OCT. 1 - 2:00 PM SASKATCHEWAN (0-0) HUSKIES REGINA, SK • NEW MOSAIC STADIUM SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - 1:00 PM ALBERTA (0-0) GOLDEN BEARS PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING EDMONTON, AB NOAH PICTON ATLEE SIMON MITCHELL PICTON ATLEE SIMON 2134 yds (10 TDs) 938 yds (155 att.) 503 yds (41 rec.) 42 pts (7 TDs) FRIDAY, OCT. 21 - 7:00 PM 1UBC (0-0) THUNDERBIRDS REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM SATURDAY, OCT. 29 - 8:00 PM 5MANITOBA TACKLES TACKLES FOR LOSS SACKS PASS BREAKUPS BISONS MASON ROSSLER MICHAEL STEFANOVIC MASON ROSSLER KOREY GREENE WINNIPEG, MB 49 tackles (42/14) 5½ TFLs (16 yds) 3½ sacks (28 yds) 4 PBUs 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES THE ATLEE FILE: He’s only about to start his third season of CIS eligibility, and already QUICK NOTES Atlee Simon has made his mark on the U of R’s record book. Last year’s Canada West leader in rushing yards, Simon has a good shot at becoming the school’s all-time leader UNIVERSITY OF REGINA in rushing touchdowns this season. He enters the year tied with Adrian Charles for sec- Location ................................................... Regina, Sask. ond place with 13, and needs just four more to match former Rams great Neal Hughes’ Enrollment ............................................................ 12,612 career total of 17. Simon is also the school’s leader in average yards per rush (6.19) and Founded (Regina College) ................................... 1911 is fourth in Rams history with 1462 rushing yards in his CIS career. Founded (University of Regina) .........................1974 Conference ..............................................Canada West TONS OF YARDS: A pair of Rams slotbacks are closing in on 1000 receiving yards for their careers, and it would be three of them if Mitch Thompson wasn’t set to miss this Colours ....................................Green and Vegas Gold upcoming season due to injury. Fifth-year veteran Riley Wilson comes into the year with Nickname .............................................................. Rams 862 receiving yards, while fourth-year receiver Mitchell Picton is close behind with 836. President ....................................Dr. Vianne Timmons A total of 14 players in the Rams’ history at the CIS level have registered at least 1000 Acting Athletic Director ..............Tanya Reynoldson yards, with four of them – Jared Janotta, Chad Goldie, Jason Clermont, and Jordan Sisco – breaking the 2000-yard mark. RAMS HISTORY First Season (CJFL) ................................................1954 LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT: Friday’s projected game-day lineup has nine play- First Season (CIS) ................................................. 1999 ers new to the program, five of which could very well get the start for the Rams. Those five include WR Khalid Kornegay (Northeast Mississippi CC), OL Jamie Wandell (Langley All-Time Canada West Record ................ 60-75-1OTL All-Time Postseason Record ...............................7-12 Rams), LB Cord Delinte (Okanagan Sun), DB Ben Sharpe (Langley Rams), and DB Braedy Will (Winnipeg Rifles). Also expected to dress against Saskatchewan are OL Andrew Canada West Championships ..................... 1 (2000) Becker (Rutland Senior Secondary), DL Nicholas Dheilly (Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS), K Atlantic Bowl Victories ................................. 1 (2000) William McGee (Regina Thunder), and LB Travis Semenok (Edmonton Wildcats). COACHING STAFF DIFFERENT LOOK ON DEFENCE: The Rams will move to a 30-front defence under new Head Coach .......................Steve Bryce (1st season) coordinator Sheldon Gray. Expected to start on the defensive line are returners Bryce Canada West Record ..............................................0-0 McKinnon, Grey McKen, and Eric Wicijowski, while a quartet of returning players – Joey Postseason Record .................................................0-0 Dwyer, Zack McEachern, Danny Nesbitt, and Michael Stefanovic – entered camp as the Offensive Coordinator ................... Mark McConkey projected starters at the linebacker position. Defensive Coordinator .........................Sheldon Gray ASSUMING NEW ROLES: Five Rams are projected to start on Friday against Saskatch- TEAM INFORMATION ewan after not starting on a full-time basis last season. That list includes WR Brady 2015 Canada West Record ....................................0-8 Eurich, SB Ryan Schienbein, and OL Lyndon Smith on the offensive side of the ball and DB Dilan Elgert and DL Grey McKen on defence. Of the five, McKen and Schienbein con- 2015 Canada West Finish .................................. 