2019 Rams Football Game Notes
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REGINA 2019 RAMS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE ALBERTA (0-1) SATURDAY, AUG. 31 10UBC THUNDERBIRDS VANCOUVER, B.C. • W, 46-16 7REGINA (1-0) FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 ALBERTA QUICK HITS SETTING THE SCENE GOLDEN BEARS MOSAIC STADIUM • 7:00 PM • After being unranked in the first U KICKOFF: Friday, Sept. 6 (7:00 PM) SPORTS Top Ten of the season, the Rams SITE: Mosaic Stadium (Regina, Sask.) broke into this week’s poll at No. 7 fol- lowing their season-opening road win CAPACITY: 33,350 FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 over UBC. RANKINGS: Alberta NR, Regina 7 SASKATCHEWAN • The Rams are looking to start the HUSKIES TELEVISION: SaskTel maxTV 48/348, Canada West schedule with two straight MOSAIC STADIUM • 7:00 PM TELUS 997 (Wray Morrison, Doug McLean, victories for the third time in program Darrin Bauming) history (2001, 2002). • Alberta is coming off a strong home REGINA RADIO: 620 CKRM (Michael FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 performance against No. 4-ranked Ball, Pete Paczko) 4CALGARY Calgary which saw them nearly erase a LIVE VIDEO: www.canadawest.tv ($) DINOS 20-point second-half deficit before falling CALGARY, AB • 7:00 PM 41-31 to the Dinos. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 6MANITOBA RAMS STATISTICAL LEADERS BISONS WINNIPEG, MB • 2:00 PM FRIDAY, OCT. 4 UBC THUNDERBIRDS MOSAIC STADIUM • 7:00 PM PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING JOSH DONNELLY TREY CAMPBELL RILEY BOERSMA SAM VARAO 23-31, 378 yds, 2 TD 9-42 yds, 1 TD 3-103 yds, 1 TD 18 pts (3 TD) SATURDAY, OCT. 19 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS EDMONTON, AB • 1:00 PM FRIDAY, OCT. 25 6MANITOBA TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS BLOCKED KICKS BISONS RYDER VARGA MATT MOORE ZACH MOORE ROBBIE LOWES LEIBEL FIELD • 7:00 PM 8.0 tackles (8/0) 1.5 sacks (12 yds) 1 INT 1 BK RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES SHORT YARDAGE SAM: Sam Varao ended up with legendary rushing statistics in the win over UBC – three rushes for three yards and three touchdowns, tying the University QUICK NOTES of Regina record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game. Varao now has the early UNIVERSITY OF REGINA Canada West lead in rushing touchdowns and is tied for the conference lead in touch- Location ................................................... Regina, Sask. downs scored overall. At the national level, he’s tied with Windsor’s Jacob Savoni for the U Enrollment ............................................................15,276 SPORTS lead in rushing touchdowns. Founded (Regina College) ................................... 1911 Founded (University of Regina) .........................1974 AGAINST ALBERTA: The Rams hold a 21-9 all-time advantage over Alberta and are 11-3 Conference ..............................................Canada West against the Golden Bears in Regina. Alberta’s road wins over the Rams came in 2004, 2005, Colours ....................................Green and Vegas Gold and 2015. President ....................................Dr. Vianne Timmons FIRST ROAD WIN: The Rams’ Week 1 victory over UBC was the first opening-week road Athletic Director ................................. Lisa Robertson win in their history at the Canada West level, though due to a scheduling quirk it was only RAMS HISTORY the sixth time in 21 U SPORTS seasons that the Rams opened up the year on the road. First Season (CJFL) ................................................1954 TURNING POINT: One of the turning points in the win over UBC was the blocked punt by First Season (U SPORTS) .................................... 1999 Robbie Lowes, which was promptly scooped up by Jaxon Ford and returned all the way All-Time Canada West Record .................72-88-1OTL inside the UBC five-yard line to set up a Rams major. It goes down as the first blocked All-Time Postseason Record ...............................7-14 kick by a Rams player since 2014, when Tyler Perkins blocked a punt late in a Week 7 win Canada West Championships ..................... 