REGINA 2016 RAMS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 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.