CALGARY – With a solid season-opening win in tow, the top-ranked University of Calgary Dinos head to Regina to face the Rams (0-1) in their first away game of the 2021 season at Mosaic Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. MT Saturday, with live coverage on SaskTel Max in Saskatchewan and TELUS Optik TV (ch. 997/998) in Alberta. CanadaWest.tv will have exclusive live streaming coverage.

The three home teams were victorious in Canada West last week, with the Dinos defeating Saskatchewan while Regina fell to Manitoba in Winnipeg. This week, the two squads get set for their lone battle of the abbreviated 2021 season, with the Dinos making their first trip to Mosaic since August 2018.

HEADLINES

• On the strength of a strong opening week win and a loss by then No. 1 Western, the defending national champion Dinos take over the top position in the national rankings this week.
• It's the first time the Dinos sit atop the national rankings since Oct. 24, 2017
• Sole meeting of the year between the Dinos and Rams, the second straight season the teams will play just once
• Calgary's first trip to Mosaic Stadium since a season-opening 49-35 win on Aug. 31, 2018
• It's a homecoming of sorts for Dinos running back Javier Williams, a Calgary native who spent the 2019 season as a redshirt in Regina. In his first taste of CW action after transferring back to the Dinos in 2020, Williams picked up 88 yards on 13 carries, along with a touchdown – making him the leading rusher in Canada West through Week 1.
• It is a matchup of the top two defences in CW through one week. Regina gave up a conference-low 306 yards against the Bisons, but this week they'll match up against the Dinos' top-ranked offence that put up 622 yards against the Huskies a week ago.

No. 1 CALGARY DINOS (1-0)
Last week: beat Saskatchewan 34-10
After bye: at Manitoba

•    Playing their first game since the 55th Vanier Cup, the Dinos picked up a big result in Week 1 with a 34-20 win over Saskatchewan at McMahon Stadium last week
•    Through a single outing, the Dinos have several of the national statistical leaders including Josiah Joseph's 454 passing yards per game, with Jalen and Tyson Philpot atop the national receiving leaderboard with 246 and 155 yards, respectively
•    The Dinos lead Canada West offensively, with 164 rushing and 458 passing yards through one game
•    It's the first of two straight road games for the Dinos, who head to Winnipeg in two weeks after the conference-wide Thanksgiving bye week.

REGINA RAMS (0-1)
Last week: lost to Manitoba 21-17
After bye: host UBC

•    Ranked No. 3 in the preseason coaches' poll, the Rams scored the first 14 points in their opener at Manitoba last week before ultimately falling 21-17 to the Bisons
•    QB Josh Donnelly, who made his first career start against the Dinos in 2018, tossed for 229 yards and a pair of TDs against Manitoba. He added 39 yards on the ground in a losing cause
•    Kyle Borsa was the Rams' leading rusher through Week 1 with 42 yards, while D'Sean Mimbs emerged as Donnelly's go-to target with 96 yards on five receptions
•    The Rams' front seven picked up four sacks against the Bisons last week.
•    Fifth-year linebacker Cody Peters and junior Ryder Varga led the way defensively with six tackles apiece in Winnipeg
•    The Rams remain at home after the bye to face the UBC Thunderbirds.