Bisons move to 2-1 record with 26-16 win at annual Homecoming Game
The unranked Manitoba Bisons football team recorded a 26-16 upset win over the #4 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies in front of 3500 fans on a windy afternoon during the annual Bisons Homecoming Game on Saturday, September 17 at University Stadium (U of Manitoba campus).
With their second consecutive victory, Manitoba moves to 2-1 in the young 2011 season while Saskatchewan suffers their first loss and drops to 2-1.
It is not often a punt is a difference maker in a football game but the host team took full advantage of the howling 35 km/h wind. On the first play at the start of the fourth quarter, Bison punter Brendon Bowman boomed a 64 yard punt, with the wind, that went off Huskies Jerit Lambert hands and
dribbled into the end zone. Manitoba’s DB Grayson Wells hustled downfield and jumped on the loose, live ball in the Huskies end zone for a surprising touchdown. This was the first lead of the game, at 19-16, for the Bisons and they never relinquished the rest of the way.
“A big win for a young football team,” exclaimed Bison football head coach Brian Dobie after the game. “Winning our Homecoming Game against the number four ranked team in the country is a great result and proud of our consistency on both sides of the ball. The game was won by a complete effort
by all three units (offence, defence, special teams).”
The wind played a factor throughout as Saskatchewan had it to begin the first quarter. But it was the defence with the first points of the contest. Huskies DL David Rybinski rumbled for a 68 yard fumble TD recovery after Bison QB Khaleal Williams fumbled the ball after pressure by DL Jon DeWitt.
Manitoba then gave up a safety instead of punting into the strong wind and Denton Kolodzinski ended the first 15 minutes with a 30 yard field goal and the visitors had a 12-0 lead.
The second quarter, the Bisons chipped away with a couple of singles and kicker Nick Boyd ending the half with a 27 yard FG. After 30 minutes, the Huskies led 12-5.
In the second half, Manitoba tied the score when they found the end zone after an 11 play, 90 yard drive that took five minutes and ended with a 15 yard TD pass from Williams to SB Tyson Takasaki. This was the first touchdown given up by the Saskatchewan defence in three games this season. The Huskies regained the lead with a 17 yard field goal and long 72 yard punt rouge, aided by the wind, by Kolodzinski.
After Wells’ TD recovery in the end zone, the Herd shut down the Huskies offence as they only accumulated 107 yards on their last six possessions along with three turnovers (two interceptions, one on downs). Manitoba salted away the game with Boyd kicking two FGs (24, 42) and a rouge off a 38
yard miss for the 26-16 final score.
In team stats, Manitoba had 23 to Saskatchewan 19 in first downs; rushing yards were Saskatchewan at 119 and Manitoba at 78; Manitoba had 280 passing yards to Huskies 186; total offence was 320-283 for Manitoba; turnovers had Saskatchewan with four to Manitoba’s two; Manitoba controlled time of
possession with 33:09 to 26:51 and penalties were 14-125 yards for Manitoba and Saskatchewan with 6-65 yards.
Individually, the visitors had starting QB Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren was top team rusher with 60 yards on seven carries while throwing for 113 yards on 9-23 with two interceptions. QB Trent Peterson played some in the third and went 5-9 for 73 yards. Dexter Janke had 51 rushing yards on 13 carries while
top Saskatchewan receiver was Rory Kohlert had six catches for 85 yards.
For the Bisons, Williams was top passer with 23-38 and 28-0 passing yards and one TD. On the ground, RB Anthony Coombs ran ten times for a game-high 67 rushing yards while SB Jared Ralko was top receiver with ten receptions for 103 yards while Takasaki grabbed six passes for 75 yards and 1 TD.
On defence, Saskatchewan was led by LB Charlie Power with 8.5 total tackles while LB Peter Thiel had 6.5 tackles and Mitch Friesen at 4.5 tackles plus Rybinski 68 yard fumble recovery. For Manitoba, LB Thomas Hall had 6.5 tackles with two sacks while DL Adam Hindley added 5.5 tackles and LB Lauren Kroeker with five tackles. Pete Adams and Brett MacFarlane each had one interception while DL Evan Gill added a sack and Wells with the crucial fumble recovery.
