BOX SCORE CALGARY - Steven Lumbala simply couldn't be stopped Friday night.

The third-year product of St. Francis High School racked up 204 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the game-winner with just 18 seconds left, as the No. 4 Calgary Dinos improved to 2-0 on the season with a 30-25 win over NO. 10 UBC at McMahon Stadium.

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After UBC took the lead with just under three minutes remaining, the Dinos marched 85 yards downfield for the winning score – with 80 of those yards coming courtesy Lumbala, much to the delight of the crowd of 4,176 at the University of Calgary's annual KICKOFF homecoming game. It was a fitting end to a night where Calgary's run game completely obliterated the Thunderbirds' defence, gaining 351 yards along the ground.

"Coming in, we knew we needed to run the football – in fact, I think we maybe should have run it even more," said Dinos head coach Blake Nill, who earned his 75th career victory as a head coach in CIS. "We wanted to keep their offence off the field, and when it came down to it, we were able to move the ball. There's no question – this is an O-line program, and when we needed it most, we were able to just put it in their hands and just run it down."

The upstart T-Birds certainly did everything they could to pull off their second upset in as many weeks. Quarterback Billy Greene completed 29 of 43 passing attempts for 355 yards and three majors, including a 53-yard bomb to Jordan Grieve for the go-ahead score late in the fourth. Greene also did it all with his legs as well, racking up 102 rushing yards and keeping the Calgary defence off-balance.

Both the Grieve score and Greene's earlier fourth quarter touchdown to Ryan Couper came on third-and-four gamble situations where the UBC offence caught the Dinos defence off guard and went to the air.

"We're a different team with a lot of youth, and they're going to have to go through their growing pains," said Nill. "Full credit to UBC though – their quarterback is the best in the conference, and he presents a unique challenge."

In the end, though, it was the Dinos who pulled off their second straight come-from-behind victory to improve to 2-0 on the year.

Eric Dzwilewski threw for 212 yards and one touchdown for the Dinos, finding Chris Dobko eight times for 126 yards. Anthony Woodson added 111 rushing yards and a major, while Jake Harty had the Dinos' other touchdown.

Dave Boyd and Ryan Couper had UBC's other trips to the end zone.

Defensively, the Dinos were led by another standout night from Sam Hurl, who posted 9.5 tackles, while Mike Edem added another eight. Connor Flynn led the UBC defence with 7.5 tackles and a sack, with Adam Konar chipping in six tackles.

On a night that took several strange turns, one of the most significant came late in the second quarter. With the Dinos lined up in punt formation, Johnny Mark's attempt was blocked by UBC's Kareem Ba. Calgary Colts transfer Zach McNeill picked up the ball for Calgary and managed to get away a spectacular punt that sailed more than 50 yards downfield from the point it was kicked. Officially, it went down as a 36-yard punt, but it meant a significant difference in field position for the Dinos as the clock ticked toward the end of the half.

"I think we'll continue to get better each and every week, and hopefully start to peak at the right time," Nill summed up. "We have to tighten up defensively and on special teams – really, we need to get better at all aspects of the game. But we've managed to pull off two victories, and I think that says a lot about the chemistry and the environment here."

UBC drops to 1-1 after a tough season-opening two-game road trip and will head home for two straight games against Alberta and Manitoba. Calgary heads to Regina next week to take on the Rams, followed by a visit from the Saskatchewan Huskies Sept. 23. Saskatchewan beat Regina 33-10 in the other Canada West game Friday night.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter
04:57    UBC    B. Pavlopoulos 23 yd field goal, 17-0 6:58, UBC 3 - CGY 0
06:58    CGY    Johnny Mark 16 yd field goal, 17-0 6:58, UBC 3 - CGY 3

2nd Quarter
02:18    CGY    Anthony Woodson 7 yd run (Johnny Mark kick), 5-61 1:37, UBC 3 - CGY 10
10:10    UBC    Dave Boyd 7 yd pass from Billy Greene (B. Pavlopoulos kick), 4-68 0:56, UBC 10 - CGY 10

3rd Quarter
02:30    CGY    Jake Harty 19 yd pass from Eric Dzwilewski (Johnny Mark kick), 6-70 2:28, UBC 10 - CGY 17
09:39    UBC    B. Pavlopoulos rouge, UBC 11 - CGY 17
11:23    CGY    Steven Lumbala 16 yd run (Johnny Mark kick), 6-75 1:44, UBC 11 - CGY 24

4th Quarter
04:51    UBC    Ryan Couper 18 yd pass from Billy Greene (B. Pavlopoulos kick), 9-75 3:38, UBC 18 - CGY 24
12:22    UBC    Jordan Grieve 53 yd pass from Billy Greene (B. Pavlopoulos kick), 3-60 1:17, UBC 25 - CGY 24
14:42    CGY    Steven Lumbala 9 yd run (Eric Dzwilewski pass failed), 8-85 2:14, UBC 25 - CGY 30

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