2012 UNIVERSITY OF FOOTBALL • HARDY CUP at CALGARY

•RAMS GAMEDAY Date: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 Kickoff Time: 2:00 p.m. (MST) Location: Calgary, Alta. Site: McMahon Stadium Capacity: 35,650 Surface: FieldTurf Rankings: Regina #7, Calgary #3 •TELEVISION BROADCAST INFO TV: TSN (live) Play-by-play: Rod Black Analyst: Duane Forde Sideline Reporter: Lee Jones

•REGINA RADIO BROADCAST INFO Radio: 620 CKRM (live) Play-by-play: Michael Ball Analyst: Marco Ricci

•CALGARY RADIO BROADCAST INFO Rams SB Landon Buch had a breakout game last week against (photo by B2 Digital Imaging) Radio: QR77 (live) Play-by-play: Dave Rowe Analyst: Tony Spoletini Hardy Cup Regina at Calgary •ONLINE INFORMATION McMahon Stadium Regina: www.reginarams.com Calgary: www.godinos.com Calgary, Alta. •SERIES INFORMATION RAMS, DINOS TO DECIDE CANADA WEST CHAMPIONSHIP Conference games: Calgary leads 12-6 Looking for their second Canada West championship in program history, the No. 7 Universi- Postseason games: Calgary leads 3-2 ty of Regina Rams will travel to Calgary to square off with the No. 3-ranked Dinos on Saturday Streak: Regina, 1 win afternoon at McMahon Stadium. Last Meeting: Calgary 9, Regina 12 on Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. MST (TSN, 620 CKRM). Oct. 19, 2012 in Regina QUICK NOTES •HEAD COACHES ► The teams split their two meetings during the Canada West schedule, as Calgary took a Regina coach Frank McCrystal is in his 37-21 win over the Rams in Calgary back on Sept. 1 and the Rams won 12-9 over the Dinos in 14th season with the Rams at the CIS Regina on Oct. 19 level, holding a 55-56-1 record in Canada ► The Rams are looking for their second conference title since joining Canada West prior to West games and a 7-10 record in the the 1999 season – their only Canada West championship was back in 2000 postseason. ► The Rams come into Saturday with a 1-3 record in Hardy Cup games, winning in 2000 Calgary coach Blake Nill is in his seventh (Manitoba) and losing in 2001 (Manitoba), 2002 (Saskatchewan), and 2007 (Manitoba) season with the Dinos, holding a 39-17 ► The winner of this game will travel to for the Mitchell Bowl, which will be hosted by record in Canada West games and a 10-5 the OUA champion (either McMaster or Guelph) postseason record with Calgary. Including ► A win for the Rams would give them their second appearance in a national bowl game his eight seasons at Saint Mary’s, Nill has – their only other appearance was in the 2000 Atlantic Bowl (defeated Saint Mary’s 40-36) an 88-32 conference record and is 22-10 ► A win for the Dinos would give Calgary its fifth consecutive Canada West championship in the postseason. ► Regina and Calgary have met five times in the postseason, all of which have been Canada West semifinals – the Dinos hold a 3-2 edge in those five meetings, as the Rams defeated Calgary in 2000 and 2002 but lost to the Dinos in 2008, 2010, and 2011 2012 UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS SCHEDULE & RESULTS DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME NOTES Fri. Aug. 24 Manitoba (non-conference) L, 29-13 Mueller returns; throws for 202 yards and three touchdowns in first half Sat. Sept. 1 at Calgary Calgary, Alta. L, 37-21 Rams within seven at half, but Dinos pull away with big third quarter Fri. Sept. 7 UBC Mosaic Stadium W, 49-20 Rams run away from UBC with 42 unanswered points in second half Fri. Sept. 14 at Alberta Edmonton, Alta. W, 31-17 Game tied going into fourth, but Rams score three TDs in final quarter Fri. Sept. 21 at Saskatchewan , Sask. W, 35-26 Rams seize control of game with three third-quarter TDs Fri. Sept. 28 Manitoba Mosaic Stadium W, 30-27 Haas catches game-winning touchdown with 20 seconds remaining Sat. Oct. 13 at UBC Vancouver, B.C. L, 24-17 Late rally falls short as Rams’ four-game win streak comes to an end Fri. Oct. 19 Calgary Mosaic Stadium W, 12-9 Outstanding effort by Rams defence topples previously undefeated Calgary Fri. Oct. 26 Alberta Mosaic Stadium W, 19-0 Rams defence shuts out opponent for first time since joining Canada West Fri. Nov. 2 Saskatchewan Mosaic Stadium W, 31-9 Mueller throws for 393 yards; Buch breaks out with six catches for 190 yards 2012 UNIVERSITY OF REGINA RAMS FOOTBALL • HARDY CUP at CALGARY

