In the final conference regular season game of the 2013 season, the Manitoba Bisons football team plays Alberta Golden Bears (0-7) on Saturday, October 26 with a 6 p.m. CT kickoff and chance to host playoff game.

Heading in the weekend action, Manitoba is in a three-way tie in the Canada West conference with Saskatchewan and UBC with a 4-3 record. 

The Bisons will know prior to the game what is left to do to clinch second place and host a playoff game at Investors Group Field. If UBC loses at Calgary (7-0) on Friday, October 25, then Manitoba has to defeat Alberta (regardless of margin) to earn second place. If UBC defeats Calgary, Manitoba could still capture second if they win and Saskatchewan loses at Regina (2-5) and then the tie between UBC will be broken by overall conference points differential which UBC holds the tie-breaker as of now by 34 points. Lastly, if all three teams remain tied at the end of the 2013 Canada West season, Saskatchewan will be second, Manitoba third and UBC fourth because of game record played between the two other teams this season.

This is the second meeting of this season between the teams as Manitoba won 65-41 to open the season at home on August 30 7/13. Last season, Manitoba won the conference regular season series against Alberta (Manitoba won 51-38 at Manitoba on Sept. 22/12) and overall during Brian Dobie's 18 year tenure has a 4-6-1 conference regular season record versus the Bears on the road and overall is 11-12-1 in regular season.

Alberta has not won on the field results since the 2010 conference season when they beat Manitoba 46-21 on Oct. 23/10.

In 2013 conference regular season stats, Manitoba is second in scoring offence (35.7 points per game) while Alberta is sixth (24.3). On scoring defence, the Bisons are fourth  (32.3) and the Bears are last with 51.3. On total offence, the Bisons are second with 509.7 yards per game while the Bears are sixth at 442.9. On total defence, Manitoba is fifth (483.7 yards per game) and Alberta is sixth (608.4). Individually, Anthony Coombs leads the conference in all-purpose yards at 1,399 and second with nine overall TDs while Jordan Yantz is second in Canada West passing with 2,104 yards and first with 20 TDs.

Bison Football Notes: The game is available on live webcast at: canadawest.tv

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Key Stats – Bison FTB History vs. Alberta last 18 seasons 

(Regular season: Bisons 11-12-1, Bisons at home: 7-6-0, Bisons on the road: 4-6-1; Playoffs: 0-1)

Saturday October 26, 2013

Manitoba vs. Alberta at Alberta

Friday August 30, 2013

Manitoba 65 Alberta 41 at Manitoba

Saturday September 22, 2012

Manitoba 51 Alberta 38 at Manitoba

Saturday October 15, 2011

Manitoba 48 Alberta 20 at Manitoba

Saturday September 10, 2011 

Manitoba 22 Alberta 20 at Alberta

Saturday October 23, 2010 

Alberta 46 Manitoba 21 at Alberta

Saturday September 11, 2010 

Alberta 31 Manitoba 6 at Manitoba

Saturday October 3, 2009

*Alberta 1 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba

(*Manitoba forfeits win due to ineligible player)

- The original score was 20-13 Manitoba

Friday September 19, 2008 

Manitoba 27 Alberta 17 at Alberta

Saturday October 6, 2007 

Manitoba 29 Alberta 16 at Alberta

Saturday September 23, 2006 

Manitoba 29 Alberta 14 at Manitoba

Saturday November 5, 2005 (CW Semi)

Alberta 33 Manitoba 24 at Alberta

Saturday October 1, 2005

Alberta 24 Manitoba 14 at Alberta

Saturday October 9, 2004

Alberta 39 Manitoba 25 at Manitoba

Saturday September 20, 2003

Alberta 71 Manitoba 16 at Alberta

Saturday September 28, 2002

Manitoba 30 Alberta 15 at Manitoba

Saturday September 22, 2001

Manitoba 46 Alberta 13 at Manitoba

Saturday October 21, 2000

Manitoba 33 Alberta 23 at Manitoba

Saturday September 9, 2000

Manitoba 17 Alberta 17 at Alberta 

Saturday October 30, 1999

Alberta 35 Manitoba 18 at Manitoba 

Saturday September 18, 1999

Manitoba 59 Alberta 38 at Alberta

Saturday October 3, 1998

Alberta 28 Manitoba 24 at Alberta

Saturday November 7, 1998

Alberta 20 Manitoba 17 at Manitoba

Saturday September 6, 1997

Manitoba 41 Alberta 31 at Manitoba

Saturday October 11, 1997

Alberta 28 Manitoba 14 at Alberta

Saturday September 21, 1996

Alberta 41 Manitoba 14 at Manitoba

Saturday October 26, 1996

Alberta 44 Manitoba 3 at Alberta