SASKATOON, Sask. - Coming out of the conference-wide bye week the Huskies are set to catch a flight to Vancouver before facing off with the UBC Thunderbirds for the second time this season. The Dogs will be looking to capture their sixth win of the season and maintain their lead over Canada West heading into the final week of the 2025 regular season.
Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM Friday night at Thunderbird Stadium, where the Huskies will also be looking to extend their winning streak to four games. Tune in at
CanadaWest.tv, or listen live at
HuskieFAN.ca.
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Looking Ahead
The week seven clash between the Huskies and Thunderbirds will see two programs looking to accomplish very different objectives late in the campaign. The Huskies, currently riding a three-game winning streak, will be looking to maintain their lead in the Canada West standings while the T-Birds are looking to get back on track after suffering back-to-back losses to the Alberta Golden Bears and Manitoba Bisons.
Serving as the second meeting between the two teams this season, the Huskies previously defeated UBC 51-14 at Griffiths Stadium in a week two contest which saw Saskatchewan record 613 yards of total offence.
In their most recent action, the Huskies earned a hard-fought 31-24 win at home over Alberta thanks to an impressive performance from back up quarterback
Jake Farrell who led the offence on a game-winning touchdown drive with just over a minute remaining. Standouts
Ryker Frank and
Daniel Wiebe also contributed heavily in the win, with Frank recording 128 total yards and a touchdown while Wiebe added 100 yards receiving and a score of his own. The contest also saw the Saskatchewan defence record one of their best outings of the season, forcing three timely turnovers and recording a trio of sacks.
The Thunderbirds meanwhile are coming off a narrow road loss in Manitoba which saw the team fall behind 28-3 before storming back with 28 unanswered points. The Bisons would eventually secure the win though with a late touchdown to drop the T-Birds to 2-4 on the season.
Friday night's game not only sees a lopsided matchup by record, but also statistically with the top-ranked Saskatchewan offence set to go head-to-head with a struggling UBC defence. The Huskies are averaging 33 points and 463.7 yards per game through six games while the T-Birds have allowed 32 points and nearly 500 yards per outing. The Dogs also rank as one of the best defensive units in Canada West, surrendering the second-fewest points per game (20.2) thanks in large to the production of the defensive line who have produced a conference-leading 13 sacks. Meanwhile the UBC offence, while coming off a strong performance, has produced just 21.2 points per game and a conference-low 366.7 yards per game.
GAME INFO
Huskie Football
Friday, October 17, 2025
#5 Saskatchewan (5-1) at UBC Thunderbirds (2-4)
Thunderbird Stadium | Vancouver, B.C.
WEBCAST LINK (CanadaWest.tv)
RADIO LINK (HuskieFAN.ca)
LIVE STATS LINK
Game also available on SaskTel maxTV Channels 49/349
HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-Time vs Calgary: 74-54
Last 10 Meetings: 8-2 Huskies
2025 Record: 1-0 (W 51-14)
Last Playoff Meeting: 38-33,W (2024 Semifinal)
Last Regular Season Meeting: 51-14 W, Sept. 5, 2025
TEAM STATS (conference rank)
| Saskatchewan |
|
UBC |
| 33.0 (1st) |
Points per Game |
21.2 (5th) |
| 20.2 (2nd) |
Points Against |
32.0 (6th) |
| 463.7 (1st) |
Yards per Game |
366.7 (6th) |
| 409.5 (5th) |
Defensive Yards |
482.7 (6th) |
| 319.5 (1st) |
Passing Yards |
290.3 (3rd) |
| 144.2 (3rd) |
Rushing Yards |
76.3 (6th) |
| 17 (1st) |
Passing TDs |
10 (3rd) |
| 5 (5th) |
Rushing TDs |
6 (T-3rd) |
| 24.5 (1st) |
1st Downs per Game |
20.2 (6th) |
| 80% (1st) |
3rd Down % |
57% (4th) |
| 60% (5th) |
Field Goal % |
83.3% (2nd) |
| 42.2 (2nd) |
Punt Average |
39.1 (5th) |
| 6 (1st) |
Interceptions |
4 (3rd) |
| 13 (1st) |
Sacks |
4 (6th) |
| 50 (3rd) |
Penalties |
73 (1st) |
| 440 (4th) |
Penalty Yards |
673 (1st) |
TEAM LEADERS
| Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
| PASSING (COMP-ATT / YDS / TD / INT) |
| Anton Amundrud |
115-166 / 1641 / 14 / 0 |
Drew Viotto |
90-149 / 1251 / 8 / 2 |
| RUSHING (ATT / YDS / AVG / TD / FUM) |
| Ryker Frank |
78 / 562 / 7.2 / 3 |
Toluwalope Ayedegbe |
56 / 279 / 5.0 / 5 |
| RECEIVING (REC / YDS / AVG / TD) |
| Daniel Wiebe |
44 / 763 / 17.3 / 7 |
Trey Montour |
34 / 482 / 14.2 / 3 |
| Dawson Lennea |
23 / 297 / 12.9 / 4 |
Shemar McBean |
27 / 428 / 15.9 / 2 |
| Ryker Frank |
22 / 256 / 11.6 / 2 |
Edgerrin Williams-Hernandez |
21 / 238 / 11.3 / 3 |
| TACKLES (TOT / SOLO / AST) |
| Jacob Goldstone, LB |
41.5 / 33 / 17 |
Kinsale Phillip, LB |
38.0 / 22 / 32 |
| Seth Hundeby, LB |
32.0 / 29 / 6 |
Isaiah Cooper, LB |
36.5 / 21 / 31 |
| Cameron Kaun, DB |
26.0 / 23 / 6 |
Darrien Brown, DB |
26.0 / 18 / 16 |
| SACKS (NO. / YDS) |
| Charlie Parks, DL |
4.0 / 23 |
Maka Bangura, DB |
2.0 / 9 |
LOOKING AHEAD
Following week seven, the Huskies will return to Griffiths for their 2025 regular season finale against the Manitoba Bisons. The contest with Manitoba will offer the Huskies a chance to redeem their only loss of the campaign thus far after suffering a narrow 21-20 loss to the Bisons in a week three meeting in Winnipeg.
Following the regular season finale the 2025 Canada West playoffs will begin, with the Hardy Cup Semifinals set to be played the weekend of October 31 to November 2, 2025.
