2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football
Conference Canada West Universities Athletic Association
2012 record 5-4 (5-3 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
2012 Canada West standings
          
Team (Rank) W   L PTS Playoff Spot
#2 Calgary 7 - 1 14 †
#7 Regina 6 - 2 12 X
Saskatchewan 5 - 3 10 X
#10 Manitoba 4 - 4 8 X
UBC 2 - 6 4
Alberta 0 - 8 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10

The 2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2012 CIS university football season. They played their home games at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team had hopes to win Canada West and to advance to the Vanier Cup for the first time in 6 years, however they lost to the Regina Rams in the Canada West Semi-Final.

Recruiting

Back B Centre C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Keegan Arnyek
DB		 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Vanier Collegiate Institute N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Deon Bain
WR		 Abbotsford, British Columbia W. J. Mouat Secondary School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Drew Bexson
RB		 Lloydminster, Alberta Holy Rosary High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matt Bonaca
QB		 Sherwood Park, Alberta Salisbury Composite High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Breadner
OL		 Cherokee, Texas Cherokee School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lane Bryska
OL		 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Hilltops N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kris Charuk
LB		 Regina, Saskatchewan Balfour Collegiate N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Desjarlais
LB		 Regina, Saskatchewan Miller Comprehensive High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Drew Digout
OL		 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Aden Bowman Collegiate/Okanagan Sun N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Caleb Eidsvik
DL		 Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster Comprehensive High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brendan Ernst
DB		 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Evan Hardy Collegiate N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jarvis James
RB		 Calgary, Alberta Bishop O'Byrne High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Evan Johnson
OL		 Regina, Saskatchewan Campbell Collegiate N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Braxton Lawrence
DB		 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Hilltops N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Devin Logan
RB		 Abbotsford, British Columbia W. J. Mouat Secondary School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brydon Ozmun
WR		 Nipawin, Saskatchewan L. P. Miller Comprehensive High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Evan Rutherford
OL		 Edmonton, Alberta Harry Ainlay Composite High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Stewart
RB		 Sherwood Park, Alberta Salisbury Composite High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Twarynski
DL		 Calgary, Alberta Bishop O'Byrne High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kurtis Wegren
OL		 Swift Current, Saskatchewan Swift Current Comprehensive High School N/A N/A -- May 3, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Rankings[1]

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

RV - Received Votes

Preseason

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
08/24/2012 7:00 PM Guelph Gryphons* Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (National Non-Conference Game) L 26-21   3,322[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. All times are in Central Time.

Regular Season

The 2012 schedule is as follows:[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
08/31/2012 7:00 PM Alberta Golden Bears #8 Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (2012 Home Opener/Support Our Troops Game) W 32-0   5,081[4]
09/08/2012 12:00 PM #10 Manitoba Bisons #8 University Stadium • Winnipeg, MB L 31-28   1,150[5]
09/15/2012 3:00 PM UBC Thunderbirds #9 Thunderbird Stadium • Vancouver, BC (UBC's Homecoming Game) Shaw TV W 39-34   2,647[6]
09/21/2012 7:00 PM #9 Regina Rams #7 Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Game/Homecoming Game) Shaw TV L 35-26   9,033[7]
09/29/2012 5:00 PM #2 Calgary Dinos #10 McMahon Stadium • Calgary, AB Shaw TV L 45-4   2,089[8]
10/12/2012 7:00 PM #8 Manitoba Bisons Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Blackout Game) W 44-39   4,575[9]
10/20/2012 1:00 PM Alberta Golden Bears Foote Field • Edmonton, AB W 27-10   436[10]
10/26/2012 7:00 PM UBC Thunderbirds Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK Shaw TV W 52-24   3,340[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. All times are in Central Time.

Playoffs

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
11/02/2012 7:00 PM #7 Regina Rams Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field • Regina, SK (Canada West Semi-Final) Shaw TV L 31-9  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. All times are in Central Time.

Radio

All Huskies football games were carried on CK750. The radio announcers were Branden Crowe and Kelly Bowers.

