CALGARY, Alta. – Anton Amundrud set new career highs in both passing yards and touchdowns Saturday afternoon (Sept. 27), as the U SPORTS No. 5-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies handed the Calgary Dinos a 45-22 loss at home.

The Huskies recorded over 600 yards of total offence for the second time this season as they improved to 4-1. The victory maintains their lead in the conference standings, with the Dogs owning the tiebreaker over the Regina Rams following last week's head-to-head win.

It was a tough start for the visiting Huskies, who punted and fumbled twice in their opening four possessions while the Dinos took an 8-0 lead on a David Jordan rushing major.

Despite the early turnovers, the Saskatchewan defence held strong, allowing just 37 total yards in the opening frame.

With 2:32 remaining in the first quarter, the Huskie offence found life. Anton Amundrud split a pair of defenders with a pinpoint pass to Thomas Jule who took the ball 58 yards and into the Calgary endzone. 

For the second-year receiver, the major marked the first of his career and came on just his ninth career reception. Jule would also go on to finish the game with 112 yards, more than doubling his career total.

After forcing a Calgary punt to open the second quarter, Anton Amundrud and the Huskie offence began to find their rhythm. Amundrud connected on three pass attempts before finding a wide-open Daniel Wiebe for a 37-yard score and the lead.

Under ninety seconds later the offence was back on the field after the Saskatchewan defence held Calgary to a quick two-and-out.

The drive started with an early third-and-one conversion from Jake Farrell before an Amundrud check down to Ryker Frank turned into a 29-yard gain featuring a vicious stiff arm from the fifth-year ball carrier. 

Frank would finish the day with an incredible 213 total yards on just 16 touches, as the veteran averaged 11.8 yards per carry and 18 yards per reception.

Two plays later the ball was back in hands of Wiebe after Amundrud found his favourite target wide open once again for a major, this time from 18 yards out, giving the Dogs a two-score advantage.

Following a Calgary field goal to cut the lead to ten, the Lukas Scott and Huskies would kick one of their own as time expired in the half and head into the locker room with a 24-11 lead.

After the Dinos opened the third quarter with a field goal, the contest quickly saw a change in pace. Defence took over and the two teams combined for six consecutive punts to enter the final frame.

On their first drive in the fourth quarter the Huskie offence resumed their first half production. Amundrud connected on five passes and led a 7-play, 91-yard scoring drive ending in his third touchdown pass to Wiebe to put the Dogs ahead 31-14.

The score set a new single-game career-high for Wiebe, who now has six majors on the year and leads the conference. With 151 yards on the day, the pass-catcher also moved up the U SPORTS rankings and now trails only Laurier receiver Ethan Jordan with 132.6 yards per game in 2025.

Following another two-and-out forced by the Huskie defence it took just four plays for the Dogs to get back in the endzone. Amundrud connected with Dawson Lennea on a 39-yard score, with the third-year receiver making a one-handed grab for his second major of the season.

The touchdown throw was Amundrud's fifth of the day, with the fourth-year pivot setting a new single-game career best and moving into third in the nation. With 14 touchdown passes just past the midway point of the campaign, Amundrud is now just one short of his single-season high and moves into 5th-place in the Huskie record books with 42 in his career.

Despite scoring their fifth major of the day, the offence showed no signs of slowing down. On the first play of their next possession, Frank took the Dogs out of the shadow of their own endzone with a 56-yard scamper to the Dinos 31-yard line. Then, on the ensuing play, fourth-year running back Kayden Miller finished the job, running untouched to the goal line for his first score of the season.

With the game already out of reach, the Dinos would close things out with a touchdown and two-point convert in the final minute. 

The Huskies will look to make in three wins in a row next week, as the team returns home to host the Alberta Golden Bears (1-4) Saturday night (Oct. 4) at Griffiths. The week six matchup will serve as the culmination of Football Day in Saskatoon, with festivities in and around Griffiths Stadium set to begin at 9:00 AM before the Dogs kickoff at 7:00 PM under the light. Tickets are available at HuskieTickets.com.