2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football
Conference	Canada West Universities Athletic Association
2010 record	7-2 (6-2 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
Uniform

2010 Canada West standings
Team (Rank)	W		L	PTS	Playoff Spot
#3 Saskatchewan	6	-	2	12	†
#5 Calgary	6	-	2	10	X
#8 Regina	5	-	3	10	X
Alberta	3	-	5	6	X
Manitoba	2	-	6	4
UBC	2	-	6	4
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 (Nov 2)

The 2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2010 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 heartbreaking loss to the Calgary Dinos in the 2009 Canada West Final.

Rankings^[1]

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

RV - Received Votes

Preseason

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
08/27/2010	7:00 PM	Western Ontario Mustangs*		Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK		W 40-10	4,125[2]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/04/2010	7:00 PM	#1 Calgary Dinos	#3	McMahon Stadium • Calgary, AB	Shaw TV	W 34-13	2,074[4]
09/10/2010	7:00 PM	UBC Thunderbirds	#2	Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Homecoming Game)		L 31-12	5,138[5]
09/18/2010	7:00 PM	#9 Regina Rams	#6	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field • Regina, SK (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Game)	Sasktel Local On Demand	L 37-26	3,750[6]
09/24/2010	7:00 PM	#7 Alberta Golden Bears		Foote Field • Edmonton, AB		W 33-9	2,000[7]
10/01/2010	7:00 PM	Manitoba Bisons	#9	Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Great Western Showdown)		W 64-3	5,455[8]
10/15/2010	7:00 PM	#2 Calgary Dinos	#8	Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Blackout Game)	Shaw TV	W 34-17	4,450[9]
10/22/2010	8:00 PM	UBC Thunderbirds	#4	Thunderbird Stadium • Vancouver, BC		W 30-9	453[10]
10/29/2010	7:00 PM	#6 Regina Rams	#3	Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Provincial Rivalry Game)	Shaw TV	W 52-29	3,824[11]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. All times are in Central Time.

Playoffs

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
11/06/2010	1:00 PM	Alberta Golden Bears	#3	Griffiths Stadium • Saskatoon, SK (Canada West Semi-Final)		L 31-30	3,921[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from CIS Football Top 10. 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^[13]

Saskatchewan Huskies roster
Quarterbacks  7 Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren First Year -- Josh Huschi First Year 11 Laurence Nixon Fifth Year 12 Trent Peterson First Year  6 Parker Siemens Second Year Running Backs 20 Jeremy Andrew First Year 20 Alex Balogun Third Year FB -- Shane Buchanan First Year  3 Ben Coakwell Third Year 34 Jeff Hassler Second Year -- Dexter Janke First Year 15 Connor Lutz Second Year 38 Devin Sapara First Year 30 Dathan Thomas Fifth Year Wide Receivers 21 Garrett Burgess Second Year -- Reid Coleman First Year -- Shayne Dueck Fourth Year 75 Jade Etienne Third Year 18 Travis Gorski Fifth Year -- James Jackins First Year  2 Rory Kohlert Fourth Year  9 Mitch Stevens Second Year Slotbacks 25 Garrett Bolen Second Year 70 Owen Geier Fifth Year 19 Braeden George Third Year -- Josh Haslam First Year 78 Jeffrey Moore Third Year  8 Matt Walker Second Year		Offensive Linemen -- Mathew Czerniak First Year 64 Michael Fuller Second Year 58 Dale Furber Fifth Year 67 Evan Greff First Year 54 Burton Haig Second Year 48 Ben Heenan First Year 61 Darcy Hinds Third Year 65 Darren Hinds Fifth Year 68 Ryan Kemp Fourth Year 62 Brandon Myre Third Year 55 Brad Nehring First Year 66 Patrick Neufeld Fourth Year 47 Cam Redl Second Year -- Logan Wilk First Year Defensive Linemen -- Tololima Auva'a First Year 59 Alexander Burko First Year -- Joey Deason First Year -- Taylor Garrett First Year -- Bryce Gorman First Year 44 Zach Hart Second Year 60 Carter Kolybaba Third Year 63 Stephen Kovach Third Year 51 Vaughan Rice Fifth Year DE 56 David Rybinski Third Year 42 Ben Rush Second Year 77 Joel Seutter Second Year 71 Levi Steinhauer Second Year DE 46 Craig Woloshyn Third Year		Linebackers  4 Dane Bishop First Year -- Jason Briggs First Year 26 Nico Higgs Fourth Year 36 Thomas Hilderman First Year 39 Rylund Hunter Third Year -- Kody Kipp First Year -- John Malcolm First Year 37 Tony Michalchuk Fourth Year 45 Ronald Mwamba First Year 35 Charlie Power First Year 29 Brodie Rothe Second Year 31 Peter Thiel Third Year Defensive Backs 23 Andrew Abbs First Year 67 Justin deMontarnal First Year 24 Mitch Friesen Third Year 17 Cody Halseth Fifth Year -- Zachary Horsman First Year 28 Harley Irwin Fourth Year  1 Michael King First Year 27 Bryce McCall Third Year 10 Keenan MacDougall Third Year  1 Nnamdi Metu Fifth Year 22 Seamus Neary Second Year 28 Derek Oleksyn First Year -- Adam Schwinghammer First Year -- Jeremy Sroka First Year  5 Luke Thiel Second Year -- Kent Walters First Year 14 Gregg Woytowich Third Year Special Teams 32 Denton Kolodzinski First Year P/K 16 Stephen McDonald Second Year P/K updated 2010-10-15

