2018 University of Manitoba Bison Football GAME DAY NOTES Week 2 vs. #10 Saskatchewan • Friday, September 7 • 7 PM CT Investors Group Field • Winnipeg, Manitoba Broadcast Info: Bell MTS ch. 1802, CanadaWest.TV (paid webcast), CJWW 600 (Saskatoon radio) CONTACT John Gaudes, Sports Information & Digital Media Coordinator BISONS RENEW RIVALRY WITH #10 SASK. IN HOME OPENER [email protected] Mobile: (204) 297-6259 WINNIPEG - While the preseason Canada West coaches' poll pegged Manitoba and Saskatchewan to finish in the bottom half of the conference, Week 1 showed that both 2018 BISONS SCHEDULE (0-1) teams may exceed expectations in 2018. All times central; home games bold The unranked Bisons and #10-ranked Huskies now meet for Manitoba's home opener at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, a Week 2 matchup that kicks off at 7 p.m. CDT on Sep. 1 @ UBC L 30-20 Friday, September 7. Sep. 7 Saskatchewan 7 PM Bell MTS customers can watch the game on channel 1802, while CanadaWest.tv has Sep. 15 Alberta 2 PM streaming coverage (fee required). Sep. 21 @ Alberta 8 PM Sep. 29 Regina 2 PM Going up against the #6-ranked UBC Thunderbirds in Week 1 — the consensus top team Oct. 12 @ Calgary 8 PM in Canada West — Manitoba kept the game close. Though it ended in a 30-20 loss, the Bisons' offence tallied a massive 457 yards (UBC had 443), 378 of those thrown by third- Oct. 20 @ Saskatchewan 3 PM year quarterback Des Catellier, who also had two touchdown passes. Oct. 27 UBC 2 PM "[Des] looked calm. He looked like a veteran quarterback, which he is," said head coach Brian Dobie. "His reads were very good. When he felt that he was in trouble, he didn't 2018 HUSKIES SCHEDULE (1-0) panic. He was an emotional leader, but he played the game intellectually and calmly. There was really nothing missing." All times local; home games bold Another highlight for Manitoba was fifth-year receiver Dylan Schrot, who caught nine Aug. 31 Alberta W 42-0 balls for 143 yards, both career-best marks. Schrot also caught a touchdown, as his Sep. 7 @ Manitoba 7 PM performance made him the Bison Sports Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sep. 3, Sep. 14 Calgary 7 PM 2018. Sep. 21 Regina 7 PM For the Huskies, apparently a last-place ranking in the preseason coaches' poll was a Sep. 29 @ Calgary 1 PM significant source of motivation. They had the most resounding victory in Week 1 of Oct. 12 @ UBC 6 PM Canada West football, beating the Alberta Golden Bears 42-0 at Griffiths Stadium. Two of Oct. 20 Manitoba 2 PM the three Canada West Football Players of the Week were Huskies as a result, as defensive Oct. 26 @ Regina 7 PM back Nelson Lokombo (two interceptions, four tackles) was named for defensive honours and return man Daniel Perry (nine punt returns, 139 yards) was given special teams honours. STANDINGS With the blowout win, the Huskies went from unranked in the first week of the U SPORTS x - clinched playoffs; y - 1st place Top 10 to the tenth-ranked team in the country. G W L +/- Pts "We know that Saskatchewan is really good. I don't care who they beat, they beat a Saskatchewan 1 1 0 +42 2 Canada West opponent 42-0. When you're beating someone 42-0 in this conference, UBC 1 1 0 +10 2 you're really good," Dobie said. Calgary 1 1 0 +14 2 "I'm sure they're like every Saskatchewan team I've ever coached against in my career; MANITOBA 1 0 1 -10 0 disciplined, structured and consistent. Sure, they've got good athletes, but they're going Regina 1 0 1 -14 0 to constantly play high end football. You're not going to see too many chinks in the Alberta 1 0 1 -42 0 armour." After this game, Manitoba will play unranked Alberta at home on Saturday, Sep. 15 at 2 p.m. CDT. Saskatchewan returns home to play the #5-ranked Calgary Dinos on Sep. 14. U SPORTS TOP 10 MATCHUP HEADLINES Tuesday, September 4, 2018 • This is the first of two matchups this season between the Bisons and Huskies during the 2018 season, with the teams meeting at Griffiths Stadium at 3 PM on 1. Western (1-0) 6. UBC (1-0) Oct. 20. 2. Laval (2-0) 7. Carleton (1-1) • Manitoba won the previous matchup, 36-32 in the final game of the 2017 season. 3. Montreal (1-0) 8. Guelph (1-1) Both teams finished out of the playoffs last season with 2-6 records. 4. Laurier (2-0) 9. Ottawa (1-1) 5. Calgary (1-0) 10. Sask. (1-0) More team notes on page four... University of Manitoba Bisons • 304 Max Bell Centre • Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 • GOBISONS.ca • Twitter/Instagram @umbisons BISONS 2018 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB RB QB Sep. 1 @ UBC R.