2009 Saskatchewan Huskies football | |
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Conference | Canada West Universities Athletic Association |
2009 record | 8–1 (7–1 Canada West) |
Head coach | |
Offensive coordinator | Mike Harrington Travis Serke Bart Arnold Brent Schneider Jason Sulz |
Defensive coordinator | Ed Carleton Darrell Burko Wade Dupont Aaron Moser Doug Humbert |
Home stadium | Griffiths Stadium |
Uniform | |
2009 Canada West standings | |||||||||||
Conf | |||||||||||
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Team (Rank) | W | L | PTS | Playoff Spot | |||||||
#3 Saskatchewan | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | † | ||||||
#2 Calgary | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | X | ||||||
Alberta | 4 | - | 4 | 8 | X | ||||||
Regina | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | X | ||||||
UBC b | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Manitoba c | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | |||||||
Simon Fraser a | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | |||||||
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 (Nov 3) a - Forfeited 2 wins for ineligible player. b - Awarded a win over Simon Fraser due to the Clan using an ineligible player. c - Forfeited 3 wins for ineligible player. |
The 2009 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2009 CIS university football season. They played their home games at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team went into the season hoping to rebound from a disappointing loss to the Simon Fraser Clan in the Canada West Semi-Final.
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final | |
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CIS Football Top 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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08/28/2009 | 7:00 pm | Alberta Golden Bears * | No. 4 | W 26-21 | 2,130 | |
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The schedule is as follows: [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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09/04/2009 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Calgary Dinos | No. 4 | Shaw TV | W 34-33 2OT | 6,053 | |
09/11/2009 | 7:00 pm | Regina Rams | No. 3 |
| Sasktel Local on Demand | W 10-9 | 6,090 |
09/25/2009 | 7:00 pm | Alberta Golden Bears | No. 3 | L 27-7 | 1,709 | ||
10/02/2009 | 8:00 pm | Simon Fraser Clan | No. 7 | W 24-18 2OT | 1,200 | ||
10/09/2009 | 7:00 pm | UBC Thunderbirds | No. 7 | Shaw TV | W 44-7 | 2,020 | |
10/17/2009 | 11:00 am | Manitoba Bisons | No. 7 | Shaw TV | W 31-11 | 500 | |
10/23/2009 | 7:00 pm | Alberta Golden Bears | No. 5 | W 39-3 | 3,317 | ||
10/30/2009 | 7:00 pm | Regina Rams | No. 3 | Sasktel Local On Demand | W 42-17 | 1,380 | |
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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11/07/2009 | 1:00 pm | Regina Rams | No. 3 |
| W 53-23 | 4,482 | |
11/14/2009 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 Calgary Dinos | No. 3 |
| Shaw TV | L 39-38 | 5,163 |
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All Huskies football games will be carried on CK750. The radio announcers are Darryl Skender and Kelly Bowers.
2009 Saskatchewan Huskies roster | ||||||
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Slotbacks
| Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Regular Season | |||||||||
Date | Player | Award | |||||||
September 8, 2009 | Bryce McCall [4] | Canada West Defensive Player of the Week | |||||||
September 8, 2009 | Travis Gorski [5] | Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week | |||||||
October 19, 2009 | Grant Shaw [6] | Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week | |||||||
October 26, 2009 | Grant Shaw [7] | Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week | |||||||
November 2, 2009 | Jeff Hassler [8] | Canada West Offensive Player of the Week | |||||||
November 9, 2009 | Cory Jones [9] | Canada West Offensive Player of the Week |
Postseason | |||||||||
Date | Player | Award | |||||||
November 10, 2009 | Patrick Neufeld [10] | Canada West All-Star Offensive Tackle | |||||||
November 10, 2009 | Hubert Buydens [11] | Canada West All-Star Offensive Guard | |||||||
November 10, 2009 | Grant Shaw [12] | Canada West All-Star Cornerback | |||||||
November 10, 2009 | Taylor Wallace [13] | Canada West All-Star Linebacker | |||||||
November 12, 2009 | Taylor Wallace [14] | Canada West Most Outstanding Defensive Player |
Rnd. | Pick # | CFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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2 | 11 | Toronto Argonauts | Grant Shaw | DB | Saskatchewan | CWUAA | ||
5 | 33 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Patrick Neufeld | OL | Saskatchewan | CWUAA |
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