2014 University of Calgary Dinos Football \ GAME DAY Week 4 vs. Manitoba Friday, September 26, 2014 • 6:00 p.m. MT McMahon Stadium • Calgary, Alta. Ben Matchett • Asst. Athletic Director (Communications) • [email protected] • Office (403) 220-8143 • Mobile (403) 863-8143 th 2014 CALGARY SCHEDULE (3-0) NILL LOOKS FOR 100 WIN AS DINOS HOST HERD All times local; home games BOLD th Blake Nill is just one win away from an exclusive club as he takes aim at his 100 career regular season Sept. 5 ALBERTA W 71-3 victory as a head coach in CIS football. Sept. 13 @ UBC W 59-11 Sept. 19 @ Saskatchewan W 38-24 Nill’s second-ranked University of Calgary Dinos (3-0) host the No. 10 Manitoba Bisons (2-1) Friday night Sept. 26 MANITOBA 6 p.m. MT at McMahon Stadium. Kickoff goes just after 6 p.m., live on Shaw TV and CanadaWest.tv. Oct. 4 REGINA 2 p.m. MT Oct. 18 @ Alberta 2 p.m. MT th Oct. 25 UBC 2 p.m. MT He scored his 50 regular season win with the Dinos last weekend at Saskatchewan as the team moved to Nov. 1 @ Manitoba 2 p.m. CT 3-0 after surviving its first big test of the season following a pair of lopsided victories to open the campaign. In the Bisons, his squad will face an offence with explosive capabilities led by quarterback 20082014 MANITOBAREGINA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE (5 (2--3)1) Jordan Yantz and Nic Demski, one of the top-rated prospects in the upcoming CFL draft. The Dinos have All times local; home games BOLD had recent success against Manitoba, winning their past 11 games overall Sept. 5 @ Saskatchewan L 24-44 Sept.Aug. 3012 REGINA@ Manitoba WL 1242-2518 It’s Student Appreciation Night, with a free barbecue on the quad on campus earlier in the day, a pre- Sept. 206 UBCSaskatchewan WL 14 20--4210 Sept. 19 @ UBC W 18-16 game party at the Den, bus transportation to and from the game, and promotions throughout the night. Sept. 26 @ Calgary 6 p.m. MT Oct.Sept. 4 27 @Simon Alberta Fraser 5 p.mW 31. MT-7 The Vanier Cup will also be in attendance as it makes its way across the country in celebration of the Oct. 4 Alberta W 28-15 th Oct. 17 SASKATCHEWAN 7 p.m. CT game’s 50 Anniversary. The TELUS Vanier Cup will be staged in Montreal for the first time ever in Oct. 2511 @ CReginaalgary 2 p.m.L 5- 31CT Oct. 18 @ Alberta W 38-31 November. Nov. 1 CALGARY 2 p.m. CT Oct. 24 Manitoba W 17-12 Here’s a look at the two teams: 200CANADA8 CANADA WEST STANDINGS WEST STANDINGS x-clinched playoff spot; y-first place No. 2 Calgary Dinos (3-0) *clinched playoff spot Last week: defeated Saskatchewan 38-24; next week: host Regina G W L +/- Pts *SaskatchewanCALGARY 83 63 20 +134+130 126 Led by the continued heroics of Mercer Timmis, the Dinos found a way to break a 24-24 deadlock with *CALGARYManitoba 83 52 31 +19+14 104 the Saskatchewan Huskies last Friday night to score two touchdowns in the final five minutes and emerge *ReginaSaskatchewan 83 52 31 -+716 104 with a 38-24 win. Timmis added three TDs to his 208-yard performance, giving him top spot on the *SimonRegina Fraser 83 51 32 --166 102 AlbertaManitoba 38 31 52 -3467 26 school’s all-time leaderboard for rushing touchdowns with 30. UBC 38 20 63 -4368 04 Alberta 8 2 6 -54 4 The Calgary offence continues to be the class of the conference, averaging 56 points and just under 680 yards per contest, but they’ll face a resurgent Bisons defence that is second-best in Canada West (behind LAST WEEK’S RESULTS their own) in points (24) and yards (402.3) allowed per game. Andrew Buckley has the third-best passing Sept. 19 CALGARY 38 @ Saskatchewan 24 Sept. 20 UBC 10 @ Manitoba 20 average in the nation at 315 yards per game, despite playing only the first half of the first two games of Regina 42 @ Alberta 44 the year. And despite a quiet game from a stats perspective against Saskatchewan, Brett Blaszko is still in THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE the top four nationally in receiving yards – though he did score the game-winning TD against the Huskies. Sept. 26 Manitoba @ CALGARY, 6 p.m. MT Sept. 27 Saskatchewan @ Regina, 2 p.m. CT Cyril Iwanegbe continues to lead an athletic, shut-down defensive corps for the Dinos, who hope to have Alberta @ UBC, 2 p.m. PT defensive lineman Tyler Langlais available for Friday’s game. Langlais sustained an injury during the Vanier Cup last November and has worked hard to rehab from knee surgery in the off-season. Continued on page 4… FRC-CIS TOP 10 (#4) STORYLINES First of two meetings of the season between the Dinos and Bisons, who will complete