McGill 24 Ottawa 17
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1998
MONTREAL - McGill running back Shawn Linden scored two four-quarter
touchdowns Wednesday night as the Redmen defeated Ottawa Gee-Gees 24-17
in CIAU football.
Linden, whose 1997 season ended when he broke a leg in McGill's fourth
game, scored on runs of one and three yards in the OQIFC game, which
kicked off the CIAU season before a crowd of 3,881 at Molson Stadium.
Linden had 19 carries for 69 yards.
McGill, launching its 124th football season, led 3-0 and 10-6 at the
quarter breaks, before defending conference champion Ottawa tied it
10-10 in the third.
Gee-Gee quarterback Phil Cote completed 24 of 41 passes for 297 yards.
Those scoring passes went 35 yards to Ibraham Tounkara and 16 yards
Chris Evraire.
Evraire, whose touchdown came with only nine seconds left, caught 11
passes for 146 yards.
Ottawa was stung by penalties, especially in the fourth quarter. It took
15 of the game's 21 penalties for 99 yards, 64 more than the total
assessed the Redmen.
Thunderbirds 44 Golden Bears 3
British Columbia Thunderbirds won one for The Gipper on Saturday
afternoon in CIAU football
The reigning Vanier Cup champions, playing without their coach of a year
ago, Casey Smith, defeated Alberta Golden Bears 44-3 in a Canada West
game at Edmonton.
Smith is battling cancer and has been replaced, on an interim basis, by
Dave Johnson.
Johnson was the Thunderbirds' defensive coordinator in last autumn's
drive to the national title.
At Edmonton, quarterback Shawn Olson completed 14 of 17 passes for 252
yards and Akbul Singh, who scored three touchdowns, had 16 carries for
129 yards.
British Columbia's defence forced four fumbles. Linebacker Dan Elliott
recovered one of those and also had the game's only interception.
The Varsity Stadium crowd saw Mark Wojcichowsky provided Alberta's only
scoring - a 31-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.
Gaiters 46 Ravens 15
At Lennoxville, Que., running back O.J. Burnett rushed for 184 yards on
12 carries and scored three touchdowns for Bishop's.
A crowd of 1,938 at Coulter Field watched Ben Ouimet add two other
rushing touchdowns for the Gaiters in the OQIFC game.
Quarterback Mark Stipe completed only four of eight passes, but threw
for 175 yards.
Bishop's produced a net offence of 535 yards.
A strong Gaiters' defence, co-starring linebacker Rob Smith and
defensive back Errol Powell, frustrated Carleton.
Smith was in on 13 tackles and Powell intercepted three passes, helping
hold Carleton to 274 yards in net offence, only 66 of which came in its
rushing game.
Ravens' quarterback James Baker completed 12 of 30 passes for 179 yards.
Bishop's held quarter leads of 14-1, 38-1 and 46-9.
Golden Gaels 32 Stingers 11
At Kingston, Ont., Queen's running back Paul Correale had 20 carries ran
for 215 yards and scored two touchdowns in the OQIFC game.
The Golden Gaels turned it on in the second half for a crowd of 3,547 at
Richardson Stadium, outscoring Concordia 18-0. Included in that
explosion was a touchdown by defensive back Max Turner, who recovered a
bad snap in the end zone.
Queen's had only 84 more yards than the Stingers in net offence
(387-303).
The Golden Gaels' defence was anchored by end Jim Aru with (13 tackles)
and defensive back Andy Miners (two interceptions). and special teams
came up with several big plays.
Linebacker Dwayne Bromfield had a game-high 16 tackles for Concordia,
whose only touchdown came on a three-yard run by sophomore quarterback
Jon Kronemeyer in the final minute of the opening half.
Dinosaurs 59 Bisons 14
At Calgary, running back Ken Eslinger had 25 carries for 160 yards and
scored five touchdowns, one of which came on special teams after he
recovered a punt that had been blocked by Sean Kelly deep in Manitoba
territory.
All-Canadian quarterback Darryl Leason completed 10 of 19 passes for 182
yards, 80 of which came on a touchdown to Ryan Carruthers.
Defensive back Brock Balog returned an interception 48 yards for another
Dinosaur touchdown in the Canada West game.
Calgary shut down second-team all-Canadian running back Craig Carr to 61
yards on 15 carries.
Laval 29 McGill 2
STE-FOY, Que. - Laval running back Mathieu Brassard sparked the offence
and linebacker Jean-Vincent Audette led an impressive defence Monday
afternoon as the Rouge et Or crushed McGill Redmen 29-2 in a CIAU
football game.
A record PEPS Stadium crowd of 7,379 saw Brassard chalk up 109 yards on
five carries and also catch four passes for another 39 yards as Laval
won its season opener in the O-QIFC conference.
Audette had two interceptions, five tackles and a sack against the
Redmen (1-1).
The Rouge et Or had a balanced offence that produced a net total of 428
yards. McGill, which was stung for six sacks and losses of 67 yards, had
a total of only 81 in net offence as its star running back, Shawn
Linden, was held to 11 yards rushing on nine carries.
Laval used three quarterbacks, the most effective of whom was Francios
Chapdelaine. He completed 10 of 20 passes for 144 yards, throwing one
touchdown.
Middle linebacker J.P. Darche had a game-high 12 tackles for the Redmen.
Thunderbirds 37 Dinosaurs 22
Friday, Sept. 11, 1998
VANCOUVER - British Columbia running back Akbal Singh scored two
first-quarter touchdowns Friday night to launch the Thunderbirds to a
37-22 win over Calgary Dinosaurs in a CIAU football game.
Singh, who had 24 carries for 260 yards, scored on the second play from
scrimmage - a 77-yard run. Later in the quarter, he took an eight-yard
scoring pass from quarterback Shawn Olson as the defending national
champion Thunderbirds sent their Canada West conference season record to
2-0.
Olson completed only 13 of 30 passes for 200 yards, but threw for
two touchdowns.
Calgary, 1-1, faced a 34-4 deficit at the half, but began to cut into
that early in the third quarter when slotback Sean Kelly scored on a
77-yard pass from Darryl Leason.
Leason, the all-Canadian quarterback in 1997, had four of 27 passes
intercepted. He completed 11 passes for 198 yards.
Linebacker Stewart Scherek starred on defence for British Columbia, with
five tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.
Warriors 33 Golden Hawks 14
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Waterloo ON
Defending Yates Cup champion Waterloo Warriors kicked off the 100th
season of Ontario university football Saturday afternoon with a 33-14
win over Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.
Running back Eddie Kim rushed for 115 yards on 16 carries and scored a
touchdown for the Warriors, who won their first Ontario title last
season.
The Warriors forced six turnovers and held cross-town
rival Wilfrid Laurier to only 190 yards in net offence.
Most of that came from quarterback Adam Lane, who threw for 134 yards.
The Golden Hawks' most reliable receiver was Corey Grant, who caught
seven passes for 84 yards.
The victory also was the first as head coach for Chris Triantifilou.
Gaiters 24 Golden Gaels 19
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Lennoxville, Que., running back Ben Ouimet had 11 carries for 130
yards and scored a touchdown for Bishop's and quarterback Mark Stipe
completed seven of 18 passes for 136 yards.
Jean Desmarais had two interceptions for the Gaiters.
Two quarterbacks combined for 374 passing yards for Queen's. Beau Howes
was 13-for-34 for 192 yards, with three intereceptions, and Dustin
Fallscheer went six-for-15 for 182.
Linebacker Rob Smith led Bishop's tacklers with 11 and end Jim Aru had
12 for the Golden Gaels.
Stingers 19 Ravens 7
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Montreal, quarterback Sean Hoas completed 10 of 20 passes for 204
yards, most of which went to Dave Spence (five receptions, one a 48-yard
touchdown, and a game total of 124 yards).
Carleton's offence sputtered, leaving it to Jim McMillan to kick two
field goals, one from 48 yards.
One player who was a key factor in shutting down the Ravens' offence was
linebacker Dwayne Bromfield (15 tackles).
Gryphons 10 Varsity Blues 9
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Guelph, running back Gerrit Stam scored on a 30-yard run at 11:29 of
the fourth quarter to give the Gryphons the victory. He had 18 carries
for 123 yards.
Guelph quarterback Tyson Beach completed 19 of 28 passes for 200 yards.
Jason Stoter had eight receptions for 108 yards for the Gryphons.
Toronto quarterback Mark Dienesch clicked on 18 of 26 passes for 210
yards, including a touchdown pass to James Baskin.
Mustangs 37 Marauders 29
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Hamilton, McMaster pulled to within two points at 12:44 of the fourth
quarter when quarterback Ben Chapdelaine hit Anthony Santosfano with a
14-yard scoring pass and Derek Livingstone added the convert.
But the Marauders couldn't complete the comeback.
Chapdelaine completed 20 of 35 passes for 345 yards, but one of his
nemesis was Allan Wilson, who had three interceptions for the Mustangs.
