CWUAA RECAP: Deezar propels Bisons past Rams at Homecoming [stats]

WINNIPEG – At the annual Homecoming Game for the Manitoba Bisons, the #6 ranked CIS football team won their second consecutive Canada West regular season game with a 34-19 home win against the Regina Rams in front of 2,824 fans and alumni at the Investors Group Field on Friday, October 2.

With the victory, the Bisons improve to 3-2 while the Rams remain winless for the 2015 campaign with a 0-5 record.

Both teams moved the ball the well as Regina totaled 579 yards on offence while Manitoba racked up 578 while Regina added 31 first downs to Manitoba’s 27.

The difference was the home side rallying from a slow first quarter and scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter and then adding the dagger with a quick score only 24 second into the second half to lead by 21 and they did not look back to secure the 15 point margin of victory.

Winnipeg, Manitoba - Bisons Football vs Regina Rams October 2. Jeff Miller-Bison Sports-

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Bisons Football vs Regina Rams October 2. Jeff Miller-Bison Sports-

Manitoba only had two pass completions after the first 15 minutes but starting QB Theo Deezar found his rhythm in the second with TD passes of 30 yards to Alex Vitt, 21 yards to Dustin Pedersen and a five yard run by the pivot sandwiched in between a 30 yard touchdown run by Rams’ Atlee Simon before the half ended.

The fans hardly had time to get back into their seats for the third quarter when Deezar launched a long pass that connected with Vitt for a 69 yard score on the very first play of the remaining 30 minutes.

Regina finally found the end zone again late in the third when QB Noah Picton found Ryan Schienbein for a 18 yard TD play and a safety ended the scoring but the visitors fell short, as there were no more points in the fourth during another entertaining game at Manitoba.

“I am happy we won the Homecoming Game but not happy the way we finished the game,” commented Bison head coach Brian Dobie after the home victory. “We knew Regina was going to come at us hard and we played well but did not have the killer instinct. It is still nice to be at 3-2 and go into the break on a two game winning streak.”

Manitoba vs Regina

For the Bisons offence, Deezar had another strong outing as he went 21-33 for 413 passing yards (eighth highest in Bison history) with 3 TDs and rushed for 18 yards with one rush TD. CIS and Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week Jamel Lyles continue his assault on all-purpose yards by adding another 210 (game-high 128 rushing yards; 64 punt return yards; 16 kickoff return yards; 2 receiving yards) to his already conference leading totals. Vitt also had a fantastic output with six receptions for 182 yards and 2 TDs.

Regina was led by receiver Davin Johnson. He grabbed a game-high 203 receiving yards on a whopping 13 catches with the longest of 62. Picton went 35-49 for 456 passing yards and one TD and one interception. Simon added 79 rushing yards and three other receivers had four of more receptions.

On defence, the Bisons were led by Jayden McKoy and his ten tackles (nine solo), Brett MacFarlane with 6.5 tackles and David Onyemata with six tackles and one sack. For the Rams, Ryan Serbu had 5.5 tackles and Mason Rossler registered five tackles in the road loss.

The conference bye occurs during the Thanksgiving weekend. Both teams get back in action afterwards when the home-and-home series resumes in Regina. The Rams will host the Bisons on Saturday, October 17 at 5 p.m. CT.

Bison Notes: Manitoba now is 9-5 in the last 14 Homecoming Games. Since Regina entered Canada West play in 1999, the Bisons now hold a 16-11 conference regular season record over the Rams over the last 17 seasons and hold a 11-3 record at home versus Regina.

Source: Chris Zuk, Manitoba Bisons Sports Information

Regina loss to Manitoba

Rams clipped by Bisons in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, Man. – For the fourth time in five games this season, the University of Regina Rams put up more total offence than their opposition but still suffered a 34-19 loss to the No. 6-ranked Manitoba Bisons on Friday night at Investors Group Field.

Three second-quarter touchdowns by Manitoba (3-2) proved to be the difference.

The two teams were tied 3-3 after the first quarter, but Manitoba outscored the Rams by a 21-7 margin in the second to take a 24-10 lead at the break. The Bisons’ lead reached as much as 24 during the second half, and though the Rams cut that lead down to 15 late in the third they were never able to break through to make it a one-possession game.

The loss by the Rams (0-5) overshadowed a career night for third-year receiver Davin Johnston, who came into the game with two career receptions but got the start with Mitch Thompson injured and exploded for 13 catches for 203 receiving yards to lead all players in both categories.

For Manitoba, quarterback Theo Deezar completed 21 of 33 passes and was a deep threat all night long with six completions in excess of 30 yards. He finished with 413 passing yards and three touchdown passes, with Alex Vitt and Dustin Pedersen as his main targets. Vitt caught six passes for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a back-breaking 69-yard reception for a major on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. Pedersen also had six catches, finishing with 131 yards and a touchdown.

