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Huskies put down Golden Bears in final game

Box Score Saturday, October 29, 20111:00 PMEdmonton, Alberta - Foote FieldBox Score Score1234FinalUofS Huskies935131067Golden Bears00303 The 2011 Canada West football season came to an end with a resounding thud for the Alberta Golden Bears, as they suffered their eighth straight loss, this one a 67-3 decision to the No.10 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday afternoon at Foote Field in Edmonton. Freshman defensive back turned kicker Steven McCaffrey accounted for all of Alberta’s scoring, as he nailed a 27-yard field goal in third quarter.  It was McCaffrey’s fourth field goal of the season. Saskatchewan’s running game was lethally efficient against Alberta’s young defensive line, as the Huskies churned out 304 rushing yards and five touchdowns.  Starting running back Ben Coakwell scored three TDs, while rushing for 97 yards on 16 carries, and Dexter Janke picked up two touchdowns as well as 62 yards on seven carries.  Third-string running back Alex Balogun banked 63 yards, while back-up QB Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren rushed four times for 28 yards. Huskies’ starting QB Trent Peterson completed 19 of 25 passes for 325 yards, and receiver Rory Kohlert caught five of those passes for 110 yards and a pair of majors. The loss is Alberta’s biggest margin of defeat in program history, and also marks the first time the program has recorded a 0-8 season.  The Bears did have a winless season in 1943, and in 1935, but in both cases the season was only one game. Saskatchewan, meanwhile, finishes the season at 5-3 and in third place in the Canada West standings.  They will open the playoffs on the road in Vancouver, where they will take on the 6-2 UBC Thunderbirds in the conference semifinal. On Saturday, it was all Huskies all the time.  After a nine point opening quarter, including a Kohlert's 43-yard TD catch, Saskatchewan exploded for 35 points in the second quarter, including a pair of touchdown runs from both Coakwell and Janke.  Sandwiched in between those rushing majors was Kohlert's second TD catch, a 32-yard major, and with that the ‘Dawgs guaranteed themselves the win, leading 44-0 at halftime. Still smarting from a 2010 home playoff loss to Alberta, the Huskies kept it coming in the second half, as Coakwell added his third TD of the game midway through the third quarter, and kicker Cole Samson booted a pair of field goals. Burgess caught a 10-yard TD pass from Gilbert-Knorren in the fourth quarter and Samson added his third FG of the game to cap the scoring at 67. Sophomore Golden Bears linebacker Tyler Greenslade led all players in tackles, recording 10.5, as well as one sack, while freshman linebacker Connor Ralph had seven tackles and one sack as well. Game notes: The game was the final CIS appearance by a host of Golden Bears, as Julian Marchand (QB), Jason Hetherington (S), Nick Ternovatsky (OL), Will Henry (OL), Laine Rogers (WR), Robert Butcher (LB), Larry Hillary (LB), Mike Wojcicki (WR), and Jeremy Bell (DB) all played their final game in the Golden Bears uniform. Share this story Top stories from UAlberta
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