Quarterback Mike O'Brien starred in Western Ontario's passing game -
15-for-26 for 386 yards and four touchdowns.
The game's top receivers were Dan Disley of Western Ontario (six for 142
yards and two TDs) and McMaster's Ryan Janzen (five for 140 and one
touchdown).
Yeomen 27 Lancers 12
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Windsor, fullback Jeff Johnson had 13 carries for 94 yards and a
touchdown for York, but left the game early with an injury. The 94 yards
helped him rewrite the school's career rushing record.
The Lancers had led 11-9 at the half.
Huskies 50 Golden Bears 24
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Saskatoon, Doug Rozon had 17 carries for 161 yards and scored two
touchdowns for Saskatchewan. The running back also had three kickoff
returns for 127 yards.
Alberta quarterback Hardeep Bamara clicked on six of 11 passes for 142
yards and two touchdowns.
Huskies 21 Axemen 21
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Wolfville, N.S., Saint Mary's trailed 21-3 at the half, then came
back for the tie that featured quarterback Ryan Jones completing nine of
17 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
X-Men 10 Mounties 10
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998
At Sackville NB the coaches also used this non-conference game to
experiment, but the player who most came through was Mount Allison
quarterback Dan Capone (15-for-27 for 250 yards).
Ottawa 27 Laval 14
Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998
OTTAWA - Ottawa quarterback Phil Cote threw for 323 yards and three
touchdowns Sunday afternoon to lead the Gee-Gees to a 27-14 victory over
Laval Rouge et Or in a CIAU football game.
Cote, who completed 13 of 23 passes in the Ontario-Quebec conference
game, also had 12 carries for 35 yards.
Wide receiver Rob Harrod caught three passes for 161 yards and two
touchdowns for the Gee-Gees, who moved into an early-season, five-school
tie for second in the OQIFC. Those teams are 1-1, in a logjam behind
undefeated Bishop's (2-0).
Ottawa, which had a net offence of 429 yards, 204 more than the Rouge et
Or, held Laval to only 72 yards rushing.
Laval quarterback Francois Chapdelaine completed 15 of 37 passes for 204
yards, including a 20-yard scoring pass to Mathieu Brassard in the first
quarter.
Two defensive backs, Jean-Vincent Audette and Bernard Gravel, starred
for Laval with 11 and eight tackles, respectively.
Gee-Gees 59 Ravens 17
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Ottawa, Gee-Gees quarterback Phil Cote continued to put up big numbers Saturday
afternoon in CIAU football.
Cote completed 17 of 28 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns as the
Gee-Gees romped to victory in the traditional Panda game, defeating
their cross-town rivals, Carleton Ravens, 59-17.
In three Ontario-Quebec conference games, Cote now has completed 58.6
per cent of his passes (54 of 92) for 921 yards, with eight touchdowns.
Cote also had three rushing touchdowns and completed six
passes apiece to Ibrahim Tounkara (146 yards) and Chris Evraire (83) for
the Gee-Gees (2-1).
Tounkara had two touchdowns, one on a 79-yard punt return.
Quarterback James Baker completed 20 of 44 passes for 236 yards for the
Ravens (0-3), but he had four interceptions.
Mounties 28 Axemen 27
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Wolfville NS, Eric Lapointe had 25 carries for 184 yards and
scored two touchdowns for No. 3 Mount Allison (1-0).
Acadia quarterback Trevor Martin combined with receiver Manny Johnson to
rewrite the record for the longest pass in AUAA history. It went 103
yards, eclipsing the previous high of 96 - Bob Cameron to Jeff Willett,
Acadia, 1975.
Martin completed 18 of 30 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns for
the Axemen (0-1), most of that to Johnson (five receptions for 165 yards
and two touchdowns). Mount Allison came back to tie the game with less
than a minute remaining on fullback Frank Miscione's TD. On the ensuing
kickoff a returner slipped in the end zone and was forced to concede a
game-winning single.
Quarterback Dan Capone clicked on 11 of 20 passes for 187 yards and a
touchdown for the Mounties. Attendance: 2200
Huskies 13 X-Men 9
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Antigonish NS, Louis Perez, who had nine carries for 72 yards, had
the game's only touchdown for Saint Mary's (1-0) in its upset of No. 8
St. Francis Xavier (0-1). The TD was set up by special teams newcomer
Curtis Nash who returned a missed field goal 90 yeards to the SFX 20.
The X-Men had the better afternoon in net offence (265-191) as
quarterback Derek Martin completed 23 of 33 passes for 105 yards. His
favorite receiver was Jermayne Baldwin, who caught nine passes for 151
yards. Attendance: 3218
Redmen 9 Stingers 4
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Montreal, Shawn Linden had 21 carries for 120 yards and scored the
game's only touchdown for McGill (2-1).
Concordia (1-2) had seven turnovers in the 12th annual Shrine Bowl,
including five interceptions.
The running back, second to Michael Soles in school career rushing, also
had three receptions for 42 yards.
The win, the eighth straight overall over the Stingers, was the 114th by
McGill coach Charlie Baillie. That moved him into fifth place on the
all-time CIAU list, one ahead of Frank Smith, formerly of British
Columbia.
Warriors 29 Gryphons 13
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Waterloo, Ont., quarterback Ryan Wilkinson completed 10 of 16 passes
for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the No. 6 Warriors (2-0) and Mike
Bradley had 23 carries for 129 yards.
Waterloo's Greg Bourne scored the game's first touchdown, returning the
interception of a Tyson Beach pass 59 yards.
Gerrit Stam had 24 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns for No. 10
Guelph (1-1).
Mustangs 38 Golden Hawks 30
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At London, Ont., No. 5 Western Ontario (2-0) needed three fourth-quarter
touchdowns to upend stubborn Wilfrid Laurier (0-2).
Fabian Rayne, who scored three touchdowns, had 21 carries for 131 yards,
including a 15-yard scoring run with just 15 seconds left in the game.
Scott Crawley, who also had 21 carries, added 119 yards rushing for the
Mustangs while Dan Disley caught five passes for 94 yards, including a
game-tying touchdown at 7:36 of the fourth quater.
Kevin Taylor completed 10 of 21 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown for
the Golden Hawks with Corey Grant catching a game-high seven passes for
94 yards.
Kevin Johnson had two interceptions for Wilfrid Laurier.
Marauders 30 Yoemen 29
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At North York ON, Derek Livingstone kicked three straight field goals
in the fourth quarter, the longest from 40 yards, as McMaster (1-1)
rebounded for the victory over York (1-1).
Quarterback Fabio Brusco, who also had five carries for 30 yards and a
touchdown, completed 22 of 35 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns
for the Yoemen, but was intercepted twice, one of which Steve Raab
returned 55 yards.
Nick Armstrong had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown for McMaster.
Lancers 11 Varsity Blues 10
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Toronto, Windsor (1-1) ended a 12-game losing streak, dealing the
Varsity Blues (0-2) their second straight one-point loss.
The Lancers' last previous win was 37-0 over McMaster, Oct. 5, 1996.
Windsor kicker Ken Tumak never
threw in the towel through those Lancers' weeks and months - and, even
season - without a victory. Then at Toronto, he kicked all
Windsor's points in an 11-10 football victory over the Varsity Blues.
Included was a game-winning 43-yard field goal with just over four
minuts left in the game that barely had sufficient height. "I was lucky
that one went in. I didn't hit it hard enough, but it was good enough
for the win." Of the fifth-year Education student from Chatham, Ont.,
new head coach Mike Morencie said: "Kenny's been a bit of a beleaguered
guy the last couple of years. But he's got great resiliency. Today, he
carried us on his big shoulders. It means a lot to us." Co-starring in
the win with another big play was cornerback Paul Kurantsin-Mills. He
blocked a field-goal attempt in the third quarter which kept Windsor
within two on the scoreboard, 10-8. Kurantsin-Mills had missed the
previous game over an eligibility mixup .
Thunderbirds 33 Bisons 15
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Winnipeg, Akbal Singh had 24 carries for 162 yards and a touchdown
and quarterback Shawn Olson completed 13 of 23 passes as No. 1 British
Columbia (3-0) defeated Manitoba (0-2).
Daaron McField had three of the Thunderbirds' six sacks.
Bisons' quarterback Greg Korstrom, who tossed two interceptions,
completed 13 of 26 passes for 146 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown
pass to Adrian Huntley.
Huskies 39 Dinosaurs 24
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Calgary, Matt Kellett kicked five field goals, the longest from 29
yards, and Jason Sulz caught four passes for 141 yards and two
touchdowns as No. 4 Saskatchewan (2-0) beat No. 9 Calgary (1-2).
Quarterback Ryan Reid completed 19 of 34 passes for 310 yards and three
touchdowns for the Huskies.
Alan Giacalone had 12 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns for
Calgary in the Festival Bowl.
Golden Bears 34 Golden Gaels 27
Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998
At Kingston, Ont., Alberta, winless in Canada West (0-2), stunned
Queen's, 1-1 in the OQIFC, in a non-conference game.