Roster[12]

Saskatchewan Huskies roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11 Chase Bradshaw First Year
  • 12 Matt Bonaca First Year
  •  2 Drew Burko Second Year

Running Backs

  • 30 Jeremy Andrew Second Year
  • 39 Drew Bexson First Year
  • 28 Shane Buchanan Second Year
  •  3 Ben Coakwell Fifth Year
  • 31 Brad Grywal First Year
  • 22 Jarvis James First Year
  •  7 Dexter Janke Second Year
  • 23 Devin Logan First Year
  • 34 Travoy Martinez First Year
  •  5 Kent Rempel Second Year
  • 27 Brandon Stewart First Year
  • 37 Philippe Thibodeau First Year

Wide Receivers

  • 25 Steve Boryski First Year
  • 17 Cody Buziak First Year
  • 21 Garrett Burgess Third Year
  • 29 Thomas Chan Second Year
  • 20 Peter Flahive First Year
  •  1 Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren Third Year
  • 70 Christian Gottenbos Second Year
  •  8 Kit Hillis Second Year
  • 71 Liam Howe First Year
  • 25 Josh Huschi Second Year
  • 24 James Jackins Second Year
  •  3 Dan Laventure First Year
  • 12 Julian Lynch First Year
  • 81 Brydon Ozmun First Year
  • 35 Charlie Power Third Year
  • 11 Sean Stenger Second Year
  •  9 Mitch Stevens Fourth Year
  •  4 Emmett Timms Second Year

Slotbacks

  • 19 Braeden George Fifth Year
  • 78 Jeffrey Moore Fourth Year
 Offensive Linemen
  • 66 Jordan Arkko Second Year
  • 61 Ryan Breadner First Year
  • 63 Lane Bryska First Year
  • 56 Josh Butcher Second Year
  • 42 Matt Czerniak Third Year
  • 45 Drew Digout First Year
  • 64 Michael Fuller Fourth Year
  • 62 Evan Greff Second Year
  • 51 Evan Johnson First Year
  • 55 Brad Nehring Third Year
  • 47 Cam Redl Fourth Year
  • 68 Clinton Reeder Second Year
  • 65 Evan Rutherford First Year
  • 48 Tyler Sandif First Year
  • 59 Brennan Stephen First Year
  • 54 Kurtis Wegren First Year
  • 46 Craig Woloshyn Fourth Year

Defensive Linemen

  • 59 Alex Burko Second Year
  • 68 Caleb Eidsvik First Year
  • 44 Zach Hart Fourth Year DT
  • 55 Glenn Joorisity Second Year
  • 66 Luke Marshall First Year
  • 61 Lucas McPhee First Year
  • 64 Graham Peterson First Year
  • 60 Mark Roesler Fifth Year
  • 56 David Rybinski Fifth Year DT
  • 42 Ben Rush Fourth Year
  • 77 Joel Seutter Fourth Year
  • 51 Levi Steinhauer Fourth Year DE
  • 63 Brayden Twarynski First Year
  • 65 Dylan Wright Second Year
 Linebackers
  •  4 Dane Bishop Third Year
  • 54 Jason Briggs Second Year
  • 30 Kris Charuk First Year
  • 37 Mike Desjarlais First Year
  • 47 Corbin Eskelson First Year
  • 39 Jacques Geyer Second Year
  • 45 Thomas Hilderman Third Year
  • 48 Jordan Hilgers Second Year
  • 21 John Malcolm Second Year
  • 29 Ronald Mwamba Second Year
  • 35 Cody Swanson First Year
  • 34 Richard Zacharias First Year

Defensive Backs

  • 23 Andrew Abbs Third Year
  • 19 Justin Anderson First Year
  • 16 Keegan Arnyek First Year
  • 15 Cory Edington Second Year
  •  6 Brendan Ernst First Year
  • 24 Mitch Friesen Fifth Year
  • 18 Geoff Hughes Second Year
  •  8 Spencer Krieger Second Year
  • 17 Braxton Lawrence First Year
  • 27 Bryce McCall Fifth Year
  • 22 Seamus Neary Fourth Year
  • 26 David Craig Penner Second Year
  •  9 Braden Richards Second Year
  • 11 Tyler Robson Fourth Year
  • 28 Derek Sadownick Second Year
  •  2 Mark Smith First Year
  •  5 Luke Thiel Fourth Year
  •  7 Joey Todd First Year

