2011 University of Calgary Dinos Football GAME DAY @ UBC Saturday, October 29, 2011 • 2 p.m. PT Thunderbird Stadium • Vancouver, B.C. Ben Matchett • Asst. Athletic Director (Communications) • [email protected] • Office (403) 220-8143 • Mobile (403) 863-8143 2011 CALGARY SCHEDULE (7-0) HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR DINOS FOOTBALL All times local; home games BOLD In 46 previous seasons of Canada West football, the University of Calgary Dinos have captured 12 Canada West titles, Sept. 3 @ Manitoba W 35-31 four Vanier Cup championships, a host of individual awards, and the respect as one of the elite programs in Canadian Sept. 9 UBC W 30-25 Interuniversity Sport. Sept. 16 @ Regina W 51-1 But they’ve never had a perfect season. Sept. 23 Saskatchewan W 38-24 Oct. 2 Alberta W 61-7 Wearing a 7-0 record and the No. 1 ranking in the nation, the 2011 edition of the Dinos heads to Vancouver this Oct. 14 @ Saskatchewan W 20-7 weekend to wrap up the regular season against the 5-2 UBC Thunderbirds with the chance to go 8-0 for the first time Oct. 22 Manitoba W 41-24 in program history. Three times, the Dinos have finished a season 7-1 (1984, 1988, and, most recently, 2009), but that Oct. 29 @ UBC 2 p.m. perfect record has always eluded them. Kickoff goes at 3 p.m. MT (2 p.m. local), live on Shaw TV (Channel 10 Calgary) and qr77.com from Thunderbird 20082011 UBC REGINA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE (5-2) (5-3) Stadium. All times local; home games BOLD Sept. 2 @ Regina W 21-10 From a standings perspective, the game means nothing for Calgary. The lone remaining undefeated team in Canada, Sept.Aug. 309 @ ManitobaCalgary LL 1220-2535 the Dinos have already clinched first place in Canada West for the first time since 1995 and will enjoy home field Sept. 176 AlbertaSaskatchewa n WL 14 40--4230 advantage all the way to the Vanier Cup as Canada West hosts the Mitchell Bowl again in 2011. For the Thunderbirds, Sept. 2419 Manitoba@ UBC W 1829-1623 however, the game could decide whether they host a first-round playoff match-up or whether they hit the road. Sept. 30 27 @Simon Saskatchewan Fraser WL 33 31-36-7 Oct. 4 Alberta W 28-15 The scenarios are many and varied, but a few are more likely than the others. For certain, a UBC win over Calgary Oct. 15 Regina W 23-16 Oct. 2211 @ CalgaryAlberta WL 39 5-3122 would clinch second place and a home playoff game for the Thunderbirds, where their likely opponent would be the Oct. 18 @ Alberta W 38-31 Oct. 29 Calgary 2 p.m. Saskatchewan Huskies. A Calgary win, coupled with a Saskatchewan victory over winless Alberta, would send the T- Oct. 24 Manitoba W 17-12 Birds to Saskatoon to face the Huskies in next week’s semi-final round. The Dinos, meanwhile, are most likely to face the winner of this week’s Manitoba-Regina game in the first round – but an Alberta win over Saskatchewan would 200CANADA8 CANADA WEST STANDINGS WEST STANDINGS throw a wrench into all of it. x-clinched playoff spot; y-first place *clinched playoff spot The Thunderbirds gave the Dinos one of their biggest scares of the season, forcing Calgary to mount an 85-yard drive G W L +/- Pts in the waning moments of the game to win 30-25 Sept. 9 on a Steven Lumbala touchdown. Lumbala had 80 of the 85 G W L +/- Pts xy-CALGARY 7 7 0 +156 14 yards on that game-winning drive as the Dinos ran the ball on every play – a game plan that has worked to perfection *Saskatchewan 8 6 2 +134 12 *CALGARYx-UBC 87 5 32 +19+43 10 through seven games so far this season. *Reginax-Saskatchewan 87 54 3 +22-16 108 Here’s a look at the two teams: *SimonManitoba Fraser 87 53 34 +5-6 106 ReginaManitoba 78 32 5 -3460 46 No. 1 Calgary Dinos (7-0) AlbertaUBC 78 20 76 --16643 04 Last week: defeated Manitoba 41-24 Alberta 8 2 6 -54 4 Next week: host Canada West semi-final (opponent TBD) th LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Blake Nill celebrated his 100 CIS victory last week with a 41-24 defeat of Manitoba at McMahon Stadium to clinch Oct. 22 Manitoba 24 @ CALGARY 41 first place. As has been the story throughout the season, it happened with the run game – this time sparked by Matt UBC 39 @ Alberta 22 Walter’s 141-yard performance. It moved Walter to within just 14 yards of 4,000 on his career – a milestone just eight Saskatchewan 16 @ Regina 15 other CIS players have reached. Calgary’s offence is averaging nearly 510 total yards, 39 points, and 276 rushing yards per game