The Alberta Golden Bears host the Regina Rams on Friday night. The Rams are coming off a double overtime loss on the road losing to Manitoba 24-27. Alberta tied their most points scored in a game so far this season but it was not enough to come with the win as they lost 37-54 last week to UBC.
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Regina Rams (1-3) at #11 Alberta Golden Bears (3-1)
Date/Location: Friday, September 29/ Foote Field, Edmonton, AB
Kickoff Time: 7 MDT C (9 PM ET, 6 PM PT)
Ticket Price: General Admission: Youth (6 to 17 years) $13, Senior $17, Adult $20, Kids (0-5) free
U of A Student Tickets available via the Student Account Manager
Where to Watch: CanadaWest.TV
Regina Rams (1-3): The Regina Rams won their first game in week 3 by a score of 23-15 over the Calgary Dinos before losing in double overtime last week. They were the only team to limit UBC to under 40 points scored in a game so far which they did in week 1 when they lost 10-25 to UBC.
#11 Alberta Golden Bears (3-1): The Golden Bears are coming off their first loss of the season which they lost 37-54. Matthew Peterson had a huge game for Alberta last week rushing for 192 yards and a touchdown. Eli Hetlinger was efficient as well passing for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns last week.
Rams to Watch
QB Owen Sieben
Last week Sieben completed 23 of his 37 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown with 1 interception. His longest pass was a 48-yard rainbow right on D’Sean Mimbs’ numbers in the first quarter last week.
RB Marshall Erichsen
Erichsen rushed 7 times last week for 66 yards (9.4 average) and a touchdown. He ran in untouched on a 27-yard touchdown to the left side.
WR D’Sean Mimbs
Mimbs caught 5 passes for 94 yards last week.
WR Olivier Savard
Savard caught 3 passes for 65 yards last week.
DE #54 Evan Eide
Eide had a sack and a QB hurry last week in addition to 2 solo tackles and an assisted tackle.
LB #3 Cameron Mah
Mah had 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles last week. He also had a QB hurry and a stop against the run and the pass last week.
LB #7 Chopper Hippe
Hippe had 6 solo tackles and an assisted tackle last week. He also had 2 QB hurries, 3 run stops, a pass breakup, and a sack.
CB #11 Dolani Robinson
Robinson had 7 solo tackles last week and 3 pass breakups. He did not allow any big plays his way.
Golden Bears to Watch
QB Eli Hetlinger
Last week Hetlinger completed 26 of his 42 passes for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns.
RB Matthew Peterson
Peterson was a beast last week rushing 14 times for 192 yards (13.7 average) and a touchdown. His longest run was a 95-yard explosion. He proved extremely difficult to bring down again last week and is leading the conference in rushing yards with 640 rushing yards in 4 games.
WR Jonathan Rosery
Rosery had 6 catches for 107 yards last week and 3 rushes for 16 yards. He had a 37-yard reception that was primarily YAC and dragged a defender for extra yards at the end.
WR Kolby Hurford
Hurford caught 6 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown last week. He had a great catch getting his foot down in bounds before his momentum carried him out of bounds. He also caught a 19-yard touchdown in tight coverage.
DE #98 Ty Anderson
Anderson had 3 solo tackles and an assisted tackle last week. He had a QB hurry, 2 run stops, and a stop against a pass play.
DL #92 Josh Lenz
Last week Lenz had a solo tackle and an assisted tackle. He had 3 QB hurries, a run stop, and a shared run stop.
HB Charlie De Land
De Land had 4 solo tackles and an assisted tackle last week. He had 3 stops against pass plays and shared a run stop.
K/S Jonathan Giustini
Giustini is a safety and a kicker. He had 7 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles last week. He had a run stop and a stop against a pass play. Giustini made 2 of his 3 field goals with the longest being from 43 yards. The missed field goal was a 54 yarder that looked like it may have made it from 50.
Prediction
Regina is better than their record would suggest but with how well Alberta is running the football I don’t see them losing this game. I predict Alberta to win 37-21.