-Standish McMorris Clarkson Z. Williams Wengelinski Ross Bockru Walker Ugbah Lyles Catellier DEFENCE Date Opponent DT NT DE DE SAM MLB CB HB HB CB FS Sep. 1 @ UBC Adamson Watson Gowanlock Dufault Rennie B. Williams Shelley S. Conway Weekes A.-Welch McKoy LAST BISONS-HUSKIES MEETING - October 28, 2017 @ Griffiths Stadium (Saskatoon, SK) SASKATOON – The University of Manitoba Bisons spoiled the University of Saskatchewan Halfway through the third, the Huskies put together a seven-play drive resulting in a six-yard Huskies Canada West football playoff hopes with a 22-point comeback in a 36-32 win touchdown run by Harris. The Huskie drive featured six rushes by Harris. Saturday, October 28 night at Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp Park. The Bisons scored three Up 22-0 after Harris' second major, Marcel Arruda-Welch took the ensuing kickoff 75-yards to unanswered touchdowns in the last three minutes to earn their second win of the 2017 the Huskie end zone to get on the Bisons' on the board. campaign on the final day of the regular season. From there, Manitoba took over the momentum of the game. The Bisons' defence forced the Down 22-0 halfway through the third quarter, the Bisons scored all 36 points in the final Huskies to turnover the ball on downs and the Bisons' Lyles punched in the ball a one-yard 15 minutes of the game. Kyle Patchell's four-yard touchdown reception gave Manitoba the dash at 1:51 in the third quarter. victory and their first lead of the game with 15 seconds left. The Huskies answered with Harris' third touchdown on a six-yard dash to close the third Saskatchewan needed a 37-point victory to win a tie-break with the University of Alberta quarter and a Sean Stenger 46-yard field goal at 11:40 in the fourth. Golden Bears for the final Canada West playoff spot. Alberta defeated the University of Calgary Dinos by 50 points earlier on Saturday afternoon forcing the Huskies into the lofty Manitoba added two more touchdowns to seal the comeback a Trysten Dyce six-yard catch must win situation. and a Macho Bockru 31-yard catch. Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan finish the Canada West season at 2-6 and miss the playoffs. Des Catellier completed 24-of-32 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Lyles led the It is the first time since 2001 the Huskies are not in a postseason spot. It is the second straight Bisons on the ground with 169 yards on 18 attempts and a touchdown. Jesse Walker lead the playoff miss for the Bisons. receiving for Manitoba, finishing with 6 catches for 84 yards. After trading early possessions, defensive back Bowan Lewis blocked a Bison punt to give the Siemens finished 26-for-47 for 377 yards and one touchdown. Hillis, who is now the Canada Huskies good field position. Quarterback Kyle Siemens connected with wide receiver Mitch West all-time receiving yards leader at 2961, was his main target racking up 219 yards on 13 Hillis for a 60-yard touchdown catch and run with 3:07 to go in the first quarter. catches. Rookie Harris recorded 189 rushing yards and three touchdowns in 21 carries in the game. He also added 56 receiving yards. A few series thereafter, defensive back Brooks Falloon jarred the ball from Bison running back Jamel Lyles, allowing rookie tailback Shakur Harris to secure his first career touchdown with a 37-yard dash into the end zone at 5:38 in the second. Score by Quarters: 1 2 3 4 Total YARDSTICKS MAN SASK Manitoba 0 0 15 21 36 Record (2-6-0) FIRST DOWNS 26 31 Saskatchewan 8 7 14 3 32 Record (2-6-0) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-205 25-218 PASSING YARDS (NET) 277 377 Scoring Summary: Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-32-0 26-48-2 1st 03:07 SASK - Mitch Hillis 60 yd pass from Kyle Siemens (Sean Stenger kick ) 2 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:34 TOTAL OFFENCE PLAYS-YDS 60-466 76-581 1st 02:58 SASK - Sean Stenger rouge (kickoff) Fumble Total-Yds-TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0 2nd 05:38 SASK - Shakur Harris 37 yd run (Sean Stenger kick ), 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:01 Punt Returns-Yards 2-15 6-31 3rd 05:11 SASK - Shakur Harris 6 yd run (Sean Stenger kick ), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:30 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TDs 4-162-1 4-63-0 3rd 04:59 MAN - M.