HEADLINES
• The Rams fell two spots to No. 8 in this week's FRC-CIS Top Ten after dropping a 24-17 decision to UBC last Saturday
• A win for the Rams assures them at least second place in the Canada West standings and a home playoff date in the first round of the conference playoffs, while a Dinos win would give Calgary its second consecutive regular season title
• Calgary has been nothing short of dominant this season, as their 16-point margin of victory over the Rams in Week 1 was actually the Dinos' lowest in their six games to this point – they took a 21-point win over Manitoba in Week 3 and won by at least 40 points in all four of their other games
• Calgary comes into Friday with a 10-game winning streak over the Rams dating back to the 2008 season, a streak which includes seven conference games and three postseason contests
• With fifth-year quarterback Marc Mueller still injured, the Rams are expected to start Zach Oleynik under centre for the second straight week
 
TEAM PREVIEW: #8 REGINA (4-2)
The Rams suffered a 24-17 setback to UBC last weekend and dropped two spots in this week's FRC-CIS Top Ten, but remain in sole possession of second place in the Canada West standings and need one win in their final two games to ensure a home playoff game.

Starting under centre for the second consecutive week will be Zach Oleynik, who also got the start last week with fifth-year quarterback Marc Mueller still unavailable after being injured during the Manitoba game. Frankie Gray came in for Oleynik in the third quarter and performed well in relief, completing 14 of his 22 passes for 148 yards in a quarter and a half of playing time.

Michael Kiapway continues to lead the U of R's ground game, as the second-year back had 87 rushing yards against UBC and ranks third in Canada West with 488 yards on the season. Jared Janotta and Kolten Solomon lead a deep receiving corps for Regina, as Janotta leads the team in receptions (38) and receiving yards (425) and Solomon ranks second in the conference with four touchdown catches.

Kirby Kezama and Jamir Walker are tied with three other players for the CIS lead in interceptions, as both players have registered four picks this season. Walker also leads the nation with nine passes defended, while Chris Sciog has a team-high 34 total tackles and Ryan Wellman leads the Rams with three sacks on the season.

The Rams close out the Canada West schedule next week with a home game against Alberta (0-6) on Friday night.

TEAM PREVIEW: #2 CALGARY (6-0)
Calgary has steamrolled through the first six weeks of the Canada West schedule, winning by 40 or more points four times and scoring at least 50 points on three occasions.

Eric Dzwilewski controls a Calgary offence that leads the CIS with an average of 48.8 points scored per game, as the third-year quarterback leads Canada West in passing yards (1830), touchdown passes (13), and completion rate (69.2%). Even backup pivot Andrew Buckley has stellar numbers, completing 20 of his 23 passes on the season for 262 yards and two touchdowns in limited duty.

Steven Lumbala is the reigning Canada West Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns against Alberta and adding another score on a 31-yard touchdown catch. Lumbala ranks second in the conference with 505 rushing yards on the season and leads Canada West with eight touchdown runs.

Chris Dobko leads Calgary's receivers with 29 catches on the year, while Richard Snyder has a team-high 539 receiving yards. Jake Harty – who doubles as the team's lead returner –  is third on the team with 23 catches, while both Taylor Nill and rookie Brett Blaszko are both over 300 receiving yards.

Mike Edem is – by far – Calgary's leader in both total tackles (47) and tackles for loss (9½). Michael Klassen leads the Dinos with 4½ sacks, while Wyatt Getty has three interceptions and both Getty and Jamahl Knowles are tied for the team lead with four passes defended. Calgary kicker Johnny Mark has been successful on 19 of his 22 field goal attempts this season.

The Dinos close out the Canada West schedule next Saturday at home against Manitoba.

RAMS MILESTONE WATCH
• CB Jamir Walker has four interceptions this season and is tied for fourth in Canada West history with 17 career picks
• Walker and HB Kirby Kezama needs just one more interception to tie Walker's school single-season record of five (2010)
• Kezama also needs one more interception to collect the ninth of his career, which would tie Steve Ryan for No. 2 on the U of R's all-time list
• RB Michael Kiapway needs four touchdown runs in his last two games to tie the U of R single-season record of nine, shared by Neal Hughes (2003) and Adrian Charles (2010)
• DE Logan Brooks ranks third on the U of R's all-time list with 10½ career sacks – Brooks needs just one sack to overtake Sean Brimacombe for No. 2 and three to pass Stan Van Sichem as the school's career leader