Game notes

vs. Western Ontario

Western Ontario at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 10 2 0 12 • Huskies 2 3 7 28 40 Date: August 27 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 4,125 Game weather: 20°C, Sunny, Wind: W 31 KM/H Referee: Mike Thorson

vs. Calgary

Saskatchewan at Calgary

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 Huskies 17 8 0 9 34 #1 Dinos 7 6 0 0 13 Date: September 4 Location: McMahon Stadium Calgary, AB Game start: 7:00 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 2,074 Game weather: 14°C, Rainy, Wind: N 35 KM/H Referee: Jim Woods TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by play), Mike Siroishka (Colour), Brendan Parker (Sideline)

vs. UBC

UBC at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total • Thunderbirds 7 10 3 11 31 #2 Huskies 1 3 1 7 12 Date: September 10 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:38 Game attendance: 5,138 Game weather: 10°C, Light Drizzle, Wind: NW 30 KM/H Referee: Bob Dumonceaux

vs. Regina

Saskatchewan at Regina

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Huskies 3 10 0 13 26 • #9 Rams 6 17 14 0 37 Date: September 18 Location: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Regina, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 3,750 Game weather: 10°C, Partly cloudy, Wind: S 6 KM/H Referee: Dennis Zwarych TV announcers (Sasktel Local On Demand): Heath Mulligan (Play by play), Tyler O'Gorman (Colour), Devin Heroux (Sideline)

vs. Alberta

Saskatchewan at Alberta

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 9 7 8 9 33 #7 Golden Bears 3 0 0 6 9 Date: September 24 Location: Foote Field Edmonton, AB Game start: 7:00 PM MST Elapsed time: 2:37 Game attendance: 2,000 Game weather: 17°C, Sunny, Wind: WSW 8 KM/H Referee: Kelly Edgeworth

vs. Manitoba

Manitoba at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total Bisons 0 0 0 3 3 • #9 Huskies 24 20 11 9 64 Date: October 1 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:53 Game attendance: 5,455 Game weather: 14°C, Fair, Wind: SE 19 KM/H Referee: Al Mitchell

vs. Calgary

Calgary at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total #2 Dinos 3 2 5 7 17 • #8 Huskies 7 6 7 16 36 Date: October 15 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 4,450 Game weather: 7°C, Partly Cloudy, Wind: W 24 KM/H Referee: Al Mitchell TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by play), Wray Morrison (Colour)

vs. UBC

Saskatchewan at UBC

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Huskies 3 13 0 14 30 Thunderbirds 0 3 0 6 9 Date: October 22 Location: Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, BC Game start: 7:00 PM PST Elapsed time: 2:40 Game attendance: 453 Game weather: 12°C, Overcast

vs. Regina

Regina at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Rams 7 0 7 15 29 • #3 Huskies 14 21 7 10 52 Date: October 29 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 3,824 Game weather: -3°C, A few clouds, Wind: W 7 KM/H Referee: Rob Dumonceaux TV announcers (Shaw TV): Wray Morrison, Daved Benefield, Dave Thomas (Sideline)

vs. Alberta

Alberta at Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Bears 0 3 7 21 31 #3 Huskies 3 6 21 0 30 Date: November 6 Location: Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK Game start: 1:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 3,921 Game weather: 7°C, Sunny, a few Clouds, Wind: NE 6KM/H Referee: Jim Woods

