2016 Rams Football Game Notes

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2016 SCHEDULE 2CALGARY THURSDAY, AUG. 25 • L, 37-13 (3-0) CALGARY DINOS MEDICINE HAT, AB • NON-CONFERENCE 9REGINA FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 - L, 41-39 (OT) (2-1) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES SASKATOON, SK WHAT TO WATCH FOR SETTING THE SCENE • The Rams broke into the CIS Top Ten for KICKOFF: Sept. 23 (7:00 PM) THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 - W, 41-38 the first time since 2012 this week, enter- ing the poll at No. 9 on the strength of SITE: Mosaic Stadium (Regina, Sask.) 8MANITOBA BISONS back-to-back wins over ranked teams. CAPACITY: 33,427 REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM • A win for the Rams would move them RANKINGS: Calgary #2, Regina #9 into first place in the Canada West stand- TELEVISION: Canada West Football on ings. Shaw - Access7 in Regina SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 - W, 20-10 • Friday’s game is the first of two con- (Jim Mullin/PxP, Wray Morrison/CC) 6UBC secutive home games for the Rams and THUNDERBIRDS the second of back-to-back trips to the REGINA RADIO: RM2 - 620ckrm.com VANCOUVER, BC province of Saskatchewan for Calgary. (Michael Ball/PxP, Marco Ricci/CC) • The two teams met earlier this season in LIVE VIDEO: www.canadawest.tv ($) FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 - 7:00 PM an exhibition game in Medicine Hat, with Calgary pulling away in the second half 2CALGARY (3-0) DINOS for a 37-13 victory. REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM RAMS STATISTICAL LEADERS SATURDAY, OCT. 1 - 2:00 PM 8SASKATCHEWAN (2-1) HUSKIES REGINA, SK • NEW MOSAIC STADIUM

SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - 1:00 PM ALBERTA (0-3) GOLDEN BEARS PASSING RUSHING RECEPTIONS RECEIVING YDS EDMONTON, AB NOAH PICTON NOAH PICTON RILEY WILSON KHALID KORNEGAY 1262 yds (10 TDs) 158 yds (17 att.) 23 rec. (285 yds) 13 rec. (318 yds) FRIDAY, OCT. 21 - 7:00 PM UBC (1-2) THUNDERBIRDS REGINA, SK • MOSAIC STADIUM

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 - 8:00 PM MANITOBA (1-2) TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS SACKS PASSES DEFENDED BISONS DANNY NESBITT BRAEDY WILL CORD DELINTE JOEY DWYER WINNIPEG, MB 22.0 tackles (14/16) 2 INT (24 yds) 1 sack (9 yds) 3 PD (1 INT, 2 PBU) 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES RAMS RANKED NINTH IN CIS: It’s been almost four years since the Rams were ranked QUICK NOTES in the CIS Top Ten, but back-to-back wins over ranked teams have pushed the U of R into the No. 9 slot in this week’s poll. Two other Canada West teams are also ranked, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA including Calgary at No. 2 and Saskatchewan at No. 8. Location...... Regina, Sask. Enrollment...... 12,612 HOLDOVERS: Two currently active Rams – Joey Dwyer and Mason Rossler – were in the lineup the last time the Rams played a game while ranked, which was the 2012 Founded (Regina College)...... 1911 Hardy Cup at Calgary. Frankie Gray also played in that game as QB Marc Mueller’s Founded (University of Regina)...... 1974 backup, but he’s out for the year due to injury. Conference...... Canada West TWO PICKS FOR WILL: Braedy Will led the PFC in interceptions last year while with the Colours...... Green and Vegas Gold Winnipeg Rifles, and he’s made an impact with picks in both of the Rams’ wins in the Nickname...... Rams past two weeks. He’s one of only two Canada West players with multiple interceptions President...... Dr. Vianne Timmons this year, and is the first Rams player to record picks in back-to-back games since Ryan Acting Athletic Director...... Tanya Reynoldson Filyk in 2013. RAMS HISTORY HOT START FOR PICTON: It’s been an outstanding start to the season for QB Noah Picton, who leads Canada West in every passing category through the first three weeks First Season (CJFL)...... 1954 of the conference schedule. He also leads the nation in average passing yards per game First Season (CIS)...... 1999 (420.7), is second in the CIS in both passing yards (1262) and touchdown passes (11), All-Time Canada West Record...... 62-76-1OTL and fourth in the country in completion rate (69.6%). As well, his 85-yard touchdown All-Time Postseason Record...... 7-12 pass to Khalid Kornegay still stands as the third-longest play in the CIS this year. Canada West Championships...... 1 (2000) DEEP THREAT: He’s only fourth on the Rams with 13 catches, but Northeast Mississippi Atlantic Bowl Victories...... 1 (2000) CC transfer Khalid Kornegay is the team leader and second in the conference with 318 receiving yards. His average of 24.5 yards per catch is second in the entire nation, while COACHING STAFF his average of 106 receiving yards per game is fifth in the CIS. Head Coach...... Steve Bryce (1st season) DEFENCE STRONG IN UBC WIN: The 10 points allowed by the Rams in last week’s road Canada West Record...... 2-1 win over UBC were the fewest the U of R has conceded since a 31-9 win over Saskatch- Postseason Record...... 0-0 ewan in the 2012 Canada West semifinals. Sheldon Gray’s defence didn’t allow a touch- Offensive Coordinator...... Mark McConkey down in the UBC win, as the Thunderbirds’ lone major of the game came off a blocked Defensive Coordinator...... Sheldon Gray punt that was recovered in the end zone. TEAM INFORMATION IN THE FAMILY: Three players on the offensive side of the ball for the Rams are first cousins – RB Blake Anaka, SB Mitchell Picton, and QB Noah Picton - while K/WR Daniel 2015 Canada West Record...... 0-8 Scraper and WR Michael Scraper are brothers. LB Danny Nesbitt is the son of defensive 2015 Canada West Finish...... 6th/6 line coach Greg Nesbitt.

