CALGARY – After successfully remaining undefeated last week against the Saskatchewan Huskies, the Dinos look to keep their impressive season rolling in Vancouver against the UBC Thunderbirds in the teams' only meeting of the regular season.

The game is set for kickoff at 6:30 p.m. local (7:30 p.m. MT) at Thunderbird Stadium. Streaming coverage for the game will be on CanadaWest.tv.

GAME NOTES (.pdf)

The Dinos head to Vancouver coming off last Saturday's 51-28 win over Saskatchewan, coming alive in the fourth quarter to score 21 unanswered points. For their efforts, they moved up to No. 2 in this week's U SPORTS Top 10.

The last time that the Dinos played the Thunderbirds was last year's Hardy Cup at McMahon Stadium where the Dinos were successful in advancing to the U SPORTS Mitchell Bowl, beating UBC 46-43. The season series between these two CW juggernauts was definitely one to keep an eye on. Although the Dinos were able to sweep the season series earning all three possible wins; two of the three games were decided by a touchdown or less – the most notable of these being the 41-35 overtime victory in the regular season finale at Thunderbird Stadium. 

Friday night is the final game before the Thanksgiving bye for both teams, with Canada West returning to action the week of Oct. 14.

HEADLINES

• The Dinos have won the last 15 regular season meetings between these two teams, with the last official loss to UBC coming early in the 2006 season – including a forfeit by UBC in 2011
• The matchup consists of CW top two offensive teams with Calgary in top spot (566.0 YPG) and UBC sitting in second (476.5).
• It's a marquee match-up in the nation this week with the second-ranked Dinos taking on No. 6 UBC, joining a 4-vs-5 tilt in Waterloo, Ont. Between No. 4 Western and No. 5 Laurier.

No. 2 CALGARY DINOS (4-0)
Last week: defeated Saskatchewan 51-28
After bye: host Manitoba Oct. 14

• Adam Sinagra will look to continue his impressive 2017 campaign, leading the league in Touchdowns (11) and averaging 320.5 yards per game.
• The Dinos defense has been nothing short of spectacular with 14 sacks and three defensive touchdowns. 
• Familiar targets Hunter Karl and Michael Klukas are the top two receivers in CW in the categories of yards per game, with Klukas averaging 109 yards, and Karl only slightly behind with 103.5. They are also tied for the top spot in receiving touchdowns, both recording five.
• Last week's 51 points against Saskatchewan puts the total points scored total for the Dinos at 228, over 100 points more then any other team in CW.

No. 6 UBC THUNDERBIRDS (3-1)
Last week: defeated Alberta 41-21
After bye: at Saskatchewan Oct. 14

• Michael O'Connor will head the offence with a pass completion percentage of 66.7% while only throwing two interceptions in four games.
• After dropping their first game of the season to Regina, the Thunderbirds have bounced back and won three straight games coming into this matchup scoring upwards of 30 points each game.
• UBC's rushing game has been excellent so far with Brandon Cummings being the primary rusher earning 395 yards on 58 rushes. 

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