Regina defence stellar in 45-11 win over Bisons (Game stats)

The University of Regina’s defence led the team to a 45-11 win over the Manitoba Bisons in Canada West football action at Mosaic Stadium on Friday night.

The Rams’ defence accounted for 22 of the team’s 45 points, as Bruce Anderson had a fumble return for a touchdown and both Mike Kerr and Jamir Walker returned interceptions for majors. Regina also forced Manitoba to concede two safeties.

Steve Famulak also had a big game for the Rams (1-0), tying for the team lead with 5.5 tackles and also recording 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup. Brenden Owens was the team’s leader on the offensive side of the ball, catching five balls for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Marc Mueller was 16-for-25 for 189 yards, while running back Adrian Charles had 83 rushing yards in his Rams debut.

Jeff Lukomski and Daniel Knaus also had interceptions for the Rams, while Stefan Charles and Akiem Hicks both had sacks. Besides his fumble return for a touchdown, Anderson also recovered a fumble early in the first quarter.

Khaleal Williams was 20-for-33 for Manitoba (0-1) and had 170 passing yards, but threw four interceptions and was sacked five times. He also rushed for 70 yards, most of which came on a nifty 60-yard touchdown on a quarterback sneak as halftime approached. Matt Henry had 55 rushing yards for the Bisons, while Xavier Johnson led the team with five receptions. Louie Richardson had a team-high 9.5 total tackles for Manitoba.

The Rams scored the game’s first major in the last minute of the first quarter, as Mueller aired out a 42-yard pass to Owens, who made a diving catch at the goal line to extend Regina’s lead to nine.

Cue the Rams’ defence.

Famulak’s sack on Williams early in the second caused a fumble, which Anderson picked up and brought back all the way to the end zone to put the Rams up 16-0. The Rams added a Chris Bodnar field goal and another safety, but Williams’ long touchdown scamper for the Bisons made the score 21-8 at halftime.

Regina’s defence kept it going in the second half, as Kerr picked off a Williams pass and ran it back 38 yards for a major. A Nick Naylor field goal brough the Bisons to within two scores with five minutes left in the third, but the Rams put the game away with back-to-back touchdowns. Owens hauled in a 26-yard pass from Mueller late in the third quarter for his second touchdown reception of the game, and a 53-yard interception return for a major by Walker early in the fourth put the Rams up by 30.

Regina added another Bodnar field goal in the fourth, and a punt single in the final minute gave the Rams their 45th point – the most the team has ever scored in a game against Manitoba.

The Rams will be back in action next Friday at Calgary, while Manitoba will host Alberta in its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 11.

NOTES: The Rams improve their all-time record to 5-6-1 in season openers … the Rams also improve their all-time record to 6-13 against Manitoba in Canada West games … the win marks Regina’s third consecutive victory over Manitoba … Kerr’s pick six in the third quarter was the first interception of his four-year career with the Rams … Bisons punter Brendon Bowman was injured in the final minute of the second half and did not return.

Regina (1-0)	9	12	13	11	45
Manitoba (0-1)	0	8	3	0	11
Regina, SK | Mosaic Stadium

Manitoba ____________________________ Regina

19	FIRST DOWNS	16
10 5 4	Passing Rushing Penalty	9 7 0
50% (2 of 4)	THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	100% (1 of 1)
0% (0 of 0)	FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0% (0 of 0)
314	TOTAL NET YARDS	310
56 5.6	Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play	54 5.7
170	NET YARDS PASSING	189
20-33 5.2 5 for 41 4	Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted	16-27 7.0 2 for 8 0
144	NET YARDS RUSHING	121
23 6.3	Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush	27 4.5
9 for 353	PUNTS: Number-Yards	10 for 441
39.2	Average	44.1
223	TOTAL RETURN YARDS	181
11 for 90 8 for 133 0 for 0	Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards	8 for 39 3 for 27 4 for 115
10 for 58	PENALTIES: Number-Yards	10 for 95
6-2	FUMBLES: Number-Lost	0-0
30:59	TIME OF POSSESSION	29:01

