2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

Football team

2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football
Conference	Canada West Universities Athletic Association
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
Home stadium	Griffiths Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

v t e
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 had lost to the Calgary Dinos in the 2009 Canada West Final, in the previous season.

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	3	2	6	RV	9	8	8	4	3	3	3

RV - Received Votes

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Preseason

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
08/27/2010	7:00 pm	Western Ontario Mustangs*	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK	W 40-10	4,125^[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
09/04/2010	7:00 pm	No. 1 Calgary Dinos	No. 3	McMahon Stadium Calgary, AB	Shaw TV	W 34-13	2,074^[4]
09/10/2010	7:00 pm	UBC Thunderbirds	No. 2	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Homecoming Game)		L 31-12	5,138^[5]
09/18/2010	7:00 pm	No. 9 Regina Rams	No. 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	No. 7 Alberta Golden Bears		Foote Field Edmonton, AB		W 33-9	2,000^[7]
10/01/2010	7:00 pm	Manitoba Bisons	No. 9	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Great Western Showdown)		W 64-3	5,455^[8]
10/15/2010	7:00 pm	No. 2 Calgary Dinos	No. 8	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Blackout Game)	Shaw TV	W 34-17	4,450^[9]
10/22/2010	8:00 pm	UBC Thunderbirds	No. 4	Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, BC		W 30-9	453^[10]
10/29/2010	7:00 pm	No. 6 Regina Rams	No. 3	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Provincial Rivalry Game)	Shaw TV	W 52-29	3,824^[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	Result	Attendance
11/06/2010	1:00 pm	Alberta Golden Bears	No. 3	Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon, SK (Canada West Semi-Final)	L 31-30	3,921^[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 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 [1] updated 2010-10-15

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

[1] updated 2010-10-15

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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

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

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2011 East West Bowl Selections

Player	Position
Ben Heenan	OL
Bryce McCall	DB
Keenan MacDougall	DB^[35]
Brian Towriss	Head Coach^[36]

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References

^ 2010 Top 10 Football
^ WESTERN vs Saskatchewan (Aug 27 2010)
^ "2010 CWUAA Football Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
^ Saskatchewan vs Calgary (Sep 04, 2010)
^ UBC vs Saskatchewan (Sep 10, 2010)
^ Saskatchewan vs Regina (Sep 18, 2010)
^ Saskatchewan vs Alberta (Sep 24, 2010)
^ Manitoba vs Saskatchewan (Oct 01, 2010)
^ Calgary vs Saskatchewan (Oct 15, 2010)
^ Saskatchewan vs UBC (Oct 22, 2010)
^ Regina vs Saskatchewan (Oct 29, 2010)
^ Alberta vs Saskatchewan (Nov 06,2010)
^ Huskies Football Roster Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Canada West Football Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
^ CIS football players of the week (#4): Nixon, Robinson, Bodnar honoured
^ "Football: Week 5 Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
^ "Football: Week 5 Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
^ "Thiel, Charles, Higgs named Football Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
^ CIS football players of the week (#7): Canada West stars sweep weekly honours
^ "Thiel, Charles, Higgs named Football Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
^ CIS football players of the week (#7): Canada West stars sweep weekly honours
^ "Canada West Football: Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
^ CIS football players of the week (#9): Nixon, Boucher, Dion honoured
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ QB Nixon, RB Walter, P/K O'Neill highlight 2010 Canada West Football All-Stars
^ "Huskies QB Nixon voted Canada West Football Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
^ "Huskies QB Nixon voted Canada West Football Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
^ "2011 CFL Draft Results". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ Was selected but was injured and could not play
^ Was the West's Kicking Coach
^ "CIS: East West Bowl Rosters". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-07-22.

v t e Saskatchewan Huskies football
Venues	Old Griffiths Stadium (1936-1966) Griffiths Stadium (1967-present)
Key Personnel	Head coach: Scott Flory
Vanier Cup Championships	1990 1996 1998
Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Current League Affiliations	League: U Sports • Conference: Canada West Universities Athletic Association