Craig Alloway returned a fumble 24 yards for the winning touchdown,
capping a 20-point fourth quarter by the Golden Bears.
Alberta trailed 24-0 late in the first half, but got on the scoreboard
when Derek Fink clicked on a 62-yard touchdown pass from quarterback
Hardeep Bamara.
Laval 37 Bishop's 10
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1998
STE-FOY, Que. - Laval running back Stephane Lefebvre had 12 carries for
99 yards and a touchdown and receiver Garrick Apollon had two receptions
for 87 yards and a touchdown as the Rouge et Or shocked No. 2 Bishop's
Gaiters 37-10 Sunday in a CIAU football game.
A crowd of 4,449 at PEPS Stadium saw the Ontario-Quebec conference game
produce a net offence total of 905 yards, 459 of that by unranked Laval
(2-1).
The game also was an adventure in turnovers. Bishop's (2-1) had eight
turnovers - four interceptions, one fumble and three on downs. The Rouge
et Or, though, only coughed up the ball once - an interception.
While Laval spread around the offence - it used nine rushers and seven
receivers - Bishop's relied mostly on receiver Vincent Begin (six
receptions, 103 yards) and running back O.J. Burnett (14 carries, 73
yards).
Jean-Vincent Audette led Laval's defence with 11 tackles and an
interception. All-Canadian linebacker Rob Smith had 10 tackles for the
Gaiters.
UBC 11 Simon Fraser 9
Friday, Sept. 25, 1998
Exhibition in VANCOUVER - A 15-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown pass from No. 2
quarterback Dan Delong to slotback Greg Hallifax earned British Columbia
Thunderbirds an 11-9 Shrum Bowl victory over Simon Fraser Clan on Friday
night in a non-conference Canadian university football game.
A crowd of 4,000 at Thunderbird Stadium saw Delong, who came on to start
the second half, click on the game's only scoring pass at 10:24 of the
final quarter for British Columbia, the Canada West team that is No. 1
in the CIAU's Top 10 poll.
Cody Jones kicked three field goals, the longest from 37 yards, for
Simon Fraser, which plays in the NAIA Columbia Football Association.
Linebacker Dan Elliott had nine tackles, three assists and an
interception for the Thunderbirds, who tied the Shrum Bowl series
against rival SFU 10-10-1.
Huskies 27 Axemen 22
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Halifax, Saint Mary's Huskies flipped Acadia a tantalizing bone
Saturday
afternoon, then put the chomp on the Axemen in CIAU football.
Saint Mary's spotted the Axemen a 21-0 lead by 13:46 of the first
quarter, then used three touchdowns by Luis Perez en route to a 27-22
Atlantic conference win.
Perez had 14 carries for only 53 yards for No. 10 Saint
Mary's (2-0), but three of those for a total of 30 yards ended up in the
end zone.
The winning touchdown came on a two-yard run at 11:36 of the fourth
quarter. It was the only lead Saint Mary's had against the Axemen (0-2).
The Huskies now have four touchdowns this season - all by Perez.
Ray Skeete had 13 carries for 119 yards for Saint Mary's while Axemen
quarterback Trevor Martin completed 19 of 32 passes for 166 yards, most
of that to Manny Johnson (six for 62).
Acadia was awesome in the first quarter. This is the third straight
game they jumped out to an early
lead before letting the opponents back in the game.
Attend: 3,000 est
Mounties 38 X-Men 7
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Sackville NB, Eric Lapointe turned back the clock to 1996, romping
for 285 yards on 16 carries for No. 3 Mount Allison (2-0).
The running back, who holds the CIAU single-season rushing record (1,619
in '96), scored three touchdowns in the victory over St. Francis Xavier
(0-2). Two of them were long distance (75 and 79 yards). Lapointe played only
39 minutes. Lapointe now has a career rushing total of 3,620 yards. That's only 383
yards behind the AUAA record - 4,003, Grant Keaney, Mount Allison,
1988-92.
The Mounties, with Jason Dutrizac intercepting two passes, held the
X-Men to only 58 yards passing and 121 yards in net offence. Paul Carty,
the X-Men running back had only 47 yards on 14 carries.
Attend: 3,567
Golden Gaels 36 Redmen 0
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Kingston, Queen's handed McGill its worst defeat in a series
that dates back to 1884. The previous worst loss by the Redmen, against
the Golden Gaels, was by 35 points (46-11 in 1954).
Paul Correale led Queen's (2-1) with 111 yards and three touchdowns
rushing and three receptions for another 45 yards.
The Golden Gaels more than tripled McGill (2-2) in net offence, 577 to
191.
Queen's quarterbacks passed for 412 yards - Beau Howes was 15 of 19 for
312 yards and two touchdowns and Dustin Fallischeer seven for 10 for
100.
Gee-Gees 41 Gaiters 10
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Ottawa, quarterback Phil Cote, who scored three touchdowns, passed
for two others for the Gee-Gees (3-1), who upset No. 7 Bishop's (2-2).
The country's leading passer - 1,232 yards, 10 touchdown passes in four
games - completed 19 of 30 passes for 311 yards.
It's the third straight week he
has passed for 300 or more yards.
His favorite receiver
was Chris Evraire (seven for 141, touchdown).
O.J. Burnett had 23 carries for 138 yards for Bishop's and scored all
its points - touchdown, convert, field goal.
The game produced 970 yards in net offence, 564 by Ottawa.
Rob Smith had 17 tackles for the Gaiters.
Marauders 31 Lancers 8
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Windsor, quarterback Ben Chapdelaine clicked on 20 of 37 passes for
319 yards and two touchdowns for No. 8 McMaster (2-1).
Chris Dorrington had game-highs in yards rushing (103) and receiving
(five for 135) against the Lancers (1-2).
Derek Livingstone hit on three of four field-goal attempts, the longest
successful one of which was 50 yards.
One bright spot for Windsor was cornerback Paul Kuranstin-Mills, who
intercepted two Chapdelaine passes.
Warriors 54 Yeomen 3
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At North York, Ont., quarterback Ryan Wilkinson completed 15 of 20
passes for 320 yards and four touchdowns for No. 5 Waterloo (3-0).
Andy MacGregor caught eight of those passes for 159 yards and two
touchdowns against York (1-2).
The Warriors allowed the Yeomen only 118 yards in net offence, 69 of it
passing, as Jason Tibbits intercepted two passes.
Mustangs 29 Varsity Blues 7
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Toronto, Scott Crawley rushed for 133 yards and Fabian Rayne added
another 105, including a 15-yard touchdown run, for No. 2 Western
Ontario (2-0).
The offence of the Varsity Blues (0-3) sputtered and produced only 193
yards in net offence.
Toronto quarterback Mark Dienesch had three passes intercepted, two by
Adam McLeod.
Western Ontario's Giulio Fircano was four-for-four in field goals, one
from the 31.
Huskies 37 Bisons 19
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Saskatoon, slotback Jason Sulz caught four passes for 123 yards and
scored a touchdown for No. 4 Saskatchewan (3-0).
Running back Doug Rozon added three touchdowns against Manitoba (0-3).
Adrian Huntley had eight receptions for 109 yards for the Bisons, who
had difficulty against linebacker Warren Muzika (five tackles, a forced
turnover, constant pressure on the quarterback).
Dinosaurs 17 Golden Bears 15
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
At Edmonton, No. 9 Calgary (2-2) scored only one offensive touchdown -
quarterback Darryl Leason clicking with his brother, slotback Michael,
for 26 yards in the third quarter.
Nathan Connor had 27 carries for 153 yards for Alberta (0-3). He also
caught two passes for 12 yards.
The Golden Bears rallied in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 unanswered
points, on an afternoon they had a better net offence total than Calgary
(349-243).
Ravens 19 Rouge et Or 17
Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998
STE-FOY, Que. - Carleton's Jim McMillan kicked four field goals, three
in the third quarter, as the Ravens came back from a 16-3 half-time
deficit to beat No. 6 Laval Rouge et Or 19-17 Sunday afternoon in a CIAU
football game.
The win was the first of the Ontario-Quebec conference season for
Carleton (1-3), which scored 16 unanswered points in the third quarter.
Also featured in that big quarter against Laval (2-2) was a touchdown
pass from quarterback James Baker to Ed Joseph.
Three Laval quarterbacks combined for 136 yards passing, but the Ravens
intercepted four passes, two by Steve Robinson.
Laval's Daniel Fleury had five punt returns to 198 yards, including a
115-yard scoring play in the second quarter. The other Rouge et Or
touchdown also was an electric play - a 56-yard run by Mathieu Brassard.
Carleton lineman Cameron Legault later captured the CIAU/CFL Radically
Canadian award as the defensive Player of the Week in
CIAU football.
Legault had six assisted tackles, two tackles for losses and
three sacks. The sack total by
the six-foot-one, 240-pound fourth-year player is a single-game season
high this season in the OQIFC.
