2018 University of Bison Football GAME DAY NOTES Week 1 at UBC • Saturday, September 1 • 9 PM CT Thunderbird Stadium • Vancouver, British Columbia Broadcast Info: CanadaWest.TV (paid webcast) CONTACT John Gaudes, Sports Information & Digital Media Coordinator BISONS OPEN 2018 CAMPAIGN AGAINST #6 THUNDERBIRDS [email protected] Mobile: (204) 297-6259 - Coming off a disappointing 2017 campaign that saw the team finish 2-6 and out of the playoffs, the unranked Manitoba Bisons are looking to start a new season with 2018 BISONS SCHEDULE (0-0) a bang — and an upset of the sixth-ranked UBC Thunderbirds. All times central; home games bold This opening game of the Canada West regular season for both teams will take place at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Kickoff is set for a 7 p.m. Pacific start time (9 p.m. CT), Sep. 1 @ UBC 9 PM and CanadaWest.tv will have exclusive streaming coverage (fee required). Sep. 7 Saskatchewan 7 PM The Bisons have struggled of late, missing the Canada West playoffs in both the 2016 and Sep. 15 Alberta 2 PM 2017 seasons. That said, 2018 is looking more positive for the Herd. The team’s offensive Sep. 21 @ Alberta 8 PM and defensive lines are stacked with veterans, as well as many of the skill positions. In Sep. 29 Regina 2 PM fact, 58 of Manitoba’s 88 players at training camp were returning players. Oct. 12 @ Calgary 8 PM Still, Thunderbird Stadium hasn’t been friendly to the Bisons in recent years. They haven’t Oct. 20 @ Saskatchewan 3 PM won at UBC since a 36-23 win back on September 14, 2013. The Bisons are currently on Oct. 27 UBC 2 PM a six-game losing streak overall to the T-Birds in conference matchups, with their last victory coming during the 2014 season. 2018 T-BIRDS SCHEDULE (0-0) In changing that bit of recent history, the Bisons’ efforts will start in the backfield, where third-year back Jamel Lyles promises to be one of the nation’s best. The 16th-ranked All times local; home games bold player on this year’s CFL Scouting Bureau List, Lyles has been all over the field for Sep. 1 Manitoba 7 PM Manitoba, amassing 3,042 all-purpose yards in his two years of eligibility. Lyles Sep. 7 @ Calgary 4:30 PM also represented Manitoba at the 2018 Valero East West Bowl, where he ran in the game- Sep. 14 @ Regina 6 PM winning touchdown for Team West. Sep. 22 Calgary 5 PM At the pivot position, the Bisons’ week one starter will be third-year Des Catellier. After Sep. 28 @ Alberta 6 PM jumping in as starting QB midway through a tumultuous 2017, Catellier has settled Oct. 12 Saskatchewan 6 PM into his role at training camp. In five games last season, Catellier had a team-high 59.2 Oct. 20 Alberta 1 PM completion percentage, totalling 1,142 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. Oct. 27 @ Manitoba 12 PM Catellier will match up against one of the country’s best quarterbacks in fourth-year Michael O’Connor. Averaging 288.5 passing yards per game last season, he was the second-most accurate quarterback in Canada West with a completion percentage of 67.5. STANDINGS To combat O’Connor, Manitoba’s defence will be led by fifth-year Jayden McKoy. x - clinched playoffs; y - 1st place Transitioning from half back to his more natural position of free safety, McKoy will be the team’s last line — he’s earned that too, totaling 30 tackles every year since 2014, and was G W L +/- Pts named a Canada West All-Star last season. UBC 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 Closer to centre, the Bisons’ defensive line is anchored by Derek Dufault (another Regina 0 0 0 0 0 East West Bowl participant) and Brock Gowanlock. Dufault, beyond his success in the MANITOBA 0 0 0 0 0 classroom as an Academic All-Canadian, has accumulated 60.5 tackles and 4.5 sacks in his U SPORTS career. Alberta 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 0 0 0 0 0 After this game, Manitoba returns to Investors Group Field for their home opener against Saskatchewan. UBC will play Calgary in a rematch of last year’s memorable Hardy Cup. MATCHUP HEADLINES U SPORTS TOP 10 • This is the first of two matchups this season between the Bisons and T-Birds, with Tuesday, August 28, 2018 the other bookending the season on October 27 at Investors Group Field. • UBC won both of last season’s matchups, with a 17-16 nail-biter in Manitoba and a 1. Western (1-0) 6. UBC (0-0) 32-18 win at Thunderbird Stadium. 2. Laval (1-0) 7. McMaster (1-0) • UBC has won seven of the last ten matchups between these two teams. 3. Montreal (1-0) 8. Guelph (0-1) 4. Laurier (1-0) 9. Queen’s (1-0) 5. Calgary (0-0) 10. Regina (0-0) More team notes on page four...

