GAME DAY Week 2 Vs

2012 University of Calgary Dinos Football GAME DAY Week 2 vs. Alberta Friday, September 7, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. McMahon Stadium • Calgary, Alta. Ben Matchett • Asst. Athletic Director (Communications) • [email protected] • Office (403) 220-8143 • Mobile (403) 863-8143 2012 CALGARY SCHEDULE (1-0) KICKOFF VII: DINOS vs. GOLDEN BEARS All times local; home games BOLD It’s time for KICKOFF, the University of Calgary's seventh annual homecoming game as the No. 3-ranked Dinos host Sept. 1 REGINA W 37-21 their provincial rivals, the Alberta Golden Bears. Sept. 7 ALBERTA 5:30 p.m. Including 2012, the Bears have been the opponent in four of the seven KICKOFF games, including the first one – a 17- Sept. 15 @ Manitoba 1 p.m. 15 Alberta win. Since then, the Dinos have been dominant on home turf, defeating the Bears in both 2009 and 2010. Sept. 22 @ UBC 2 p.m. Overall, Calgary has won the last four KICKOFF games, including an electrifying 30-25 victory over UBC last year on Sept. 29 SASKATCHEWAN 5 p.m. Steven Lumbala’s last-minute touchdown. Oct. 12 @ Alberta 7 p.m. Oct. 19 @ Regina 7 p.m. On the whole, the Battle of Alberta has been mostly one-sided over the past several years with the Dinos riding a Oct. 27 MANITOBA 7 p.m. seven-game overall win streak against the Bears, including playoff wins in both 2009 and 2010. That streak started with a KICKOFF win in 2009, a 34-31 thriller; since then, the Bears have averaged fewer than eight points per game in 20082012 REGINAALBERTA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE (0-1 (5) -3) their six subsequent contests against the Dinos. All times local; home games BOLD All times local; home games BOLD The two teams enter Week 2 of the season on different paths: Calgary, ranked number three in the nation and the Aug. 31 @ Saskatchewan L 0-32 four-time defending conference champs, shook off some rust early en route to a 37-21 win over Regina last Saturday, Sept.Aug. 307 @ CalgaryManitoba 5:30L 12 p.m.-25 extending their regular season home win streak to eight games and holding the Rams under 350 yards of total offence. Sept. 146 REGINASaskatchewan L7 14 p.m.-42 Sept. 1922 @ ManitobaUBC W 118 p.m.-16 Alberta, meanwhile, opened on the road in Saskatoon last week where the Huskies pitched a shutout, holding the Sept. 1927 UBCSimon Fraser W1 p.m.31-7 young Golden Bears to just 208 offensive yards in a 32-0 win. Second-year head coach Jeff Stead and the Bears will Oct. 124 CALGARYAlberta W7 28 p.m.-15 look to improve on that performance as they take on the Dinos Friday night. Oct. 2011 SASKATCHEWAN@ Calgary L1 p.m.5-31 Oct. 18 @ Alberta W 38-31 Oct. 26 @ Regina 7 p.m. It’s the first of two meetings between the provincial rivals this season; the Dinos will visit Foote Field in Edmonton on Oct. 24 Manitoba W 17-12 Friday, Oct. 12 in the return match. Calgary won the lone meeting in 2011, taking a 61-7 win at McMahon Stadium on Oct. 2. 200CANADA8 CANADA WEST STANDINGS WEST STANDINGS x-clinched playoff spot; y-first place Here’s a look at the two teams: *clinched playoff spot No. 3 Calgary Dinos (1-0) G W L +/- Pts Last week: defeated Regina 37-21 *SaskatchewanSaskatchewan 81 61 02 +134+32 122 Next week: at Manitoba *CALGARYCALGARY 81 51 03 +19+16 102 *ReginaManitoba 81 51 03 -+716 102 Ranked a unanimous No. 1 in the pre-season coaches poll, the Dinos lived up to the expectations in their first game *SimonUBC Fraser 81 50 13 -76 100 action in nine months last Saturday to move their record to 1-0 with a 37-21 win over the Regina Rams. ReginaManitoba 81 03 15 -1634 06 Rookie Elie Bouka set the tone early with his 74-yard return of the opening kickoff, while third-year QB Eric Dzwilewski AlbertaUBC 81 02 16 -3243 04 recorded the first 300-yard passing game of his career as the Dinos spread out their offence. Lumbala picked up 150 Alberta 8 2 6 -54 4 rushing yards, while Brett Blaszko took a short pass over the middle 65 yards to the house on his first-ever CIS catch. