The Canada West Conference has added dates and times to its match-ups for the 2018 football season.
The schedule was released Tuesday morning. The regular-season starts August 31 and runs through October 27. The Conference playoffs go November 3 with semi-finals and the Hardy Cup final on November 10. The U Sports national playoffs go November 17 and the Vanier Cup on the 24th. The U of S Huskies will open the season at Griffiths Stadium on Friday, August 31 against Alberta…a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Dogs will play three home games on Friday night with the fourth on Saturday, October 20th…a 2 o’clock kickoff…against Manitoba. All Huskie games will be aired on CJWW-600 with an hour-long pre-game show and 30-minute post-game recap. Following is the news release from Huskie Athletics…
For Immediate Release
April 10, 2018
Huskie Football Schedule Announced
The University of Saskatchewan Huskie football team opens the 2018 Canada West football season under the lights of Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp Park.
Head coach Scott Flory and the Huskies meet the Alberta Golden Bears on August 31 in the first of eight games in the scheduled announced by the conference on Tuesday.
The Huskies then travel to Winnipeg to meet the Manitoba Bisons on September 7 before returning to Saskatoon for home games against the Calgary Dinos on September 14 and provincial rival Regina Rams on September 21. The final home game moves to a Saturday afternoon on October 14 against the Bisons.
“The coaching staff and I are happy with our first full offseason together and are ready for our second season of Huskie football,” said Flory, who took over the Huskies in 2017. “We have a talented group of athletes and we expect to be competitive in this tough Canada West conference.”
Kickoff for the first three home games is slated for 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp Park, with the Wyant Group Rally Alley returning for its fourth season starting at 5 p.m. The final home game is at 2 p.m. with Wyant Group Rally Alley opening at 12 p.m.
The presenting sponsor of Huskie football is Concorde Group of Companies.
Road trips for the Huskies include dates with the Dinos on September 29, UBC Thunderbirds on October 12 and the Rams on October 26.
Once again in 2018, CJWW (600 AM) will be the radio broadcast partner for the Huskies. All Huskie games, including any playoff games, will be broadcast live on CJWW. The broadcast will also include a 60-minute pregame show and a 30-minute postgame show. The games will also be webcast on canadawest.tv. 2018-19 Canada West TV passes will go on sale in June.
Season ticket renewals for the 2018 Huskie football season begin on May 1st and will be available at Dogs’ Breakfast. Call 306-966-1111 for any questions regarding season tickets.
Huskie spring camp kicks of May 3rd with the 18th annual Dogs’ Breakfast featuring Tony Mandarich. A full camp schedule and roster will be released May 1.
Home Schedule:
Friday, August 31 vs Alberta Golden Bears, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 14 vs Calgary Dinos, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 21 vs Regina Rams, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 20 vs Manitoba Bisons, 2 p.m.
Full Schedule:
(All times local)
Friday, August 31 vs Alberta Golden Bears, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 7 at Manitoba Bisons, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 14 vs Calgary Dinos, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 21 vs Regina Rams, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 29 at Calgary Dinos, 1 p.m.
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND – ALL TEAMS BYE
Friday, October 12 at UBC Thunderbirds, 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 20 vs Manitoba Bisons, 2 p.m.
Friday, October 26 at Regina Rams, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 3 – Hardy Cup semifinals
Saturday, November 10 – 82nd Hardy Cup
Saturday, November 17 – U SPORTS Mitchell Bowl: Canada West @ OUA
Saturday, November 24 – U SPORTS 54th Vanier Cup