1	03:59	Regina – Team safety	0 – 2
1	00:42	Regina – Brenden Owens 42 yd pass from Marc Mueller. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 3:08.	0 – 9
2	13:29	Regina – Bruce Anderson 48 yd fumble return. (Chris Bodnar kick is good).	0-16
2	11:29	Manitoba –	1 -16
2	07:04	Regina – Chris Bodnar 32 yd field goal.	1 -19
2	05:06	Regina – Team safety	1 -21
2	00:25	Manitoba – K. Williams 60 yd run. (Nick Naylor kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards in 0:40.	8 -21
3	13:50	Regina – Mike Kerr 38 yd interception return. (Chris Bodnar kick blocked).	8 -27
3	09:52	Manitoba – Nick Naylor 28 yd field goal.	11-27
3	03:36	Regina – Brenden Owens 26 yd pass from Marc Mueller. (Chris Bodnar kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards in 0:40.	11-34
4	13:20	Regina – Jamir Walker 53 yd interception return. (Chris Bodnar kick is good).	11-41
4	01:27	Regina – Chris Bodnar 35 yd field goal.	11-44
4	00:06	Regina –	11-45

Manitoba
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
K. Williams 4 70 0 70 1 60 17.5
Matt Henry 10 61 6 55 0 21 5.5
Anthony Coombs 2 14 0 14 0 9 7.0
Jason Loosemore 5 10 5 5 0 4 1.0
Chad Young 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0
Quincy Hurst 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals 23 157 13 144 1 60 6.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
K. Williams 20-33-4 170 0 19 5
Totals 20-33-4 170 0 19 5

Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Xavier Johnson 5 32 0 12
Stu Schollaardt 3 36 0 19
Jared Ralko 3 36 0 17
Brendon Bowman 3 21 0 8
Quincy Hurst 3 18 0 8
Tyson Hinds 2 15 0 12
James Gerardy 1 12 0 12
Totals 20 170 0 19

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Nick Naylor 5 168 33.6 42 0 0
Brendon Bowman 4 185 46.2 58 1 1
Totals 9 353 39.2 58 1 1

Punt Kickoff Intercept
Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg
Quincy Hurst 6 41 12 5 106 25 0 0 0
Anthony Coombs 5 49 23 3 27 17 0 0 0
Totals 11 90 23 8 133 25 0 0 0

Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result
Nick Naylor 3rd 09:52 28 yards Good

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB
Nick Naylor 3 141 47.0 0 0

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total
Quincy Hurst -2 18 106 41 0 163
Anthony Coombs 14 0 27 49 0 90
K. Williams 70 0 0 0 0 70
Matt Henry 55 0 0 0 0 55

REGINA

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Adrian Charles 18 83 0 83 0 26 4.6
Marc Mueller 2 11 0 11 0 9 5.5
Cale Inglis 3 10 0 10 0 5 3.3
Connor Haas 1 10 0 10 0 10 10.0
Derek Bell 2 6 0 6 0 5 3.0
Dillon Dawson 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0
Totals 27 121 0 121 0 26 4.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Marc Mueller 16-25-0 189 2 42 1
Matt Lang 0-2-0 0 0 0 1
Totals 16-27-0 189 2 42 2

Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Brenden Owens 5 97 2 42
Chris King 3 36 0 13
Mark McConkey 3 25 0 12
Connor Haas 2 13 0 9
Rory Copithorn 2 13 0 10
Adrian Charles 1 5 0 5
Totals 16 189 2 42

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Chris Bodnar 10 441 44.1 60 3 0
Totals 10 441 44.1 60 3 0

Punt Kickoff Intercept
Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg
Chris King 6 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamir Walker 2 30 30 0 0 0 1 53 53
Adrian Charles 0 0 0 2 26 16 0 0 0
Daniel Knaus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 38
John Kanaroski 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jeff Lukomski 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 24
Totals 8 39 30 3 27 16 4 115 53

Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result
Chris Bodnar 2nd 07:04 32 yards Good
Chris Bodnar 4th 06:04 32 yards Returned
Chris Bodnar 4th 01:27 35 yards Good

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB
Chris Bodnar 8 428 53.5 0 0

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total
Adrian Charles 83 5 26 0 0 114
Brenden Owens 0 97 0 0 0 97
Jamir Walker 0 0 0 30 53 83
Chris King 0 36 0 9 0 45

FUMBLES:
Manitoba-K. Williams 3-2; Thomas Hall 1-0; Quincy Hurst 1-0; Jason Loosemore 1-0.
Regina-None.

