The Manitoba Bisons (0-2) looks for their first win of the conference season when they host the annual Homecoming Game presented by Barley Brothers against the #3 Calgary Dinos (2-0) on Saturday, September 16 at 1 p.m. CT held at Investors Group Field. The game will also be on live webcast (canadawest.org – fee required) along with radio broadcast can be heard live on 101.5 UMFM (online at: umfm.com).
This is the first of two meetings between the two teams (second time played at Calgary on Oct. 14/17) in the conference regular season in 2017.
This will be the second U SPORTS Top 10 ranked team that the Bisons will play in the first three weeks of the year. To start the 2017 season, the Bisons were ranked tenth in the first U SPORTS poll and hosted unranked Saskatchewan in week one and lost 44-23 on Fri., Sept. 1. Then Manitoba, unranked, went on the road for the first time this season and lost 32-18 road loss to #10 UBC on Sat., Sept. 9.
Last season, Manitoba played the Dinos twice and lost 23-14 (Sept. 1/16) in game one at home and then lost 63-6 at Calgary (Oct. 14/16) in week five. Over
Brian Dobie's tenure with Manitoba (21 years), the Bisons have an 11-21 overall record against the Dinos and 7-9 at home during the conference regular season.
In 2017, Calgary won 55-26 at Alberta in week one and then won 46-26 over #5 Regina at home in week two.
In 2017 conference regular season team stats after week two, Manitoba is sixth in offence with 20.5 points average per game while Calgary is first at 50.5 points per game. In offence yards per game, the Bisons are sixth with 345.0 while the Dinos are first at 603.5. On defence, Manitoba is fifth with 38.0 points allowed per game while Calgary is second with 26.0 pts./game. In yards allowed, Manitoba is fifth place (495.5) and the Dinos are second spot (413.5).
Bison Notes: In Homecoming Game since it started back up in 1999, Bison Football are 10--5 and have won all four played so far at Investors Group Field (Oct. 2/15: W 34-19 over Regina; Sept. 20/14: W 20-10 over UBC; Sept. 28/13: W 34-15 over Regina; Sept. 24/16: W 38-17 over Saskatchewan).
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Key Stats – Bisons Football history during last 15 Homecoming Games (Bisons 10-5)
September 16, 2017
Manitoba vs. Calgary at Man. (IGF)
September 24, 2016
Manitoba 38 Saskatchewan 17 at Man. (IGF)
October 2, 2015
Manitoba 34 Regina 19 at Manitoba (IGF)
September 20, 2014
Manitoba 20 UBC 10 at Manitoba (IGF)
September 28, 2013
Manitoba 34 Regina 15 at Manitoba (IGF)
September 15, 2012
Calgary 33 Manitoba 12 at Manitoba
September 17, 2011
Manitoba 26 Saskatchewan 16 at Manitoba
September 25, 2010
Calgary 26 Manitoba 25 at Manitoba
September 19, 2009
*UBC 1 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba
(* Forfeited game due to ineligible player)
- The original score was 36-10 Manitoba
September 13, 2008
UBC 28 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba
September 15, 2007
Manitoba 35 Calgary 28 at Manitoba
September 16, 2006
Manitoba 33 Calgary 10 at Manitoba
September 24, 2005
Manitoba 35 SFU 30 at Manitoba
September 22, 2001
Manitoba 46 Alberta 13 at Manitoba
September 16, 2000
Manitoba 41 Saskatchewan 16 at Manitoba
September 25, 1999
Saskatchewan 28 Manitoba 9 at Manitoba
