Calgary 62 UBC 13

Thunderbirds-Dinos Stats

CALGARY – Eric Dzwilewski ran for 101 yards and four touchdowns while Steven Lumbala added 194 rushing yards as the second-ranked Calgary Dinos scored 49 unanswered points to win their fourth straight Canada West football championship by a 62-13 score over the No. 6 UBC Thunderbirds Friday night at McMahon Stadium.

Their 13th Hardy Cup safely tucked back in the trophy case, the Dinos (9-1) will host the Quebec champion in the CIS semi-final Mitchell Bowl next Friday, Nov. 18, live on TSN, RDS, and QR77 radio. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. MT. The Montreal Carabins visit top-ranked Laval for the Dunsmore Cup Saturday afternoon in Quebec City, with the winner heading west to face the Dinos next week.

Calgary’s statement win over the Thunderbirds, the only team that has beaten them in 2011, came as they held UBC’s Hec Crighton-nominated quarterback Billy Greene to just 175 yards on 10-of-29 passing, his lowest yardage and completion percentage of the season. The Dinos also picked Greene off three times after a season where the Canada West MVP threw just four interceptions in eight games.

On the other side of the football, Dzwilewski attempted just 13 passes and completed nine of them for 112 yards while running for a season-high 101 yards and four scores, the most rushing TDs by a quarterback in CIS playoff history. Combined with Lumbala and Matt Walter, the Dinos amassed 409 yards along the ground, running over the Thunderbirds en route to their fourth straight conference title.

One touchdown pass to Jordan Grieve made up the majority of both Greene’s passing yards and Grieve’s 94 receiving yards on the day. Dave Boyd, playing his final game for the Thunderbirds, racked up 52 rushing yards. Devin Kavanagh led UBC with 8.5 tackles on the night, while Thomas Harris added eight.

The fourth straight Hardy Cup marks the first time since 1937 that a team has won four consecutive Canada West titles outright.

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