The #4 ranked Regina Rams stormed into Winnipeg and overcame an 18-0 first quarter deficit and won going away with a 41-19 victory over the Manitoba Bisons in football action on Saturday, October 16 at University Stadium (U of M campus).
With the victory, the Rams are now alone in first place in the Canada West standings with a 5-1 record and Manitoba is last with a 1-5 record. Regina also clinched a postseason berth with the road win while the Bisons are still in the hunt for the fourth and final playoff spot as UBC and Alberta are tied for fourth with a 2-4 record. In the game, the tide turned in the third quarter. Manitoba could not take advantage of the strong wind (40km) to their backs and could only muster one point.
There were two plays that the home side could not convert and stalled any chance for scoring points. With Manitoba clinging to an 18-10 halftime lead, the Bisons started a drive early in the third quarter and were at midfield and had 2-and-1 but were stopped twice as they tried to gain the yard and make the first down. Regina used the turnover and struck quickly with a 50 yard pass from QB Marc Mueller to WR Chris King and the lead was down to one for the Herd. Then on the next ensuing drive for the Bisons, they drove down to Reginas six yard line and set-up for a field goal attempt but after a low snap, Bison kicker Nick Naylor rhythm was disrupted and he could not successfully kick the field goal. Manitoba would not get that close again to Reginas end zone for the remainder of the game.
The Rams continued to pound the ball throughout the game and was led by Canada West leading rusher Adrian Charles as he churned out an amazing 222 yards on 19 carries (11.7 avg.).
Charles had long runs of 90, 48 and 37 yards plus added two rushing touchdowns in the Rams win. Canada West second leading passer Mueller was consistent for Regina as he went 19-28 for 244 yards and 2 TDs plus added 70 rushing yards on eight carries.
For Manitoba, they could not ask for a better start. They begin with the wind and proceeded to rattle off 18 unanswered points in the first 15 minutes. Manitoba led 225-78 in yards and added two touchdown passes from QB Khaleal Williams to Jared Ralko (18 yard) and Quincy Hurst (12 yard) while Naylor added his longest field goal of the season from 42 yards and had a single off the opening kickoff.
Regina chipped away at the lead with a Mueller to SB Brenden Owens five yard TD pass and kicker Chris Bodnar added a 16 yard field goal in the second. After the missed chances by Manitoba, Regina exerted their will in the fourth. The Rams had their first lead of the game when Charles finished a 71 yard drive with a five yard TD run and then the next time, the visitors struck again when Charles rumbled in from 37 yards for his second touchdown. Mueller made it 3-for-3 for touchdown drives in the fourth after he completed a quick 48 yard drive with a one yard TD plunge and Bodnar finished the scoring with a 36 yard FG. Regina had King with a 100 yard receiving day at 101 on four catches and one TD. Owens added 65 receiving yards on seven grabs while LB Bruce Anderson had a game-high 8.5 total tackles and one break-up. DB Kirby Kezma had 6.5 tackles and the team had four sacks. Overall, Regina had 327 rushing yards and 563 total offence yards.
For the home side, RB Matt Henry reached the 3000 rushing yard career mark (3057) over his five years after a 138 rushing day on 26 carries. Williams was 13-24 for 233 passing yards and 2 TDs while SB Stu Schollaardt grabbed three catches for 100 yards and Chad Young added two receptions for 38 yards. LB John Tietzmann had 8.0 total tackles, one sack and one break-up while S Justin Clayton had seven tackles.
The next Bisons football action, with playoff implications on the line, is when they travel to play the Alberta Golden Bears (2-4) on Saturday, October 23 at 2 p.m. CT. Regina will host the defending Canada West champion Calgary Dinos (4-2) on Friday, October 22 at 8 p.m. CT.