the series Nov. 1 at Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Investors Group Field in Winnipeg … Calgary has won the last 11 overall meetings between the schools, dating back to the conference semi-final in 2007 when the Bisons went on to win the Vanier Cup … Dinos head coach Blake Nill has 99 career 1. Laval (3-0) 6. Guelph (3-1) regular season wins over his 16+ year career and his next will be the 100th … the Bisons haven’t been victorious at McMahon Stadium since October 2005, a span of nine seasons … it’s a rematch of the 2013 Hardy Cup, which the Dinos captured 43-28 2. CALGARY (3-0) 7. Saskatchewan (2-1) last November to capture their sixth straight Canada West championship … the Dinos won the lone meeting of the regular season last year … with 32 touchdowns, Mercer Timmis is just three back of Matt Walter’s school record of 35 career majors 3. Western (3-0) 8. Mt. Allison (3-0) heading into the game … Timmis is also just 72 rushing yards from the 2,000-yard mark for his career … Johnny Mark is 17 points away from tying the school’s all-time career scoring record (347 pts) currently held by Aaron Ifield … 4. McMaster (4-0) 9. Concordia (3-0) GAME BROADCAST INFO 5. Montreal (2-1) 10. Manitoba (2-1) Shaw TV / CanadaWest.tv: Jim Mullin (play-by-play), Erik Glavic (analyst), Andy Neal (host), Alanna Nolan (sideline reporter) University of Calgary Dinos • 2500 University Drive NW • Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 • goDINOS.com 2014 DINOS GAME DAY • Page 2 DINOS 2014 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENCE Date Opponent LT LG C RG RT WR WR SB SB FB RB QB September 5 Alberta Filippelli Chungh McEwen Sceviour Schram Maxwell Ledwos Blaszko Harty Sarro Timmis Buckley September 13 @ UBC Filippelli Chungh McEwen Sceviour Schram Simonise Ledwos Blaszko Harty Gabriel-Cannon Timmis Buckley September 19 @ Sask Filippelli Chungh McEwen Sceviour Schram Simonise Ledwos Blaszko Harty Gabriel-Cannon Timmis Buckley September 26 Manitoba October 4 Regina October 18 @ Alberta October 25 UBC November 1 @ Manitoba DEFENCE Date Opponent DT NT DE RV SLB MLB WLB CB HB HB CB FS September 5 Alberta Robinson McEwen Wade Spoletini Doll Ojekale Cassama Turnbull Schmidt Bouka Laurensse Iwanegbe September 13 @ UBC Robinson McEwen Wade Spoletini Doll Konar Cassama Turnbull Woodson Bouka Laurensse Iwanegbe September 19 @ Saskatchewan Robinson McEwen Wade Spoletini Doll Konar Cassama Turnbull Woodson Bouka Laurensse Iwanegbe September 26 Manitoba October 4 Regina October 18 @ Alberta October 25 UBC November 1 @ Manitoba LAST DINOS-BISONS MEETING – November 9, 2013 @ McMahon Stadium (Hardy Cup) CALGARY – Newly crowned Canada West MVP Mercer Timmis ran for 279 yards as the from Andrew Buckley, followed minutes later by a 57-yard bomb by Buckley to conference rookie University of Calgary Dinos captured their 6th consecutive Canada West championship with of the year Rashaun Simonise. And on the final play of the half, Johnny Mark made a 43-yard field a 43-28 win over the Manitoba Bisons Saturday in the 77th Hardy Cup. goal to put the Dinos up 26-7 at the break. It was a career day for Timmis, who was named the conference nominee for the Hec Andrew Smith caught his first of two TD passes early in the third quarter as the Bisons converted Crighton trophy earlier this week. The sophomore running back carried the ball 28 times for on a Calgary turnover to pull within a dozen, but the Dinos responded right away when Cuong 279 yards – a school postseason record – and two touchdowns, accounting for nearly half Thai Lieu bolted 42 yards to the end zone to restore a 19-point advantage. A 37-yard field goal by of the Dinos' 623 yards of total offence in the game. His touchdowns came on a 27-yard Mark and Timmis' second major of the day rounded out the scoring for Calgary, while Matt romp on Calgary's opening drive of the game and a 33-yard scamper to put the game away Sawyer and Smith both scored in the fourth for Manitoba from 37 and 13 yards out, respectively. in the fourth, giving him 22 total touchdowns in 10 games on the season. Jordan Yantz completed 18 of 40 passes for 277 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in The win gives Calgary its 15th conference championship in football and 136th Canada West a losing cause for Manitoba. Nic Demski was his top target with 85 yards, while Sawyer hauled in title overall – and head coach Blake Nill was, on the whole, very pleased with his team's a team-high five catches for 76 yards.