University of Manitoba Bisons • 304 Max Bell Centre • Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 • GOBISONS.ca • Twitter/Instagram @umbisons BISONS 2017 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB RB QB Sep. 1 Saskatchewan Wengelinski McMorris Daley T. Clarkson Z. Williams Schrot Bockru Ross Dyce Lyles Deezar Sep. 9 @ UBC R.-Standish McMorris Daley T. Clarkson Z. Williams Schrot Bockru Diakow Patchell Lyles Deezar Sep. 16 Calgary T. Clarkson McMorris Daley R.-Standish Z. Williams Walker Bockru Diakow Ugbah Lyles Deezar Sep. 23 @ Regina T. Clarkson McMorris Daley R.-Standish Z. Williams Schrot Patchell Ross Ugbah Lyles Catellier Sep. 29 Alberta T. Clarkson McMorris Daley R.-Standish Z. Williams Schrot Bockru Ross Ugbah Lyles Catellier Oct. 14 @ Calgary T. Clarkson McMorris Daley M. Clarkson Z. Williams Ross Bockru Walker Ugbah Lyles Catellier Oct. 21 UBC T. Clarkson McMorris Daley M. Clarkson Z. Williams Ross Bockru Walker Ugbah Lyles Catellier Oct. 28 @ Saskatchewan T. Clarkson McMorris Daley R.-Standish Z. Williams Ross Bockru Walker Ugbah Lyles Catellier DEFENCE Date Opponent DT NT DE DE SAM MLB CB HB HB CB FS Sep. 1 Saskatchewan Gowanlock Watson Obijaku Dufault Rennie Mau Hamade Weekes McKoy A.-Welch Fong Sep. 9 @ UBC Gowanlock Watson Obijaku Dufault Rennie Mau Shelley Weekes McKoy A.-Welch Fong Sep. 16 Calgary Adamson Watson Gowanlock Dufault Rennie Mau Shelley Weekes McKoy A.-Welch Fong Sep. 23 @ Regina Adamson Watson Gowanlock Dufault Rennie Mau Shelley Weekes Plett A.-Welch McKoy Sep. 29 Alberta Adamson Watson Gowanlock Dufault Rennie Mau Shelley Weekes Plett A.-Welch McKoy Oct. 14 @ Calgary Adamson Watson Gowanlock Dufault Renne Gregoire Shelley Weekes McKoy Plett Fong Oct. 21 UBC Adamson Watson Neiles Dufault Renne Mau Shelley Weekes McKoy A.-Welch Fong Oct. 28 @ Saskatchewan Adamson Watson Lazarenko Dufault Rennie Mau Shelley Weekes McKoy A.-Welch Fong

LAST BISONS-THUNDERBIRDS MEETING - October 21, 2017 @ Investors Group Field (Winnipeg, MB)

MANITOBA – In back-to-back weeks, the Manitoba Bisons almost upset a nationally ranked UBC marched four plays for 41 yards and was capped with backup Cole Meyer one yard TD team but instead fell short as #6 UBC Thunderbirds held on to a 17-16 road win in week plunge for the eventual winning score at 10:44 of the third. seven of Canada West football at Investors Group Field on Saturday, October 21. The visitors had an effective ground games with huge holes opening for Ben Cummings to With the home loss, Manitoba drops to 1-6 and officially eliminated from any 2017 post- run through as he churned out 143 yards on 19 carries for a 7.5 rush average in the victory. season action while UBC improves to 5-2 record and in a battle for second place. Quarterback Michael O’ Connor was also able to mix up the run and pass game as he threw for 291 yards on 23-36 passing with one touchdown pass. For the Bisons, it was numerous trips in the red zone with no touchdowns that tripped up the hosts and basically summed up a frustrating season for the Herd. Manitoba kept chasing the elusive win, as they had to settle for a Brad Mikoluff 23 yard at the three minute mark of the fourth, which marked his third FG of the day with others “This loss was tough. It was all about the red zone,” commented , Bison Football coming from 11 and 28 yards. Drives that could have amounted to more than just three for head coach, after the loss. “We definitely played well and could have won as it was one point the Bisons. game but we self-destructed in the red zone and came away with only field goals. We killed ourselves in the red zone.” Catellier did have his first ever 300 yard game at the university level as he went 22-39 for 308 yards with the three picks as well. Manitoba had several opportunities to score more but was thwarted throughout the game and three interceptions by starting quarterback Des Catellier stopped promising drives. Jamel Lyles ran hard today as he recorded his second 100 rushing game of the season with 115 yards on the ground on 14 carries for a gaudy 8.2 average and two