CANADA WEST STANDINGS NURKOWSKI SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT: SB Lucas Nurkowski signed a CIS Letter of W-L PF PA Intent on Monday to join the Rams, making him the eighth member of the Class of 2017 2Calgary 3-0 78 41 to commit to the program. Nurkowski, who won a silver medal with Team Saskatchewan and was named a tournament all-star this past summer at the Football Canada Cup, 8Saskatchewan 2-1 89 76 plays both slotback and dimeback for Michael A. Riffel HS in Regina. 9Regina 2-1 100 89 Manitoba 1-2 94 76 ALL-TIME SERIES: Simply put, it’s been all Calgary in the head-to-head matchup UBC 1-2 57 79 since the 2008 season. The Dinos have won 17 of the last 18 meetings between the two teams, with the lone Rams win in that time coming in a 12-9 home win on Oct. 19, 2012. Alberta 0-3 53 110 Calgary holds a 17-6 advantage in the 23 Canada West games played between the two teams and a 5-2 edge in seven postseason matchups. 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 N.Picton Simon Zver Stanton Cugnet Wandell Smith Kornegay Eurich M.Picton Wilson Schienbein 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 Moore McKinnon McKen Stefanovic Nesbitt McEachern Dwyer Sharpe Greene Branning Propp Will 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. (Winnipeg Rifles) 61 Andre Smith OL 5 6-3 300 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 16 Korey Greene DB 4 6-0 180 Toronto, Ont. (Waldorf College) 62 Jeremy Zver OL 5 6-5 295 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 17 Colton Friesen SB 1 6-3 220 Regina, Sask. (Winston Knoll) 63 Liam Jensen OL 1 6-3 295 Watrous, Sask. (Winston HS) 18 Frankie Gray DB RS 5-10 185 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 65 Andrew Becker OL 1 6-3 265 Kelowna, B.C. (Rutland Senior) 19 Luke Wilson DB 2 6-2 195 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 66 Matt Brown OL 1 6-2 220 Canmore, Alta. (Canmore Collegiate) 20 Braedy Will DB 2 6-3 205 Winnipeg, Man. (Winnipeg Rifles) 67 Roe Borgmann OL 2 6-1 260 Lumsden, Sask. (Lumsden HS) 21 Scott Jones FB 1 5-10 205 Weyburn, Sask. (Weyburn Comp.) 68 Bowen Pisula OL 1 6-1 285 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 22 Ben Lane FB 4 6-0 205 Calgary, Alta. (Dr. E.P. Scarlett HS) 69 Bryce McKinnon DL 4 6-0 280 Water Valley, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 24 Royce Hanna DB 2 5-9 175 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 71 Bryan Robinson OL 3 6-3 270 Clairmont, Alta. (Valley Huskers) 25 Brady Eurich WR 4 5-10 180 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 73 Thomas Stanton OL 3 6-4 280 Norco, Calif. (Riverside CC) 26 Davin Johnston WR 4 6-0 190 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 75 Jesse Ens OL 1 6-3 260 Warman, Sask. (Warman HS) 27 Joey Dwyer LB 5 6-2 195 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 77 Jamie Wandell OL 4 6-4 305 New Westminster, B.C. (Langley Rams) 28 Robbie Avram DB 3 6-0 185 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 79 Eric Eads OL 1 6-5 350 Fairbanks, Alaska (Jireh Prep) 29 Ben Sharpe DB 4 5-10 185 Coquitlam, B.C. (Langley Rams) 80 Daniel Scraper K/WR 2 5-11 165 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 30 Brayden Wagg RB 1 5-10 175 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 82 Mitch Thompson SB 4 5-10 190 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 31 Cord Delinte DB 2 5-11 200 Cowley, Alta. (Okanagan Sun) 83 Riley Wilson SB 5 6-3 210 Regina, Sask. (Balfour Collegiate) 32 Mason Rossler DB 3 6-0 175 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) 84 Adam Rask WR 1 6-3 195 Cochrane, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 33 Blake Anaka RB 2 5-3 155 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 85 Tanner Zaharia WR 1 6-1 210 Balgonie, Sask. (Greenall HS) 34 Josh Tipton DB 1 5-10 190 Sooke, B.C. (Belmont Secondary) 86 Kyle Moortgat SB 2 6-0 185 Cochrane, Alta. (Cochrane HS) 35 Brody Dirk LB 1 6-1 220 Olds, Alta. (Calgary Colts) 87 Terrell Mildenberger SB 1 6-1 180 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 36 Atlee Simon RB 3 6-0 205 Regina, Sask. (Thom Collegiate) 88 Michael Scraper WR 1 6-0 170 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 37 Dilan Elgert DB 1 6-0 180 Regina, Sask. (Sheldon-Williams) 89 Jordan Wyonzek SB 2 6-0 200 Regina, Sask. (Campbell Collegiate) 39 Travis Semenok LB 1 5-11 205 Medicine Hat, Alta. (Edmonton Wildcats) 91 Matt Moore DL 2 6-1 260 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 40 Marcus Kuling DB 1 6-2 200 Esterhazy, Sask. (Esterhazy HS) 92 Grey McKen DL 3 6-2 245 Yorkton, Sask. (Yorkton Regional HS) 41 Zack McEachern LB 4 6-0 220 Calgary, Alta. (Calgary Colts) 93 Kerrick Huggins DL 3 6-4 245 Dallas, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 42 Liam Lerat DB 2 5-10 175 Ottawa, Ont. (St. Mark Catholic HS) 95 Terry Giovannetti DL 4 6-0 230 Regina, Sask. (Regina Thunder) 43 Chris Bend DB 1 6-6 200 Regina, Sask. (Luther College HS) 96 Eric Wicijowski DL 3 6-2 275 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 44 Michael Stefanovic LB 4 5-10 205 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Vanier) 98 Ajai Washington DL 2 6-2 225 Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) 45 Sam Varao FB 2 6-0 230 Victoria, B.C. (Belmont Secondary) 99 Nicholas Dheilly DL 1 6-4 220 Regina, Sask. (LeBoldus HS) 46 Jackson Ryan FB 1 6-0 270 St. Albert, Alta. (Edmonton Huskies) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Anaka, Blake...... a-NACK-uh Johnson, Jens...... JENS Semenok, Travis...... SEM-a-nock Avram, Robbie...... AYVE-rim Kornegay, Khalid...... ka-LEED COR-na-gay Stefanovic, Michael...... sta-FAN-oh-vick Branning, Kahlen...... CAY-lin Kuling, Marcus...... COO-ling Varao, Sam...... VARE-oh Degelman, Matt...... DAY-gul-min Laboccetta, Jacob...... LA-boh-SET-uh Vieira, Tyler...... vee-AIR-a Delinte, Cord...... da-LINT Lerat, Liam...... la-RAW Wandell, Jamie...... wan-DELL Dheilly, Nicholas...... DALE-ee Moortgat, Kyle...... MORT-gat Washington, Ajai...... ah-JYE Eads, Eric...... EEDS Pisula, Bowen...... pa-SOO-la Wicijowski, Eric...... wich-HOUSE-key Elgert, Dilan...... DILL-in Rorke, Alex...... ROARK Wyonzek, Jordan...... why-ON-zick Eurich, Brady...... YOU-rick Scherle, Blake...... SURE-lee Zaharia, Tanner...... za-HAIR-e-ah Huber, Thomas...... HEW-bur Schienbein, Ryan...... SHIN-bine Zver, Jeremy...... za-VERR 2017 LETTERS OF INTENT Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Team) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Team) Parker Auchstaetter OL 6-5 295 1 Assiniboia, Sask. (Assiniboia Composite) Parker Hodel OL 6-3 275 1 Regina, Sask. (Winston Knoll) Kyle Borsa RB 5-11 180 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) Lucas Nurkowski SB 6-0 170 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS) Jonah Branning SB 6-1 170 1 Moose Jaw, Sask. (Central) Noah Sampson DB 5-11 180 1 Pilot Butte, Sask. (Greenall HS) Ty Cappo OL 6-3 245 1 Muscowpetung First Nation (Greenall HS) Tanner Schmekel DL 6-1 230 1 Regina, Sask. (Michael A. Riffel HS)

