The Manitoba Bisons (0-1) continues their 2017 Canada West football regular season with the first road game of the season against the UBC Thunderbirds (0-1) with kickoff on Saturday, September 9 at 3 p.m. CT at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. The game will be available on live webcast on canadawest.tv (fee required).

The Bisons started the season ranked number ten in the country in the first U SPORTS Top 10 poll of the season while UBC was ranked number seven before both teams lost in the first week of action.

Last season, Manitoba played the Thunderbirds once and was defeated in an epic 53-50 (4 OT) contest at UBC (Sept. 30/16). Over Brian Dobie's 21 year tenure at Manitoba, the Bisons have a 17-15 overall record against the T-Birds and 10-7 on the road during the conference regular season. The last win at UBC for Manitoba occurred in 2013 (W 36-32).

In the 2016 season, Manitoba went 3-5 in the regular season (fifth in Canada West) and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011. UBC also went 3-5 for fourth and went to the playoffs where they beat Regina 40-34 on the road in conference semi-final and lost to Calgary on the road by 46-43 in Canada West Final.

Earlier this 2017 regular season, both teams played in week one with the Bisons losing 44-23 over the Saskatchewan Huskies at home (Sept. 1/17) while UBC lost on the road to #5 Regina by a 36-20 score on Sept. 1/17.

The Herd is looking to avoid back-to-back 0-2 start to a season as they began 2016 campaign with the same record.

Manitoba and UBC will play once again during the conference regular season in 2017 when the Bisons host the Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 21 at 2 p.m. CT at Investors Group Field.

Bison Notes: Bison second year running back/kick returner Jamel Lyles already has made an imprint for 2017 during game one despite the loss as he racked up an impressive 218 all-purpose yards (kick return: 121; rush: 81; receiving: 21; punt return: -7). He sits second in U SPORTS with a 218 yards per game average in all-purpose yards. Lyles is also sixth in U SPORTS with 121 kickoff return yards.

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Key Stats – Bison FTB History vs. UBC last 21 seasons
(Regular season: Bisons 17-15; Bisons at home vs. UBC: 7-8; Bisons on the road vs. UBC: 10-7; Playoffs: 1-1)

September 9, 2017           
Manitoba vs. UBC at UBC

September 30, 2016           
UBC 53 Manitoba 50 (4 OT) at UBC

August 26, 2016  (pre-season)
Manitoba 50 UBC 7 at Langford, B.C.

November 7, 2015  (CW Semi-Final)
UBC 52 Manitoba 10 at UBC

October 31, 2015           
UBC 24 Manitoba 10 at UBC

September 19, 2015           
UBC 51 Manitoba 48 at Manitoba

September 20, 2014           
Manitoba 20 UBC 10 at Manitoba

October 5, 2013
UBC 28 Manitoba 24 at Manitoba

September 14, 2013           
Manitoba 36 UBC 32 at UBC

October 20, 2012           
Manitoba 37 UBC 31 at Manitoba

September 1, 2012           
Manitoba 31 UBC 24 at UBC

September 24, 2011
* Manitoba 1 UBC 0 at UBC
(*UBC forfeits win due to ineligible player)
- The original score was UBC 29-23

October 30, 2010           
Manitoba 35 UBC 25 at Manitoba

September 18, 2010           
Manitoba 40 UBC 17 at UBC

October 23, 2009           
Manitoba 25 UBC 17 at UBC

September 19, 2009           
*UBC 1 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba
(*Manitoba forfeits win due to ineligible player)
- The original score was Manitoba 36-10

September 13, 2008           
UBC 28 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba

October 13, 2007           
Manitoba 26 UBC 14 at Manitoba

September 8, 2007           
Manitoba 21 UBC 12 at UBC

October 27, 2006           
Manitoba 43 UBC 20 at UBC

September 16, 2005           
Manitoba 35 UBC 6 at UBC

October 15, 2004
UBC 41 Manitoba 22 at UBC

September 4, 2004
UBC 18 Manitoba 11 at Manitoba

October 25, 2003           
Manitoba 25 UBC 23 at Manitoba

September 14, 2002
Manitoba 29 UBC 13 at Manitoba

September 28, 2001
Manitoba 23 UBC 0 at UBC

November 4, 2000  (CW Semi-Final)
Manitoba 14 UBC 4 at Manitoba

October 13, 2000
Manitoba 33 UBC 23 at UBC

September 2, 2000
Manitoba 35 UBC 27 at Manitoba

October 8, 1999  
UBC 30 Manitoba 12 at UBC

October 23, 1998
UBC 53 Manitoba 14 at UBC

September 19, 1998
UBC 33 Manitoba 15 at Manitoba

October 31, 1997  
UBC 27 Manitoba 6 at UBC

September 27, 1997
UBC 32 Manitoba 0 at Manitoba

November 2, 1996
UBC 24 Manitoba 20 at Manitoba

September 28, 1996
UBC 17 Manitoba 14 at UBC