Defensive Statistics (Final)
University of Regina Football 2010
Manitoba vs Regina (Sep 03, 2010 at Regina, SK)

# Manitoba Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
44 L. Richardson 5 9 9.5 – – – – – – – –
46 Everton Black 3 7 6.5 – – – – – – – –
56 Mike Taylor 3 3 4.5 1.0-7 1.0-7 – – – – – –
90 Adam Hindley 2 5 4.5 1.0-1 1.0-1 – – – – – –
39 Thomas Hall 2 5 4.5 – – – – – – – –
2 Pete Adams 2 3 3.5 – – 1 – – 1 1 –
13 David Ferrier 3 0 3.0 – – – – – – – –
63 Clifton Lewis 2 2 3.0 – – – – – – – –
22 John Tietzmann 1 4 3.0 – – – – – – – –
52 Thomas Miles 1 3 2.5 – – – – – – – –
35 Grayson Wells 1 2 2.0 – – – – – – – –
10 Xavier Johnson 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
0 Andrew James 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
36 Matt Henry 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
28 Adam Mazowita 1 0 1.0 – – – – – 1 – –
41 Lauren Kroeker 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
24 Justin Clayton 0 1 0.5 – – – – – – – –
11 Anthony Coombs 0 1 0.5 – – – – – – – –
89 Stu Schollaardt 0 1 0.5 – – – – – – – –
Totals 30 46 53.0 2.0-8 2.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0

# Regina Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
19 Steve Famulak 5 1 5.5 2.5-23 2.5-23 1 – – 1 – –
43 Chris Sciog 4 3 5.5 – – – – – – – –
4 Jeff Lukomski 4 3 5.5 – – – – 1-24 – – –
28 Mike Kerr 3 2 4.0 – 0.5-1 – – 1-38 – – –
90 Stefan Charles 3 2 4.0 1.0-4 2.0-7 1 – – – – –
40 Bruce Anderson 2 3 3.5 – 0.5-1 – 2-48 – – – –
10 Matt Yausie 2 3 3.5 – – – – – – – –
99 Akiem Hicks 1 5 3.5 0.5-2 1.0-2 – – – 1 – –
22 Jamir Walker 3 0 3.0 – 1.0-2 – – 1-53 1 – –
15 Kirby Kezama 3 0 3.0 – – – – – – – –
13 Justin Edralin 2 1 2.5 – – – – – – – –
35 Austin Bates 2 0 2.0 – – – – – – – –
29 Daniel Knaus 1 2 2.0 – – – – 1-0 – – –
34 Marco Contenti 1 2 2.0 – – – – – – – –
11 Aric Desmarais 1 2 2.0 – – – – – – – –
45 Logan Brooks 1 1 1.5 – – – – – – – –
8 Chris Bodnar 1 1 1.5 – – 1 – – – – –
31 Dillon Dawson 1 1 1.5 – – – – – – – –
5 Cody Kezama 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
61 Brad Irwin 1 0 1.0 1.0-12 1.0-12 – – – – – –
16 Taylor Wandler 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
32 Jacob Carr 1 0 1.0 – – – – – – – –
68 Benton Gieni 0 2 1.0 – 0.5-1 – – – – – –
41 Jorgen Hus 0 1 0.5 – – – – – – – –
49 Tyler Perkins 0 1 0.5 – – – – – – – –
T TEAM 0 0 0.0 – – – – – – – –
Totals 44 36 62.0 5.0-41 9.0-49 3 2-48 4-115 3 0 0