3 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES LAST TIME IT HAPPENED SINGLE-GAME RECORDS RUSHING RUSHING YARDS • Rams player ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Noah Picton (108) at Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 295, Neal Hughes vs. Alberta, 10/25/2003 • Opposing player ≥ 100 rushing yards...... Tyler Chow (147), Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • Rams player ≥ 150 rushing yards...... Atlee Simon (155) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 • Opposing player ≥ 150 rushing yards...... Kienan LaFrance (175), Manitoba, 10/25/2014 3, Cory Olynick vs. Simon Fraser, 10/26/2002 • Rams player ≥ 200 rushing yards...... Atlee Simon (207) at UBC, 9/12/2015 3, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/25/2014 • Opposing player ≥ 200 rushing yards...... Brandon Deschamps (230), UBC, 9/21/2013 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 RUSHES • Rams player ≥ 3 TD rushes...... Atlee Simon (3) vs. Manitoba, 10/17/2015 39, Adrian Charles vs. Manitoba, 9/30/2011 • Opposing player ≥ 3 TD rushes...... Mercer Timmis (3), Calgary, 10/18/2013 LONGEST RUSH • Rams player ≥ 4 TD rushes...... Never 97 yds, Ronald Arnold at UBC, 9/8/2000 • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD rushes...... Dathan Thomas (4), Saskatchewan, 9/6/2008 PASS COMPLETIONS 40, Noah Picton vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 RECEIVING PASS ATTEMPTS • Rams player ≥ 100 receiving yards...... R. Wilson (127) and M. Picton (108) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Shai Ross (126), Manitoba, 9/8/2016 60, Noah Picton vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Rams player ≥ 150 receiving yards...... Ryan Schienbein (151) at Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 COMPLETION RATE • Opposing player ≥ 150 receiving yards...... Mitch Hillis (178), Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 78.8% (26-33), Noah Picton vs. Sask., 10/30/2015 • Rams player ≥ 200 receiving yards...... Mitch Thompson (204) vs. Manitoba, 10/17/2015 PASSING YARDS • Opposing player ≥ 200 receiving yards...... Nic Demski (238), Manitoba, 10/25/2014 548, Teale Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Two Rams ≥ 100 receiving yards...... R. Wilson (127) and M. Picton (108) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 TOUCHDOWN PASSES • Two opposing players ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Alex Vitt (182) and Dustin Pedersen (131), Manitoba, 10/2/2015 6, Teale Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Three Rams ≥ 100 receiving yards...... J. Janotta (148), A. Richards (113), M. Picton (101) vs. Alberta, 11/1/2014 6, Teale Orban vs. Calgary, 10/6/2007 • Three opposing players ≥ 100 receiving yards...... Never • Rams player ≥ 10 receptions...... Mitch Thompson (11) vs. Manitoba, 10/17/2015 LONGEST PASS COMPLETION • Opposing player ≥ 10 receptions...... Mitch Hillis (10), Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 109 yds, Mark Anderson to Jon Ryan • Rams player ≥ 3 TD receptions...... Chad Goldie (3) vs. Calgary, 10/6/2007 (at Saskatchewan, 10/27/2001) • Opposing player ≥ 3 TD receptions...... Mitch Stevens (3), Saskatchewan, 8/30/2013 RECEPTIONS • Rams player ≥ 4 TD receptions...... Chad Goldie (4) at UBC, 9/29/2006 15, Chad Goldie at Alberta, 9/8/2007 • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD receptions...... Brendan Mahoney (5), Simon Fraser, 11/1/2003 RECEIVING YARDS 228, Jordan Sisco vs. Alberta, 10/13/2007 PASSING TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS • Rams player ≥ 400 passing yards...... Noah Picton (499) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 4, Jason Clermont vs. UBC, 9/21/2001 • Opposing player ≥ 400 passing yards...... Theo Deezar (457), Manitoba, 9/8/2016 4, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Rams player 500 passing yards...... Teale Orban (548) at UBC, 9/29/2006 ≥ TOTAL OFFENCE YARDS • Opposing player ≥ 500 passing yards...... Never • Rams player ≥ 4 TD passes...... Noah Picton (4) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 597, T. Orban at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Opposing player ≥ 4 TD passes...... Theo Deezar (4), Manitoba, 10/17/2015 (548 pass + 49 rush) • Rams player ≥ 5 TD passes...... Teale Orban (5) at Alberta, 10/18/2008 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS • Opposing player ≥ 5 TD passes...... Ryan Zahara (7), Manitoba, 10/23/2004 345, Neal Hughes at Manitoba, 11/11/2000 • Rams player ≥ 6 TD passes...... Teale Orban (6) vs. Calgary, 10/6/2007 POINTS SCORED • Opposing player ≥ 6 TD passes...... Ryan Zahara (7), Manitoba, 10/23/2004 26, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 • Rams player ≥ 30 completions...... Noah Picton (40) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED • Opposing player 30 completions...... Michael O’Connor (32), UBC, 9/17/2016 ≥ 4, Jason Clermont vs. Manitoba, 9/1/2001 • Rams player ≥ 35 completions...... Noah Picton (40) vs. Manitoba, 9/8/2016 • Opposing player ≥ 35 completions...... Never 4, Jason Clermont vs. UBC, 9/21/2001 4, Chad Goldie at UBC, 9/29/2006 DEFENCE 4, Atlee Simon vs. Manitoba, 10/25/2014 • Rams player ≥ 2 interceptions...... Kirby Kezama (2) at Calgary, 11/10/2012 FIELD GOALS MADE • Opposing player ≥ 2 interceptions...... Adam Laurensse (2) and Elie Bouka (2), Calgary, 11/8/2014 4 (six times) • Rams player ≥ 3 interceptions...... Never LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE • Opposing player ≥ 3 interceptions...... Anthony Deslauriers (3), Simon Fraser, 10/9/2009 .53 yds, P. Scarcelli vs. Simon Fraser, 9/27/2008 • Rams player ≥ 2 sacks...... Mason Rossler (2) at Calgary, 10/24/2015 LONGEST PUNT • Opposing player ≥ 2 sacks...... Sean Davis (2), Alberta, 11/1/2014 86 yds, Jon Ryan vs. Alberta, 10/20/2001 • Rams player ≥ 3 sacks...... Michael Stefanovic (3) at Alberta, 9/14/2013 LONGEST PUNT RETURN • Opposing player ≥ 3 sacks...... Serge Kaminsky (3), UBC, 9/2/2011 • Rams player ≥ 4 sacks...... Stan Van Sichem (4) vs. Saskatchewan, 11/2/2007 95 yds, Steve Ryan at Manitoba, 11/4/2006 • Opposing player ≥ 4 sacks...... Michael Little (4), Simon Fraser, 10/1/2004 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 95 yds, Chris Ashman vs. Manitoba, 9/4/1999 RETURN TOUCHDOWNS LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN • Rams player, punt return TD...... Chris King (68 yds) at Calgary, 11/2/2008 87 yds, Jamir Walker vs. Sask., 9/18/2010 • Opposing player, punt return TD...... Tylor Henry (97 yds), Alberta, 9/14/2013 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN • Rams player, kickoff return TD...... Neal Hughes (89 yds) at Saint Mary’s, 11/18/2000 108 yds, Michael Stefanovic vs. Sask., 10/30/2015 • Opposing player, kickoff return TD...... William Maxwell (104 yds), Calgary, 9/26/2015 INTERCEPTIONS • Rams player, missed FG return TD...... Never 2 (14 times) • Opposing player, missed FG return TD...... Never QUARTERBACK SACKS • Rams player, interception return TD...... Jamir Walker (58 yds) at Saskatchewan, 10/29/2010 4, Stan Van Sichem vs. Sask., 11/2/2007 • Opposing player, interception return TD...... Jonathan Jones (52 yds), Manitoba, 9/12/2014 • Rams player, fumble return TD...... Michael Stefanovic (108 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/30/2015 FUMBLES FORCED • Opposing player, fumble return TD...... Colton Zayshley (blocked punt recovered in end zone), UBC, 9/17/2016 2 (four times) BLOCKED KICKS FIELD GOALS 2, Craig Zimmer at Simon Fraser, 10/29/2005 • Rams player ≥ 4 field goals...... Andrew Fabian (4) vs. UBC, 9/5/2014 • Opposing player ≥ 4 field goals...... Sean Stenger (6), Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 • Rams player ≥ 5 field goals...... Never OVERTIME HISTORY • Opposing player ≥ 5 field goals...... Sean Stenger (6), Saskatchewan, 9/2/2016 Aug. 30, 2003 vs. Saskatchewan...... L, 34-31 • Rams player ≥ 45-yard field goal...... Chris Bodnar (45 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/22/2011 Oct. 8, 2005 at Manitoba...... W, 30-27 • Opposing player ≥ 45-yard field goal...... Ryan Jones (45 yds), Manitoba, 9/8/2016 Sept. 2, 2016 at Saskatchewan...... L, 41-39 • Rams player ≥ 50-yard field goal...... Perri Scarcelli (50 yds) vs. Saskatchewan, 10/30/2009 • Opposing player ≥ 50-yard field goal...... Hugh O’Neill (50 yds), Alberta, 10/17/2009 4 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES HEAD COACH STEVE BRYCE Steve Bryce was hired in March, SPEED CHART - SIDELINE 2016 as the head coach of the Univer- sity of Regina Rams. Prior to coming to the U of R, Bryce’s longest coaching stint was at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cu- camonga, Calif. where he spent seven seasons as head coach of the Eagles. Taking over a team that had just had a winless season, it didn’t take Bryce long to guide Etiwanda to the top of CAMPBELL ANTONINI STEVE BRYCE VENTSON DONELSON the Baseline League. The Eagles had QUARTERBACKS COACH HEAD COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH 4-1 league records in 2006, 2007, and 2009 and won California Interscho- lastic Federation playoff games in both 2009 and 2010. More recently, Bryce coached at the Bantam level in Regina Minor Football and with the South Saskatchewan Selects U14 team at the 2016 Texas School of Football tournament in Arlington, Texas. SHELDON GRAY DWAYNE MASSON MARK McCONKEY Bryce is a former player himself DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS COACH OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR with the Regina Rams, playing for five seasons and helping the program win a national championship in 1987 – his first year with the team. He went on to play for four years at James- town College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 with an emphasis on human biology. He continued his education at Cal State SHELDON NEALD GREG NESBITT KEVIN PIERCE San Bernardino, receiving a Bachelor OFFENSIVE LINE COACH DEFENSIVE LINE COACH SPECIAL TEAMS COACH of Science in geology in 2015. SPEED CHART - PRESS BOX