1 (2000) over Manitoba. COACHING STAFF FORCING TURNOVERS: In addition to the special teams turnover that Lowes and Ford Head Coach ......................Steve Bryce (4th season) combined for, the Rams defence combined for three additional turnovers and the Moore Canada West Record ...........................................12-13 brothers were in on all of them. Zach Moore had a second-quarter interception and also Postseason Record .................................................0-2 pounced on a Cody Peters-induced fumble in the third, while Matt Moore’s sack on a Offensive Coordinator ................... Mark McConkey third-down gamble by UBC in Regina territory gave the Rams the ball back early in the Defensive Coordinator .........................Sheldon Gray second half. CANADA WEST STANDINGS RAMS TAKE EARLY SACK LEAD: The Rams defence had the most sacks of any Canada W-L PF PA West team in Week 1, finishing up with five for a total loss of 39 yards in the win over UBC. 7Regina 1-0 46 16 Matt Moore had a solo sack and combined with Josh White on another while Ryder Varga, 6Manitoba 1-0 43 19 Cord Delinte, and Cameron Cross all recorded sacks of their own. 4Calgary 1-0 41 31 BIG PLAYS: The Rams connected for two plays in excess of 50 yards in the win over UBC, Alberta 0-1 31 41 both of which came in the third quarter. Josh Donnelly connected with Riley Boersma for a Saskatchewan 0-1 19 43 75-yard touchdown that put the Rams up 38-9, and a short time later Donnelly found Kyle UBC 0-1 16 46 Moortgat for a 51-yard gain. U SPORTS TOP TEN CHART CLIMBING: Ryan Schienbein continues his ascent up the U of R’s all-time charts. Media ELO Total Last He passed Jordan Sisco for fifth on the school list for receiving yards, and with 2077 in his 1 Laval (1-0 RSEQ) 270 270 540 1 career now needs just 93 more to overtake Jason Clermont for fourth. He also needs just 2 Western (2-0 OUA) 251 252 503 2 seven more catches to pass Mitchell Picton for fourth on the receptions list and 11 more to 3 Montreal (2-0 RSEQ) 210 234 444 3 overtake Chad Goldie for third, and is also now tied with Mike Thomas for fourth in school 4 Calgary (1-0 CW) 225 198 423 5 history in receiving touchdowns. 5 McMaster (2-0 OUA) 202 216 418 6 6 Manitoba (1-0 CW) 171 144 315 NR OVER 1000: Kyle Moortgat joined the 1000-yard club in the win over UBC, catching five 7 Regina (1-0 CW) 155 126 281 NR passes for 90 yards to hit quadruple digits in career receiving yards. The veteran slotback 8 Guelph (1-1 OUA) 101 180 281 NR now has 1037 yards over his time at the U of R. 9 Acadia (1-0 AUS) 77 162 239 NR DEBUTS: Three Rams players are expected to dress for their first career Canada West 10 Wilfrid Laurier (1-1 OUA) 62 108 170 NR games against Alberta as Parker Hodel, Sam Mike, and Dillon Zimmermann will all suit up. Also receiving votes: McGill (165), Waterloo (131), Three other Rams should make their season debuts, as Brandon Brooks, Cody Ellingson, Saint Mary’s (106), Saskatchewan (100), Ottawa and Noah Sampson didn’t make the trip to UBC but are listed on the preliminary depth (74). chart for the Alberta game. RAMS START CHART Opponent QB RB LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB SB vs. Manitoba (exhibition) Donnelly Campbell Ens Jensen Abell Becker Churchill Boersma Keen Lalonde Mosley Moortgat at UBC Donnelly Campbell Ens Jensen Abell Becker Churchill Boersma Scraper Schienbein Stusek Moortgat Alberta Saskatchewan at Calgary at Manitoba UBC at Alberta Manitoba Opponent RUSH NT DE WLB MLB ZLB SLB CB CB HB HB S vs. Manitoba (exhibition) McKimmon Cross Wicijowski White Varga Semenok Lowes Aravinthan J.Sombach Z.Moore King Ford at UBC McKimmon Cross Wicijowski White Varga Semenok Lowes Gandire J.Sombach Z.Moore Ford Delinte Alberta Saskatchewan at Calgary at Manitoba UBC at Alberta Manitoba 2 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES LAST TIME IT HAPPENED SINGLE-GAME RECORDS RUSHING RUSHING YARDS • Rams player ≥ 100 rushing yards ........................................................................... Kyle Borsa (129) at Manitoba, 9/29/2018 295, Neal Hughes vs. Alberta, 10/25/2003 • Opposing player ≥ 100 rushing yards ........................................................Adam Machart (109), Saskatchewan, 9/21/2018 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • Rams player ≥ 150 rushing yards.....................................................................................Atlee Simon (222) at UBC, 11/4/2017 • Opposing player ≥ 150 rushing yards .............................................................................. Ed Ilnicki (201), Alberta, 10/14/2017 3, Cory Olynick vs. Simon Fraser, 10/26/2002 • Rams player ≥ 200 rushing yards ....................................................................................Atlee Simon (222) at UBC, 11/4/2017 3, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/25/2014 • Opposing player ≥ 200 rushing yards .............................................................................. Ed Ilnicki (201), Alberta, 10/14/2017 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 ......................................................................................................Sam Varao (3) at UBC, 8/31/2019 3, Sam Varao vs. UBC, 8/31/2019 • Opposing player ≥ 3 TD rushes ...................................................................................Mercer Timmis (3), Calgary,