2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football
Conference	Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Record	6-4 (5-4 Canada West)
Head coach	Brian Towriss
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
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2011 Canada West standings v t e
Team (Rank)	W		L	PTS	Playoff Spot
#2 Calgary	8	-	0	16	†
#6 UBC*	0	-	8	0	X
#10 Saskatchewan	5	-	3	10	X
Regina	5	-	3	10	X
Manitoba	4	-	4	8
Alberta	2	-	6	4
*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.

Rankings

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Final
CIS Football Top 10	5	5	4	7	9	7	7	10	10	10	10

RV – Received Votes

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Preseason

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
08/26/2011	7:00 pm	Windsor Lancers *	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (National Non-Conference Game)	W 34-23	[2]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/02/2011	7:00 pm	Alberta Golden Bears	No. 5	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (2011 Home Opener/Support Our Troops Game)		W 38-7	5,128 [4]
09/09/2011	7:00 pm	Regina Rams	No. 5	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Centennial Game/Hall of Fame Game)	Shaw TV	W 33-10	7,370 [5]
09/17/2011	12:00 pm	Manitoba Bisons	No. 4	University Stadium Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba's Homecoming Game)	Shaw TV	L 26-16	3,500 [6]
09/23/2011	7:00 pm	No. 3 Calgary Dinos	No. 7	McMahon Stadium Calgary, AB	Canadawest.tv	L 38-24	1,725 [7]
09/30/2011	7:00 pm	No. 8 UBC Thunderbirds	No. 9	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Homecoming Game)		W 36-33	6,461 [8]
10/14/2011	7:00 pm	No. 2 Calgary Dinos	No. 7	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Blackout Game)		L 20-8	5,446 [9]
10/22/2011	7:00 pm	Regina Rams	No. 10	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Regina, SK	Shaw TV	W 16-15	1,915 [10]
10/29/2011	1:00 pm	Alberta Golden Bears	No. 10	Foote Field Edmonton, AB	Canadawest.tv	W 67-3	1,614 [11]
Homecoming Rankings from CIS Football Top 10 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Playoffs

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
11/05/2010	3:00 pm	No. 6 UBC Thunderbirds	No. 10	Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, BC (Canada West Semi-Final)	Shaw TV	L 27-22	3,006 [12]
Rankings from CIS Football Top 10 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Radio

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

Roster

Saskatchewan Huskies roster
Quarterbacks -- Drew Burko First Year  1 Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren Second Year 12 Trent Peterson Second Year  6 Parker Siemens Second Year Running backs -- Jeremy Andrew First Year 20 Alex Balogun Fourth Year FB 30 Shane Buchanan First Year  3 Ben Coakwell Fourth Year 36 Joey Deason First Year  7 Dexter Janke First Year 28 Mark Klause Third Year 38 Connor Lutz Third Year 36 Kent Rempel First Year -- Devin Sapara First Year Wide receivers -- Ryan Boyko First Year 21 Garrett Burgess Second Year -- Thomas Chan First Year 71 Shayne Dueck Fourth Year 70 Christian Gottenbos First Year  8/18 Kit Hillis First Year 77 Josh Huschi First Year 24 James Jackins First Year  2 Rory Kohlert Fifth Year 10 Sean Stenger First Year  9 Mitch Stevens Third Year -- Emmett Timms First Year Slotbacks 25 Garrett Bolen Third Year 19 Braeden George Fourth Year 75 Jerit Lambert First Year  8 Davis Mitchell First Year 78 Jeffrey Moore Third Year  8 Matt Walker Second Year		Offensive linemen 66 Jordan Arkko First Year -- Josh Butcher First Year -- Mathew Czerniak Second Year 64 Michael Fuller Third Year 67 Evan Greff First Year 54 Burton Haig Third Year 48 Ben Heenan Fourth Year 65 Darcy Hinds Fourth Year 65 Darren Hinds Fifth Year 62 Brandon Myre Fourth Year 55 Brad Nehring Second Year 47 Cam Redl Third Year 68 Clinton Reeder First Year -- Brennan Stephen First Year 61 Logan Wilk First Year 46 Craig Woloshyn Third Year Defensive linemen -- Tololima Auva'a First Year -- Alexander Burko First Year 47 Jon DeWitt Fifth Year DE 44 Zach Hart Third Year DT 58 Glen Joorisity First Year 63 Stephen Kovach Fourth Year 60 Mark Roesler Fourth Year 56 David Rybinski Fourth Year DT 42 Ben Rush Third Year 77 Joel Seutter Third Year 51 Levi Steinhauer Third Year DE 59 Dylan Wright First Year		Linebackers  4 Dane Bishop Second Year -- Jason Briggs First Year 30 Jacques Geyer First Year 26 Nico Higgs Fifth Year 45 Thomas Hilderman Second Year 48 Jordan Hilgers First Year 39 Rylund Hunter Fourth Year -- Kody Kipp First Year 34 Tom Lynch Fifth Year -- John Malcolm First Year 37 Tony Michalchuk Fifth Year -- David Craig Penner First Year 35 Charlie Power Second Year 29 Brodie Rothe Third Year 31 Peter Thiel Fourth Year Defensive backs 23 Andrew Abbs Second Year 15 Cory Edington First Year 24 Mitch Friesen Fourth Year 21 Kurtis Gryba First Year 18/32 Geoff Hughes First Year 17 Michael King Second Year  4 Spencer Krieger First Year 27 Bryce McCall Fourth Year 10 Keenan MacDougall Fourth Year 22 Seamus Neary Third Year -- Derek Oleksyn First Year  2 Braden Richards First Year 11 Tyler Robson Third Year 20 Derrick Sadownick First Year  5 Luke Thiel Third Year Special teams 32 Denton Kolodzinski Second Year P/K 16 Stephen McDonald Third Year P/K  4 Cole Samson First Year P/K Roster updated 2011-08-26