MARK BECKER STEVE HANSON NATHAN HOFFART TIGHT ENDS COACH OFFENSIVE LINE COACH WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

DEREK LAMER B.K. WOLDU LINEBACKERS COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH

5 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES CONFERENCE STATISTICS PASSING PUNT RETURNS G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long Noah Picton 3 168.15 94-135-3 69.6 1262 10 85 420.7 Ryan Schienbein 8 53 6.6 0 9 Total 3 168.15 94-135-3 69.6 1262 10 85 420.7 Khalid Kornegay 2 10 5.0 0 10 Opponents 3 138.88 90-140-4 64.3 1142 5 51 380.7 Kahlen Branning 1 37 37.0 0 37 Total 11 100 9.1 0 37 Opponents 16 164 10.2 0 67 RUSHING KICKOFF RETURNS GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long Noah Picton 3 17 162 4 158 9.3 1 46 52.7 Ryan Schienbein 6 93 15.5 0 28 Atlee Simon 2 20 91 0 91 4.6 1 28 45.5 Khalid Kornegay 2 38 19.0 0 21 Blake Anaka 3 12 79 0 79 6.6 0 26 26.3 Sam Varao 1 6 6.0 0 6 Jens Johnson 3 11 47 4 43 3.9 0 11 14.3 Blake Anaka 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 3 60 379 8 371 6.2 2 46 123.7 Total 10 155 15.5 0 28 Opponents 3 79 494 7 487 6.2 1 25 162.3 Opponents 15 314 20.9 0 36

RECEIVING SCORING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G [------PATs ------] Riley Wilson 3 23 285 12.4 0 49 95.0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Mitchell Picton 3 22 270 12.3 4 56 90.0 Ryan Schienbein 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 Ryan Schienbein 3 22 252 11.5 4 65 84.0 Daniel Scraper 0 5-7 8-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Khalid Kornegay 3 13 318 24.5 2 85 106.0 Mitchell Picton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Brady Eurich 3 5 43 8.6 0 14 14.3 Khalid Kornegay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Daniel Scraper 3 3 63 21.0 0 30 21.0 Atlee Simon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Atlee Simon 2 2 17 8.5 0 10 8.5 Noah Picton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 6 Davin Johnston 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Riley Wilson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 Jens Johnson 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 Total 12 5-7 8-9 0-0 2 2-3 0 0 100 Blake Anaka 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Opponents 8 9-13 6-6 0-0 1 1-2 0 1 89 Andrew Bennett 3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 Total 3 94 1262 13.4 10 85 420.7 Opponents 3 90 1142 12.7 5 51 380.7 ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G INTERCEPTIONS Ryan Schienbein 3 0 252 53 93 0 398 132.7 Khalid Kornegay 3 0 318 10 38 0 366 122.0 No. Yds Avg TD Long Riley Wilson 3 0 285 0 0 0 285 95.0 Braedy Will 2 24 12.0 0 16 Mitchell Picton 3 0 270 0 0 0 270 90.0 Jeff Propp 1 12 12.0 0 12 Noah Picton 3 158 0 0 0 0 158 52.7 Joey Dwyer 1 0 0.0 0 0 Atlee Simon 2 91 17 0 0 0 108 54.0 Total 4 36 9.0 0 16 Opponents 3 48 16.0 0 40 Blake Anaka 3 79 3 0 18 0 100 33.3 Daniel Scraper 3 0 63 0 0 0 63 21.0 Jens Johnson 3 43 5 0 0 0 48 16.0 FUMBLE RETURNS Brady Eurich 3 0 43 0 0 0 43 14.3 Kahlen Branning 2 0 0 37 0 0 37 18.5 No. Yds Avg TD Long Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Braedy Will 3 0 0 0 0 24 24 8.0 Opponents 1 19 19.0 1 19 Jeff Propp 3 0 0 0 0 12 12 4.0 Sam Varao 3 0 0 0 6 0 6 2.0 Davin Johnston 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 Andrew Bennett 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.3 Total 3 371 1262 100 155 36 1924 641.3 Opponents 3 487 1142 164 314 48 2155 718.3