catches for 19 yards. “I though we moved the ball well but when we got inside the 30, 20 yard lines and gave up Stephen Ugbah had a team-high 66 receiving yards on three catches as ten different Bison the ball and it was careless,” stated Catellier. “I’ll have study film and see where we can get receivers caught at least one pass. Shai Ross added 147 all-purpose yards with 59 on kick better next year.” returns, 49 receiving and 39 on punt returns. Offensive lineman Anthony Daley scored on a In a tight defensive battle where points was at a premium especially in the second half, one yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the first half. Score by Quarters: 1 2 3 4 Total YARDSTICKS UBC MAN UBC 7 3 7 0 17 Record (5-2-0) FIRST DOWNS 28 29 Manitoba 3 10 0 3 16 Record (1-6-0) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-177 25-188 PASSING YARDS (NET) 291 308 Scoring Summary: Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-36-0 22-39-3 1st 12:05 MAN - Brad Mikoluff 28 yd field goal 4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:22, UBC 0 - MAN 3 TOTAL OFFENCE PLAYS-YDS 67-459 65-488 1st 02:35 UBC - Trivel Pinto 80 yd pass from M. O’Connor (Greg Hutchins kick) 3 plays, 90 yards, TOP 1:35, Fumble Total-Yds-TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0 UBC 7 - MAN 3 Punt Returns-Yards 4-17 6-53 2nd 13:10 MAN - Anthony Daley 1 yd run (Brad Mikoluff kick), 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:18, UBC 7, MAN 10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-55 3-78 2nd 08:01 MAN - Brad Mikoluff 11 yd field goal 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:43, UBC 7, MAN 13 Interception Returns-Yards 3-33 0-0 2nd 02:35 UBC - Greg Hutchins 32 yd field goal 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:39, UBC 10, MAN 13 Punts (Number-Average) 8-34.4 5-37.8 3rd 04:16 UBC - Cole Meyer 1 yd run (Greg Hutchins kick), 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:40, UBC 17, MAN 13 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 4th 12:00 MAN - Brad Mikoluff 23 yd field goal 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:00, UBC 17, MAN 16 Penalties-Yards 5-42 8-85 Possession Time 30:53 29:07 RUSHING: UBC- Ben Cummings 19-144; Will Maxwell 1-17; Kory Nagata 3-9; Cole Meyer 4-8; M. O’Connor 1-4; Liam Third-Down Conversions 3 of 5 2 of 2 Mahara 1-0; Payton LaGrange 1-(-4). Manitoba - Jamel Lyles 14-115; Alex Christie 4-39; Des Catellier 2-20; Jesse Walker 4-13; Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-4 Theo Deezar 1-0. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 1-9 PASSING: UBC - M. O’Connor 23-36-1-291. Manitoba - Des Catellier 22-39-3-308 RECEIVING: UBC - Trivel Pento 7-136; Alex Morrison 5-51; Marshall Cook 4-50; Ben Cummings 5-46; Trey Kellogg 1-9; Marcus Browne 1-(-1). Manitoba - Stephen Ugbah 3-66; Shai Ross 3-49; Riley Harrison 2-47; Trysten Dyce 3-37; Jesse Walker 3-34; Kyle Patchell 2-20; Dylan Schrot 2-19; Jamel Lyles 2-19; Alex Christie 1-12; Macho Bockru 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: UBC - S. Katsantonis 3-33. SACKS (UA-A): UBC - Isaiah Joseph 1-4. Manitoba - Derek Dufault 1-9. TACKLES (UA-A): UBC - Will Maxwell 8-1; Elliot Graham 3-4; Tanner Friesen 5-2; Saeed Hosain 3-1; Ben Hladik 4-0; S. Katsantonis 2-1; Malcolm Lee 0-3; Payton LaGrange 1-1; Jean Ventose 1-1; B. Sise-Odaa 2-0; Liam Mahara 2-0; Kyle Miller 1-1; H. Custodio 1-1; Dante Vigini 1-1; C. Griffiths 1-1; Isaiah Joseph 1-0; D. Chapdelaine 1-0; Michael Spencer 1-0; Ryley Butler 1-0; Liam Haime 1-0. Manitoba - James Mau 3-7; Brody Williams 8-2; Cole Adamson 5-2; Jayden McKoy 5-1; Tyler Fong 5-1; Houston Rennie 3-1; Derek Dufault 3-0; M. Arruda-Welch 3-0; Braiden Watson 1-2; Akeeno Williams 1-1; Shae Weekes 1-1; Arjay Shelley 0-2; Kyle Gordon 1-1; Julian Luis 0-1; Alex Christie 1-0; B. Desjardine 0-1; Tristan Bredin 0-1.