Awards

Regular Season
Date	Player	Award
September 27, 2010	Laurence Nixon[14][15]	Canada West Offensive Player of the Week CIS Offensive Player of the Week
October 4, 2010	Nico Higgs[16]	Canada West Defensive Player of the Week
October 4, 2010	Stephen McDonald[17]	Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week
October 18, 2010	Nico Higgs[18][19]	Canada West Defensive Player of the Week CIS Defensive Player of the Week
October 18, 2010	Luke Thiel[20][21]	Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week CIS Special Teams Player of the Week
November 1, 2010	Laurence Nixon[22]	Canada West Offensive Player of the Week
November 2, 2010	Laurence Nixon[23]	CIS Offensive Player of the Week

Post Season
Date	Player	Award
November 10, 2010	Laurence Nixon[24]	Canada West All-Star Quarterback
November 10, 2010	Jade Etienne[25]	Canada West All-Star Wide Receiver
November 10, 2010	Patrick Neufeld[26]	Canada West All-Star Offensive Tackle
November 10, 2010	Ben Heenan[27]	Canada West All-Star Offensive Guard
November 10, 2010	Bryce McCall[28]	Canada West All-Star Safety
November 10, 2010	Peter Thiel[29]	Canada West All-Star Linebacker
November 10, 2010	Zach Hart[30]	Canada West All-Star Defensive End
November 10, 2010	Luke Thiel[31]	Canada West All-Star Kick Returner
November 12, 2010	Laurence Nixon[32]	Canada West Frank Gnup Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year)
November 12, 2010	Brian Towriss[33]	Canada West Coach of the Year

2011 CFL Draft Choices^[34]

	Rnd.	Pick #	CFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Etienne, JadeJade Etienne	WR	Saskatchewan	CWUAA

2011 East West Bowl Selections^[35]

Player	Position
Ben Heenan	OL
Bryce McCall	DB
Keenan MacDougall	DB[36]
Brian Towriss	Head Coach[37]

External links

• Saskatchewan Huskies Football Official Site

See also

• 2010 CIS football season

References

1. 2010 Top 10 Football
2. WESTERN vs Saskatchewan (Aug 27 2010)
3. 2010 CWUAA Football Schedule
4. Saskatchewan vs Calgary (Sep 04, 2010)
5. UBC vs Saskatchewan (Sep 10, 2010)
6. Saskatchewan vs Regina (Sep 18, 2010)
7. Saskatchewan vs Alberta (Sep 24, 2010)
8. Manitoba vs Saskatchewan (Oct 01, 2010)
9. Calgary vs Saskatchewan (Oct 15, 2010)
10. Saskatchewan vs UBC (Oct 22, 2010)
11. Regina vs Saskatchewan (Oct 29, 2010)
12. Alberta vs Saskatchewan (Nov 06,2010)
13. Huskies Football Roster
14. Canada West Football Players of the Week
15. CIS football players of the week (#4): Nixon, Robinson, Bodnar honoured
16. Football: Week 5 Players of the Week
17. Football: Week 5 Players of the Week
18. Thiel, Charles, Higgs named Football Players of the Week
19. CIS football players of the week (#7): Canada West stars sweep weekly honours
20. Thiel, Charles, Higgs named Football Players of the Week
21. CIS football players of the week (#7): Canada West stars sweep weekly honours
22. Canada West Football: Players of the Week
23. CIS football players of the week (#9): Nixon, Boucher, Dion honoured
24. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
25. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
26. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
27. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
28. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
29. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
30. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
31. QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
32. Huskies QB Nixon voted Canada West Football Player of the Year
33. Huskies QB Nixon voted Canada West Football Player of the Year
34. 2011 CFL Draft Results
35. CIS: East West Bowl Rosters
36. Was selected but was injured and could not play
37. Was the West's Kicking Coach