Manitoba looks to avoid first 0-3 start to season since 1998
The Manitoba Bisons football team currently holds a 0-2 record and seeks to avoid their first 0-3 start of the Canada West season since 1998 when that team went 0-8. Manitoba (0-2) will travel to play the UBC Thunderbirds (1-1) on Saturday, September 18 with game time at 3 p.m. CT. This is the first of two meetings between the two teams in the 2010 conference regular season (Manitoba will host UBC at home on Sat., Oct. 30 to finish the regular season). Last season, the Bisons prevailed on the field with two wins but the Sept. 19/09 home game result of 36-10 win by Manitoba was reversed to a 1-0 forfeited game loss to UBC due to an ineligible player. The Herd then exacted some revenge with a 25-17 win at UBC on Oct. 23/09. The Herd has won the last four games against UBC on the road with the last time the Bisons lost at Thunderbirds Stadium occurred on October 15/04 (L 41-22). With the tightly bunch conference standings after two games, Manitoba is only one game out of a playoff spot while UBC is only one game out of first place. In team conference stats, the two teams rank high in some major categories. In scoring offence, UBC is third (29.5 points per game) while Manitoba is sixth and last (8.5 points per game), while in scoring defence, the Bisons are sixth with 38.0 points per game and UBC is fourth at 24.0. In total offence, UBC is third with 411.0 yards per game and Manitoba is sixth at 307.0. In total defence, Manitoba is second with 353.0 yards per game and the T-Birds are fifth at 409.5. In pass offence, the UBC is sixth (199.1 yards); Bisons are seventh (152.7). In pass defence, UBC is fourth (235.5 yards); Manitoba is sixth (158.0). In rush offence, Manitoba is fourth (149.0 yards per game) and the T-Birds are second (175.5). In rush defence, the Bisons are fourth at 167.5 yards per game while UBC is first at 130.0.
The game can be heard live on radio at 101.5 FM (umfm.com) with pre-game starting at 2:45 p.m. CT. Ken Wiebe will be handling play-by-play with Mike Howard as the colour commentary.
Key Stats – Bison FTB History vs. UBC last 14 seasons
(Regular season: Bisons 10-11; Bisons at home vs. UBC: 4-6; Bisons on the road vs. UBC: 6-5)
October 23, 2009
Manitoba 25 UBC 17 at UBC 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 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 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
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