Axemen 21 X-Men 18
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Antigonish NS, Marco Picotte scored on a 10-yard run with just 24
seconds left to earn Acadia (1-2) the victory over St. Francis Xavier
(0-3).
It was the second touchdown of the game for the running back, who had 24
carries for 109 yards.
Axemen quarterback Trevor Martin completed 22 of 32 passes for 284
yards.
Eight of those receptions, for 67 yards, were to Manny Johnson.
Paul Carty had 19 carries for 150 yards and scored the only touchdown
for St. Francis Xavier, which had Jacob Marini go three-for-three in
field-goal attempts, the longest of which was from 40 yards.
Josh Thomas, an end with Acadia
made the most of his first game of the AUAA
season.
The third-year end, six-foot-three and 260 pounds, missed the Axemen’s
first two games with a training-camp injury (hand), then came back to
star in this game.
The 1997 all-Canadian had two sacks, two rushes, six tackles and also
was in on numerous assisted tackles as Acadia won its first game of the
season.
Mounties 34 Huskies 20
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Sackville, NB, Eric Lapointe had 19 carries for 195 yards and
scored a touchdown for No. 3 Mount Allison (3-0).
Cedric Lafreniere contributed five receptions for 70 yards to the
victory over No. 8 Saint Mary’s (2-1) in the showdown for first place in
the Atlantic conference.
The Mounties’ defence came up strong, too, intercepted four passes. Ian
Sinclair returned one of those 75 yards for a second-quarter touchdown
that, with the convert, made it 24-0.
Stingers 45 Rouge et Or 32
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Montreal,
Concordia wide receiver Sylvain Girard caught six passes for
153 yards and scored five touchdowns as the Stingers defeated Laval
Rouge et Or 45-32.
His production erased two Ontario-Quebec conference game records —
touchdowns and points (30).
Concordia quarterback Sean Hoas came into
the game with season totals of only one TD pass and 10
interceptions, but turned it around: 12 of 20 passes for 271 yards, five
touchdowns and just one interception. His touchdown pass total also was
a OQIFC game record.
Linebacker Dwayne Bromfield had 13 tackles and two
interceptions for Concordia (2-2). Jason Casey also had two
interceptions.
Quarterback Mathieu Bertrand completed 14 of 24 passes for 171 yards for
Laval (2-3)
Golden Gaels 40 Ravens 8
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Ottawa, quarterback Beau Howes completed 13 of 19 passes for 259
yards and three touchdowns for No. 10 Queen’s (3-1). All three scoring
passes were to Paul DiRinaldo — his only receptions of the game.
Jason Wimmer caught seven passes for 116 yards.
Carleton (1-4) produced only 108 yards in net offence and had two passes
intercepted, both by Andy Miners.
Gaiters 21 Redmen 5
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Lennoxville Que, O.J. Burnett had 18 carries for 127 yards for
Bishop’s (3-2), which chalked up 426 yards in net offence against McGill
(2-3).
Vincent Begin scored another touchdown for the Gaiters on a 57-yard punt
return late in the fourth quarter.
Bishop’s linebacker
Rob Smith from Nepean, Ont seems destined to repeat as an all-Canadian. The
fourth-year Sociology student
had 10 tackles, including two sacks, in the win over McGill.
It was the fifth e
straight game in which Smith has 10 or more tackles . . .
McGill running back Shawn
Linden needs just 130 more yards to break the Redmen all-time rushing
record (2,231, Michael Soles).
Marauders 40 Varsity Blues 8
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Hamilton, Chris Dorrington scored three straight touchdowns for No. 6
McMaster (3-1), which scored the game’s final 33 points against Toronto
(0-4).
Derek Livingstone added three field goals, the longest from 35 yards.
Mustangs 44 Warriors 20
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At London, Fabian Rayne had 18 carries for 155 yards and scored four
touchdowns for No. 2 Western Ontario (4-0).
Scott Crawley had 27 carries for 145 yards and Dan Disley caught three
passes for 143 yards as the Mustangs ran up 557 yards in net offence
against No. 1 Waterloo (3-1). The Warriors put up a big number (481),
too, giving the game a net offence total of 1,038 yards.
Mike Bradley turned 21 carries into 165 yards and two touchdowns for
Waterloo.
Golden Hawks 34 Lancers 6
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Waterloo, Justin Dillon had 14 carries for 157 yards for
Wilfrid Laurier (2-2).
Corey Grant had only two receptions for 25 yards for the Golden Hawks,
but both of those went for first-quarter touchdowns, and Kevin Johnson
had a 111-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Quarterback Morgan Gallagher completed 18 of 31 passes for 201 yards for
Windsor (1-3), which suffered three turnovers.
Gryphons 17 Yeomen 14
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Guelph, Norman Nasser clicked on all three field-goal attempts, the
last from 24 yards with just 21 seconds left, to give the Gryphons (2-2)
the win over York (1-3).
The defences sparkled in a matinee that had only 381 yards in net
offence — 212 by Guelph.
Bill Brown and Matt Hammer had two interceptions apiece for the
Gryphons.
Golden Bears 28 Bisons 24
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Edmonton, quarterback Jeff Schellenberg hit slotback Steve Kabachia
with a 61-yard scoring pass at 7:10 of the fourth quarter to erase a
three-point lead, 24-21, by Manitoba (0-4).
Craig Carr had 26 carries for 207 yards and two touchdowns for the
Bisons.
Alberta (1-3) won its first conference game by scoring on its first
possessions in each of the first and second halves — a two-yard run by
Nathan Connor in the first quarter and a 17-yard pass, quarterback
Hardeep Bamara to Jamie Stoddard, in the third.
Huskies 38 Thunderbirds 34
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998
At Saskatoon, running back Todd Lynden scored a
touchdown on a four-yard pass with just five seconds left as No. 4
Saskatchewan Huskies (4-0) upended No. 1 British Columbia Thunderbirds
(3-1) 38-34.
Duncan O’Mahony had given the defending national champion
Thunderbirds a 34-31 lead with an 18-yard field goal at 13:04 of the
fourth quarter, his fourth of the game.
Saskatchewan QB Ryan Reid
of Vernon BC guided Saskatchewan’s offence 90 yards in the
game’s final two minutes for the winning touchdown.
He completed 20 of 34 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns, sending
his season completion percentage to 54.7 and increasing his
touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio to 7:1, the best in Canada West.
His passing total (1,049) makes Reid, one
of only three CIAU quarterbacks this season with 1,000 or more yards.
QB Shawn Olson of British Columbia was 12-for-23 for 286 yards.
Huskies’ running back Tony Chad had 19 carries for 120 yards.
Akbal Singh had 138 yards rushing and Brad Coutts caught six passes for
214 yards for the Thunderbirds.
Golden Hawks 45 Varsity Blues 15
Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998
TORONTO — Wilfrid Laurier running back Justin Praamsma had 17 carries
for 172 yards and scored four touchdowns Thursday night as the
Golden Hawks defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 45-15
in a CIAU football game.
The Golden Hawks (3-2) scored 29 unanswered points in the second half to
chalk up their third straight victory of the Ontario conference season.
Praamsma had scoring runs of 41, 19, 40 and 30 yards, helping leave
Toronto (0-5) without a win.
James Baskin led the Varsity Blues’ ground game with 140 yards on 31
carries, two of which went for touchdowns.
Wilfrid Laurier’s defence intercepted three passes by quarterback Noel
Carrabs, two of them by safety Alan Ruby.
Thunderbirds 35 Golden Bears 3
Friday, Oct. 9, 1998
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Akbal Singh had 18 carries for 159 yards
and scored a touchdown Friday night as the No. 4 Thunderbirds defeated
Alberta Golden Bears 35-3 in a CIAU football game.
Quarterback Shawn Olson completed 14 of 21 passes for 219 yards and
three touchdowns for the Thunderbirds (4-1).
Brad Coutts had five receptions, one for a touchdown, and 71 yards
receiving. The receiver also had seven punt returns for another 82
yards.
Defensive lineman Tyson St. James had nine tackles and three sacks
against Alberta (1-4).
For the Golden Bears, linebacker Darcey Parasynchuk had 10 tackles and
one sack and running back Nathan Connor had 13 carries for 55 yards.
Axemen 21 X-Men 18
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Wolfville, N.S., quarterback Trevor Martin clicked on a 10-yard
scoring pass to Todd Allen with just 11 seconds left to give Acadia
(2-2) the win.
Only 35 seconds earlier, quarterback Derek Martin had put St. Francis
Xavier (0-4) ahead 18-14 with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Ron Lirette.
Trevor Martin clicked on 26 of 38 passes for 362 yards, most of that to
Manny Johnson (eight receptions for 114 yards).
Huskies 32 Mounties 4
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Halifax, Luis Perez had 11 carries for 135 yards, including a 44-yard
touchdown run, for Saint Mary’s (3-1), which moved into a tie for first
place in the Atlantic with No. 2 Mount Allison (3-1).
Eric Lapointe had 174 yards on 25 carries for the Mounties, who
defeated Saint Mary’s 34-20 a week ago.
