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//DATE: Aug. 28, 2007
//For Immediate Release
//Complete notes package attached
GAME 1 * MANITOBA AT REGINA * SEPT. 1, 2007 * 3:00 P.M. *
MOSAIC STADIUM * REGINA, SASK.
For the second consecutive season, the University of Regina Rams
will open up their Canada West schedule with a home game against
the Manitoba Bisons. The Rams will be looking for redemption
against the Bisons, who knocked Regina out of the playoffs with a
44-29 victory in the Canada West semifinals last year. Manitoba
finished with an 8-0 conference record last season and advanced
to the Hardy Cup, where they were beaten 32-15 by Saskatchewan.
The Rams finished in fourth place last year with an even 4-4
record.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
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Regina T.V. Broadcast (Access) -
Access Communications (Dan Plaster, Mike Thomas). Tape-delayed
broadcast will air on Access7 on Sunday at 1 p.m. and on
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Regina T.V. Broadcast (Max) - SaskTel
Max Local on Demand (Rod Pederson, TBA). Broadcast will be
available on Max Local on Demand (Channel 48) for SaskTel
subcribers following the game.
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Regina Radio Broadcast - Live on 620
CKRM (Michael Ball, Chad Ehman).
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Live Statistics - Available at www.uregina.ca/cougars
QUICKLY
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Regina has an all-time record of 3-5
in season openers, but hasn't won its first game of the season
since 2002 (15-10 home win over UBC).
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Saturday's game will mark the eighth
time in the Rams' nine-year CIS history that the team has opened
up its Canada West regular season at home. The only time Regina
began its season on the road was in 2005 at Saskatchewan.
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Manitoba hasn't lost a regular season
game since being edged 18-17 by Saskatchewan on Oct. 15, 2005.
The Bisons have won nine consecutive Canada West games since
then.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: MANITOBA AND REGINA
The Rams and the Bisons met three
times during the 2006 season, battling twice in the regular
season and again in a Canada West semifinal. The Bisons took all
three games, defeating the Rams 34-24 in Regina during Week 1,
49-44 in Winnipeg during Week 8, and 44-29 in the playoffs. These
two teams have met 16 times since the Rams joined the CIS in
1999, with Manitoba holding a 10-3 edge in the regular season and
a 2-1 advantage in the playoffs. The last time Regina defeated
the Bisons was in 2005, when they scored a 30-27 victory in a
game that was sent into overtime by a last-minute 49-yard field
goal by Perri Scarcelli.
MANITOBA/REGINA ALL-TIME RESULTS
Sept. 4, 1999 - Manitoba 37 at Regina
28 Sept. 6, 2003 - Regina 27 at Manitoba 32
Oct. 16, 1999 - Regina 10 at Manitoba 24 Oct. 18, 2003 - Manitoba
31 at Regina 44
Sept. 30, 2000 - Regina 1 at Manitoba 50 Sept. 11, 2004 - Regina
8 at Manitoba 12
¹Nov. 11, 2000 - Regina 25 at Manitoba 22 Oct. 23, 2004 -
Manitoba 53 at Regina 21
Sept. 1, 2001 - Manitoba 29 at Regina 40 Oct. 8, 2005 - Regina 30
at Manitoba 27 (OT)
Oct. 13, 2001 - Regina 11 at Manitoba 47 Sept. 2, 2006 - Manitoba
34 at Regina 24
¹Nov. 11, 2001 - Regina 17 at Manitoba 23 Oct. 21, 2006 - Regina
44 at Manitoba 49
Oct. 5, 2002 - Manitoba 35 at Regina 8 ² Nov. 4, 2006 - Regina
29 at Manitoba 44
¹ - Hardy Cup Championship
² - Canada West Semifinal
RECORD WATCH
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QB Teale Orban is tied for 11th
in Canada West history with 44 career touchdown passes and
ranks 19th in Canada West history with 5367 passing yards
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Orban needs 32 pass completions to
tie Mark Anderson's U of R career record of 382
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Orban needs 287 passing yards to tie
Anderson's U of R career record of 5654
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LB Steve Wilson needs five tackles to
tie Jeff Zimmer's U of R career record of 232
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DB Steve Ryan is tied with Matt Dean
for the most career interceptions by a Ram (7)
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Ryan is tied with Jeff Zimmer for the
most career fumble recoveries by a Ram (5)
Braden Konschuh
Sports Information Coordinator
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-5199
Fax: (306) 585-5693
braden.konschuh@uregina.ca
http://www.uregina.ca/cougars/
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