2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

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2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football
Conference Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Record6-4 (5-4 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
CIS UofS Jersey 2011.png
Seasons
  2010
2012  
Team (Rank)W LPTSPlayoff Spot
#2 Calgary 8-016
#6 UBC*0-80X
#10 Saskatchewan 5-310X
Regina 5-310X
Manitoba 4-48
Alberta 2-64
*UBC forfeited all six wins due to use of an ineligible player
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10

The 2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2011 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 fourth quarter collapse resulting in a loss to the Alberta Golden Bears in the 2010 Canada West Semi-Final.

Contents

Rankings

 PreWk
1
Wk
2
Wk
3
Wk
4
Wk
5
Wk
6
Wk
7
Wk
8
Wk
9
Final
CIS Football Top 10554797710101010

RV – Received Votes

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Preseason

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
08/26/20117:00 pm Windsor Lancers *
W 34-23 [2]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
09/02/20117:00 pm Alberta Golden Bears No. 5
W 38-75,128 [4]
09/09/20117:00 pm Regina Rams No. 5
Shaw TV W 33-107,370 [5]
09/17/201112:00 pm Manitoba Bisons No. 4
Shaw TV L 26-163,500 [6]
09/23/20117:00 pmNo. 3 Calgary Dinos No. 7Canadawest.tvL 38-241,725 [7]
09/30/20117:00 pmNo. 8 UBC Thunderbirds Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 9
W 36-336,461 [8]
10/14/20117:00 pmNo. 2 Calgary Dinos No. 7L 20-85,446 [9]
10/22/20117:00 pm Regina Rams No. 10 Shaw TV W 16-151,915 [10]
10/29/20111:00 pm Alberta Golden Bears No. 10Canadawest.tvW 67-31,614 [11]

Playoffs

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
11/05/20103:00 pmNo. 6 UBC Thunderbirds No. 10
Shaw TV L 27-223,006 [12]

Radio

All Huskies football games will be carried on CK750. The radio announcers are Darryl Skender and Kelly Bowers.

Roster

Saskatchewan Huskies roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Roster updated 2011-08-26

[13]

Game Notes

Vs. Windsor

Windsor at Saskatchewan
1234Total
Lancers880723
Huskies71010734

Vs. Alberta

Alberta at Saskatchewan
1234Total
Golden Bears00707
#5 Huskies3217738

Vs. Regina

Regina at Saskatchewan
1234Total
Rams1000010
#5 Huskies31731033

At Manitoba

Saskatchewan at Manitoba
1234Total
#4 Huskies1204016
Bisons0571426

At Calgary

Saskatchewan at Calgary
1234Total
#7 Huskies0731424
#3 Dinos012101638

Vs. British Columbia

UBC at Saskatchewan
1234Total
#8 Thunderbirds4771533
#9 Huskies11201436

Vs. Calgary

Calgary at Saskatchewan
1234Total
#2 Dinos1631020
#7 Huskies01078

At Regina

Saskatchewan at Regina
1234Total
#10 Huskies801716
Rams0120315

At Alberta

Saskatchewan at Alberta
1234Total
#10 Huskies935131067
Golden Bears00303
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Foote Field
    Edmonton, AB
  • Game start: 1:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:47
  • Game attendance: 1,614
  • Game weather: 8°C, sunny, Wind: Northwest 15 KM/h
  • Referee: Kelly Edgeworth
  • Television network: Canadawest.tv

At UBC

Saskatchewan at UBC
1234Total
#10 Huskies0331622
#6 Thunderbirds03141027

Awards

Regular Season
DatePlayerAward
September 6, 2011 Seamus Neary Canada West Defensive Player of the Week [14]
September 14, 2011 Tony Michalchuk Canada West Defensive Player of the Week [15]
CIS Defensive Player of the Week [16]
Postseason
DatePlayerAward
November 9, 2011 Ben Heenan Canada West All-Star Offensive Tackle [17]
November 9, 2011 Zach Hart Canada West All-Star Interior Defensive Line [18]
November 10, 2011 Jordan Arkko Canada West Rookie of the Year [19]
November 24, 2011 Ben Heenan CIS Second Team All-Canadian Offensive Tackle [20]
All-Star Game Selections
DatePlayerTeamGame
December 14, 2011 Ben Heenan Team West East–West Shrine Game [21]
December 17, 2011 Jordan Arkko IFAF World Team IFAF International Bowl [22]
January 27, 2012 Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren IFAF World Team IFAF International Bowl [23]

2012 East West Bowl Selections

PlayerPosition
Seamus Neary Linebacker
Joel Seutter Defensive end
Luke Thiel Defensive back
Brian Towriss Assistant coach (Huskies head coach)
Jason Sulz Assistant coach

[24]

2012 CFL Draft Choices

Rnd.Pick #CFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
1 1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ben Heenan OL Saskatchewan CWUAA
315 Calgary Stampeders Keenan MacDougall DB Saskatchewan CWUAA

[25]

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