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS He finished as the team’s leading receiver with 104 yards on six catches – an impressive rookie debut. Aug. 31 Alberta 0 @ Saskatchewan 32 For his performance, Dzwilewski was named the Canada West offensive player of the week. Sept. 1 Manitoba 31 @ UBC 24 Regina 21 @ CALGARY 37 Defensively, the Dinos gave up just 55 rushing yards against the Rams – 17 of which came from kicker Chris Bodnar on a fake punt. Marc Mueller completed 32 of 48 passes for 344 yards for the Rams, but the Dinos were in his face all THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE night with four sacks and several hurries. Defensive back-turned-linebacker Mike Edem led the way with 12.5 tackles Sept. 7 Alberta @ CALGARY, 5:30 pm MT and a sack, while Jamahl Knowles picked up 9.5 tackles and a 25-yard interception return. UBC @ Regina, 7 PM MT It wasn’t all good news for the Dinos, though. After losing linebacker Zach McNeill to a leg injury in practice last week, Sept. 8 Saskatchewan @ Manitoba, 1 pm CT three more players went down in the Regina game. Bouka, offensive lineman Carson Rockhill, and defensive lineman Martin Kalonji all left the game and did not return, and all are questionable for Friday night’s game against the Golden Bears. Continued on page 4… FRC-CIS TOP 10 (#2) Tuesday, Sept. 4 2012 STORYLINES First of two meetings between the provincial rivals in 2012 … the other goes Oct. 12 at Foote Field in Edmonton … Calgary won the last meeting 61-7 in the teams’ lone contest of 2011 at McMahon Stadium … overall the Dinos have won 1. McMaster (1-0) 6. Queen’s (1-0) seven straight over the Golden Bears, dating back to a 20-9 Alberta home win in the last game of the 2008 regular season … Alberta is mired in a 10-game losing streak overall (including games that were later won by forfeit), dating back to the Dinos’ 2. Laval (1-0) 7. Windsor (1-0) 56-3 win in the 2010 Hardy Cup … the Calgary defence has held Alberta to less than eight points per game over their past six games … the Dinos are 4-2 in KICKOFF games since 2006, winning the last four … Calgary won the 2011 game 30-25 over UBC 3. CALGARY (1-0) 8. Saskatchewan (1-0) on a last-minute touchdown by Steven Lumbala … Dinos head on the road for two games, visiting Manitoba and UBC … 4. Montreal (1-0) 9. Acadia (0-0) GAME BROADCAST INFO WEBCAST: CanadaWest.tv – Ben Matchett (play-by-play), Tony Spoletini (analyst) 5. Western (1-0) 10. Manitoba (1-0) University of Calgary Dinos • 2500 University Drive NW • Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 • goDINOS.com 2012 DINOS GAME DAY • Page 2 DINOS 2012 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB SB RB QB September 1 Regina Rockhill McEwen McCaughan Chungh Fabien Bouka Nill Harty Snyder Blaszko Lumbala Dzwilewski September7 Alberta September 15 @ Manitoba September 22 @ UBC September 29 Saskatchewan October 12 @ Alberta October 19 @ Regina October 27 Manitoba DEFENCE Date Opponent DE NT DT RV SLB MLB WLB CB HB HB CB FS September 1 Regina Kalonji Symons Gaydosh Spoletini Verdone Roboch Edem Kadiebwe Noble Cassama Knowles Getty September 7 Alberta September 15 @ Manitoba September 22 @ UBC September 29 Saskatchewan October 12 @ Alberta October 19 @ Regina October 27 Manitoba LAST DINOS-BEARS MEETING – October 2, 2011 @ McMahon Stadium CALGARY – Fifth-year running back Matt Walter set a pair of school rushing records as the It was that kind of afternoon for the Golden Bears, who at one point in the game had 31 total third-ranked University of Calgary Dinos scored early and often in a 61-7 assault on the yards when the Dinos had already scored 34 points. Alberta Golden Bears Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium. “We thought we had a very good week of practice, and we came out with the intent that we were Walter rushed for 178 yards to become the Dinos' all-time leading rusher with 3,788 yards, going to be in a tough football game,” said Nill. “You need to prepare for every program the same eclipsing Elio Geremia's (1983-87) mark of 3,784. He also scored three touchdowns on the way, and you need to show respect for that program by doing that. We talked about that all week day to move ahead of J.P. Izquierdo (1987-90) on the all-time rushing touchdowns list with – coming out mentally sharp and physically prepared.” 28. The victory improves Calgary to 5-0 on the season, their best start since 1984, and gives Dzwilewski had his best game of the season, throwing for 295 yards and two touchdowns on 17- the Dinos a two-game cushion over the rest of the conference heading into the of-25 passing in just under three quarters of action. Nill was Calgary's leading receiver on the Thanksgiving bye. Alberta drops to 0-5 on the season. afternoon with five catches for 129 yards, with Richard Snyder hauling in three passes for 68 The rushing performance put Walter into third place on the Canada West all-time rushing yards and Jake Harty four for 59 and a touchdown.

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