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Game Notes

Vs. Windsor

Windsor at Saskatchewan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lancers	8	8	0	7	23
• Huskies	7	10	10	7	34

• Date: August 26
• Location: Griffiths Stadium
  Saskatoon, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST

Vs. Alberta

Alberta at Saskatchewan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	7	0	7
• #5 Huskies	3	21	7	7	38

• Date: September 2
• Location: Griffiths Stadium
  Saskatoon, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:50
• Game attendance: 5,128
• Referee: Bob Dumonceaux

Vs. Regina

Regina at Saskatchewan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	0	0	10
• #5 Huskies	3	17	3	10	33

• Date: September 9
• Location: Griffiths Stadium
  Saskatoon, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:11
• Game attendance: 7,370
• Game weather: 31°C, few clouds, Wind: West, 6 km/h,
• Referee: Mike Thorson
• TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (play-by-play), Daved Benefield (colour), Dave Thomas (sideline)

At Manitoba

Saskatchewan at Manitoba

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Huskies	12	0	4	0	16
• Bisons	0	5	7	14	26

• Date: September 17
• Location: University Stadium
  Winnipeg
• Game start: 12:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:52
• Game attendance: 3,500
• Referee: Dale Jacobson
• TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (play-by-play), Laurence Nixon (colour), Jim Toth (sideline)

At Calgary

Saskatchewan at Calgary

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Huskies	0	7	3	14	24
• #3 Dinos	0	12	10	16	38

• Date: September 23
• Location: McMahon Stadium
  Calgary, AB
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:04
• Game attendance: 1,725
• Game weather: 23°C
• Referee: Shawn Kerr
• Television network: Canadawest.tv

Vs. British Columbia

UBC at Saskatchewan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Thunderbirds	4	7	7	15	33
• #9 Huskies	1	1	20	14	36

• Date: September 30
• Location: Griffiths Stadium
  Saskatoon, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:00
• Game attendance: 6,461
• Game weather: 23°C, partly cloudy, Wind: South 13 KM/h
• Referee: Bob Klein

Vs. Calgary

Calgary at Saskatchewan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Dinos	1	6	3	10	20
#7 Huskies	0	1	0	7	8

• Date: October 14
• Location: Griffiths Stadium
  Saskatoon, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Game attendance: 5,446
• Game weather: 8°C, partly cloudy, Wind: West 11 KM/h
• Referee: Mike Thorson

At Regina

Saskatchewan at Regina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Huskies	8	0	1	7	16
Rams	0	12	0	3	15

• Date: October 22
• Location: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
  Regina, SK
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:43
• Game attendance: 1,915
• Game weather: 8°C, mostly clear, Wind: West 13 KM/h
• Referee: Rob Isbister
• TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (play by play), Daved Benefield (colour)

At Alberta

Saskatchewan at Alberta

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Huskies	9	35	13	10	67
Golden Bears	0	0	3	0	3

• 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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Huskies	0	3	3	16	22
• #6 Thunderbirds	0	3	14	10	27

• Date: November 5
• Location: Thunderbird Stadium
  Vancouver, BC
• Game start: 3:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:15
• Game attendance: 3,006
• Game weather: 10°C, fine Wind: Light Southeast
• TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (play by play), Daved Benefield (colour), Stu Walters (sideline)

Awards

Regular Season
Date	Player	Award
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
Date	Player	Award
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
Date	Player	Team	Game
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

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

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2012 CFL draft Choices

	Rnd.	Pick #	CFL team	Player	Pos.	School	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ben Heenan	OL	Saskatchewan	CWUAA
	3	15	Calgary Stampeders	Keenan MacDougall	DB	Saskatchewan	CWUAA

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References

1. 2011 Top 10 Football
2. Huskies Defeat Windsor Lancers In Non-Conference Game
3. "Canada West 2011 Football schedule released: Season opens Sept. 2nd". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
4. Alberta vs Saskatchewan (Sep 02, 2011)
5. Regina vs Saskatchewan (Sep 09, 2011)
6. Saskatchewan vs Manitoba (Sep 17 2011)
7. Saskatchewan vs Calgary (Sep 23, 2011)
8. UBC vs Saskatchewan (Sep 30, 2011)
9. Calgary vs Saskatchewan (Oct 14, 2011)
10. Saskatchewan vs Regina (Oct 22, 2011)
11. Saskatchewan vs Alberta (Oct 29, 2011)
12. Saskatchewan vs UBC (Nov 05, 2011)
13. Huskies Football Roster Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
14. "Football Players of the Week: Coombs, Neary, Harty stand out in Week #1". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
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20. All-Canadian teams announced
21. Gascon-Nadon, Heenan, Hicks invited to Shrine Game
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