2018 BISON FOOTBALL GAME DAY NOTES • Page 2 BISONS ALL-TIME RESULTS 2017 BISONS TEAM STATS All-time conference record (since 1968)...... 177-214-3 TEAM STATISTICS # CW RANK All-time playoff record...... 18-15 SCORING 180 6th Points per game 22.5 6th Championships...... 3 (1969, 1970, 2007) Total offense 2887 6th Canada West Hardy Cup Championships...... 11 (1923, 1927, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 2001, 2007, 2014) Yards per game 378.6 6th Last win (conf.) ...... Oct. 28, 2017: 36-26 @ Saskatchewan FIRST DOWNS 174 6th Last loss (conf.) ...... Oct. 21, 2017: 17-16 vs. UBC Rushing 48 5th Streak (conf., overall) ...... W 1, L 1 Passing 104 5th Last home win (conf.) / home streak (conf.)...... Sept. 24, 2016: Saskatchewan 17, Manitoba 38 / L 5 Penalty 22 3rd Last home loss (conf.)...... Oct. 21, 2017: UBC 17, Manitoba 16 First downs per game 21.8 6th PASSING YARDAGE 1990 6th Last road win (conf.) / road streak (conf.) ...... Oct. 28, 2017: Manitoba 36, Saskatchewan 23 / W 1 Comp-Att-Int 161-279-11 5th Last road loss (conf.)...... Oct. 14, 2017: Manitoba 27, Calgary 36 Passing yards per game 248.8 6th Passing yards per attempt 7.1 6th BISONS-THUNDERBIRDS HEAD-TO-HEAD (CONFERENCE GAMES) Passing yards per completion 12.4 5th Passing touchdowns 8 6th All-time Manitoba record ...... 17-17 conference / 1-1 playoffs RUSHING YARDAGE 1039 5th 2017 Manitoba record ...... 0-2 (L 18-32, L 16-17) Rushing attempts 180 5th 2016 Manitoba record ...... 0-1 (L 50-53 (4OT)) Rushing yards per game 129.9 5th 2015 Manitoba record ...... 0-3 (L 48-51, L 10-24, L 10-52 (CW Semis)) Yards per rush 5.8 2nd Current Manitoba streak vs. UBC ...... L 6 Rushing touchdowns 8 4th Last Manitoba win ...... 20-10, Sept. 20, 2014 @ Manitoba 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 10-22 6th Last UBC win ...... 17-16, Oct. 21, 2017 @ Manitoba 3rd down % 45% 4th KICK RETURNS (No.-Yards) 36-794 1st Last Manitoba road win ...... 36-23, Sept. 14, 2013 Kick return average 22.1 1st Last UBC home win ...... 32-18, Sept. 9, 2017 PUNT RETURNS (No.-Yards) 41-425 1st Last Manitoba home win ...... 20-10, Sept. 20, 2014 Punt return average 10.4 1st Last UBC road win ...... 17-16, Oct. 21, 2017 FIELD GOALS 16-19 1st Last playoff meeting...... November 7, 2015 @ UBC (Canada West Semifinal) Field goal % 84.2% 1st UBC defeats Manitoba 52-10 PATs 15-15 6th PAT % 100.0% 1st Manitoba 3-7 / UBC 7-3 PUNTS (No.-Yards) 55-2207 2nd LAST 10 BISONS-THUNDERBIRDS GAMES Average per punt 40.1 2nd Home team: 6-4 RED ZONE SCORES 17-24 6th Red zone % 71% 6th 2017 UBC 17 @ Manitoba 16 Red zone touchdowns 11-24 6th Manitoba 18 @ UBC 32 Red zone touchdown % 46% 6th 2016 Manitoba 50 @ UBC 53 (4 OT) FUMBLES-LOST 21-11 1st FUMBLES-RECOVERED 5 6th 2015 Manitoba 10 @ UBC 52 (CW Semifinal) DEFENSIVE INTERCEPTIONS 7 5th Manitoba 10 @ UBC 24 Interception returns (No.-Yds) 7-102 4th UBC 51 @ Manitoba 48 Interception return average 14.6 4th 2014 UBC 10 @ Manitoba 20 DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS 1 3rd TACKLES 442 3rd 2013 UBC 28 @ Manitoba 24 SACKS 11 4th Manitoba 36 @ UBC 32 PENALTIES 89 1st 2012 UBC 31 @ Manitoba 37 Penalty yards 830 2nd TIME OF POSSESSION per game 28:00 6th HOME ATTENDANCE 4646 6th BISON FOOTBALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Attendance Average 1162 6th

# Pos. Name Phonetic # Pos. Name Phonetic 1 REC Shai Ross Shy 40 DL Derek Dufault Due-foe 2018 BISONS COACHING & AT STAFF 3 REC Tristan Dyce Dice 41 DB Tyler Koniuck Con-ee-uck Head Coach ...... Brian Dobie 6 REC Dylan Schrot Sha-rot 44 K Brad Mikoluff Mick-o-luff Defensive Coordinator / Assistant ...... Stan Pierre Offensive Coordinator / Assistant ...... Blair Atkinson 7 DB Jayden McKoy Jay-din Ma-koy 46 LB Noah Paulic Paw-lick Assistant ...... John Makie 12 QB Des Catellier Dez Ca-tell-yay 57 OL Brock Gutowski Gut-ow-skee Assistant ...... Kelly Butler 13 DB Stefan Conway Stef-in 58 OL Braedan Cheang Chang Assistant ...... Ryan Karhut 18 REC Macho Bockru Bawck-roo 60 OL Ryan Wengelinski Weng-geh-linski Assistant ...... Lloyd Orris Assistant ...... Will Sheils 19 DB Markos Bockru Mar-kis Bawck-roo 76 DL Chris Otisi O-tee-see Assistant ...... Rich Urbanovich 20 DB M. Arruda-Welch Ah-rude-ah 81 REC A.