6 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES DEFENSIVE LEADERS [----Tackles----] [Sacks] [Pass Def] [--Fumbles--] Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds #-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 47 Danny Nesbitt 3-3 14 16 22.0 1.0-2 . . . . 1-0 . . . 20 Braedy Will 3-3 11 8 15.0 . . 2-24 1 . . . . . 41 Zack McEachern 3-3 9 12 15.0 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 16 Korey Greene 3-3 12 6 15.0 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 92 Grey McKen 3-3 8 8 12.0 ...... 27 Joey Dwyer 3-3 9 5 11.5 . . 1-0 2 . . 1 . . 10 Jeff Propp 3-3 9 3 10.5 . . 1-12 ...... 69 Bryce McKinnon 3-3 3 12 9.0 ...... 32 Mason Rossler 3-1 6 4 8.0 . . . 2 . . . . . 29 Ben Sharpe 3-3 6 . 6.0 ...... 44 Michael Stefanovic 2-2 2 7 5.5 ...... 5 Kahlen Branning 2-2 2 7 5.5 ...... 54 Alex Rorke 3-0 2 6 5.0 ...... 99 Nicholas Dheilly 3-0 3 3 4.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 31 Cord Delinte 2-1 3 3 4.5 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 45 Sam Varao 3-0 2 2 3.0 ...... 96 Eric Wicijowski 1-1 2 2 3.0 ...... 91 Matt Moore 3-2 1 3 2.5 ...... 93 Kerrick Huggins 1-0 2 1 2.5 ...... 55 Jacob Laboccetta 3-0 1 2 2.0 ...... 6 Mitchell Picton 3-3 . 3 1.5 ...... 86 Kyle Moortgat 3-1 1 1 1.5 ...... 83 Riley Wilson 3-2 1 1 1.5 ...... 37 Dilan Elgert 3-0 1 1 1.5 ...... 8 Khalid Kornegay 3-1 1 . 1.0 ...... 39 Travis Semenok 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... TM TEAM 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 62 Jeremy Zver 3-3 1 . 1.0 ...... 80 Daniel Scraper 3-2 1 . 1.0 ...... 59 Kaiden Jones 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 24 Royce Hanna 2-0 . 1 0.5 ...... 57 Thomas Lill 3-0 . 1 0.5 ...... Total 3-0 116 118 175.0 2-11 1-9 4-36 8 . 2-0 2 . . Opponents 3-0 106 96 154.0 10.0-66 6-56 3-48 14 . 3-19 2 1 1

TEAM STATISTICS REG OPP REG OPP SCORING 100 89 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 10.2 Points Per Game 33.3 29.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 16.0 Points Off Turnovers 8 21 FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 4-2 FIRST DOWNS 81 86 PENALTIES-Yards 29-290 40-335 Rushing 21 25 Average Per Game 96.7 111.7 Passing 51 54 PUNTS-Yards 20-646 19-717 Penalty 9 7 Average Per Punt 32.3 37.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 371 487 Net punt average 24.1 30.6 Yards gained rushing 379 494 KICKOFFS-Yards 15-825 10-523 Yards lost rushing 8 7 Average Per Kick 55.0 52.3 Rushing Attempts 60 79 Net kick average 34.1 36.8 Average Per Rush 6.2 6.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:23 31:37 Average Per Game 123.7 162.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 5/8 5/9 TDs Rushing 2 1 3rd-Down Pct 62% 56% PASSING YARDAGE 1262 1142 SACKS BY-Yards 1-9 6-56 Comp-Att-Int 94-135-3 90-140-4 MISC YARDS -71 -19 Average Per Pass 9.3 8.2 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 8 Average Per Catch 13.4 12.7 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-7 9-13 Average Per Game 420.7 380.7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 TDs Passing 10 5 RED-ZONE SCORES (16-16) 100% (12-17) 71% TEAM LOSSES -71 -19 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-16) 69% (3-17) 18% TOTAL OFFENSE 1562 1610 PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-9) 89% (6-6) 100% Total Plays 201 220 ATTENDANCE 1500 15569 Average Per Play 7.8 7.3 Games/Avg Per Game 1/1500 2/7784 Average Per Game 520.7 536.7 Neutral Site Games 0/0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-155 15-314 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-100 16-164 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-36 3-48 Regina 13 13 41 25 8 100 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 15.5 20.9 Opponents 8 26 12 33 10 89

