# 2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football team

2010 Canada West standingsvte :
| Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | Playoff Spot |
| #3 Saskatchewan | 6 | - | 2 | 12 | † |
| #5 Calgary | 6 | - | 2 | 10 | X |
| #8 Regina | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | X |
| Alberta | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | X |
| Manitoba | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| UBC | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 (Nov 2) ||||||
The 2010 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2010 CIS university football season. They played their home games at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team had lost to the Calgary Dinos in the 2009 Canada West Final, in the previous season.

## Rankings

| | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
| CIS Football Top 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | RV | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
RV - Received Votes

## Preseason

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 08/27/2010 | 7:00 pm | Western Ontario Mustangs* | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK | W 40-10 | 4,125 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Schedule

The schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 09/04/2010 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Calgary Dinos | No. 3 | McMahon StadiumCalgary, AB | Shaw TV | W 34-13 | 2,074 |
| 09/10/2010 | 7:00 pm | UBC Thunderbirds | No. 2 | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK (Homecoming Game) | | L 31-12 | 5,138 |
| 09/18/2010 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Regina Rams | No. 6 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor FieldRegina, SK (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Game) | Sasktel Local On Demand | L 37-26 | 3,750 |
| 09/24/2010 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Alberta Golden Bears | | Foote FieldEdmonton, AB | | W 33-9 | 2,000 |
| 10/01/2010 | 7:00 pm | Manitoba Bisons | No. 9 | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK (Great Western Showdown) | | W 64-3 | 5,455 |
| 10/15/2010 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Calgary Dinos | No. 8 | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK (Blackout Game) | Shaw TV | W 34-17 | 4,450 |
| 10/22/2010 | 8:00 pm | UBC Thunderbirds | No. 4 | Thunderbird StadiumVancouver, BC | | W 30-9 | 453 |
| 10/29/2010 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Regina Rams | No. 3 | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK (Provincial Rivalry Game) | Shaw TV | W 52-29 | 3,824 |
| HomecomingRankings from CIS Football Top 10 Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Playoffs

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 11/06/2010 | 1:00 pm | Alberta Golden Bears | No. 3 | Griffiths StadiumSaskatoon, SK (Canada West Semi-Final) | L 31-30 | 3,921 |
| Rankings from CIS Football Top 10 Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Radio

All Huskies football games will be carried on CK750. The radio announcers are Darryl Skender and Kelly Bowers.

## Game notes
### Vs. Western Ontario

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| • Huskies | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 40 |

### Vs. Calgary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Huskies | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 34 |
| #1 Dinos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Vs. UBC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 31 |
| #2 Huskies | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |

### Vs. Regina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Huskies | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| • #9 Rams | 6 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### Vs. Alberta

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Huskies | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| #7 Golden Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |

### Vs. Manitoba

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • #9 Huskies | 24 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 64 |

### Vs. Calgary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 Dinos | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| • #8 Huskies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 36 |

### Vs. UBC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #4 Huskies | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |

### Vs. Regina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| • #3 Huskies | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |

### Vs. Alberta

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| #3 Huskies | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 30 |

## Awards

Regular Season :
| Date | Player | Award |
| September 27, 2010 | Laurence Nixon | Canada West Offensive Player of the Week CIS Offensive Player of the Week |
| October 4, 2010 | Nico Higgs | Canada West Defensive Player of the Week |
| October 4, 2010 | Stephen McDonald | Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week |
| October 18, 2010 | Nico Higgs | Canada West Defensive Player of the Week CIS Defensive Player of the Week |
| October 18, 2010 | Luke Thiel | Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week CIS Special Teams Player of the Week |
| November 1, 2010 | Laurence Nixon | Canada West Offensive Player of the Week |
| November 2, 2010 | Laurence Nixon | CIS Offensive Player of the Week |
Post Season :
| Date | Player | Award |
| November 10, 2010 | Laurence Nixon | Canada West All-Star Quarterback |
| November 10, 2010 | Jade Etienne | Canada West All-Star Wide Receiver |
| November 10, 2010 | Patrick Neufeld | Canada West All-Star Offensive Tackle |
| November 10, 2010 | Ben Heenan | Canada West All-Star Offensive Guard |
| November 10, 2010 | Bryce McCall | Canada West All-Star Safety |
| November 10, 2010 | Peter Thiel | Canada West All-Star Linebacker |
| November 10, 2010 | Zach Hart | Canada West All-Star Defensive End |
| November 10, 2010 | Luke Thiel | Canada West All-Star Kick Returner |
| November 12, 2010 | Laurence Nixon | Canada West Frank Gnup Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year) |
| November 12, 2010 | Brian Towriss | Canada West Coach of the Year |

## 2011 CFL Draft Choices

| Rnd. | Pick # | CFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jade Etienne | WR | Saskatchewan | CWUAA | |

## 2011 East West Bowl Selections

| Player | Position |
| Ben Heenan | OL |
| Bryce McCall | DB |
| Keenan MacDougall | DB |
| Brian Towriss | Head Coach |