-K. Gassama Ga-sam-ma Assistant ...... Scott Barbour 21 DB Shae Weeks Shay 83 REC Colby Kyliuk Ky-luck Assistant ...... Shaquille Armstrong 22 RB Jamel Lyles Ja-melle 85 REC Billy Matwichyna Mat-wa-chin-a Certified Athletic Therapist ...... Lori Giasson Strength and Conditioning ..... Cole Scheller, Alex Gardiner 23 RB Somto Anyadike Some-toe An-ya-dike 87 REC Stephen Ugbah Ou-gba Manager / Equipment ...... Denise Gill 29 DB Joseph Braimah Br-eye-mah 88 REC Ethan Diakow Die-co Equipment ...... Jenn Romanoff 34 LB Adam Neiles Nee-lis 91 DL Bojan Stevanovic Bo-yan AT Certification Candidates ...... Ryan Singh, Tyler Neil, Shanlyn Parkhill, Noah Becker, 36 RB Demi A.-Oluseye Day-me 92 DL Chibukem Chi-boo-e-came Evan Fehr, Erin Martens, Orajekwe O-ra-je-kwe 37 RB Jayde Erasmo Er-az-moe Dricx Catap 94 DL Tristan Bredin Bread-een Team Doctor ...... Dr. Ed Pilat

2018 BISON FOOTBALL GAME DAY NOTES • Page 3 Head Coach: BRIAN DOBIE (23rd season) BISONS SINGLE GAME RECORDS Active players in bold Record * denotes playoff game

Conference: 89-85-1 POINTS (NON-KICKERS) Playoffs: 12-10 30 Dominic Zagari Sep. 5, 1998 vs. Alberta TOTAL: 101-95-1 24 Karim Lowen Oct. 21, 2006 vs. Regina Dominic Zagari Oct. 1, 2004 @ UBC Brian Dobie – whose alma mater was the and was also a member of the Dominic Zagari Oct. 2, 1993 vs. Saskatchewan Manitoba Bisons 1973 squad – has been head coach at the U of M since 1996 Anthony Coombs Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Alberta (entering 23rd season in 2018). He is the winningest head coach in Bison football history, with a Canada West regular season record of 89-85-1 and a post-season record of 12-10. FIELD GOALS 6 Scott Dixon Sept. 1, 2007 at Regina Dobie has won five Canada West Coach of the Year awards (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 shared award with Brian Towriss of Scott Dixon Aug. 30, 2008 vs. Regina Saskatchewan, 2006), and was also U SPORTS Coach of the Year in 2001. 5 Jamie Boreham Sept. 1, 2001 vs. Regina Brad Mikoluff Oct. 22, 2016 vs. Alberta In the 2018 season, Dobie enters his 44th year of coaching after being head coach for 21 years at Churchill High School in Winnipeg prior to being at the U of M. He has his NCCP Level 4 coaching certification and has been a guest coach at PASSING ATTEMPTS numerous professional camps over the past 22 years. In addition, Dobie was inducted into the Manitoba High Schools 56 Theo Deezar Oct. 22, 2016 at Alberta Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2015 as a Builder (Churchill High School Football). 51 Shane Munson Sept. 22, 2000 at Calgary 49 Theo Deezar Sept. 8, 2016 at Regina Dobie has coached in two U SPORTS National Championships (2001, 2007), winning the latter. He has also been a part 48 Theo Deezar Sept. 30, 2016 at UBC of five Canada West conference regular season titles, including three undefeated regular seasons (2002, 2006, 2007) 47 Jordan Yantz Sept. 20, 2013 at Calgary and three Hardy Cup Championships (2001, 2007, 2014). He has also been to two (U SPORTS Semi-Final) COMPLETIONS Championships (2001, 2007) plus one final (U SPORTS Semi-Final) in 2014. 34 Theo Deezar Oct. 22, 2016 at Alberta 33 Theo Deezar Sept. 30, 2016 at UBC Dobie has helped produce 69 different players who were selected as Canada West Conference All-Stars, 45 different 30 Theo Deezar Sept. 8, 2016 at Regina U SPORTS All-Canadians as well as 12 U SPORTS major award winners (two Presidents Trophy; two J.P. Metras Trophy 29 Theo Deezar Oct. 17, 2015 at Regina award winners; one Gino Fracas Award winner; three Russ Jackson awards; one Outstanding Player at Vanier Cup; one 28 Shane Munson Sept. 22, 2000 at Calgary Outstanding/Defensive Player at the Vanier Cup; two Churchill/Mitchell Bowl MVP). PASSING YARDS At the start of the 2018 season, Dobie has coached 48 student-athletes who were drafted by CFL teams. He has also 519 Theo Deezar Sept. 19, 2015 at UBC coached one Bison alumni (Israel “Izzy” Idonije) who started at the NFL level for 11 seasons and played in a Super Bowl, 457 Theo Deezar Sept. 8, 2016 at Regina plus another player (David Onyemata) that was the first-ever Bison drafted by an NFL team (New Orleans, fourth round). 