Ray Skeete scored two rushing touchdowns for the Huskies, whose defence
intercepted three passes by Mount Allison quarterback Dan Capone.
Josh Labucki added another touchdown for Saint Mary’s on a blocked punt.
Rouge et Or 23 Ravens 17
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Ottawa, Bernard Gravel kicked three field goals, the longest from 42
yards, to complete the game’s scoring for Laval (3-3).
Gravel tied it 17-17 at the half, then added the only points of the
second half against Carleton (1-5).
Quarterback Francois Chapdelaine completed 15 of 27 passes for 247 yards
for the Rouge et Or
Stingers 30 Redmen 21
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Montreal, quarterback Sean Hoas completed 13 of 23 passes for 263
yards and two touchdowns as Concordia (3-2) defeated McGill (2-4) in the
cross-town showdown for the Shaughnessy Cup.
Sylvain Girard also helped Stingers’ coach Pat Sheahan to a double
celebration. It was his 50th win as a university head coach and the
triumph came on his 42nd birthday.
Girard caught five passes for 131 yards and a touchdown as Concordia won
its first against the Redmen in nine games, dating back to Sept. 2,
1994.
Scott Ashworth scored two rushing touchdowns for the Stingers, a total
matched by Shawn Linden of McGill.
Dave Chambers had five rceptions for 107 yards for the Redmen.
Gee-Gees 47 Golden Gaels 30
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Ottawa, quarterback Phil Cote completed 23 of 40 passes for 340 yards
and four touchdowns for the Gee-Gees (3-1). Cote also had eight carries
for 82 yards in the win over No. 7 Queen’s (3-2).
Sharing the offensive spotlight with their quarterback were Ali Ajram
(19-for-199 rushing, touchdown), Rob Harrod (four-for-160 receiving,
four touchdowns) and Chris Evraire (11-for-143 receiving).
Golden Gaels’ quarterback Beau Howes threw for 304 yards and two
touchdowns, completing 15 of 24 passes, but he had three interceptions,
two by Sean Quinn.
Gryphons 19 Lancers 19
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Windsor, quarterback Morgan Gallagher drove the Lancers 103
yards in the game's final 63 seconds to set up a 19-19 tie with the Gryphons
With no time left on the clock, Gallagher threw a 15-yard touchdown pass
to Greg Schertzer to cut Guelph's lead to 19-17, then hit Joe D'Amore
with another pass for the game-tying two-point convert.
Guelph's Gerrit Stam had 33 carries for 277 yards for the Gryphons.
Gallagher completed 22 of 33 passes for the Lancers (1-3-1).
He also had 15 carries for 83 yards and scored a touchdown.
Stam had two touchdowns for Guelph (2-2-1), one of which went for 64
yards.
Warriors 55 Marauders 42
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Waterloo, Ont., Mike Bradley had 23 carries for 224 yards and Eddie
Kim added 125 yards, on 20 carries, as the No. 6 Warriors came back to
beat No. 5 McMaster (3-2) in the season’s highest-scoring game.
The game produced 1,093 yards in net offence, 610 yards by McMaster. The
Marauders, though, suffered through six turnovers, three of those on
downs.
Ben Chapdelaine completed 22 of 46 passes for 292 yards for McMaster.
Dave Linton had seven catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns for the
Marauders while Chris Dorrington had 13 carries for 118 yards. Kojo
Aidoo, who also had two rushing touchdowns for McMaster, had nine
carries for 111 yards.
Mustangs 10 Yeomen 8
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At North York ON, Western Ontario Mustangs, the No. 1 team in
the national poll, had to sweat out a 10-8 victory over York Yeomen.
A 24-yard field goal by Jesse Phillips, his second
of the game, came at 12:19 of the fourth quarter as the Yeomen (1-4)
threw a giant scare into Western Ontario (5-0), one of only two
undefeated teams left in the CIAU.
Phillips failed on three other field-goal attempts.
Scott Crawley, who scored the game’s only touchdown — a four-yard run in
the third quarter — had 17 carries for 109 yards for the Mustangs.
Dinosaurs 63 Bisons 20
Saturday Oct 10 1998
At Winnipeg, quarterback Darryl Leason completed 20 of 31 passes for 340
yards and three touchdowns for No. 8 Calgary (3-2). He also scored two
touchdowns, both of which came on runs from inside the five.
Also starring for the Dinosaurs were Ken Eslinger (14 carries, 198
yards, two touchdowns) and Sean Kelly (nine receptions, 138 yards,
touchdown).
Quarterback Greg Korstrom hit on 19 of 29 passes for 300 yards and two
touchdowns for Manitoba (0-5). His favorite receiver was Adrian Huntley
(six receptions, 129 yards, touchdown).
A dream afternoon turned into a nightmare Saturday for Mount Allison
running back Eric Lapointe in CIAU football.
Lapointe became the all-time leading rusher in the Atlantic conference,
rolling for 153 yards during a 25-22 loss against Acadia.
But it was a last-minute fumble by Lapointe, the fourth-year Arts
student from Brossard, Que., which set up the game-winning field goal by
the Axemen.
Lapointe now has 4,142 yards. The previous record (4,003) was held by
another Mountie, Grant Keaney (1988-92).
Axemen 25 Mounties 22
At Wolfville NS
Acadia (3-2) tied it 22-22 with just 56 seconds left
in the game.
Trevor Martin scored on a quarterback sneak from the two, then threw a
two-point convert to Ben Halpin.
Then, on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Lapointe fumbled at
Mount Allison’s 35 and, from there, Acadia moved in for an 18-yard field
goal by Glen Sullivan.
Martin completed 16 of 27 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown.
Dan Capone passed for 221 yards and three touchdowns for the Mounties,
clicking on 17 of 30 passes.
A dream afternoon turned into a nightmare Saturday for Mount Allison
running back Eric Lapointe in CIAU football.
Lapointe became the all-time leading rusher in the Atlantic conference,
rolling for 153 yards during a 25-22 loss against Acadia.
But it was a last-minute fumble by Lapointe, the fourth-year Arts
student from Brossard, Que., which set up the game-winning field goal by
the Axemen.
Lapointe now has 4,142 yards. The previous record (4,003) was held by
another Mountie, Grant Keaney (1988-92).
Huskies 29 X-Men 7
At Halifax, running back Luis Perez had 14 carries for 193 yards and a
touchdown for No. 7 Saint Mary’s (4-1).
The Huskies were especially tough against the run, allowing the X-Men
only 17 yards.
Quarterback Derek Martin starred for St. Francis Xavier (0-5),
completing 28 of 48 passes for 252 yards. His favorite receiver was
Jermayne Baldwin (nine receptions, one touchdown).
SMU led 27-0 late in the game.
Rookie DL Doug Borden of Saint Mary's was later named CIAU/CFL Radically Canadian offensive and
defensive Player of the Week.
Borden, 6-5" and 310 lb. had four tackles and eight assisted tackles, also a sack
and two tackles for losses.
"Borden is beginning to dominate the line of scrimmage," Coach Blake Nill said of the freshman who has played only five regular-season games for the Huskies. "He is continually double-teamed . . . (yet) is becoming an
outstanding player in the AUAA."
Gee-Gees 28 Golden Gaels 21
At Kingston, Ont., quarterback Phil Cote threw a 13-yard touchdown pass
to Rob Harrod with only 23 seconds left to give Ottawa (5-1) the win,
its fifth straight and third in a row against a Top 10 team.
It was one of three scoring passes by Cote, who completed 12 of 27
passes for 251 yards against the No. 10 Golden Gaels (3-3).
Cote also had 14 carries for 116 yards, including a two-yard touchdown
run.
Paul Correale had 16 carries for 121 yards for Queen’s.
Redmen 26 Rouge et Or 16
At Montreal, two McGill players — running back Shawn Linden and middle
linebacker J.P. Darche — rewrote school career records.
Linden had 64 yards rushing to send his career total to 2,292 yards. The
previous McGill record (2,231) was held by Michael Soles.
Darche had 13 tackles, sending his career total to 159 — another
all-time high for the Redmen (3-4).
It was McGill’s first win over Laval (3-4), which came into CIAU
football in 1996.
Quarterback Josh Sommerfeldt rushed for 152 yards on 16 carries in only
his second CIAU start and completed seven of 21 passes for 132 yards.
One of his passes was a touchdown fling to Dave Chambers — the first
scoring pass this season by the Redmen.
Quarterback Francois Chapdelaine completed 16 of 32 passes for Laval.
His favorite target was Daniel Trachy (five for 119, touchdown).
Mathieu Brassard had four carries for 104 yards for the Rouge et Or.
Golden Hawks 26 Gryphons 15
At Guelph, Ont., Andre Talbot had an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown
and Justin Dillon had 14 carries for 113 yards for Wilfrid Laurier
(4-2).
Only one player with Guelph (2-3-1) had more than 100 yards. That was
Gerrit Stam, who had a total of 126 (20 for 74 rushing, with a touchdown
and three for 52 receiving).
