2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

2012 Canada West standings v t e
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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Keegan Arnyek DB	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Vanier Collegiate Institute	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Keegan Arnyek DB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Deon Bain WR	Abbotsford, British Columbia	W. J. Mouat Secondary School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Deon Bain WR	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Drew Bexson RB	Lloydminster, Alberta	Holy Rosary High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Drew Bexson RB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matt Bonaca QB	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Salisbury Composite High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Matt Bonaca QB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Breadner OL	Cherokee, Texas	Cherokee School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Ryan Breadner OL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lane Bryska OL	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Saskatoon Hilltops	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Lane Bryska OL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kris Charuk LB	Regina, Saskatchewan	Balfour Collegiate	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Kris Charuk LB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Michael Desjarlais LB	Regina, Saskatchewan	Miller Comprehensive High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Michael Desjarlais LB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Drew Digout OL	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Aden Bowman Collegiate/Okanagan Sun	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Drew Digout OL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Caleb Eidsvik DL	Lloydminster, Alberta	Lloydminster Comprehensive High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Caleb Eidsvik DL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brendan Ernst DB	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Evan Hardy Collegiate	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Brendan Ernst DB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jarvis James RB	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O'Byrne High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Jarvis James RB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Evan Johnson OL	Regina, Saskatchewan	Campbell Collegiate	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Evan Johnson OL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Braxton Lawrence DB	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Saskatoon Hilltops	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Braxton Lawrence DB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Devin Logan RB	Abbotsford, British Columbia	W. J. Mouat Secondary School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Devin Logan RB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brydon Ozmun WR	Nipawin, Saskatchewan	L. P. Miller Comprehensive High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Brydon Ozmun WR	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Evan Rutherford OL	Edmonton, Alberta	Harry Ainlay Composite High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Evan Rutherford OL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brandon Stewart RB	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Salisbury Composite High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Brandon Stewart RB	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brandon Twarynski DL	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O'Byrne High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Brandon Twarynski DL	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kurtis Wegren OL	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	Swift Current Comprehensive High School	N/A	N/A	--	May 3, 2012
Kurtis Wegren OL	Star ratings: 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.

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

08/24/20127:00 PMGuelph Gryphons*

Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK (National Non-Conference Game)

L 26-21 3,322^[2]

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Regular Season

The 2012 schedule is as follows:^[3]

08/31/20127:00 PMAlberta Golden BearsNo. 8

Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK (2012 Home Opener/Support Our Troops Game)

W 32-0 5,081^[4] 09/08/201212:00 PMNo. 10 Manitoba BisonsNo. 8

L 31-28 1,150^[5] 09/15/20123:00 PMUBC ThunderbirdsNo. 9

Thunderbird Stadium
Vancouver, BC (UBC's Homecoming Game)

Shaw TVW 39-34 2,647^[6] 09/21/20127:00 PMNo. 9 Regina RamsNo. 7

Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Game/Homecoming Game)

Shaw TVL 35-26 9,033^[7] 09/29/20125:00 PMNo. 2 Calgary DinosNo. 10

Shaw TVL 45-4 2,089^[8] 10/12/20127:00 PMNo. 8 Manitoba Bisons

Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK (Blackout Game)

W 44-39 4,575^[9] 10/20/20121:00 PMAlberta Golden Bears

W 27-10 436^[10] 10/26/20127:00 PMUBC Thunderbirds

Shaw TVW 52-24 3,340^[11]

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Playoffs

11/02/20127:00 PMNo. 7 Regina Rams

Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Regina, SK (Canada West Semi-Final)

Shaw TVL 31-9

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Radio

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

Roster^[12]

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	2	3	4	Total
• Gryphons	7	7	8	4	26
Huskies	11	4	0	6	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	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
• Huskies	12	17	0	3	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	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	0	1	13	28
• Bisons	0	7	18	6	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	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	7	14	1	17	39
Thunderbirds	3	17	4	10	34

Date: September 15
Location: Thunderbird Stadium
Vancouver, BC
Game start: 2:00 PM PST
Elapsed time: 2:52
Game attendance: 2,647
Game weather: Sunny
TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by play), Laurence Nixon (Colour)

Vs. Regina

Regina at Saskatchewan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rams	7	7	21	0	35
Huskies	8	4	0	14	26

Date: September 21
Location: Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 9,033
Game weather: 13°C, Wind: 15 km/h, Clear skies
Referee: Mike Thorson
TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by play)

At Calgary

Saskatchewan at Calgary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	1	0	0	4
• Dinos	12	21	11	1	45

Date: September 29
Location: McMahon Stadium
Calgary, AB
Game start: 5:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:41
Game attendance: 2,089
Referee: J. Popplestone
TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by play)

Vs. Manitoba

Manitoba at Saskatchewan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bisons	7	8	14	10	39
• Huskies	4	10	2	28	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	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	3	14	3	7	27
Golden Bears	3	7	0	0	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	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	7	0	14	24
• Huskies	10	21	7	14	52

Date: October 26
Location: Griffiths Stadium
Saskatoon, SK
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 3,340
Game weather: -5°C, Wind 17 km/h, Partly Cloudy
Referee: Bob Dumonceaux
TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by Play)

At Regina

Saskatchewan at Regina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	9	0	0	9
• Rams	0	10	14	7	31

Date: November 2
Location: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Regina, SK
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
TV announcers (Shaw TV): Jim Mullin (Play by Play), Daved Benefield (Colour), Dave Thomas and Andy Neal (Sideline)

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]

References

External links

Saskatchewan Huskies Football Official Site

[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 Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine

[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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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

Recruiting

Recruits

Rankings[1]

Preseason

Regular Season

Playoffs

Radio

Roster[12]

Game Notes

Vs. Guelph

Vs. Alberta

At Manitoba

At UBC

Vs. Regina

At Calgary

Vs. Manitoba

At Alberta

Vs. UBC

At Regina

Awards

See also

References

External links

Rankings^[1]

Roster^[12]