on the season – easily THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE the best totals in the conference in all three areas. But the Dinos’ defence has also stepped up – Calgary leads Canada Oct. 22 Saskatchewan @ Alberta, 1 p.m. MT West in points allowed (17.1/game), total yards allowed (308.7), rushing yards (118.6), passing yards (190.1), and sacks Regina @ Manitoba, 1 p.m. CT (19). The Dinos boast a +14 turnover margin – six better than second-place UBC – and have held opponents to just 16.7 CALGARY @ UBC, 2 p.m. PT first downs per game. They’ll have their hands full with UBC quarterback Billy Greene, however, who’s widely considered the likely Canada West nominee for the Hec Crighton trophy. FRC-CIS TOP 10 (#9) Continued on page 4… Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 STORYLINES Chance for the Dinos to go 8-0 for the first time in program history … the Dinos have finished a season 7-1 on three occasions (1984,1988, 2009) … RB Matt Walter enters the weekend with 3,986 career yards, needing just 14 more to 1. CALGARY (7-0) 6. Sherbrooke (6-2) become the 9th player in CIS history to break 4,000 … K Johnny Mark is 17-18 in field goals and needs one more to tie Aaron Ifield’s 2010 single-season school record of 18 … Calgary defeated Billy Greene and UBC 30-25 on Sept. 9 at McMahon 2. Laval (7-1) 7. UBC (5-2) Stadium … the Dinos are riding a six-game win streak against the Thunderbirds and haven’t lost since Sept. 2006 – Blake Nill’s first game as head acoch in Calgary … this is Calgary’s first trip to Thunderbirds Stadium since Oct. 2009 and will be their first 3. McMaster (7-1) 8. Queen’s (6-2) game on the new artificial turf … Calgary has locked up first place and will have home field through to the Vanier Cup … 4. Western (7-1) 9. Acadia (6-1) GAME BROADCAST INFO TV: Shaw TV (Channel 10 Calgary): Jim Mullin (play-by-play), Daved Benefield (analyst) 5. Montreal (6-2) 10. Saskatchewan (4-3) Audio Webcast: www.qr77.com - Dave Rowe (play-by-play), Tony Spoletini (analyst) University of Calgary Dinos • 2500 University Drive NW • Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 • goDINOS.com 2011 DINOS GAME DAY • Page 2 DINOS 2011 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB SB RB QB September 3 @ Manitoba Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Woodson Harty Lumbala Walter Dzwilewski September 9 UBC Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski September 16 @ Regina Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski September 23 Saskatchewan Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski October 2 Alberta Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski October 14 @ Sask. Alexander McEwen McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski October 22 Manitoba Rockhill Alexander McCaughan Gott Fabien Nill Little Dobko Harty Snyder Lumbala Dzwilewski October 29 @ UBC DEFENCE Date Opponent DE NT DT RV SLB MLB WLB CB HB HB CB FS September 3 @ Manitoba Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Cassama Knowles Edem September 9 UBC Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty September 16 @ Regina Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty September 23 Saskatchewan Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty October 2 Alberta Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty October 14 @ Sask. Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty October 22 Manitoba Roberts Gaydosh Kalonji Spoletini Verdone Hurl Roboch Lau Noble Edem Knowles Getty October 29 @ UBC LAST DINOS-THUNDERBIRDS MEETING – September 9, 2011 @ McMahon Stadium CALGARY – Steven Lumbala simply couldn't be stopped Friday night. In the end, though, it was the Dinos who pulled off their second straight come-from-behind victory to improve to 2-0 on the year. The third-year product of St. Francis High School racked up 204 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the game-winner with just 18 seconds left, as the No. 4 Calgary Eric Dzwilewski threw for 212 yards and one touchdown for the Dinos, finding Chris Dobko eight Dinos improved to 2-0 on the season with a 30-25 win over NO. 10 UBC at McMahon times for 126 yards. Anthony Woodson added 111 rushing yards and a major, while Jake Harty Stadium. had the Dinos' other touchdown. After UBC took the lead with just under three minutes remaining, the Dinos marched 85 Dave Boyd and Ryan Couper had UBC's other trips to the end zone.