Mustangs 43 Varsity Blues 27
At London, Ont., Scott Crawley had 19 carries for 150 yards as No. 1
Western Ontario (6-0) came back to beat Toronto (0-6).
The Varsity Blues, with James Baskin scoring two first-half touchdowns,
led 21-7 by 1:01 of the second quarter.
Fabian Rayne has 16 carries for 122 yards for Western Ontario, the only
undefeated team in the CIAU, while Jim Meldrum added two touchdowns — a
four-yard run and a 17-yard reception.
Toronto quarterback Noel Carrabs only threw 12 passes, but he completed
10 for 179 yards, including a 78-yard scoring pass to Yurij Medwidsky.
Medwidsky finished with three receptions for 179 yards.
Marauders 53 Lancers 14
At Hamilton, quarterback Ben Chapdelaine completed 15 of 23 passes for
315 yards and four touchdowns for No. 8 McMaster (4-2).
Chapdelaine used seven receivers in the win over Windsor (1-4-1).
Kojo Aidoo, who caught two of those passes for 24 yards, also had 14
carries for 129 yards. He scored three touchdowns, two on runs.
Chris Philion caught seven passes for 117 yards for Windsor, which used
two quarterbacks — Morgan Gallagher (14-for-27, 179 yards) and Ed Smith
(11-for-15, 154 yards). Chapdelaine was later named CIAU/CFL Radically Canadian Offensive Player of the Week.
He now sits No. 2 in passing yards among CIAU quarterbacks — only 17 yards
behind the leader.
Chapdelaine, six-one and 195 pounds, has completed 108 of 198 passes for
1806 yards, with 15 touchdowns.
Warriors 17 Yeomen 9
At Waterloo, Ont., Jeff Johnson had a game-high 123 yards rushing for
York (1-5), which was hurt by turnovers.
The Yeomen had five giveaways (two on downs, two interceptions and a
lost fumble) against No. 5 Waterloo (5-1).
No player produced a 100-yard game for Waterloo, rushing or receiving.
The game’s big play may have been the first scoring play by Waterloo — a
74-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Wilkinson to Chris Kreibich
at :48 of the second quarter.
Dinosaurs 45 Thunderbirds 13
At Calgary, running backs Alan Giacalone and Ken Eslinger frustrated
British Columbia (4-2).
Giacalone, a rookie, had 12 carries for 125 yards, with two touchdowns
while Eslinger went 21 for 138 with a touchdown for No. 6 Calgary (4-2).
Darryl Leason, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 279 yards, including a
touchdown, also had 10 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown for the
Dinosaurs.
Akbal Singh, who came into the game as the nation’s leading scorer and
rusher, had 22 carries for 176 yards and a touchdown for British
Columbia.
Golden Bears 24 Huskies 16
Golden Bears 24 Huskies 16
At Edmonton, Mike Munoz had the magic touch in deep for Alberta (2-4).
He had only four carries for eight yards — but scored three touchdowns
against Saskatchewan (4-1).
Alberta trailed by two at the half, 13-11, but won it with 13 unanswered
points in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Jeff Schellenberg completed 15 of 24 passes for 203 yards
for Alberta, which picked off three passes by Huskies’ quarterback Ryan
Reid.
Reid went 12-for-32 for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Stingers 28 Gaiters 14
Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998
MONTREAL — Concordia’s Evan Davis Jr touched the football only five
times Sunday afternoon, but scored two touchdowns to lead the Stingers
to a 28-14 win over No. 9 Bishop’s Gaiters in a CIAU game.
The victory, the third in a row for Concordia (4-2), moved it into sole
possession of second place in the Ontario-Quebec conference.
Davis had four carries for 39 yards, including a touchdown. The running
back also caught one pass from quarterback Sean Hoas, turning that into
a 26-yard touchdown.
Hoas only completed nine of 17 passes for 174 yards.
Dave Miller-Johnston added 14 points against Bishop’s (3-3), including
four field goals — the longest from 41 yards — and, on defence,
Christian Cote had three interceptions.
O.J. Burnett produced 102 yards on seven carries for the Gaiters and
Vincent Begin returned seven punts for 116 yards.
Thunderbirds 53 Bisons 14
Friday, Oct. 23, 1998
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Akbal Singh rewrote the Canada West
season rushing record Friday night, rolling for 272 yards as the
Thunderbirds defeated Manitoba Bisons 53-14 in a CIAU football game.
Singh sent his rushing total to 1,296 — the previous record was 1,260,
by Manitoba's Dominic Zagari in 1994.
The record fell on Singh's third touchdown of the game, a 29-yard run in
the fourth quarter. The defending Vanier Cup champion Thunderbirds still
have one game remaining on their regular-season schedule.
Quarterback Shawn Olson completed 19 of 23 passes for 290 yards and
three touchdowns for No. 6 British Columbia (5-2).
Quarterback Greg Korstrom complete 16 of 33 passes for 217 yards and two
touchdowns for Manitoba (0-6). His favorite receiver was Adrian Huntley
(five receptions, 88 yards, touchdown).
Akbal Singh was later named
CIAU/CFL Radically Canadian offensive Player of the Week.
Singh, a fourth-year Arts student from Vancouver who leads the CIAU both
in scoring and rushing, previously won the national offensive award the
week of Sept. 14.
Axemen 48 X-Men 18
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Antigonish, N.S., quarterback Trevor Martin clicked on 15 of 24
passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns for Acadia (4-2). The win was
the fourth in a row for the Axemen — three of which have been against
St. Francis Xavier (0-6).
Stuart Venables caught six of those passes for 131 yards.
For the X-Men, Jermayne Baldwin had eight receptions for 115 yards.
Acadia’s David Carrington had a 20-yard interception return for a
touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Mounties 36 Huskies 3
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Sackville, N.B., quarterback Dan Capone rode a two-horse offence —
receiver Craig Fougere and running back Eric Lapointe — for No. 9 Mount
Allison (4-2).
Capone completed 13 of 25 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns
against No. 5 Saint Mary’s (4-2).
Fougere, who scored three touchdowns, caught six passes for 171 yards.
Lapointe had 25 carries for 127 yards, including a one-yard touchdown
run.
The Huskies had only 258 yards in net offence, 136 of which came on just
five completions by quarterback Perry Marchese.
Stingers 53 Ravens 6
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Ottawa, the defence came up big for No. 8 Concordia (5-2), which had
six interceptions, two by Greg Casey.
The interception total was more than one half the number of Stingers’
completions (11).
Quarterback Sean Hoas clicked on only nine passes against Carleton
(1-6), but four went for touchdowns — two to Hugo Carriere.
The Ravens didn’t hit the scoreboard until there were only 20 seconds
left in the game — a touchdown run by Anthony Brown.
Gee-Gees 28 Gaiters 25 in OT
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Lennoxville, Que., Darren McNeice kicked a 15-yard field goal in
overtime to give Ottawa (6-1) the victory.
Bishop’s (7-3) scored 18 straight points in the fourth quarter to tie it
25-25, but missed a field goal in an overtime format used in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
When it had its turn at a possession, the Gee-Gees moved in for
McNeice’s second field goal of the game.
The key play in the drive which, at one stage had a third-and-20
situation, was a 39-yard pass to Rob Harrod from quarterback Phil Cote.
Cote clicked on only 12 of 29 passes, but threw for 256 yards and two
touchdowns, both to Ibrahim Tounkara.
Most of those passing statistics involved Harrod (seven receptions, 155
yards).
Cote, who also had 16 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown, was
intercepted twice — both by Junior Sirivar.
The Gaiters had more net offence (410 yards to 375), including a
14-for-27, 211-yard performance from quarterback Mark Stipe.
The only other time the NCAA overtime format was used in the
Ontario-Quebec conference, Oct. 25, 1997, Bishop’s defeated Laval 17-14,
also at Coulter Field.
Golden Hawks 56 Marauders 29
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Waterloo, Ont., quarterback Kevin Taylor completed 15 of 23 passes
for 200 yards and running back Justin Praamsma had 15 carries for 125
yards for No. 10 Wilfrid Laurier (5-2).
Quarterback Ben Chapdelaine put up 323 yards passing, completing 26 of
39 passes, for No. 7 McMaster (4-3). But he suffered three
interceptions, one by Donnie Ruiz — a Golden Hawk record seventh of the
season.
Chris Dorrington also starred for the Marauders — 18 carries, 115 yards,
touchdown and seven receptions, 91 yards.
In terms of net offence, it was a split decision — Wilfrid Laurier, 487
to 454 — but McMaster had five turnovers.
Warriors 53 Lancers 7
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Windsor, No. 3 Waterloo (6-1) burst from the gate, scoring on six of
its first seven possessions en route to a 42-1 lead at the half against
Windsor (1-5-1).
Tailback Mike Bradley had 18 carries for 242 yards and scored four
touchdowns, one on a 98-yard run in the first quarter, and Chris Amey
caught six passes for 172 yards and scored two touchdowns for the
Warriors.