Manitoba (2-1) now travels to play in Vancouver against the UBC Thunderbirds (2-1) on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. local time while Saskatchewan (2-1) host the #3 ranked Calgary Dinos (3-0) on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. local time.
Manitoba Sports Info
Scoring Summary (Final) Saskatchewan (2-1-0,2-1) vs. Manitoba (2-1-0,2-1) Date: Sep 17, 2011 Site: Winnipeg, MB Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 3500 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score —————– — — — — —– Saskatchewan…….. 12 0 4 0 – 16 Manitoba………… 0 5 7 14 – 26 Scoring Summary: 1st 08:13 SASK – David Rybinski 68 yd fumble recovery (D. Kolodzinski kick) SASK 7 – MAN 0 09:25 SASK – TEAM safety SASK 9 – MAN 0 13:24 SASK – D. Kolodzinski 30 yd field goal 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:59, SASK 12 – MAN 0 2nd 07:54 MAN – TEAM 0 rouge SASK 12 – MAN 1 12:33 MAN – Brendon Bowman 60 rouge (punt) SASK 12 – MAN 2 15:00 MAN – Nick Boyd 27 yd field goal 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0:52, SASK 12 – MAN 5 3rd 07:01 MAN – Tyson Takasaki 15 yd pass from K. Williams (Nick Boyd kick) 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 5:00, SASK 12 – MAN 12 09:20 SASK – D. Kolodzinski 17 yd field goal 6 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:13, SASK 15 – MAN 12 14:10 SASK – D. Kolodzinski 72 rouge (punt) SASK 16 – MAN 12 4th 00:12 MAN – Grayson Wells 0 yd fumble recovery (Nick Boyd kick) SASK 16 – MAN 19 05:32 MAN – Nick Boyd 24 yd field goal 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:51, SASK 16 – MAN 22 09:12 MAN – Nick Boyd 42 yd field goal 6 plays, 13 yards, TOP 2:25, SASK 16 – MAN 25 12:00 MAN – Nick Boyd 38 rouge SASK 16 – MAN 26 Kickoff time: 1:07pm End of Game: 3:59pm Total elapsed time: 2:52 Officials: Referee: Dale Jacobson; Umpire: Kyle Mikulik; Linesman: Ardis Oleksyn; Line judge: Cody Larocque; Back judge: Jim Carlisle; Field judge: Dave Kendall; Side judge: Adam Demanuik; Scorer: Andre Worms; Temperature: Wind: Weather: [HR][/HR] Team Statistics
[HR][/HR] Team Statistics (Final) SASK MAN FIRST DOWNS………………. 19 23 Rushing………………… 8 3 Passing………………… 7 17 Penalty………………… 4 3 NET YARDS RUSHING…………. 119 78 Rushing Attempts………… 23 28 Average Per Rush………… 5.2 2.8 Rushing Touchdowns………. 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing…….. 127 103 Yards Lost Rushing………. 8 25 NET YARDS PASSING…………. 186 280 Completions-Attempts-Int…. 14-32-2 23-38-0 Average Per Attempt……… 5.8 7.4 Average Per Completion…… 13.3 12.2 Passing Touchdowns………. 0 1 TEAM LOSSES………………. -22 -38 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS……….. 283 320 Total offense plays……… 58 67 Average Gain Per Play……. 4.9 4.8 Fumbles: Number-Lost………. 3-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards……. 6-65 14-125 PUNTS-YARDS………………. 11-351 9-333 Average Yards Per Punt…… 31.9 37.0 Net Yards Per Punt………. 16.6 31.1 Inside 20………………. 1 2 50+ Yards………………. 2 2 Touchbacks……………… 1 1 Fair catch……………… 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS……………. 2-115 3-137 Average Yards Per Kickoff… 57.5 45.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff……. 40.0 26.3 Touchbacks……………… 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 7-18-0 9-133-0 Average Per Return………. 2.6 14.8 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-58-0 2-35-0 Average Per Return………. 19.3 17.5 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 2–3-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-68-1 0-0-1 Possession Time…………… 26:51 33:09 1st Quarter…………….. 6:50 8:10 2nd Quarter…………….. 7:05 7:55 3rd Quarter…………….. 6:26 8:34 4th Quarter…………….. 6:30 8:30 Third-Down Conversions…….. 0 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances……. 1-1 3-4 Touchdowns……………… 0-1 1-4 Field goals…………….. 1-1 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 1-4 3-22 PAT Kicks………………… 1-1 2-2 Field Goals………………. 2-2 3-5 [HR][/HR] Individual Statistics
