2009 University of Calgary Dinos Football GAME DAY @ Saskatchewan Friday, September 4, 2009 • 7 p.m. Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, Sask. Ben Matchett • Sports Information Director • [email protected] • Office (403) 220‐8143 • Mobile (403) 863‐8143 2009 CALGARY SCHEDULE All times local; home games BOLD MARQUEE MATCH‐UP OPENS 2009 The Saskatchewan Huskies’ mantra for the 2009 Canada West football season is ‘Prove It,’ but it might just be the Sept. 4 @ Saskatchewan 7 p.m. Sept. 12 Alberta 1 p.m. Calgary Dinos that have something to prove when the teams hook up in their season opener Friday night at Griffiths Sept. 18 @ Regina 7 p.m. Stadium. Sept. 26 Simon Fraser 1 p.m. Flash back 53 weeks to Aug. 29, 2008 when the Dinos promptly gave up 24 points in the opening half in their season Oct. 3 @ UBC 2 p.m. Oct. 10 Manitoba 1 p.m. opener in Saskatoon en route to a 25‐0 defeat. That loss spurred the Dinos on to seven wins in their next nine Oct. 24 Regina 1 p.m. contests, their first playoff win in 13 years, and the school’s 10th Canada West championship. But the Dinos have not Oct. 31 @ Alberta 1 p.m. faced the Huskies since that Friday night last August. Much has changed in a year, of course, and this week’s match‐up has national implications when the No. 3 Dinos visit 20082009 SASKATCHEWAN REGINA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE (5-3) the No. 4 Huskies in a clash of the early favorites in Canada West. It’s uncharted territory for the Dinos in several areas All times local; home games BOLD as the 2009 season opens – the program has shaken off a dozen‐year playoff losing skid and is ranked higher than it Sept. 4 Calgary 7 p.m. has been since September 1996 when Calgary was reigning Vanier Cup champion. Sept.Aug. 1130 Regina@ Man itoba L 712-25 p.m. Sept. 25 6 Saskatch@ Alberta ewan L 14-427 p.m. And for the first time in school history, the Dinos will open the regular season with a national MVP in their lineup with Oct.Sept. 2 19 @ UBCSimon Fraser W 18-167 p.m. quarterback Erik Glavic taking the controls as the starting pivot. Both of Calgary’s Hec Crighton winners, Greg Vavra Oct.Sept. 9 27 SimoUBC n Fraser W7 31-7 p.m. (1983) and Don Blair (1995), won it in their final – and Vanier Cup‐winning – seasons, whereas Glavic still has two years Oct. 17 4 @Alberta Manitoba W 28-151 p.m. of his CIS eligibility remaining. The Saint Mary’s transfer moved the Calgary offence effectively in his one half of work Oct. 2311 Alberta@ Calga ry L7 5-31p.m. last weekend in an exhibition contest against Montana State‐Northern, and he is set to put in a full game’s work for Oct. 3018 @ AlbertaRegina W 38-317 p.m. the first time since the 2007 Atlantic conference championship game. Oct. 24 Manitoba W 17-12 Glavic will lead an offence full of holdovers from a year ago, most notably the reigning conference MVP in running back 2008 CANADA CANADA WEST WEST STANDINGS STANDING S Matt Walter along with second team All‐Canadian receiver Nathan Coehoorn. The offensive line has a new look with *clinched playoff spot the departure of Dylan Steenbergen (CFL) and Lindsey Stevens (graduation), but Reed Alexander is back after suffering a back injury in the opening quarter the last time these teams hooked up while Kirby Fabien turned heads at the World G W L +/-+/‐ Pts Junior Championship in July, earning a tournament all‐star nod as Canada won the silver medal. *Saskatchewan 8 6 2 +134 12 *CALGARY 8 5 3 +19 10 The Calgary defence, especially the secondary, with have its hands full against the top‐ranked offence in Canada West *Regina 8 5 3 ‐ -1616 10 last season, led by quarterback Laurence Nixon. Three of five starting defensive backs have moved on, and younger *Simon FraserFraser 8 5 3 ‐ -66 10 players like Wyatt Getty, Chudi Nzekwu, and Tye Noble will get the chance to make their mark against the high‐octane Manitoba 8 3 5 ‐ -3434 6 Huskies. UBC 8 2 6 ‐ -4343 4 Alberta 8 2 6 ‐-5454 4 Both teams will be out to clean from their mouths the bitter taste of defeat suffered in their last respective meaningful games. Saskatchewan was sent to its second straight early exit in the playoffs by upstart Simon Fraser last season with a 40‐30 home loss, while the conference champion Dinos were given a jolt back to earth in a 59‐10 drubbing at Laval in the Uteck Bowl. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Aug. 29 Simon Fraser 26 @ UBC 7 Other action around Canada West sees UBC (0‐1) visiting Alberta (0‐0), while Manitoba (0‐0) heads west to Regina (0‐ THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE 0) as the rest of the league starts up. Simon Fraser (1‐0) took a 26‐7 victory over crosstown rival UBC last Saturday in Sept. 4 #3 CALGARY @ #4 Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. the opening game of the CIS season, and the Clan has the bye this week. UBC @ Alberta, 7 p.m. Just a little under two months from now, four of those teams from Canada West will be heading into the post‐season – Manitoba @ Regina, 7 p.m. and the winner of Friday’s game at Griffiths might just be the top seed. STORYLINES Second straight year and third out of four that the Dinos and Huskies have opened the season against CIS TOP 10 each other…the Huskies have won both previous season openers in the Blake Nill era…No. 3 Calgary is ranked higher Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 than it has been since September 1996, when the Dinos were reigning Vanier Cup champions…only meeting between the teams this season…Calgary receiver Taylor Altilio, #25, played with the Huskies for two seasons and graduated 1. Laval (0‐0) 6. Concordia (0‐0) with a Kinesiology degree from the University of Saskatchewan this past spring…Huskies defeated Alberta 26‐21 while Calgary fell to Montana State‐Northern in Medicine Hat, Alta. in exhibition action last weekend…missing from 2. Western (0‐0) 7. Laurier (0‐0) the Calgary lineup will be RB Storm Bartsoff (shoulder, day‐to‐day) and RB Anthony Woodson (foot, indefinite)…Calgary receiver K.C. Prince is sidelined for the season with an arm injury… 3. CALGARY (0‐0) 8. Queen’s (0‐0) GAME BROADCAST INFO 4. Saskatchewan (0‐0) 9. Montreal (0‐0) TV: SHAW TV (Ch. 10 Calgary), Wray Morrison (play‐by‐play) and Dan Elliott (colour) Visiting Radio: The FAN 960 Hwww.fan960.comH, Dave Rowe (play‐by‐play), Tony Spoletini (colour) 5. Saint Mary’s (0‐0 10. Ottawa (0‐0) Webcast: The FAN 960: Hwww.fan960.comH (audio) University of Calgary Dinos • 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 • goDINOS.com 2009 DINOS GAME DAY • Page 2 DINOS 2009 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB FB RB QB September 4 @ SASK September 12 vs. ALTA September 18 @ REG September 26 vs. SFU October 3 @ UBC October 10 vs. MAN October 24 vs. REG October 31 @ ALTA DEFENCE Date Opponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB HB HB CB FS September 4 @ SASK September 12 vs. ALTA September 18 @ REG September 26 vs. SFU October 3 @ UBC October 10 vs. MAN October 24 vs. REG October 31 @ ALTA LAST DINOS‐HUSKIES MEETING – August 29, 2008 @ Griffiths Stadium DINOS SHUT OUT BY HUSKIES IN SEASON OPENER SASKATOON ‐ It certainly wasn't the start the Calgary Dinos were looking for. Saskatchewan capitalized on the Dinos error with a hit 21‐yard field goal from kicker Connor The University of Saskatchewan Huskies shutout the visiting Dinos 25‐0 in both MacDougall to put the Huskies up 24‐0. team’s Canada West season openers Friday night in Saskatoon’s Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan added a single on a kick through the end zone to start the third quarter for the final Saskatchewan scored 24 points in the first half and never looked back. point of the game. “It was a good win for us and a good way to start the season,” said head coach Brian The Dinos best chance to get on the board came late in the fourth quarter when Junior was able Towriss. “Calgary has a good running club and the score could have been different, if to take this team to the Saskatchewan one‐yard line. But Burrows nabbed his second interception they had got room to run.” of the game in the end zone, sealing the shutout. "Obviously, we're disappointed with the outcome," said third year Dinos coach Blake The win moved the Huskies to a 1‐0 record to start the season and an 8‐5 record against Calgary Nill. "We expected to be more competitive and we thought we prepared well. At this since 2000. Calgary starts the season 0‐1. level you have to be able to deal with nerves. We have to be able to overcome these Nixon, before leaving the game with an injury at the end of the third quarter, completed 18 of 24 types of things and we weren't able to do that." passes for 220 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Jones was the top receiver for Veteran receiver Scott McHenry got the Huskies on the board with an eight‐yard Saskatchewan racking up 105 yards on five receptions on the night.