450 Jordan Yantz Sept. 20, 2013 at Calgary A third player (Geoff Gray) was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2017 and is now with the Cleveland Browns. 447 Theo Deezar Sept. 24, 2016 vs. Saskatchewan 446 Shane Munson Sept. 6, 2002 at Calgary He currently resides in Winnipeg with his wife Jackie and family includes daughter Caleigh. RECEPTIONS 12 Chris Noonan Oct. 22, 1994 at Saskatchewan Cory Larsen Nov. 7, 1998 vs. Alberta 11 Terry Fach Sept. 5, 1981 vs. Calgary HOOFPRINTS: MANITOBA BISONS (0-0) Riley Harrison Oct. 22, 2016 at Alberta 10 Sept. 7, 2013 vs. Saskatchewan Nic Demski Sept. 14, 2013 at UBC LAST WEEK: RECEIVING YARDS NEXT WEEK: host Saskatchewan (Sep. 7, 7 PM CT at Investors Group Field) 241 Andrew Sharp Sept. 6, 2002 at Calgary 238 Nic Demski Oct. 25, 2014 at Regina • The Real McKoy: Starting his final year of eligibility with the Bisons, free safety Jayden McKoy, 227 Chris Noonan Oct. 22, 1994 at Saskatchewan currently at 13, needs just three interceptions to reach the all-time school record of 16 (Danny 207 Cory Larsen Nov. 7, 1998 vs. Alberta Jakobs, 80-83, 85). 187 Mike Faisthuber Oct. 30, 1999 vs. Alberta • East West Bowl: The high point for Manitoba's summer was the 2018 Valero East-West Bowl, RUSHING ATTEMPTS 36 Dominic Zagari Oct. 28, 1995 vs. BC where Jamel Lyles (RB), Zack Williams (OL), Derek Dufault (DE), and Jesse Walker (REC) all 33 James Gerardy Sept. 19, 2008 at Alberta participated. Dufault finished the game with a sack (1.5 tackles), and Lyles ran in the game- 32 Dominic Zagari Sept. 21, 1991 vs. Calgary winning touchdown for Team West. Craig Carr Oct. 11, 1997 at Alberta • Preseason Notes: Manitoba played one preseason game this year after not doing so in 2017. Matt Henry Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Saskatchewan In the August 22 matchup with the , Regina came away victorious 32-27. RUSHING YARDS 308 Dominic Zagari Sept. 16, 1995 vs. Alberta 283 Dominic Zagari Oct. 1, 1994 at UBC 259 Craig Carr Sept. 4, 1999 at Regina 251 Craig Carr Oct. 11, 1997 at Alberta HOOFPRINTS: #6 UBC THUNDERBIRDS (0-0) 249 James Gerardy Sept. 19, 2008 at Alberta INTERCEPTIONS LAST WEEK: 3 Danny Jakobs Oct. 3, 1981 vs. Saskatchewan NEXT WEEK: at Calgary (Sep. 7, 5:30 PM MT at McMahon Stadium) Demetro Danyluk Sept. 18, 1982 vs. Calgary Teague Sherman Sept. 19, 2008 at Alberta • Unanimous #1: In Canada West’s preseason coaches’ poll, the UBC Thunderbirds were a TACKLES WITH ASSISTED unanimous choice to win the conference, earning all the other coaches’ first place votes. 14.0 DJ Lalama Sept. 1, 2016 vs. Calgary Behind them, the were a unanimous second, with Manitoba in fourth. 13.0 Teague Sherman Oct. 20, 2012 vs. UBC 12.5 Pete Adams Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Calgary 12.0 DJ Lalama Sept. 30, 2016 vs. Calgary

BISON FOOTBALL ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES

• Onyemata thriving with Saints: Defensive lineman David Onyemata agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2017, was waived earlier this week expects to make the 53-man New Orleans Saints roster this week to by the Cleveland Browns. The free agent does expect, though, for start his third NFL season. Onyemata played in all 16 games for the another NFL team to add him to a practice roster. Saints in 2017, totaling 38 tackles (18 assisted, 20 unassisted) and two • Demski in hometown Blue: In the CFL, Bison alum Nic Demski sacks. He was the first Manitoba Bisons football player selected in the returned to the in 2017, and was named the NFL Draft (4th round, 120th overall) in 2016. Canada West Football Alumnus of the Month for July 2018. Demski, • Geoff Gray waived: Bison alum offensive lineman Geoff Gray, after one of eight Bisons currently on CFL rosters, has totaled 370 yards and making the practice roster of the New York Jets and signed as a free three touchdowns in 11 games for the Bombers.

