Game Summary

Regina’s Taylor Field was the scene as 22,682 Roughrider faithful turned out to catch all of the action on a beautiful bright early October afternoon. The opponent, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, entered the game on a three-game winning streak. Roughrider K Frank Jagas opened the scoring at 2:34 when his 32 yard FG attempt split the uprights. Hamilton SB Mac Cody and Saskatchewan WR Don Narcisse traded TDs to round out the first quarter scoring with the Green ’Riders on top by a 10-7 margin. The ’Riders added to that lead just 18 seconds into the second stanza when SB Bruce Boyko teamed up with QB Jimmy Kemp who came on in relief after starter Heath Rylance left the game with a knee injury. Hamilton countered right back as QB Anthony Calvillo kept the ball himself for a 1 yard TD plunge. Kemp, who completed 22 of 31 passes for 287 yards on the day, found WR Curtis Mayfield alone for a 15 yard TD strike sending the ’Riders to the locker room with a 24-14 lead. The second quarter scoring opened up with a Paul Osbaldiston singe at 3:09. Jagas added his second FG of the day, this one a 39 yard effort and then RB Robert Mimbs scored Saskatchewan’s fourth TD of the game on a 3 yard rush to make the score 34-15 in favour of the ’Riders after three periods of play. An Osbaldiston FG of 47 yards, 2:45 into the final frame was followed by a Jason Phillips major. The Tiger-Cats’ two-point convert was good and cut the Saskatchewan lead to 8 with just over six minutes remaining. This was as close as they would get as Jagas booted his third FG of the game at 12:24 giving the Green and White a well deserved 37-26 victory. The loss dropped the Tabbies’ record to 7-8 and diminished their hopes at finishing second in the East Division. The ’Riders’ win was their fourth of the season as they look to play the roll of the spoiler for the remainder of the season.