A 24-point second quarter led the U SPORTS No. 5-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies to a 24-10 victory Friday night over the UBC Thunderbirds, earning the Dogs their fourth consecutive win.
Ryker Frank recorded 106 rushing yards and a touchdown, while receiver Daniel Wiebe added two receiving touchdowns.
Defensively, Seth Hundeby led the way, lifting the Huskies to their sixth win of the season (6-1). Meanwhile, the Thunderbirds fell to 2-5 on the season and hold on to 4th-place in the standings.
The Huskies' game started slowly, with the team putting itself in bad field position due to special teams’ penalties. Despite the offence stalling early, the Saskatchewan defence held firm, holding the Thunderbirds to their own side of midfield.
The highlight of the opening frame came late in the quarter when defensive lineman Charlie Parks recorded his fifth sack of the season to force a UBC punt. The fourth-year Regina product is amid a career year with the Dogs, having doubled his career sack total in 2025.
The Thunderbirds opened the second quarter with a pair of chunk plays, including a 47-yard strike to Shemar McBean, to get within striking distance. However, the Saskatchewan defence would again come up with key plays, stalling UBC and forcing the home team to settle for a field goal.
On the ensuing drive, the Dogs produced, catching the Thunderbirds off guard with a fake punt that Ryker Frank would run to the UBC three-yard line. On the next play, fourth-year back Kayden Miller punched it in for the game's first major.
After Seth Hundeby recorded a tackle-for-a-loss on the next Thunderbird drive, the Huskie offence was back on the field and with excellent field position. Six plays later, Jake Farrell, making his second career start in the place of an absent Anton Amundrud, found Daniel Wiebe for a four-yard touchdown to extend the Huskies' lead.
As the T-Birds' offence returned onto the field, Hundeby made his second highlight-reel play after picking off UBC pivot Drew Viotto for his second interception.
The pick set up another Huskie major, as Farrell connected with Wiebe again for a 12-yard score.
As time expired in the half, UBC would throw an incomplete pass with just seconds remaining, providing the Huskies just enough time for Lukas Scott to kick a 13-yard field goal and take a 24-3 halftime lead.
In what proved to be a penalty-filled third quarter, neither team could threaten a score, with the two programs combining for seven punts and a turnover.
The fourth saw a similar story unfold early, with the penalty parade continuing until the UBC offence gained some traction early.
After moving the ball inside the Huskies' 20-yard line, the Saskatchewan defence and Seth Hundeby made another crucial play. Chasing down Viotto, Hundeby forced a strip sack of the UBC quarterback, which was recovered by fourth-year defensive lineman Riece Kack.
After a quick Saskatchewan possession resulted in a punt, the Thunderbird offence returned to the field and picked up right where they left off. Viotto connected on two deep shots to get the home team in the endzone and cut the Huskie lead to 14 with just 3:25 remaining.
However, the T-Birds would fail to recover an onside kick attempt and, despite receiving one last offensive possession, could not come up with points, ultimately suffering a 24-10 loss.