6th/6 tributed the most last season – McKen started three games while now-graduated Tyler CANADA WEST STANDINGS Perkins was out with an injury, while Schienbein was the team’s primary return man as W-L PF PA a rookie out of Balfour Collegiate. Alberta 0-0 0 0 ALL-TIME SERIES: It’s been all Saskatchewan in this matchup for the last three sea- 1UBC 0-0 0 0 sons, with the Huskies winning five straight over the Rams including a 38-37 victory at 7Calgary 0-0 0 0 Mosaic Stadium last year in the final week of the conference schedule. The Rams are 5Manitoba 0-0 0 0 looking for their first win over Saskatchewan since the 2012 season, when they beat the Regina 0-0 0 0 Huskies twice – 35-26 in a Week 4 road game, then a 31-9 home win in the Canada West Saskatchewan 0-0 0 0 semifinals. Saskatchewan holds a 22-6 advantage in Canada West games, though the Rams do have a 3-2 edge in the teams’ five postseason meetings. START CHART Opponent QB RB LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB SB Calgary (non-conf.) N.Picton Simon Zver L.Smith Cugnet Wandell Degelman D.Scraper Eurich M.Picton Wilson Schienbein at Saskatchewan Manitoba at UBC Calgary Saskatchewan at Alberta UBC at Manitoba Opponent DT NT DT WLB MLB ZLB SLB CB CB HB HB S Calgary (non-conf.) Wicijowski McKinnon McKen Stefanovic Nesbitt McEachern Dwyer Branning Greene Rossler Delinte Elgert at Saskatchewan Manitoba at UBC Calgary Saskatchewan at Alberta UBC at Manitoba 2 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last Team) No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last Team) 1 Jens Johnson FB 5 5-10 205 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 47 Danny Nesbitt LB 3 6-2 215 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 2 Seb Britton QB 1 6-4 205 Calgary, Alta. (Rundle College) 49 William McGee K/P 3 6-1 200 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 4 Noah Picton QB 3 5-9 180 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 50 Aidan Anderson LB 1 6-0 200 Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 5 Kahlen Branning DB 5 6-1 185 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Central) 52 Matt Degelman OL 4 6-3 270 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 6 Mitchell Picton SB 4 6-2 205 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 53 Lyndon Smith OL 3 6-4 300 Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask. (Fort Q. Marauders) 7 Ellis Richards QB 2 6-0 210 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 54 Alex Rorke LB 2 6-1 205 Vanscoy, Sask. (Delisle Composite) 8 Khalid Kornegay WR 3 6-2 190 New Orleans, La. (NE Mississippi CC) 55 Jacob Laboccetta LB 1 6-0 220 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Central) 10 Jeff Propp DB 4 6-0 185 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 56 Ethan Ritco LB 2 6-2 245 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 11 Andrew Bennett WR 5 6-4 230 Miami Lakes, Fla. (St. Norbert Coll.) 57 Thomas Lill DL 4 6-4 305 Aurora, Ont. (Huron Heights) 12 Thomas Huber K/SB 4 6-1 195 N. Vancouver, B.C. (Okanagan Sun) 58 Nathan Cugnet OL 5 6-1 295 Weyburn, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 13 Blake Scherle QB 1 5-10 160 Emerald Park, Sask. (Greenall HS) 59 Kaiden Jones LB 1 6-2 200 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 14 Ryan Schienbein SB 2 5-9 180 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 60 Zach Eltom DL 1 6-3 230 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 15 Tyler Vieira QB 4 5-11 210 Winnipeg, Man. (Winnipeg Rifles) 61 Andre Smith OL 5 6-3 300 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 16 Korey Greene DB 4 6-0 180 Toronto, Ont. (Waldorf College) 62 Jeremy Zver OL 5 6-5 295 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 17 Colton Friesen SB 1 6-3 220 Regina, Sask. (Winston Knoll) 63 Liam Jensen OL 1 6-3 295 Watrous, Sask. (Winston HS) 18 Frankie Gray DB RS 5-10 185 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 65 Andrew Becker OL 1 6-3 265 Kelowna, B.C.