The 38th

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was played on November 23, 2002, at

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, and decided the

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champion for the 2002 season. The

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won their second consecutive championship by defeating the

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by a score of 33–21.

Game summary

Saint Mary's Huskies (33) – TDs, Dean Jones, Bill Robinson,

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, Gabe Harvey; FGs Dave Stala; cons., Dave Stala (4); safety touch (1). Saskatchewan Huskies (21) – TDs, Chad Rempel, Brett Lamden, David Stevens; cons., Brett Czarnota (3).

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :SMU – TD Jones 43 pass from Panella (Stala convert) (6:09) :SMU – TD Robinson 2 run (Stala convert) (9:31) :SSK – TD Rempel 12 pass from Ball (Czarnota convert) (14:10) ;Second Quarter :SMU – Team Safety (4:09) :SSK – TD Lamden fumble recovery in endzone (Czarnota convert) (4:48) :SSK – TD Stevens 3 run (Czarnota convert) (13:59) :SMU – TD Stala 31 pass from Panella (Stala Convert) (14:56) ;Third Quarter :No Scoring ;Fourth Quarter :SMU – FG Stala 27 (5:16) :SMU – TD Harvey 2 run (Stala convert) (12:16)

References

External links

Official website
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