A second-half comeback by the No. 3-ranked Regina Rams fell short as the Calgary Dinos came away with a 35-27 road win on Friday night in a Canada West game at Mosaic Stadium.

The Rams trailed by 21 points at halftime, but mounted a comeback that saw them score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to draw to within eight points. Quarterback Marc Mueller engineered a drive that brought the Rams all the way to the Calgary five in the game's final minute, but a third-down throw to Connor Haas fell incomplete in the end zone as the drive came up short.

Both teams move to 5-2 on the season. Calgary can finish in first place in the Canada West standings with a win next week against Alberta and a loss by Saskatchewan in either of its final two games. The Rams can still finish in first place, but need a win next week at Saskatchewan and a Dinos loss next week against the Golden Bears.

Calgary quarterback Erik Glavic was questionable to start for the Dinos after being injured for the majority of the season, but played the whole game and ended up 17-for-34 for 275 yards and a touchdown. Running back Matt Walter was spectacular in the win, rushing 16 times for 158 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Coehoorn caught six balls for a team-high 125 yards, while Anthony Parker had seven catches for 69 yards.

Mueller completed 32 of his 49 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns. Jared Janotta, Brenden Owens, and Mark McConkey each caught nine passes for the Rams. Making his first start as a Ram, Janotta ended up with a game-high 129 receiving yards and caught the first two touchdown passes of his career. Adrian Charles rushed 10 times for a season-low 46 yards for the Rams.

Chris Folk led Calgary defensively with nine tackles, while Tye Noble had five solo tackles and six assisted tackles. Akiem Hicks was a force for the Rams on the defensive line, recording three solo tackles, three assisted tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.

The two teams combined for just one point in the first quarter, a single by Calgary's Aaron Ifield on the team's first possession of the game. The Dinos dominated ball possession in the opening quarter, holding it for just under 12 of the first 15 minutes of the game.

Calgary turned the statistical advantage into points on the scoreboard in the second quarter. Ifield hit a 14-yard chip shot to cap a 13-play, 97-yard drive that took six and a half minutes off the clock, then Walter finished off a drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge on the ensuing possession. After Chris Bodnar and Ifield traded field goals, Calgary's Richard Snyder had a 46-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown and Ifield hit another as time expired to give the Dinos a 24-3 lead going into halftime.

The Dinos controlled the first half in every aspect. Calgary had 21 first downs to Regina's five, gained 302 yards of total offence to the Rams' 115, and were penalized just three times while Regina was whistled 15 times.

The Rams finally scored their first touchdown of the game midway through the third quarter. Janotta hauled in an 18-yard pass for the first touchdown of his career, capping a 15-play drive that was extended after a Calgary player ran into Bodnar on a punt. Though the Rams controlled the third quarter, they could only muster an additional point on a missed Bodnar field goal. Ifield also added a single at the 12-minute mark of the quarter as Calgary led by 14 after three.

Steven Lumbala's touchdown for the Dinos early in the fourth quarter restored the visitors' 21-point advantage. The Rams scored two points off a safety after Ifield kicked the ball through his own end zone after a fumbled long snap, then added a touchdown thanks to Janotta's second touchdown catch of the night. Ifield hit a 23-yard field goal that was almost immediately answered by the Rams with an Owens touchdown with three minutes left, setting the stage for Regina's last-minute drive that fell short.

Calgary closes out its Canada West schedule at home against Alberta next Saturday, while the Rams will meet Saskatchewan in Saskatoon next Friday night.