7 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES WEEK 1: RAMS 39, SASKATCHEWAN 41 (OT) GAME STATISTICS RECAP Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Tot. Rams lose overtime thriller in season opener Regina 7 3 13 8 8 39 0-1 Sean Stenger’s 10-yard chip shot on the 20-yard line. But Saskatchewan quarterback Saskatchewan 1 13 8 9 10 41 0-1 second possession of overtime gave the Kyle Siemens found Yol Piok for a 35-yard Saskatchewan Huskies a 41-39 win over the completion to midfield, and Stenger’s 20- Team Statistics REG SASK University of Regina Rams on Friday night at yard field goal on the last play of regulation FIRST DOWNS 22 30 Griffiths Stadium in what was both teams’ sent the Rams into their first overtime game RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 17-135 34-202 first conference game of the season. in nearly 11 years. PASSING YDS (NET) 481 338 The loss was a heartbreaking one for the The teams traded touchdowns on the first Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-29-1 43-28-0 Rams, who were playing their first Canada possession of overtime, but the Rams had to Team Losses -11 -9 West game under the guidance of first-year settle for a rouge on the second possession TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-605 78-531 head coach Steve Bryce. after a 37-yard field goal attempt was pulled Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 “Overall, I thought we played well for 90% left. That set the stage for Saskatchewan’s Punt Returns-Yards 2-17 4-100 of the game but 10% of bad play will kill you game-winning drive, which was aided by a Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-65 5-116 and that’s what happened to us tonight,” 15-yard face mask penalty that brought the Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1--1 Bryce said. “There were a whole lot of mis- Huskies down to the 12-yard line. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-32.3 6-40.8 takes, a whole lot of penalties, way too many Siemens finished 28-for-42 for Saskatch- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 dropped balls, and some blown coverages ewan and threw for 338 yards and three Penalties-Yards 16-175 8-65 when it mattered the most. Noah (Picton) touchdowns in the win. Mitch Hillis, Yol Possession Time 24:56 35:04 was awesome tonight and is delivering the Piok, Colton Klassen, and Chad Braun each Third-Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 4 ball exactly where he needs to, and moving had at least five receptions for the Huskies, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 7-7 forward we’ll build on what did work and try with Piok catching seven for a team-high Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-11 to eliminate some of those mistakes.” 105 yards and Hillis finishing with a team- Picton was brilliant in Friday’s game, be- leading eight catches for 78 yards including RUSHING: Regina-Noah Picton 7-108; Jens Johnson coming just the second player in Rams his- a touchdown. Tyler Chow was credited with 6-20; Atlee Simon 3-7; Blake Anaka 1-0. Saskatchewan- tory to throw for at least 400 yards and rush 23 rushes for a game-high 147 yards. Tyler Chow 23-147; Kyle Siemens 11-55. for more than 100. He completed 29 of his 41 Rams second-year slotback Ryan Schienbein pass attempts and set career highs with 481 was the game’s top receiver, finishing with PASSING: Regina-Noah Picton 29-41-1-481. Saskatche- passing yards, four touchdown passes, and career highs of eight catches and 151 receiv- wan-Kyle Siemens 28-42-0-338; Chad Braun 0-1-0-0. 108 rushing yards. ing yards as well as catching the second But it wasn’t enough to put one in the and third touchdowns of his career. Khalid RECEIVING: Regina-Ryan Schienbein 8-151; Riley Wil- win column for the Rams (0-1). After the Kornegay had four catches for 132 yards son 8-79; Mitchell Picton 6-95; Khalid Kornegay 4-132; Rams went ahead 31-28 with 1:36 to go in his Rams debut, including an 85-yard Brady Eurich 1-14; Jens Johnson 1-5; Davin Johnston following a four-play, 75-yard drive that touchdown on the team’s first drive of the 1-5. Saskatchewan-Mitch Hillis 8-78; Yol Piok 7-105; featured a 56-yard completion to Mitchell second half. Riley Wilson (eight catches for Colton Klassen 6-84; Chad Braun 5-51; Casey Long 2-20. Picton up the left sideline and a completed 79 yards) and Mitchell Picton (six catches two-point convert, they had a chance to win for 95 yards and a touchdown) also had big the ball game after Saskatchewan (1-0) had games for Regina. a third-and-20 situation from their own For the Rams defensively, Braedy Will had UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS six solo and two assisted tackles in his first RAMS DEPTH CHART game as a Ram. Danny Nesbitt had five solo DATE: Sept. 2, 2016 OPPONENT: Saskatchewan tackles, four assisted tackles, and forced a fumble, while Cord Delinte had the team’s FS lone sack of the contest. HB 20 Braedy Will HB The Rams will now prepare for their home 37 Dilan Elgert opener, set for next Thursday against Mani- 5 Kahlen Branning 32 Mason Rossler 10 Jeff Propp 32 Mason Rossler 32 Mason Rossler toba (0-1) at Mosaic Stadium. Kickoff is set CB 37 Dilan Elgert 37 Dilan Elgert CB for 7 p.m. 16 Korey Greene 37 Dilan Elgert NOTES: Darryl Leason is the only other 37 Dilan Elgert WLB ZLB MLB SLB 29 Ben Sharpe Rams quarterback to throw for over 400 24 Royce Hanna 24 Royce Hanna 31 Cord Delinte 41 Zack McEachern 47 Danny Nesbitt 27 Joey Dwyer yards and run for at least 100, collecting 416 55 Jacob Laboccetta 54 Alex Rorke 54 Alex Rorke 40 Marcus Kuling and 121 in the team’s Hardy Cup win over 40 Marcus Kuling 39 Travis Semenok 39 Travis Semenok 32 Mason Rossler Manitoba in 2000 … Picton’s 481 pass- DT NT DT ing yards is the third-highest total in a CIS 96 Eric Wicijowski 69 Bryce McKinnon 92 Grey McKen game in Rams history, trailing only Teale 91 Matt Moore 57 Thomas Lill 99 Nicholas Dheilly 99 Nicholas Dheilly 92 Grey McKen 91 Matt Moore Orban (548 at UBC, 9/29/2006) and Cayman Shutter (484 at Alberta, 9/14/2013) ... Picton joins Leason, Orban, Shutter, Mark Anderson, WR LT LG C RG RT WR and Zach Oleynik as Rams quarterbacks to 80 Daniel Scraper 62 Jeremy Zver 53 Lyndon Smith 58 Nathan Cugnet 77 Jamie Wandell 52 Matt Degelman 25 Brady Eurich throw at least four touchdown passes in one 8 Khalid Kornegay 61 Andre Smith 65 Andrew Becker 65 Andrew Becker 65 Andrew Becker 61 Andre Smith 26 Davin Johnston CIS game ... Schienbein had a game-high 11 Andrew Bennett 77 Jamie Wandell 52 Matt Degelman 53 Lyndon Smith 52 Matt Degelman 77 Jamie Wandell 11 Andrew Bennett 205 all-purpose yards, adding 47 kick return SB FB RB QB SB SB yards and seven punt return yards to his

14 Ryan Schienbein 1 Jens Johnson 36 Atlee Simon 4 Noah Picton 6 Mitchell Picton 83 Riley Wilson 151 receiving yards ... the Rams lost running 6 Mitchell Picton 45 Sam Varao 1 Jens Johnson 15 Tyler Vieira 86 Kyle Moortgat 86 Kyle Moortgat back Atlee Simon to a lower-body injury 26 Davin Johnston 33 Blake Anaka 83 Riley Wilson 25 Brady Eurich in the second quarter … the team also lost K/P LS KR PR defensive lineman Eric Wicijowski, who was injured in the second half and did not return 80 Daniel Scraper 41 Zack McEachern 14 Ryan Schienbein 14 Ryan Schienbein 49 William McGee 47 Danny Nesbitt 8 Khalid Kornegay 8 Khalid Kornegay ... the Rams now hold a 1-2 record in three 55 Jacob Laboccetta 33 Blake Anaka 33 Blake Anaka overtime games at the CIS level.