Jayden McKoy led the Manitoba defence with nine solo tackles and two assisted tackles, while David Onyemata and Evan Foster both had sacks and Eric Plett registered a key interception in Manitoba’s own end zone late in the fourth quarter.

Johnston’s 13 catches stand as the second-highest total in U of R history, tied with current offensive coordinator Mark McConkey’s mark of 13 set against Saskatchewan on Sept. 18, 2010 but short of the Canada West record of 15 shared by Chad Goldie (Regina) and Jake Harty (Calgary).

Noah Picton completed 35 of his 49 pass attempts for 456 yards and threw a touchdown pass to rookie Ryan Schienbein in the third quarter. Atlee Simon had 79 rushing yards on 16 carries, including a 30-yard touchdown run in the second for his team’s first major of the game. Mitchell Picton and Richard Sindani each had six catches, with Picton finishing with 70 receiving yards and Sindani ending up with 59.

Ryan Serbu led the Rams in tackles (5 solo, 1 assisted) while rookie defensive back Polis Koko recovered a fumble on the last play of the third quarter to give the Rams some life heading into the fourth.

The entire conference will now break for a bye week before returning to action in two weekends. It’ll be these two same teams meeting again in Regina, with the Rams and Bisons set to kick off at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17 with a 4 p.m. start time.
Source: Braden Konschuh, Regina Rams Sports Information
Regina vs. Manitoba at Winnipeg, MB
10/2/2015 at 7:07
Regina
19
Manitoba
34
SCORING 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Regina (0-5) 3 7 9 0 19
Manitoba (3-2) 3 21 10 0 34
Winnipeg, MB | Inv. Group Field

 

PRD TIME SCORING SUMMARY REGINA – MANITOBA
1 06:53 Regina – Andrew Fabian 34 yd field goal.
Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards in 2:50.
3 – 0
1 04:29 Manitoba – Ryan Jones 25 yd field goal.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards in 1:00.
3 – 3
2 14:04 Manitoba – Alex Vitt 30 yd pass from Theo Deezar. (Ryan Jones kick is good).
Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards in 2:20.
3 – 10
2 10:23 Regina – Atlee Simon 30 yd run. (Andrew Fabian kick is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards in 3:35.
10 – 10
2 09:37 Manitoba – Dustin Pedersen 21 yd pass from Theo Deezar. (Ryan Jones kick is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards in 0:42.
10 – 17
2 05:48 Manitoba – Theo Deezar 5 yd run. (Ryan Jones kick is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards in 1:27.
10 – 24
3 14:36 Manitoba – Alex Vitt 69 yd pass from Theo Deezar. (Ryan Jones kick is good).
Drive: 1 plays, 69 yards in 0:19.
10 – 31
3 09:04 Manitoba – Ryan Jones 35 yd field goal.
Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards in 3:38.
10 – 34
3 03:24 Regina – Ryan Schienbein 18 yd pass from Noah Picton. (Andrew Fabian kick is good).
Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards in 1:43.
17 – 34
3 01:43 Regina – Team safety 19 – 34
REGINA STATISTICS MANITOBA
31 FIRST DOWNS 27
19
10
2
Passing
Rushing
Penalty
16
10
1
595 TOTAL OFFENSE 590
76
7.8
Total Offensive Plays
Average gain per play
59
10.0
456 NET YARDS PASSING 413
35-49
9.3
3-16
1
Completions-Attempts
Net yards per pass play
Sacked: Number-Yards
Had intercepted
21-33
12.5
0-0
0
139 NET YARDS RUSHING 177
27
5.1
Rushing Attempts
Average gain per rush
26
6.8
9-339 PUNTS: Number-Yards 8-274
37.7 Average 34.3
78 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 169
5-9
4-69
0 0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards
Interception Returns: Number-Yards
8-121
3-24
1-24
11-60 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 12-82
2-1 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1
0 0 SACKS: Number-Yards 2-9
0 0 INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards 1-24
33:50 TIME OF POSSESSION 26:10