2018 BISON FOOTBALL GAME DAY NOTES • Page 4 2017 BISONS OFFENSIVE STATISTICS LONGEST PLAYS IN MB HISTORY Active players in bold RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G * denotes playoff game Lyles, Jamel 8 110 735 44 691 6.3 4 75 86.4 Catellier, Des 5 11 94 0 94 8.5 0 20 18.8 FIELD GOAL Christie, Alex 6 17 97 4 93 5.5 0 18 15.5 55 Jamie Boreham Oct. 20, 2001 vs. Saskatchewan 54 Scott Dixon Sept. 19, 2009 vs. UBC Anyadike, Somto 3 9 80 0 80 8.9 1 33 26.7 52 Jamie Boreham Oct. 26, 2001 at Calgary Deezar, Theo 8 19 65 20 45 2.4 2. 11 5.6 Scott Dixon Oct. 18, 2008 vs. Calgary Walker, Jesse 8 5 19 2 17 3.4 0 9 2.1 50 Peter Scouras Sept. 10, 2005 vs. Saskatchewan Erasmo, Jayde 5 3 16 0 16 5.3 0 12 3.2 49 Ryan Jones Oct. 23, 2015 vs. Alberta Ross, Shai 6 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 2.0 48 Pino Migliazza Sept. 26, 1993 at UBC Diakow, Ethan 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Scott Nowicki Oct. 27, 1990 vs. UBC Arruda-Welch, M. 8 2 6 5 1 0.5 0 6 0.1 Ryan Jones Oct. 25, 2014 at Regina Daley, Anthony 8 0 1 0 1 - 1 0 0.1 PUNT Mikoluff, Brad 8 1 0 13 -13 -13.0 0 0 -1.6 90 Nick Boyd Aug. 30, 2013 vs. Alberta Total...... 8 180 1127 88 1039 5.8 8 75 129.9 83 Les Oakes Oct. 29, 1977 vs. Alberta Opponents...... 8 242 1452 40 1412 5.8 11 53 176.5 81 Chris Lewis Oct. 11, 1986 vs. Calgary PASSING G Cp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD INT Long Avg/G 80 John Baunemann Sept. 5, 1998 at Calgary Catellier, Des 5 87-147-7 59.2 1142 5 7 81 228.4 Jeff Standing Oct. 9, 2004 vs. Alberta Deezar, Theo 8 74-130-4 56.9 848 3 4 35 106.0 KICKOFF RETURN Wytinck, Julian 4 0-2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 Jamel Lyles Sept. 18, 2015 vs. Calgary Totals...... 8 161-11 57.7 1990 8 11 81 248.8 106 Craig Carr Sept. 6, 1997 vs. Alberta Opponents...... 8 192-7 63.6 2615 17 7 80 326.9 100 Nic Demski Sept. 30, 2011 at Regina 95 Gord Paterson Sept. 8, 1973 vs. Calgary RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Lou Furlan Oct. 26, 1973 vs. UBC Walker, Jesse 8 23 318 39.8 1 35 13.8 92 Ron Arnold Nov. 7, 1998 vs. Alberta Harrison, Riley 8 19 272 34.0 1 35 14.3 PUNT RETURN Schrot, Dylan 7 17 238 34.0 0 81 14.0 129 Jeremy Botelho Sept. 11, 2009 vs. Simon Fraser Ross, Shai 6 18 220 36.7 2 30 12.2 127 Mike Plante Sept. 11, 1999 vs. Calgary Ugbah, Stephen 7 15 206 29.4 1 34 13.7 108 Brad Black Sept. 24, 2005 vs. Simon Fraser Lyles, Jamel 8 19 195 24.4 0 43 10.3 106 Fred Andrich 1974 season Bockru, Macho 7 13 176 25.1 1 31 13.5 105 Allan Kinley 1968 season Dyce, Trysten 8 13 144 18.0 1 27 11.1 RUNNING PLAY Patchell, Kyle 8 13 127 15.9 1 16 9.8 107 Anthony Coombs Oct. 26, 2013 at Alberta Diakow, Ethan 3 6 56 18.7 0 22 9.3 100 Ron Arnold Oct. 31, 1998 vs. Saskatchewan Christie, Alex 6 5 42 7.0 0 12 8.4 97 Craig Carr Sept. 6, 1997 vs. Alberta Deezar, Theo 8 0 -4 -0.5 0 0 - Gord Paterson Oct. 26, 1973 vs. UBC Totals...... 8 161 1990 248.8 8 81 12.4 91 Shane Munson Oct. 23, 1999 at Calgary Opponents...... 8 192 2615 326.9 17 80 13.6 84 Anthony Coombs Aug. 30, 2013 vs. Alberta 80 Daryl Beswitherick Oct. 3, 1987 at Alberta RETURNS KR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds AVG TD Long Arruda-Welch, M. 2 76 38.0 1 75 - - - - - RECEPTION Weekes, Shae 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 24 24.0 0 24 96 Mike Faisthuber Oct. 30, 1999 vs. Alberta McKoy, Jayden - - - - - 4 35 8.8 0 19 90 Chris Noonan Oct. 29, 1994 vs. Alberta Christie, Alex 2 19 9.5 0 10 6 52 8.7 0 26 Anthony Coombs Sept. 3, 2011 vs. Calgary Walker, Jesse 10 196 19.6 0 27 - - - - - 89 Andrew Smith Sept. 28, 2013 vs. Regina 85 Anthony Coombs Sept. 8, 2012 vs. Saskatchewan Ross, Shai 7 151 21.6 0 35 17 157 9.2 0 21 Lyles, Jamel 14 339 24.2 0 57 13 157 12.1 0 46 Totals...... 36 794 22.1 1 75 41 425 10.4 0 46 Opponents...... 