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WEEK 2: 8MANITOBA 38, RAMS 41 GAME STATISTICS RECAP Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Tot. Rams score epic comeback win over Manitoba Manitoba 0 10 4 24 38 (0-2) The University of Regina Rams scored two week. Regina 6 7 14 14 41 (1-1) touchdowns in the final 95 seconds to upset Mitchell Picton and Riley Wilson both hit the No. 8-ranked Manitoba Bisons by a 41-38 the 1000-yard mark in career receiving yards Team Statistics MAN REG score on Thursday night in a wild Canada West in the win. Wilson had eight catches to lead FIRST DOWNS 30 37 game at Mosaic Stadium. all players with 127 yards, while Picton tied RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-140 22-123 Third-year quarterback Noah Picton engi- Schienbein for the game high with nine recep- PASSING YDS (NET) 457 499 neered two massive drives in the game’s final tions and had 108 yards and two majors. Khalid Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-30-2 60-40-0 minutes, first leading the team on an 11-play, Kornegay just missed hitting triple digits for Team Losses 0 -38 87-yard drive that he finished off himself with the second week in a row, finishing with six TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-597 84-584 a one-yard plunge. It looked bleak for the catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. Fumble Returns-Yards 1-19 0-0 Rams after their onside kick attempt failed and Second-year running back Blake Anaka Punt Returns-Yards 6-37 4-16 Manitoba got the ball down to the Rams’ 24- stepped in for an injured Jens Johnson and had Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-127 4-63 yard line up by five, but Korey Greene’s tackle 11 carries for a career-high 79 yards. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-16 on Alex Christie jarred the ball loose and Zack Danny Nesbitt led the team in tackles, finish- Punts (Number-Avg) 7-39.1 7-29.7 McEachern pounced on it to give the Rams ing with seven solo and six assisted including Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 new life. one for a two-yard loss. Braedy Will had the Penalties-Yards 19-151 5-40 And the Rams offence did it again, starting team’s first interception since 2014 after pick- Possession Time 27:50 32:10 from their own six-yard line. The big play was ing off the ball in the end zone late in the third Third-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 4 a Picton pass to Riley Wilson for a 49-yard gain quarter, while Mason Rossler had five solo Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 7-7 and the nine-play, 104-yard drive was finished tackles, two assisted tackles, and a pair of pass Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-26 0-0 off with a touchdown pass to Ryan Schienbein breakups. on a 3rd-and-5 situation from 15 yards out. Manitoba quarterback Theo Deezar also had RUSHING: Manitoba-Alex Christie 16-97; Cam Fox 4-27; Manitoba had one last chance with a heave stellar numbers, finishing 30-for-49 for 457 Jesse Walker 1-13; Theo Deezar 1-3. Regina-Blake Anaka towards the end zone, but there were only yards and two touchdowns. Christie finished 11-79; Jens Johnson 5-23; Noah Picton 6-21. Rams in the vicinity and Joey Dwyer picked it with a game-high 97 rushing yards, while Shai off to seal the win. Ross had a team-leading 126 yards on just four PASSING: Manitoba-Theo Deezar 30-49-2-457. Regina- “This might be my proudest moment so far receptions. Both Trysten Dyce and Jesse Walker Noah Picton 40-60-0-499. as a coach,” Rams head coach Steve Bryce said. had 80 receiving yards. “Feeling a part of the Rams family for over 25 D.J. Lalama was everywhere for the Bisons RECEIVING: Manitoba-Jesse Walker 7-80; Riley Harrison years and knowing how hard these guys have defence, leading Manitoba in tackles and also 7-59; Trysten Dyce 5-80; Shai Ross 4-126; Anthony Dyck worked, it’s such an incredible feeling to come registering a late sack fumble that Houston 3-53; Cam Fox 3-45; Macho Bockru 1-14. Regina-Mitch- away with the win tonight.” Rennie scooped up and turned into a 19-yard ell Picton 9-108; Ryan Schienbein 9-75; Riley Wilson Picton finished with video game numbers in touchdown return. Tristen O’Meara was cred- 8-127; Khalid Kornegay 6-94; Brady Eurich 4-29; Daniel the win, setting school records in both comple- ited with four pass breakups, while Evan Foster Scraper 3-63; Blake Anaka 1-3. tions (40) and pass attempts (60), throwing had two tackles for loss including a sack. for a career-high 490 yards, and tossing four With how the game finished, it’s a little hard touchdown passes for the second consecutive to believe that the game was a defensive UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS struggle for most of the first half. Neither team RAMS DEPTH CHART scored a touchdown until the two teams traded DATE: Sept. 8, 2016 OPPONENT: Manitoba majors in the final three minutes of the second quarter – first an Anthony Dyck seven-yard FS reception for Manitoba, then a Mitchell Picton HB 20 Braedy Will HB 16-yard touchdown catch with 11 seconds to go 37 Dilan Elgert that sent the Rams into halftime with a narrow 32 Mason Rossler 28 Robbie Avram 10 Jeff Propp 16 Korey Greene 16 Korey Greene 13-10 lead. CB 28 Robbie Avram 28 Robbie Avram CB The Rams scored two majors in the third 16 Korey Greene 29 Ben Sharpe quarter, both on 75-yard drives. Kornegay 37 Dilan Elgert WLB ZLB MLB SLB 37 Dilan Elgert and Schienbein caught touchdowns from 10 24 Royce Hanna 24 Royce Hanna 44 Mike Stefanovic 41 Zack McEachern 47 Danny Nesbitt 27 Joey Dwyer yards out and 17 yards out, respectively, with 55 Jacob Laboccetta 54 Alex Rorke 54 Alex Rorke 59 Kaiden Jones Schienbein’s giving the Rams a healthy 27-14 40 Marcus Kuling 35 Brody Dirk 35 Brody Dirk 40 Marcus Kuling lead heading into the fourth quarter. DT NT DT But then Manitoba reeled off 24 unanswered 91 Matt Moore 69 Bryce McKinnon 92 Grey McKen points, starting with a conceded safety. Then 99 Nicholas Dheilly 57 Thomas Lill 99 Nicholas Dheilly 98 Ajai Washington 92 Grey McKen 98 Ajai Washington Christie punched one in from a yard out to cap off a 10-play, 80-yard drive for the Bisons that got them to within one score. An onside WR LT LG C RG RT WR kick caught the Rams napping and three plays 80 Daniel Scraper 62 Jeremy Zver 73 Thomas Stanton 58 Nathan Cugnet 77 Jamie Wandell 52 Matt Degelman 25 Brady Eurich later Manitoba was back in the end zone on 8 Khalid Kornegay 61 Andre Smith 67 Roe Borgmann 67 Roe Borgmann 67 Roe Borgmann 61 Andre Smith 11 Andrew Bennett a Cam Fox 28-yard touchdown catch that put 11 Andrew Bennett 71 Bryan Robinson 63 Liam Jensen 52 Matt Degelman 63 Liam Jensen 71 Bryan Robinson 80 Daniel Scraper Manitoba up 30-27. Rennie’s 19-yard fumble SB FB RB QB SB SB return touchdown put the Bisons up 38-27 and

14 Ryan Schienbein 45 Sam Varao 1 Jens Johnson 4 Noah Picton 6 Mitchell Picton 83 Riley Wilson sent some fans towards the exits, but the Rams 6 Mitchell Picton 33 Blake Anaka 15 Tyler Vieira 86 Kyle Moortgat 86 Kyle Moortgat replied with those two huge drives to come 12 Thomas Huber 89 Jordan Wyonzek 84 Adam Rask away with a critical win for the program. K/P LS KR PR The Rams (1-1) will now prepare for a road tilt against UBC (1-0) next Saturday in Van- 80 Daniel Scraper 41 Zack McEachern 14 Ryan Schienbein 14 Ryan Schienbein 49 William McGee 47 Danny Nesbitt 8 Khalid Kornegay 8 Khalid Kornegay couver. Manitoba (0-2) is back in action next 55 Jacob Laboccetta 33 Blake Anaka 33 Blake Anaka Friday with a home game against Alberta (0-1).