Waterloo ran up 647 yards in offence. Windsor chalked up 251.
Mustangs 46 Gryphons 8
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Guelph, No. 1 Western Ontario (7-0) clinched first place in the
Ontario conference as quarterback Mike O’Brien passed for 268 yards,
completing 11 of 17 passes.
Fabian Rayne had only 11 carries for 68 yards, but scored three
touchdowns for the Mustangs.
Gerrit Stam starred for Guelph (2-4-1), with 24 carries for 206 yards.
He now has a school-record 953 yards.
Yeomen 15 Varsity Blues 9
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
At Toronto, Jeff Johnson had 19 carries for 109 yards for York (2-5)
before an announced crowd of 3,800 on closing day at Varsity.
Quarterback Fabio Brusco, who had seven carries for 26 yards and a
touchdown, passed for 138 more, completing 11 of 19 passes against
Toronto (0-7).
The game was the last to be played at Varsity Stadium, the site of the intercollegiate game on the Toronto
campus since 1898. It
has played host to 30 Grey Cup games, as well as 21 Vanier Cup
showdowns.
The stadium's final TD was scored by Toronto's James Baskin on a one-yard run at
7:50 of the fourth quarter. The last point
was a single
on an unsuccessful 38-yard field-goal by York's Jesse Phillips.
Huskies 14 Dinosaurs 1
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998
1
At Saskatoon, Matt Kellett kicked a 12-yard field goal with only two
seconds remaining to move No. 2 Saskatchewan (5-1) into a tie for first
in Canada West with No. 6 British Columbia, but the Huskies have played
one less game than the Thunderbirds (5-2).
Kellett had three field goals in the win over No. 4 Calgary (4-3).
Saskatchewan quarterback Ryan Reid completed 17 of 25 passes for 271
yards, much of that to Kelly McNairn (seven receptions for 114 yards).
Calgary quarterback Darryl Leason, who had 10 carries for a club-high 84
yards and a touchdown, completed 12 of 28 passes for 190 yards.
Rouge et Or 13 Golden Gaels 10
Sunday, Oct. 25, 1998
STE.-FOY, Que. — Laval quarterback Dominik Goulet scored a touchdown on
a one-yard run with only 53 seconds left in the game Sunday afternoon as
the Rouge et Or came back to defeat Queen’s Golden Gaels 13-10 in a CIAU
football game.
A crowd of 4,867 watched Laval (4-4) win the Ontario-Quebec conference
game with 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter against Queen’s
(3-4).
Ironically, Goulet finished the game with a negative rushing total
(minus one) on two carries.
He aso completed nine of 17 passes for 203 yards for the Rouge et Or,
who got two field goals from Bernard Gravel, the longest of which was
from 32 yards.
Queen’s quarterback Beau Howes, who had seven carries for 20 yards and a
touchdown, clicked on 20 of 32 passes for 264 yards.
Also starring for the Golden Gaels were James Maclean (six catches, 105
yards) and Andrew Tewsley (two interceptions).
Laval scored 10 unanswered points in the
fourth quarter to earn its first playoff berth since joining the
Ontario-Quebec conference in 1996.
Rouge et Or linebacker Bernard Gravel was later named
CIAU/CFL Radically Canadian defensive Players of the Week.
Gravel, a fifth-year player from St-Georges, Que., had a memorable final
home game Sunday afternoon in a 13-10 win over Queen’s Golden Gaels.
The 6'1" 210 lb. linebacker chalked up six tackles and
added five assists. He also had a sack and an
interception which he returned 32 yards.
Axemen 14 Huskies 7
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Wolfville, N.S., Acadia (5-2) scored nine unanswered points in the
fourth quarter to bounce No. 9 Saint Mary's (4-3) in a showdown between
two teams which, along with Mount Allison, came into the day in a
three-way tie for first place in the Atlantic.
Ben Halpin took a 40-yard scoring pass from quarterback Trevor Martin to
put the Axemen ahead 11-7 at 4:35 of the fourth quarter and Glen
Sullivan added a field goal, his second of the game, at 10:03.
Kyle Zurba, who also caught two passes, had 23 carries for 121 yards for
the Axemen.
Martin completed 14 of 27 passes for 153 yards.
Saint Mary's offence had no success — it produced only 96 yards, 80
rushing.
Mounties 27 X-Men 0
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Antigonish, N.S., in a game played in a quagmire, No. 6 Mount Allison
(5-2) made the most of its limited opportunities against St. Francis
Xavier (0-7).
Eric Lapointe had 31 carries for 150 yards and a touchdown for the
Mounties and Vince Baraniecz also scored on a 30-yard interception
return in the fourth quarter.
It was one of four interceptions by Mount Allison, for whom Dave
Bradford added 15 points, including four field goals.
The conditions ripped up the game plans — the teams combined for only
299 yards, 215 by the Mounties.
Stingers 43 Gee-Gees 20
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Ottawa, quarterback Sean Hoas threw two touchdowns, both to Sylvain
Girard, for No. 7 Concordia (6-2), which finishes first in the
Ontario-Quebec conference.
Both were long passes, 71 and 50 yards, helping Hoas put up 185 yards in
passing.
Also starring for the Stingers were Evan Davis (10 carries, 137 yards)
and Dave Miller-Johnston (five field goals).
The Gee-Gees (6-2) didn't use first-string quarterback Phil Cote,
flipping the game plan to Trevor Monaghan. The sophomore shared the
spotlight with receiver Rob Harrod, who caught 10 passes, three for
touchdowns, for 200 yards. Chris Evraire caught 11 others passes for 73
yards for Ottawa.
Monaghan completed 23 of 47 passes for 295 yards — but the Stingers read
him for four interceptions.
Gaiters 39 Golden Gaels 20
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Kingston, Ont., running back Ben Ouimet had 10 carries for 182 yards
and O.J. Burnett added another 140 on 22 carries as Bishop's (4-4)
defeated Queen's (3-5) in the showdown for the final playoff berth in
the OQIFC.
Ouimet and Burnett scored two touchdowns apiece — for each, it was one
rushing and another receiving.
The Gaiters rolled up 413 yards rushing, to offset a big passing game by
Queen's quarterback Beau Howes (nine -for-21, 252 yards, two
touchdowns). Three of those passes for 109 yards and a touchdown were to
Jason Wimmer.
Two others, though, ended up as interceptions by Jean Desmarais.
Ouimet 6'0", 192 lbs. carried the ball 10
times for 182 yards and 1 TD. He also caught a 26-yard TD pass to give
him 208
all-purpose yards and 2 TDs. His efforts were instrumental in helping
Bishop's run up 413 yards of rushing and a net offense of 513 yards.
He was later named CIAU Offensive player of the week.
Redmen 23 Ravens 13
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Montreal, rookie quarterback Josh Sommerfeldt had another effective
matinee for McGill (4-4). He passed for 188 yards and ran another 33,
including 11 yards for touchdown in the second quarter.
At times, Carleton (1-7) moved the yardsticks, rolling for more net
offence than the Redmen (250 to 229), but turned the ball over seven
times.
That same success-frustration story covered quarterback James Baker. He
completed 21 of 39 passes for 242 yards with two touchdowns, but had
four passes intercepted, two by Sal Brohi.
Those were Nos. 14 and 15 of Brohi's career, a McGill high.
Stephen Hadley was Baker's No. 1 receiver — seven for 131 yards,
including a touchdown.
McGill's Brohi 5th Year 5'9", 168 lbs.
a graduating senior playing in his last game, had 11 tackles, 2
interceptions and a knockdown in addition to the two interceptions. He was part of a defensive unit that
caused seven turnovers and held the opposition to 250 yards of offense. Brohi was later named Defensive player of the week.
Gryphons 47 Marauders 24
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Hamilton, Gerrit Stam had 21 carries for 178 yards and scored two
touchdowns for Guelph (3-4-1), which bounced No. 10 McMaster (4-4).
Ben Chapdelaine, the country's leading passer, padded his numbers
(24-for-46, 299 yards, two touchdowns).
Yeomen 13 Golden Hawks 6
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At North York, Jeff Johnson, who scored the only touchdown, had a huge
game for the Yeomen (3-5). He had 27 carries for 188 rushing yards
against No. 8 Wilfrid Laurier (5-3) and also caught four Fabio Brusco
passes for another 94 yards.
The touchdown came on a six-yard run with just one minute left in the
game.
Brusco went nine-for-21 for 159 yards.
Wilfrid Laurier had only 216 net yards on offence and that total didn't
put anyone over 100 yards.
Warriors 36 Varsity Blues 18
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Waterloo, Ont., quarterback Ryan Wilkinson threw four touchdown
passes for the No. 3 Warriors (7-1). Wilkinson, who also had five
carries for 39 yards, completed 10 of 20 passes for 260 yards.
Mike Bradley had 18 carries for 101 yards against Toronto (0-8), which
suffered five turnovers, three of those on downs, and didn't have a
player with 100 or more yards.