Special Teams

  • 32 Denton Kolodzinski Third Year P/K
  • 15 Cole Samson Second Year P/K

Roster updated 2012-08-13

Game Notes

Vs. Guelph

Guelph at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
• Gryphons 7 784 26
Huskies 11 406 21
  • Date: August 24
  • Location: Griffiths Stadium
    Saskatoon, SK
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 3,322
  • Game weather: 15°C, Wind: 35 km/h
  • Referee: Rob Dumonceaux

Vs. Alberta

Alberta at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
Golden Bears 0 000 0
• Huskies 12 1703 32
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Griffiths Stadium
    Saskatoon, SK
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 5,081
  • Game weather: 26°C, Wind: 26 km/h E
  • Referee: Bob Dumonceaux

At Manitoba

Saskatchewan at Manitoba
1 234Total
Huskies 14 0113 28
• Bisons 0 7186 31
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: University Stadium
    Winnipeg, MB
  • Game start: 12:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 1,150
  • Game weather: 17°C, Wind: 50 km/h NNW
  • Referee: Ardis Oldksyn

At UBC

Saskatchewan at UBC
1 234Total
• Huskies 7 14117 39
Thunderbirds 3 17410 34

Vs. Regina

Regina at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
• Rams 7 7210 35
Huskies 8 4014 26

At Calgary

Saskatchewan at Calgary
1 234Total
Huskies 3 100 4
• Dinos 12 21111 45

Vs. Manitoba

Manitoba at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
Bisons 7 81410 39
• Huskies 4 10228 44
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Griffiths Stadium
    Saskatoon, SK
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 4,575
  • Game weather: 5°C, Wind: 22 km/h, Cloudy
  • Referee: Mike Thorson

At Alberta

Saskatchewan at Alberta
1 234Total
• Huskies 3 1437 27
Golden Bears 3 700 10
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Foote Field
    Edmonton, AB
  • Game start: 1:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:46
  • Game attendance: 436
  • Game weather: 1°C, Wind NW 29 km/h, Overcast
  • Referee: Kelly Edgeworth

Vs. UBC

UBC at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 7014 24
• Huskies 10 21714 52

At Regina

Saskatchewan at Regina
1 234Total
Huskies 0 900 9
• Rams 0 10147 31

Awards

Regular Season
Date Player Award
September 5, 2012 Travoy Martinez Canada West Defensive Player of the Week[13]
CIS Defensive Player of the Week[14]
September 17, 2012 Kit Hillis Canada West Offensive Player of the Week[15]
October 31, 2012 Mitch Friesen Canada West Defensive Player of the Week[16]
CIS Defensive Player of the Week[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Top 10 Football
  2. ↑ Canada West football: Bisons top Rams; T-Birds, Huskies fall in preseason play
  3. ↑ Schedule released: 2012 Canada West football gets underway Labour Day weekend
  4. ↑ Canada West football: #3 Dinos defeat Rams, Bisons upend #7 T-Birds, #8 Huskies beat Bears
  5. ↑ Canada West football: #10 Bisons edge #8 Huskies, #3 Dinos dominate Bears, Rams down T-Birds
  6. ↑ Football, Week 3: Hillis leads #9 Huskies past hometown T-Birds; #2 Dinos, #10 Rams also win
  7. ↑ Canada West football: #9 Regina edges #7 Saskatchewan before record crowd
  8. ↑ Canada West football: #2 Dinos clinch playoff spot, dismantle Huskies; #7 Rams win barn-burner over Bisons
  9. ↑ Canada West football: T-Birds win, Rams make playoffs; Dinos, Huskies winners
  10. ↑ Canada West football Saturday: #10 Bisons, Huskies both slip into playoffs
  11. ↑ Canada West football: League records shattered as Dinos beat Bisons 78-54
  12. ↑ Huskies Football Roster
  13. ↑ Canada West football Players of the Week: Martinez, Demski take CIS honours
  14. ↑ FRC - CIS football players of the week (#1): Kennedy, Martinez, Demski honoured
  15. ↑ Canada West football Players of the Week: Kit Hillis, Michael Klassen
  16. ↑ Canada West sweeps CIS football Players of the Week: Dzwilewski, Friesen, Coombs
  17. ↑ FRC - CIS football players of the week (#9): Canada West stars sweep national honours

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