TEAM PREVIEW: #7 REGINA (6-2 / 1-0) •2012 CANADA WEST STANDINGS The Rams qualified for their fifth Hardy Cup in program history after defeating Saskatchewan TEAM W L PF PA by a 31-9 margin last Friday at Mosaic Stadium in the Canada West semifinals. y - Calgary 7 1 380 117 Marc Mueller was named the Canada West and CIS Offensive Player of the Week after x - Regina 6 2 214 160 completing 21 of his 32 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns against the Huskies, but x - Saskatchewan 5 3 252 218 equally important was the breakout contribution from third-year slotback Landon Buch. Buch x - Manitoba 4 4 282 306 – who came into the game with two receptions in his career – caught six passes for 130 yards UBC 2 6 193 297 and a touchdown, had a two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and added a fumble recov- Alberta 0 8 82 305 ery on special teams duty. Mueller’s targets also include slotback Jared Janotta, whose 44 receptions during the confer- •FINAL FRC-CIS TOP TEN (OCT. 30) ence schedule stand as the fourth most in a single season by a University of Regina receiver. No. Team Rec. Pts. Last Wide receiver Kolten Solomon was second on the team in both receptions (36) and receiving 1 McMaster (30) 8-0 300 1 yards (471) and caught a team-leading four touchdown passes during Canada West play, while 2 Laval 8-1 266 2 slotback Jay Smith caught 27 passes for 359 yards. 3 Calgary 7-1 229 3 Michael Kiapway led the Rams with 571 rushing yards this season, but the Rams could also 4 Montreal 8-1 219 4 plug in Dillon Dawson or Mark Coons at running back at any given time. 5 Guelph 7-1 167 5 The Rams’ defence has been spectacular in recent games, allowing no points in the past two 6 Queen’s 7-2 146 6 games and just one touchdown in the last three. Leading the way against Saskatchewan was 7 Regina 6-2 138 7 defensive end Ryan Wellman, who earned Canada West Defensive Player of the Week honours 8 Western 6-3 88 8 after collecting 2½ tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup in the win 9 Acadia 7-1 48 9 over the Huskies. 10 Sherbrooke 6-3 33 NR The U of R’s defensive backfield has been among the most prolific in the nation this year, Other teams receiving votes: Saskatch- tying for the CIS lead with 16 interceptions during the conference schedule. Jamir Walker and ewan (9), Manitoba (7). Kirby Kezama both tied for the team lead with four picks each, while Justin Edralin ended up with three. Chris Sciog led the Rams with 42 total tackles, while Wellman had a team-high 7½ •CANADA WEST PRESEASON POLL tackles for loss and tied Benton Gieni for the team lead with three sacks. No. Team Pts. The Rams enter Saturday’s game with an all-time postseason record of 6-10. 1 Calgary (5) 50 2 Regina 33 TEAM PREVIEW: #3 CALGARY (7-1 / 1-0) 3 UBC 25 Looking for their fifth consecutive conference championship and their 14th Canada West title 4 Manitoba (1) 24 in program history, the Calgary Dinos earned the right to host the Hardy Cup after placing first in 5 Saskatchewan 19 the conference standings and defeating Manitoba in the Canada West semifinals. 6 Alberta 5 After being held to its lowest offensive output in a conference game since 2008 back on Oct. 19 in a 12-9 loss to Regina, Calgary has gotten the offence rolling in the previous two weeks •CANADA WEST SEMIFINALS – which might qualify for the understatement of the year. The Dinos have scored a total of 135 Nov. 2 Saskatchewan 9, Regina 31 points in their previous two games, which include a 78-54 win over Manitoba in Week 8 of the Nov. 3 Manitoba 18, Calgary 57 conference schedule and a 57-18 victory over those same Bisons