[HR][/HR] Individual Statistics (Final) [HR][/HR] Saskatchewan
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ——————————————– Gilbert-Knorren 7 67 7 60 0 20 8.6 Dexter Janke 13 51 0 51 0 12 3.9 Trent Peterson 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 Garrett Bolen 2 3 1 2 0 3 1.0 Totals… 23 127 8 119 0 20 5.2 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack ——————————————– Gilbert-Knorren 9-23-2 113 0 21 3 Trent Peterson 5-9-0 73 0 42 0 Totals… 14-32-2 186 0 42 3 Receiving No. Yds TD Long ———————————– Rory Kohlert 6 85 0 42 Jeffrey Moore 2 20 0 13 Jerit Lambert 2 18 0 12 Garrett Bolen 1 21 0 21 Dexter Janke 1 21 0 21 Braeden George 1 12 0 12 Garrett Burgess 1 9 0 9 Totals… 14 186 0 42 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB ———————————————- D. Kolodzinski 11 351 31.9 72 1 1 Totals… 11 351 31.9 72 1 1 Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg ——————————————— Rory Kohlert 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 Jerit Lambert 3 3 9 2 54 30 0 0 0 Kit Hillis 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Thiel 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals… 7 18 9 3 58 30 0 0 0 Field goal attempts —————————————- D. Kolodzinski 1st 01:36 30 yds – Good D. Kolodzinski 3rd 05:40 17 yds – Good Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg ————————————— D. Kolodzinski 2 115 0 0 57.5 [HR][/HR] Manitoba
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ——————————————– Anthony Coombs 10 68 1 67 0 23 6.7 Kienan LaFrance 8 19 2 17 0 7 2.1 Nic Demski 5 10 4 6 0 6 1.2 Xavier Johnson 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 K. Williams 4 6 17 -11 0 3 -2.8 Totals… 28 103 25 78 0 23 2.8 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack ——————————————– K. Williams 23-38-0 280 1 27 1 Totals… 23-38-0 280 1 27 1 Receiving No. Yds TD Long ———————————– Jared Ralko 10 103 0 27 Tyson Takasaki 6 75 1 16 Anthony Coombs 3 33 0 13 Brendon Bowman 1 27 0 27 Stu Schollaardt 1 19 0 19 Bryden Bone 1 17 0 17 Kienan LaFrance 1 6 0 6 Totals… 23 280 1 27 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB ———————————————- Brendon Bowman 9 333 37.0 64 2 1 Totals… 9 333 37.0 64 2 1 Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg ——————————————— Anthony Coombs 6 90 53 1 22 22 0 0 0 Teague Sherman 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pete Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 0 Xavier Johnson 2 34 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nic Demski 0 0 0 1 13 13 0 0 0 Totals… 9 133 53 2 35 22 2 -3 0 Field goal attempts —————————————- Nick Boyd 2nd 07:06 39 yds – Rouge Nick Boyd 2nd 00:00 27 yds – Good Nick Boyd 4th 09:28 24 yds – Good Nick Boyd 4th 05:48 42 yds – Good Nick Boyd 4th 03:00 38 yds – Rouge Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg ————————————— Nick Boyd 3 137 0 0 45.7 FUMBLES: Saskatchewan-Gilbert-Knorren 1-0; Dexter Janke 1-0; Jerit Lambert 1-1. Manitoba-K. Williams 2-1.
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