27 507 18.8 0 42 46 340 7.4 0 38 SELECTED MB CAREER RECORDS SCORING PTS PTS/G RUSH REC KR PR INT FUM XPM FGM 2PT POINTS Mikoluff, Brad 65 8.1 0 - - - - - 15 16 0 296 Dominic Zagari 1991-95 Lyles, Jamel 24 3.0 4 0 0 0 - - - - - 253 Jamie Boreham 2001-03 Deezar, Theo 12 1.5 2 0 - - - - 0 - 0 225 Darrel Batt 1981-85 Ross, Shai 12 2.0 0 2 0 0 - - - - - 194 Nick Boyd 2011-13 Walker, Jesse 8 1.0 0 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 190 Scott Dixon 2007-09 Anyadike, Somto 6 2.0 1 ------174 Anthony Coombs 2010-13 Arruda-Welch, M. 6 0.8 0 - 1 - 0 - - - - TOUCHDOWNS Bockru, Macho 6 0.9 - 1 ------48 Dominic Zagari 1991-95 Daley, Anthony 6 0.8 1 ------29 Anthony Coombs 2010-13 Dyce, Trysten 6 0.8 - 1 ------27 Matt Henry 2006-10 Harrison, Riley 6 0.8 - 1 ------23 Mike Faisthuber 1999-2003 McKoy, Jayden 6 0.8 - - - 0 1 - - - - 21 Nic Demski 2011-14 Patchell, Kyle 6 0.8 - 1 ------RUSHING YARDS Ugbah, Stephen 6 0.9 - 1 ------4738 Dominic Zagari 1991-95 Riley, Matt 1 0.1 ------3171 Matt Henry 2006-10 Totals...... 180 22.5 8 8 1 0 1 0 15 16 1 2478 Craig Carr 1997-99 Opponents...... 289 36.1 11 17 0 0 2 1 28 17 2 2342 Darwin Thompson 2002-05 2232 Anthony Coombs 2010-13 RECEIVING YARDS 2092 Mike Faisthuber 1999-2003 2039 Terry Fach 1980-84 2039 Terry Firr 2004-08 1890 Andrew Sharp 1999-2003 1817 Cory Larsen 1996-2000 PASSING YARDS 7474 Shane Munson 1999-2003 6817 Brett Watt 1990-94 6400 Theo Deezar 2014-17 5273 John Makie 2005-08 4687 Bud Harden 1972-77

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PUNTING GP Yds Avg Long TB FC i20 Blkd Riley, Matt 8 2207 40.1 82 1 0 11 1 Totals...... 8 2207 40.1 82 1 0 11 1 Opponents...... 8 1935 37.2 60 0 0 8 0 FIELD GOALS GP FGM FGA PCT Long XPM XPA PCT PTS Mikoluff, Brad 8 16 19 84 46 15 15 100 63 Totals...... 8 16 19 84 46 15 15 100 63 Opponents 8 17 23 74 49 28 29 97 79 ALL-PURPOSE GP RUSH REC PR KR YDS YPG Lyles, Jamel 8 691 195 157 339 1382 172.8 Shai Ross 6 12 220 157 151 540 90.0 Jesse Walker 8 17 318 - 196 531 66.4 Alex Christie 6 93 42 52 19 206 34.3 Riley Harrison 8 - 272 - - 272 34.0 Dylan Schrot 7 - 238 - - 238 34.0 Stephen Ugbah 7 - 206 - - 206 29.4 Somto Anyadike 3 80 - - - 80 26.7 Macho Bockru 7 - 176 - - 176 25.1 Ethan Diakow 3 2 56 - - 58 19.3 Des Catellier 5 94 - - - 94 18.8 Trysten Dyce 8 - 144 - - 144 18.0 Kyle Patchell 8 - 127 - - 127 15.9 M. Arruda-Welch 8 1 - - 76 77 9.6 Theo Deezar 8 45 -4 - - 41 5.1 Shae Weekes 8 - - 24 13 37 4.6 Jayden McKoy 8 - - 35 - 35 4.4 Jayde Erasmo 5 16 - - - 16 3.2 Anthony Daley 8 1 - - - 1 .1 Totals...... 8 1039 1990 425 794 4248 531.0 Opponents...... 8 1412 2615 340 507 4874 609.3

2017 BISONS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

{ ----- TACKLES ------} { - SACKS - } { PASS DEF } { ----- FUMBLES ----- } GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp FF Rcv-Yds Blk Kick 47 Mau, James 7 36 24 48.0 2-3 1-2 1-14 1 - 2-0 - 51 Williams, Brody 8 31 14 38.0 0.5-2 - - - - - 1 - - - 7 McKoy, Jayden 8 28 13 34.5 0 - - - 3-47 2 1 - - - 2 Rennie, Houston 8 28 12 34.0 2-10 1-9 - - 1 - - - - 20 Arruda-Welch, M. 8 26 3 27.5 1-1 - - 1-13 9 - - - - 99 Gowanlock , Brock 6 25 16 33.0 2-10 2-10 - - 1 3 - - - 40 Dufault, Derek 8 24 12 30.0 5-23 3.5-20 - - 1 - - - - 21 Weekes, Shae 8 22 7 25.5 0 - - - - - 2 - 1-12 - 25 Abraham, Caleb 8 20 10 25.0 3-8 ------19 Fong, Tyler 7 19 6 22.0 1.5-6 - - 1-17 2 - - - - 27 Shelley, Arjay 8 18 10 23.0 0.5-1 - - - - 4 - - - - 96 Adamson, Cole 8 16 11 21.5 2-6 1-5 1-11 3 - - - - 5 Williams, Akeeno 7 8 1 8.5 0 ------50 Gregoire, D. 6 7 4 9.0 0 ------1-0 - 33 Christie, Alex 6 5 0 5.0 0 ------43 Gordon, Kyle 7 5 8 9.0 0 ------9 Plett, Eric 3 5 2 6.0 0 - - - - - 1 - - - - 91 Stevanovic, B. 8 4 3 5.5 0 ------90 Watson, Braiden 8 4 7 7.5 0 - - - - - 1 - 1-0 - 93 Lazarenko, Jared 8 3 3 4.5 2.5-7 1.5-5 - - 1 - - - - 10 Onyebuchi, K. 8 3 2 4.0 0 ------13 Conway, Stefan 4 2 0 2.0 0 ------37 Erasmo, Jayde 5 2 0 2.0 0 ------52 Obijaku, Cassidy 4 2 3 3.5 0 ------23 Patko, Jake 4 2 0 2.0 0 ------94 Bredin, Tristan 4 1 1 1.5 0 ------26 Luis, Julian 7 1 2 2.0 0 ------28 Lyons-Keely, E. 8 1 0 1.0 0 ------55 McMorris, Reid 8 1 0 1.0 0 ------46 Neiles, Adam 7 1 0 1.0 0 ------11 Riley, Matt 8 1 0 1.0 0 ------6 Schrot, Dylan 7 1 0 1.0 0 ------66 Williams, Z. 8 1 0 1.0 0 ------39 Desjardine, B. 1 0 1 0.5 0 ------92 Orajekwe, C. 1 0 1 0.5 0 ------Totals...... 8 - 176 442.0 23-78 11-52 7-102 29 5 5-12 - Opponents...... 8 - 182 384.0 45-222 18-135 11-268 34 19 11-62 1

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