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REGINA 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 SCHEDULE REGINA THURSDAY, AUG. 25 • L, 37-13 (1-1) CALGARY DINOS MEDICINE HAT, AB • NON-CONFERENCE 6UBC FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 - L, 41-39 (OT) (1-1) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES SASKATOON, SK WHAT TO WATCH FOR SETTING THE SCENE • This game is part of a pivotal Week 3 in KICKOFF: Sept. 17 (5:00 PM PST) THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 - W, 41-38 the Canada West schedule with the two 2-0 teams, the two 1-1 teams, and the SITE: Thunderbird Stadium (Vancouver, B.C.) 8MANITOBA BISONS two 0-2 teams all squaring off against CAPACITY: 3,500 REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM each other. RANKINGS: Regina NR, UBC #6 • The first two Rams games of the season REGINA RADIO: 620 CKRM have been decided by almost identical (Mitchell Blair/PxP, Braden Konschuh/CC) SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 - 5:00 PM scores. Regina suffered a 41-39 overtime 6UBC (1-1) road loss to Saskatchewan in Week 1 VANCOUVER RADIO: CiTR 101.9 THUNDERBIRDS before rebounding for a 41-38 win over (C.J. Pentland/PxP, Brent Calvert/CC) VANCOUVER, BC Manitoba last week. LIVE VIDEO: www.canadawest.tv ($) • Rams QB Noah Picton has been named SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 - 7:00 PM both the Canada West and the CIS Offen- sive Player of the Week following both of 2CALGARY (2-0) DINOS the team’s games this season. REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM RAMS STATISTICAL LEADERS SATURDAY, OCT. 1 - 2:00 PM SASKATCHEWAN (2-0) HUSKIES REGINA, SK • NEW MOSAIC STADIUM SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - 1:00 PM ALBERTA (0-2) GOLDEN BEARS PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE EDMONTON, AB NOAH PICTON NOAH PICTON RYAN SCHIENBEIN RYAN SCHIENBEIN 980 yds (8 TDs) 129 yds (13 att.) 17 rec. (226 yds) 342 yds FRIDAY, OCT. 21 - 7:00 PM 6UBC (1-1) THUNDERBIRDS REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM SATURDAY, OCT. 29 - 8:00 PM MANITOBA (0-2) TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLE RECOVERIES BISONS DANNY NESBITT BRAEDY WILL JOEY DWYER ZACK McEACHERN WINNIPEG, MB 16.5 tackles (11/11) 1 INT (16 yds) 1 INT (0 yds) 1 FR 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES PICTON NAMED CIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (AGAIN): Two games, two CIS Offensive QUICK NOTES Player of the Week awards for QB Noah Picton. As good as his numbers were in the Week 1 game at Saskatchewan, they were even better in last week’s win over Manitoba. UNIVERSITY OF REGINA He set school records in completions (40) and attempts (60), set a new career high in Location ................................................... Regina, Sask. passing yards (499), and matched his career high with four touchdown passes. If that Enrollment ............................................................ 12,612 wasn’t enough, he also rushed for 21 yards including a one-yard touchdown plunge as Founded (Regina College) ................................... 1911 part of the team’s late comeback. Founded (University of Regina) .........................1974 FOUR IN TRIPLE DIGITS: Off all the gaudy offensive statistics the Rams have put up Conference ..............................................Canada West through the quarter mark of the Canada West schedule, this one might be the most im- Colours ....................................Green and Vegas Gold pressive. Entering the week, 14 players in the entire nation are averaging triple digits in receiving yards – and four of those 14 are Rams. Leading the way are Khalid Kornegay Nickname .............................................................. Rams and Ryan Schienbein, both with 226 receiving yards, with Riley Wilson (206) and Mitch- President ....................................Dr. Vianne Timmons ell Picton (203) not far behind. No other CIS team has more than two players averaging Acting Athletic Director ..............Tanya Reynoldson over 100 receiving yards per game. RAMS HISTORY HUGGINS TO MAKE DEBUT: DL Kerrick Huggins, who signed with the University of First Season (CJFL) ................................................1954 Oklahoma as a four-star prospect out of Skyline HS in Dallas, returns to football after First Season (CIS) ................................................. 1999 two seasons off. He last played for Trinity Valley CC (Athens, Texas) in 2013, ending up with 26 tackles including six tackles for loss and three sacks for the Cardinals. He’s All-Time Canada West Record .................61-76-1OTL expected to suit up for the Rams for the first time on Saturday, playing defensive tackle All-Time Postseason Record ...............................7-12 and wearing No. 93. Canada West Championships ..................... 1 (2000) END OF A STREAK: The Rams will see Matt Degelman’s streak of consecutive games Atlantic Bowl Victories ................................. 1 (2000) started at right tackle come to an end on Saturday. He had started a total of 26 games COACHING STAFF in a row dating back to the second week of his rookie season, but was injured against Manitoba. Andre Smith filled in for Degelman and performed admirably, and is expected Head Coach .......................Steve Bryce (1st season) to get his first career start against UBC. Canada West Record ............................................... 1-1 Postseason Record .................................................0-0 NEW GUYS, BOTH LINES: Last game saw a new face in the starting lineup for both the Offensive Coordinator ................... Mark McConkey offensive and defensive lines due to injuries. On the offensive side of the ball, Thomas Stanton – a transfer from Riverside City College – got the start in place of Lyndon Smith Defensive Coordinator .........................Sheldon Gray at left tackle. And second-year defensive lineman Matt Moore got his first career start due to Eric Wicijowski’s season-ending injury in Week 1. Both Stanton and Moore are TEAM INFORMATION expected to again start for the Rams at UBC. 2015 Canada West Record ....................................0-8 2015 Canada West Finish .................................. 6th/6 END OF A STREAK, VER. 2: Entering last Thursday’s win, the Rams had gone 11 con- secutive games without an interception. That all ended late in the third quarter when DB CANADA WEST STANDINGS Braedy Will picked off an errant Theo Deezar pass in the end zone, and LB Joey Dwyer W-L PF PA added another one for good measure on a heave to the end zone on the final play of the 2Calgary 2-0 58 22 game to seal the win for the Rams. The two interceptions were the first picks for the Rams since Dwyer and Patrick MacDonald both intercepted Deezar in a 56-41 win over Saskatchewan 2-0 70 56 Manitoba on Oct. 25, 2014. Regina 1-1 80 79 6UBC 1-1 47 59 ALL-TIME SERIES: The Rams hold a 13-11 all-time advantage over UBC in the 24 Canada Manitoba 0-2 52 64 West games between the two teams, though UBC has won four of the past five meet- ings. The Rams are technically 5-8 on the road against UBC, though one of the wins was Alberta 0-2 41 68 originally a Thunderbirds victory in 2011 before being overturned due to their use of an ineligible player. 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 N.Picton Simon Zver L.Smith Cugnet Wandell Degelman D.Scraper Eurich M.Picton Wilson Schienbein Manitoba N.Picton Johnson Zver Stanton Cugnet Wandell Degelman D.Scraper Eurich M.Picton Moortgat Schienbein 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 Wicijowski McKinnon McKen Delinte Nesbitt McEachern Dwyer Sharpe Greene Branning Propp Will Manitoba Moore McKinnon McKen Stefanovic Nesbitt McEachern Dwyer Sharpe Greene Rossler Propp Will 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.