Bison Football Notes: This was only the second loss at home by the Bisons to Regina in ten games (8-2) over the last 12 seasons At the end of the first quarter, Stu Schollaardt had a 81 yard reception, which was the fifth longest catch in Bison team history Manitoba allowed 24 points in the fourth quarter and that tied the most points scored by an opponent in a quarter, which was set last game by Saskatchewan.
| Regina 41 |
Manitoba 19 |
| Manitoba (1-5-0) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Regina (5-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 41 |
| Winnipeg, MB | University Stadium |
| 1 | 14:52 | Manitoba – | 0 – 1 |
| 1 | 08:12 | Manitoba – Jared Ralko 18 yd pass from K. Williams. (Nick Naylor kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards in 2:47. |
0 – 8 |
| 1 | 04:01 | Manitoba – Nick Naylor 42 yd field goal. | 0 – 11 |
| 1 | 00:09 | Manitoba – Quincy Hurst 12 yd pass from K. Williams. (Nick Naylor kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards in 1:10. |
0 – 18 |
| 2 | 08:19 | Regina – Brenden Owens 5 yd pass from Marc Mueller. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 95 yards in 1:13. |
7 – 18 |
| 2 | 02:28 | Regina – Chris Bodnar 16 yd field goal. | 10 – 18 |
| 3 | 08:08 | Regina – Chris King 50 yd pass from Marc Mueller. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards in 0:59. |
17 – 18 |
| 3 | 04:02 | Manitoba – | 17 – 19 |
| 4 | 12:57 | Regina – Adrian Charles 5 yd run. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards in 2:20. |
24 – 19 |
| 4 | 09:20 | Regina – Adrian Charles 37 yd run. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards in 0:32. |
31 – 19 |
| 4 | 05:34 | Regina – Marc Mueller 1 yd run. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:45. |
38 – 19 |
| 4 | 01:50 | Regina – Chris Bodnar 36 yd field goal. | 41 – 19 |
| 29 | FIRST DOWNS | 20 |
| 10 16 3 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
7 10 3 |
| 50% (2 of 4) | THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 50% (2 of 4) |
| 0% (0 of 0) | FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0% (0 of 0) |
| 571 | TOTAL NET YARDS | 430 |
| 62 9.2 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
59 7.3 |
| 244 | NET YARDS PASSING | 233 |
| 19-28 8.7 2 for 8 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted |
13-24 9.7 4 for 19 0 |
| 327 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 197 |
| 34 9.6 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
35 5.6 |
| 4 for 191 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 8 for 259 |
| 47.8 | Average | 32.4 |
| 74 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 153 |
| 6 for 46 2 for 28 0 for 0 |
Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards |
5 for 47 6 for 106 0 for 0 |
| 5 for 55 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 10 for 102 |
| 0-0 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 0-0 |
| 28:45 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:15 |
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| 10 | Matt Yausie | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Aric Desmarais | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | John Kanaroski | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | Justin Edralin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 15 | Kirby Kezama | 4 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 19 | Steve Famulak | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Cale Inglis | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | Jamir Walker | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Brady Aulie | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Mike Kerr | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 29 | Daniel Knaus | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 31 | Dillon Dawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 32 | Jacob Carr | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Austin Bates | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Bruce Anderson | 6 | 5 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 41 | Jorgen Hus | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | Chris Sciog | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | 1-3 | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Logan Brooks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-2 | 1-3 | – | – | ||||
| 68 | Benton Gieni | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1-4 | 1-4 | – | – | ||||
| 75 | Jas Dhillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 1-8 | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Stefan Charles | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Akiem Hicks | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 37 | 38 | 75 | 4-19 | 5-23 | – | – | 1 | ||||
| 0 | Andrew James | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Pete Adams | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | David Ferrier | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | John Tietzmann | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1-6 | 1-6 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 24 | Justin Clayton | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Grayson Wells | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | Thomas Hall | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Lauren Kroeker | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | – | – | ||||
| 42 | Jesse Schryver | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | – | – | ||||
| 44 | L. Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 46 | Everton Black | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | 0-1 | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Thomas Miles | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 0-1 | – | – | ||||
| 63 | Clifton Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 89 | Stu Schollaardt | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Adam Hindley | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 0-0 | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 45 | 20 | 65 | 2-8 | 5-16 | – | – | 1 |
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