Box Score For the second consecutive week, the University of Regina Rams weren't able to complete a fourth-quarter comeback as they dropped a 34-27 decision to No. 5-ranked Calgary on Friday night in their Canada West home opener at Mosaic Stadium.

The Rams (0-2) trailed by 14 points late in the fourth quarter before a long 61-yard completion by Cayman Shutter (pictured) to Kolten Solomon led to a six-yard touchdown reception by Jared Janotta with 1:43 left on the clock. The U of R failed to recover the ensuing onside kick, but forced a two-and-out and got the ball back with 1:23 remaining. Shutter led the Rams on a last-minute drive all the way down to Calgary's 30, but his pass to Addison Richards in the end zone on the last play of the game fell incomplete to seal the victory for the Dinos (2-0).

Calgary running back Mercer Timmis was a thorn all night long, rushing 25 times for a total of 139 yards and scoring twice on the ground for the Dinos. Quarterback Andrew Buckley was 11-for-25 for 210 yards including an 89-yard touchdown pass to Elie Bouka late in the second quarter. The Dinos were led defensively by 2½ sacks from Brett Wade, while Michael Schmidt had a game-high 6½ tackles for the visitors.

The Rams almost completely abandoned the run game, as Shutter was 27-for-58 to set a new University of Regina record for most pass attempts in a game. Shutter ended up with 404 passing yards and fired touchdown passes to both Solomon and Janotta. Richards ended up with a game-high eight catches for 82 yards, while Solomon had seven receptions and led all players with 140 receiving yards. Landon Buch also had three catches for 79 yards, most of which came on a 50-yard connection early in the game which led to the team's first field goal of the contest.

Brady Aulie and Logan Brooks both led the Rams with 5½ tackles, while safety Ryan Filyk notched his first career interception late in the third quarter to set up the Solomon touchdown. Tevaughn Campbell had a sack for the U of R with Brooks, Calvin Smith, Tyler Perkins, and Connor Ketchen all earning credit for half sacks.

The Dinos took an early lead with field goals on both of their first two possessions before Buch's long reception put the Rams into position to get on the board with a 32-yard Taylor Wandler field goal. After the Rams put an end to Calgary's next drive, Campbell fielded a punt at his own six-yard line and weaved his way 75 yards downfield to notch the fourth-longest return in school history. That set up another Wandler field goal as the teams headed into the second knotted at 6-6.

The Rams took their first – and, what would turn out to be their only – lead after a 14-play, 94-yard drive took over six minutes off the clock and led to an odd touchdown. With the Rams on Calgary's five-yard line, Jens Johnson rushed to the Calgary one where he was met by the Dinos' Hunter Turnbull. The hard hit on Johnson knocked the ball loose, but Solomon scooped up the ball and took it across the line to put the Rams up 13-6.

Calgary finished the first half strong, first taking advantage of a short field following a long Rashaun Simonise punt return and an untimely drive-extending penalty to tie the game with a one-yard plunge by Buckley. The Dinos didn't take long to score on their next possession, as they took over the ball on their own 21 after a third-down gamble by the Rams and Buckley found Bouka on a crossing pattern for an 89-yard major to give Calgary the lead.

Timmis scored the first of his two touchdowns midway through the third to make it a two-possession game for the first time, but the Rams pulled back to within seven when Shutter found Solomon from nine yards out on the final play of the quarter. Calgary responded immediately with a second Timmis rushing touchdown early in the fourth, and the score stayed 34-20 in favour of the Dinos until Janotta's touchdown late in the contest.

The Rams will be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 14 with a road game against the Alberta Golden Bears (0-1) in Edmonton, while Calgary will prepare to host No. 8-ranked Saskatchewan (1-0) next weekend.

NOTES: Shutter's 58 pass attempts were also the second most in a Canada West game, trailing only the 61 recorded by Saskatchewan's Chase Bradshaw last season ... Shutter is also the first University of Regina quarterback to throw for at least 400 passing yards since Marc Mueller had 437 at Saskatchewan on Oct. 29, 2010 ... Janotta collected his 100th career reception and moves past Chris Getzlaf into 10th place on the school's all-time receiving yards list (1315) ... Brooks pulls into a tie with Sean Brimacombe for second place on the U of R's career sacks list (11) ... Mark McConkey had two receptions and is now tied for second on Canada West's career receptions chart (162).