Regina

Manitoba

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT
Noah Picton 35-49 456 1 1
PASSING C-A YDS TD INT
Theo Deezar 21-33 413 3 0
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Atlee Simon 16 79 4.9 30 1
Noah Picton 7 40 5.7 25 0
Michael Webber 4 20 5.0 9 0
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Jamel Lyles 15 128 8.5 23 0
Theo Deezar 4 18 4.5 15 1
Alex Christie 4 16 4.0 5 0
Cameron Fox 2 8 4.0 4 0
Jesse Walker 1 7 7.0 7 0
RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
Davin Johnston 13 203 15.6 62 0
Mitchell Picton 6 70 11.7 20 0
Andrew Bennett 4 60 15.0 23 0
Richard Sindani 6 59 9.8 19 0
Riley Wilson 4 37 9.3 18 0
Ryan Schienbein 1 18 18.0 18 1
Adam Rask 1 9 9.0 9 0
RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
Alex Vitt 6 182 30.3 69 2
Dustin Pedersen 6 131 21.8 42 1
Anthony Dyck 2 42 21.0 30 0
Jesse Walker 3 34 11.3 14 0
Bryden Bone 1 22 22.0 22 0
Jamel Lyles 1 2 2.0 2 0
Alex Christie 1 2 2.0 2 0
Cameron Fox 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
KICKING FG LG XP RG PTS
Andrew Fabian 1/2 34 2/2 5
KICKING FG LG XP RG PTS
Ryan Jones 2/2 35 4/4 10
PUNTING NO YDS AVG LG TB -20
Andrew Fabian 9 339 37.7 45 0 2
PUNTING NO YDS AVG LG TB -20
Ryan Jones 8 274 34.3 40 0 3
KICKOFFS NO YDS AVG TB OB
Andrew Fabian 3 126 42.0 0 0
KICKOFFS NO YDS AVG TB OB
Ryan Jones 5 269 53.8 0 1
KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Travoy Martinez 3 58 19.3 25 0
Ryan Schienbein 1 11 11.0 11 0
KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Jamel Lyles 1 16 16.0 16 0
Cameron Fox 1 8 8.0 8 0
Zack Sandulescu 1 0 0.0 0 0
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Ryan Schienbein 2 7 3.5 4 0
Travoy Martinez 3 2 0.7 4 0
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Jamel Lyles 5 64 12.8 39 0
Alex Christie 2 30 15.0 20 0
Jayden McKoy 1 27 27.0 27 0
INTERCEPTION RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
INTERCEPTION RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Eric Plett 1 24 24.0 24 0
FUMBLES NO LOST
Noah Picton 1 0
Travoy Martinez 1 1
FUMBLES NO LOST
Theo Deezar 1 0
Anthony Dyck 1 1
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
# REGINA SOLO AST TOTAL SACKS-YDS TFL-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS BRUP BLKS QBH
34 Ryan Serbu 5 1 5.5
32 Mason Rossler 5 0 5 1
44 Michael Stefanovic 3 3 4.5
41 Zack McEachern 3 2 4 1
69 Bryce McKinnon 3 2 4
20 Travoy Martinez 3 0 3
96 Eric Wicijowski 3 0 3 1 – 2
27 Joey Dwyer 2 0 2
36 Atlee Simon 2 0 2
46 Alex Rorke 2 0 2
47 Danny Nesbitt 2 0 2
48 Mitch Morrison 2 0 2
49 Tyler Perkins 2 0 2
9 Jordy Kibamba 1 1 1.5
16 Korey Greene 1 1 1.5 1
33 Blake Anaka 1 0 1
67 Roe Borgmann 1 0 1
99 David Jule 1 0 1
1 Jens Johnson 0 1 0.5
3 Michael Webber 0 1 0.5
TM TEAM
24 Polis Koko 1-0
TOTALS 42 12 48 1 – 2 1-0 3
# MANITOBA SOLO AST TOTAL SACKS-YDS TFL-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS BRUP BLKS QBH
7 Jayden McKoy 9 2 10
23 B. Macfarlane 5 3 6.5
97 David Onyemata 5 2 6 1 – 4 1 – 4
20 M. Harrison 4 3 5.5
22 Zack Sandulescu 5 0 5
24 Cam Teschuk 5 0 5 1
90 Evan Foster 5 0 5 1 – 5 1 – 5
35 Eric Plett 4 1 4.5 1-24 2
30 Bami Adewale 2 3 3.5
47 James Mau 2 1 2.5
19 Tyler Fong 1 2 2
29 Tristen O’Meara 2 0 2 1 1-0
66 S. Birjandian 2 0 2
2 C. Turner 1 1 1.5
3 Trysten Dyce 1 0 1
33 Alex Christie 1 0 1
40 Derek Dufault 1 0 1
44 Braden McCarthy 1 0 1
50 D. Gregoire 1 0 1
4 Cameron Fox 0 1 0.5
38 Ryan Jones 0 1 0.5
TOTALS 57 20 67 2 – 9 2 – 9 1 1-0 1-24 3
OTHER INFORMATION
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Stadium: Inv. Group Field
Attendance: 2800
Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 16 C
Wind: 27km/hr
Referee: Ardis Oleksyn
Umpire: Dale Jacobson
Head Linesman: JP Chorney
Line Judge: Kyle Mikulik
Back Judge: Chris Donaldson
Field Judge: Ryen Ratte
Side Judge: Dave Kendall

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