Nixon's Huskies Defeat UBC
This weekend saw the Univeristy of Saskatchewan host the Univeristy of British Columbia. The U of S Huskies playing with Quarterback Laurence Nixon, VC Grad '05, won the game 37-3. The win puts the Huskies in a tie for first place.
Below is an excerpt from an article about the game. The image on the right is a few special VC Grad fans the in the audience. From left to right: Brent Robinson '02, Laurence Nixon '05, James Nixon '00, and Patrick Nixon '02. Also attached is a highlight video of the game.
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Huskies Stay in Tie for First Place
DOGS WIN 37-3
Oct 04
Saskatchewan opened the scoring in the second half on an eight-yard
pass to Thomas from quarterback Laurence Nixon at 9:38 to give the
Huskies a 24-3 lead. UBC had a chance to double their score with a
45-yard field goal attempt but McIsaac missed wide right.
The Huskies added a touchdown to start the fourth quarter on Thomas’s
third of the game — a one-yard run — for a 31-3 lead. MacDougall added
two more field goals in the last quarter — the first from 46-yards out
and the second from 22-yards — to give the Huskies the 37-3 victory.
Nixon completed 21-of-29 passes for 293 yards and one touchdown for the
Huskies. UBC’s Greene completed 13-of-29 pass attempts, throwing one
interception on his 148 yards. Saskatchewan backup Trevor Barss saw
action in the fourth quarter completing four-of-five passes for 38
yards.
Thomas tallied 166 rushing yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. The
tailback also had 75 receiving yards and added another touchdown in the
air. Blaine Kruger gained 79-yards on six catches for the T-Birds,
while Dave Boyd earned 38-yards on 10 rushing attempts and another 55
receiving yards.
On defence, Bryce McCall had 51/2 tackles and one breakup and Ivan
Brown had five tackles and three sacks for the Huskies. Tommy Buchmann,
Scott McCuaig and Nathan Kanya all had seven tackles for UBC. McCuaig
also had a breakup in the game.
The Huskies hit to road to face the reigning Vanier Cup champion Bisons
on October 11, while the T-Birds meet the Clan on October 9. The
Huskies-Bisons game will be broadcast live on Shaw Cable.