The Calgary Dinos football team outscored the reigning Canada West champion Regina Rams 26-12 in the second half to force overtime, but fell just short in a 43-36 overtime loss in Friday night’s season opener in front of 5,388 fans at McMahon Stadium. Article content

The Dinos got on the board first with a 15-yard patient run from Matthieu Clarke in the first quarter, but Marshall Erichsen ran in three of his four touchdowns during the first half to help the Rams build a 24-10 lead at the break. Article content Article content

Calgary’s defence came up with some timely stops and the youthful Dinos’ offence started to find some rhythm after the break, ultimately tying things up by scoring nine points with just six seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter.

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