The Manitoba Bisons (2-3) is coming off the conference bye and they travel on the road to face #5 Calgary Dinos (4-1) on Friday, October 14 with kickoff at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be available to watch on SHAW TV and also be on live webcast (canadawest.org – fee required).
This is the second meeting between the two teams in the conference regular season in 2016. Calgary defeated Manitoba by a 23-14 score to start the 2016 season in week one on Sept. 1.
In the conference standings with three games left, Manitoba is tied for fourth spot with Saskatchewan (four make the playoffs and Bisons hold tie-breaker on Sask.) with a 2-3 record. UBC is third with 3-2 mark while Calgary and Regina sit atop the standings with 4-1 record. Alberta holds sixth place with a 0-5 record.
In the latest 2016 CIS Top 10 poll, the Bisons are just outside of the Top Ten while Calgary is ranked number five.
Last season, Manitoba played the Dinos only once and it was during the Bisons' home opener in 2015 and Calgary won 46-38 at IGF.
Over Brian Dobie's tenure with Manitoba (21 seasons), the Bisons have an 11-20 record against the Dinos and 4-11 on the road during the conference regular season with the last time the Herd won at Calgary in the regular season was the 2005 season (W 28-27 on Oct. 21/05).
In 2016, Calgary won 23-14 at Manitoba, won 35-8 vs. UBC at home (Sept. 9), won 20-19 at Saskatchewan (Sept. 16), lost 32-27 at Regina (Sept. 23) and won 50-15 at home against Alberta (Oct. 1).
In 2016 conference regular season team stats after week five, Manitoba is first in offence with 36.4 points average per game while Calgary is fourth at 31.0 points per game. In offence yards per game, the Bisons are first with 524.6 while the Dinos are third at 517.4. On defence, Manitoba is fourth with 29.2 points allowed per game while Calgary is first at 17.6 pts./game. In yards allowed, Manitoba is third (477.2) and the Dinos are first (381.2).
Bison Notes: The Bisons play the second of three consecutive road games during the 2016 season (at UBC on Sept. 30; at Calgary on Oct. 14 and at Alberta on Oct. 22).
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Key Stats – BISON FTB History vs. Calgary last 21 seasons
(Regular season: Bisons 11-20; Bisons at home vs. Dinos: 7-9; Bisons on road vs. Dinos: 4-11; Playoffs: 3-2)
October 14, 2016
Calgary vs. Manitoba at Calgary
September 1, 2016
Calgary 23 Manitoba 14 at Manitoba (IGF)
September 11, 2015
Calgary 46 Manitoba 38 at Manitoba (IGF)
November 15, 2014 (CW Final)
Manitoba 27 Calgary 15 at Calgary
November 1, 2014
Manitoba 50 Calgary 31 at Manitoba (IGF)
September 26, 2014
Calgary 42 Manitoba 41 at Calgary
November 9, 2013 (CW Final)
Calgary 43 Manitoba 28 at Calgary
September 20, 2013
Calgary 48 Manitoba 24 at Calgary
November 3, 2012 (CW Semi-Final)
Calgary 57 Manitoba 18 at Calgary
October 27, 2012
Calgary 78 Manitoba 54 at Calgary
September 15, 2012
Calgary 33 Manitoba 12 at Manitoba
October 22, 2011
Calgary 41 Manitoba 24 at Calgary
September 3, 2011
Calgary 35 Manitoba 31 at Manitoba
September 25, 2010
Calgary 26 Manitoba 25 at Manitoba
October 10, 2009
Calgary 35 Manitoba 24 at Calgary
October 18, 2008
Calgary 25 Manitoba 18 at Manitoba
September 6, 2008
Calgary 37 Manitoba 17 at Calgary
November 3, 2007 (CW Semi-Final)
Manitoba 27 Calgary 5 at Manitoba
September 15, 2007
Manitoba 35 Calgary 28 at Manitoba
September 16, 2006
Manitoba 33 Calgary 10 at Manitoba
October 21, 2005
Manitoba 28 Calgary 27 at Calgary
September 10, 2005
Manitoba 51 Calgary 10 at Manitoba
September 18, 2004
Calgary 27 Manitoba 13 at Calgary
September 12, 2003
Calgary 17 Manitoba 13 at Calgary
October 19, 2002
Manitoba 38 Calgary 2 at Manitoba
September 6, 2002
Manitoba 37 Calgary 34 at Calgary
November 4, 2001 (CW Semi-Final)
Manitoba 31 Calgary 10 at Manitoba
October 26, 2001
Manitoba 34 Calgary 0 at Calgary
September 15, 2001
Manitoba 49 Calgary 6 at Manitoba
September 22, 2000
Calgary 34 Manitoba 31 at Calgary
October 23, 1999
Manitoba 27 Calgary 22 at Calgary
September 11, 1999
Manitoba 32 Calgary 11 at Manitoba
October 10, 1998
Calgary 63 Manitoba 20 at Manitoba
September 5, 1998
Calgary 59 Manitoba 14 at Calgary
October 18, 1997
Calgary 52 Manitoba 23 at Manitoba
September 12, 1997
Calgary 41 Manitoba 21 at Calgary
October 4, 1996
Calgary 39 Manitoba 18 at Calgary
August 31, 1996
Calgary 21 Manitoba 20 at Manitoba