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WEEK 3: RAMS 20, 6UBC 10 GAME STATISTICS RECAP Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Tot. Defence shines for Rams in win over UBC Regina 0 3 14 3 20 (2-1) On the strength of a sterling defensive midway through the third. UBC 7 3 0 0 10 (1-2) performance, the University of Regina And that goal-line stand led to the Team Statistics REG UBC Rams pulled out a 20-10 road win over Rams taking their first lead of the game, FIRST DOWNS 22 26 No. 6-ranked UBC on Saturday night at as Noah Picton engineered a seven-play, RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-113 23-145 Thunderbird Stadium. 108-yard drive capped by a five-yard PASSING YDS (NET) 282 347 The Rams defence didn’t allow a single touchdown to Mitchell Picton - his Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-25-2 48-32-2 offensive touchdown to UBC, as the Thun- second touchdown reception of the game Team Losses -22 -10 derbirds’ lone major of the game came off - to put the U of R up 17-10. The Rams TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-373 71-482 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 a blocked punt. added a field goal to go up 20-10 with a Punt Returns-Yards 5-67 6-27 “Our defence was outstanding tonight little over four minutes to go, and those Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-27 4-71 and especially when it counted the most,” turned out to be the final points of the Interception Returns-Yards 2-20 2-49 Rams head coach Steve Bryce said fol- game. Braedy Will’s second interception Punts (Number-Avg) 7-34.9 6-33.0 lowing the win. “They bent between the in as many games stopped UBC on their Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 20-yard lines and gave up some yards next possession, and the Thunderbirds’ Penalties-Yards 8-75 13-119 and first downs but they were lights out final drive of the game was put to an end Possession Time 28:04 31:56 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 4 in the red zone. It was a frustrating first after Korey Greene tackled Trivel Pinto Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-4 half, but we got back into a rhythm after inches short of the first-down marker on Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-19 halftime and started to execute and it a third-down gamble to seal the win for paid off for us.” the Rams. RUSHING: Regina-Atlee Simon 17-84; Noah Picton 4-29. UBC made four trips into the red zone Noah Picton finished 25-for-34 with UBC-Liam Mahara 10-66; M. O’Connor 4-38; Ben Cum- but only scored on one of them, a short 282 passing yards and two touchdowns. mings 6-23; Trevor Casey 2-15; Will Watson 1-3. field goal midway through the second The usual suspects were the leading PASSING: Regina-Noah Picton 25-34-2-282. UBC-M. quarter. The U of R forced turnovers on receivers, including Khalid Kornegay with O’Connor 32-48-2-347. UBC’s other three opportunities deep just three catches but for a game-high 92 in Rams territory, starting with a Danny yards. Riley Wilson added seven catches RECEIVING: Regina-Riley Wilson 7-79; Mitchell Picton Nesbitt fumble recovery on a botched for 79 yards, while Mitchell Picton had 7-67; Ryan Schienbein 5-26; Khalid Kornegay 3-92; Atlee snap on the first drive of the game. Jeff seven catches for 67 yards and a pair Simon 2-17; Andrew Bennett 1-1. UBC-Will Watson 8-88; Propp’s first career interception put an of touchdowns and Ryan Schienbein Marcus Davis 6-81; Trivel Pinto 6-66; Trey Kellogg 5-54; end to a UBC drive late in the first half, finished with five receptions for 26 yards. Ben Cummings 4-30; Trevor Casey 2-21; David Mann 1-7. and UBC’s fourth and final trip to the red Atlee Simon missed last week and most zone was ended after the Rams made a of Week 1 due to injury, but returned to huge goal-line stand with the game tied the lineup on Saturday and rushed 17 times for a game-high 84 yards. RAMSUNIVERSITY DEPTH OF REGINA CHART RAMS Greene led the Rams defence in tackles, DATE: Sept. 17, 2016 OPPONENT: UBC finishing with seven solo and four assisted. Michael Stefanovic added three FS solo tackles and six assisted, with his HB 20 Braedy Will HB fellow linebackers Nesbitt and Zack 37 Dilan Elgert 5 Kahlen Branning 28 Robbie Avram 10 Jeff Propp McEachern each collecting four solo and 32 Mason Rossler 32 Mason Rossler CB 28 Robbie Avram 28 Robbie Avram CB four assisted. The picks by Propp and Will 16 Korey Greene 29 Ben Sharpe gave the Rams two interceptions for the 37 Dilan Elgert WLB ZLB MLB SLB 37 Dilan Elgert second consecutive week. 28 Robbie Avram 28 Robbie Avram 44 Mike Stefanovic 41 Zack McEachern 47 Danny Nesbitt 27 Joey Dwyer UBC quarterback Michael O’Connor 31 Cord Delinte 54 Alex Rorke 54 Alex Rorke 59 Kaiden Jones 55 Jacob Laboccetta 39 Travis Semenok 39 Travis Semenok 31 Cord Delinte finished 32-for-48 and had 347 pass- DT NT DT ing yards, but was intercepted twice and was also charged with a fumble on the 91 Matt Moore 69 Bryce McKinnon 92 Grey McKen 93 Kerrick Huggins 57 Thomas Lill 99 Nicholas Dheilly game’s opening drive. Will Watson (eight 99 Nicholas Dheilly 92 Grey McKen 91 Matt Moore catches for 88 yards) and Marcus Davis (six for 81) were the leading receivers for WR LT LG C RG RT WR the Thunderbirds, who fall to 1-2 with the 8 Khalid Kornegay 62 Jeremy Zver 73 Thomas Stanton 58 Nathan Cugnet 77 Jamie Wandell 61 Andre Smith 25 Brady Eurich loss. 80 Daniel Scraper 67 Roe Borgmann 65 Andrew Becker 65 Andrew Becker 65 Andrew Becker 77 Jamie Wandell 11 Andrew Bennett 67 Roe Borgmann 67 Roe Borgmann 67 Roe Borgmann Now tied for second in the Canada West SB FB RB QB SB SB standings, the Rams (2-1) will likely break into the CIS Top Ten ranking next week 14 Ryan Schienbein 1 Jens Johnson 36 Atlee Simon 4 Noah Picton 6 Mitchell Picton 83 Riley Wilson 12 Thomas Huber 45 Sam Varao 1 Jens Johnson 15 Tyler Vieira 86 Kyle Moortgat 86 Kyle Moortgat and now prepare for a home game next 33 Blake Anaka Friday night against unbeaten Calgary (3- K/P LS KR PR 0).

80 Daniel Scraper 41 Zack McEachern 14 Ryan Schienbein 14 Ryan Schienbein UBC will look to get back up to the .500 12 Thomas Huber 47 Danny Nesbitt 8 Khalid Kornegay 8 Khalid Kornegay 25 Brady Eurich 25 Brady Eurich mark next weekend with a road game at winless Alberta (0-3). 10 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL - OFFICIAL GAME NOTES