The only touchdown by the Varsity Blues came on a pass by running back
James Baskin. A little razzle-dazzle in the final minute of the first
half, eight yards to — wait for it — quarterback Noel Carrabs.
Mustangs 48 Lancers 10
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
London, Ont Western Ontario's Scott Crawley and Fabian Rayne drove in the last spike
Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs became the only undefeated regular season in team 1998 in CIAU
football.
Rayne, who scored four touchdowns, and Crawley combined for 306 rushing
as Western Ontario derailed Windsor Lancers 48-10 at J.W. Little Stadium
in London, Ont.
Crawley romped for 172 yards on 22 carries while Rayne,
who also caught one pass for 12 yards, went 19-for-134 for Western
Ontario (8-0) against Windsor (1-6-1).
The touchdowns by Rayne came from 10, four, 15 and four yards.
Quarterback Mike O'Brien, who didn't have to air it out (seven-for-16,
187 yards), had a huge matinee punting, another key component as October
is ripped off the wall calendar. He averaged 45.2 yards on six punts.
Windsor had more yards passing (240 yards), but only one of its seven
receptions reached the end zone — a 92-yard bomb from slotback Reid
Cockburn to another slotback, David Fuerth, in the third quarter.
Huskies 21 Bisons 16
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Winnipeg, Manitoba (0-7) came up tough against No. 2 Saskatchewan
(6-1).
The Bisons had both players with game highs — Ron Arnold, 16-for-147
rushing, including a 100-yard touchdown, and Cory Larsen, eight
receptions for 130 yards.
But, with the heat on, it was the Huskies who made the plays.
Linebacker Warren Muzika had two sacks, six tackles and blocked a field
goal in the fourth quarter. And Matt Kellett didn't make any mistakes in
placement kicking (two-for-two in field goals, one from 42 yards).
Both quarterbacks passed for more than 200 yards — Sheldon Ball,
Saskatchewan, 17-for-28, 230 yards and Greg Korstrom, Manitoba,
17-for-33, 220.
Golden Bears 23 Dinosaurs 2
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998
At Calgary, Alberta (3-4) ended the chances of the No. 5 Dinosaurs (4-4)
advancing to the postseason.
Defensive back Dustin Edwards starred as Alberta forced six turnovers.
Edwards had two of the Golden Bears' four interceptions, logged a sack
and had six tackles.
Alberta outscored Calgary 17-8 in the fourth quarter, including two
touchdowns within 56 seconds — a four-yard run by Mike Spencer, then a
14-yard run by Nathan Connor.
Ken Eslinger (19-for-122) and Michael Leason (seven-for-131), both of
Calgary, put up game highs.
Dinosaurs' quarterback Darryl Leason completed only 16 of 36 for 269
yards.
Thunderbirds 13 Huskies 11
Friday, Nov. 6, 1998
VANCOUVER — British Columbia running back Abkal Singh led the
Thunderbirds to a 13-11 win over Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday night in
a CIAU football game, but the two-point triumph wasn’t enough to earn
the defending Vanier Cup champions first place in Canada West.
The No. 4 Thunderbirds (6-2) needed to defeat No. 2 Saskatchewan (6-2)
by four points to unfurl the conference’s pennant.
The Huskies, who defeated the Thunderbirds 38-34 Oct. 3 at Saskatoon,
now will play host to British Columbia next Saturday in the CW final.
Singh had 16 carries for 81 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run,
and caught seven passes for another 80 for the Thunderbirds.
British Columbia quarterback Shawn Olson completed 22 of 36 passes for
224 yards, but had two interceptions — both were by defensive back Colin
Dutton, including one on the game’s last play.
Duncan O’Mahony clicked on only one of five field-goal attempts for the
Thunderbirds.
Huskies’ quarterback Ryan Reid completed 11 of 22 passes for 224 yards.
He also had passes intercepted.
Mounties 30 Axemen 28
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
At Sackville, N.B., running back Eric Lapointe had 247 yards on 30
carries and scored two touchdowns as No. 6 Mount Allison (6-2) defeated
No. 7 Acadia (5-3) to unfurl the Atlantic pennant.
David Bradford kicked three field goals for Mount Allison, the last from
11 yards with only 12 seconds left to win the game.
Lapointe now has 4,666 career rushing yards — only 29 behind CIAU leader
Dominic Zagari (Manitoba, 1991-95) — and has one more regular season of
eligibility.
Against the Axemen, Lapointe also caught four passes for 51 yards.
Acadia quarterback Trevor Martin completed 21 of 35 passes for 352 yards
and two touchdowns. Seven of those receptions, for 112 yards and a
touchdown, were by Ben Halpin.
Quarterback Dan Capone clicked on 20 of 31 passes for 290 yards for the
Mounties. Craig Fougere caught five of those for 102 yards.
Eric Lapointe was later named Canadian offensive
Player of the Week.
The 1996 Hec Crighton Trophy winner, six-foot-one and 210
pound native of Brossard, Que.,
sent his season rushing total to 1,515 yards — No. 1 in the country.
X-Men 35 Huskies 22
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
At Halifax, St. Francis Xavier (1-7) closed out its season with a
victory as quarterback Derek Martin threw three touchdown passes and its
defence registered four interceptions, two by Mark Royale.
Jason Elliott returned another of those interceptions 99 yards for a
third-quarter touchdown.
Martin completed 21 of 28 passes for 210 yards against Saint Mary's
(4-4).
Jermayne Baldwin caught two touchdown passes from Martin and Ron
Lirette, who had eight receptions for 100 yards, another.
Quarterback J.W. Thompson had 239 yards passing for the Huskies,
completing 12 of 24 passes.
Luis Perez had a game-high 113 yards rushing, with a touchdown, for
Saint Mary's.
Stingers 27 Gaiters 17
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
Dunsmore Cup semifinals
At Montreal, Bishop’s led by seven, 17-10, after three quarters before
quarterback Sean Hoas threw a 36-yard scoring pass to Sylvain Girard,
then added a touchdown on a four-yard run for No. 5 Concordia.
The net offence story was a virtual tie — the Stingers, 418 to 414.
Hoas completed only seven of 18 passes for 123 yards, but two went for
touchdowns.
Bishop’s Mark Stipe, who had nine carries for 89 yards, completed 13 of
27 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. But he also had three
interceptions.
Sean Field had eight catches for a game-high 122 yards for the Gaiters.
Concordia LB Dwayne Bromfield
was later named Canadian defensive Player of the Week.
Bromfield made five solo tackles, four assisted tackles, two tackles for
losses and added a sack.
That earned the Toronto native his fourth conference defensive Player
of the Week award of the season and set the stage for his winning a
second Radically Canadian honor.
Bromfield, six-foot-one and 225 and in his fourth season with the
Stingers, is the OQIFC nominee for the Presidents’ Trophy as the top
defensive player, other than a down lineman, in the CIAU.
Rouge et Or 48 Gee-Gees 42
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
At Ste.-Foy, Que., a crowd of 5,457 saw No. 9 Laval build a 35-7 lead by
the end of the first quarter, then hang on for the victory.
The game produced 35 penalties for 357 yards — most of that to Ottawa
(19-190).
Two Gee-Gees were ejected, receiver Rob Harrod and linebacker Steve
Alexandre.
Quarterback Phil Cote tried to bring Ottawa back from its stumbling
start, completing 20 of 36 passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns.
But Cote, who had 86 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries, was
frustrated by two interceptions, both by Philippe Lamarre.
Harrod had nine receptions for 152 yards and Ibraham Tounkara six for
121 for Ottawa.
It almost was a student body matinee for Laval — two quarterbacks
directed an offence that featured seven rushers and six receivers.
Mustangs 34 Marauders 32
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
Yates Cup semifinals
At London ON, Western Ontario running back Fabian Rayne scored four touchdowns
Saturday afternoon, two in the fourth quarter, as the No. 1 Mustangs, rebounded for a 34-32 win over the Marauders in
an Ontario playoff game.
Rayne rushed for 136 yards on 13 carries against No. 10
McMaster and Scott Crawley added another 189 on 24 carries, including a
touchdown on a 14-yard run.
Other than on the scoreboard, though, McMaster chalked up the bigger,
game-high numbers.
Running back Chris Dorrington had 27 carries for 205 yards and two
touchdowns; quarterback Ben Chapdelaine completed 21 of 29 passes for
261 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan Janzen had four receptions for 100
yards.
The Marauders had 532 yards in net offence, 83 more than Western
Ontario.
Warriors 32 Golden Hawks 10
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
At Waterloo, Ont., Mike Bradley had 24 carries for 158 yards and scored
a touchdown as the Warriors warmed up for their showdown with Western
Ontario.
The Waterloo played a starring role in the triumph, creating six
turnovers — that included two interceptions, two by Jason Tibbits.
Wilfrid Laurier’s most effective player was running back Justin Praamsma
with 21 carries, one for a touchdown, and 178 yards.
Golden Bears 20 Bisons 17
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998
At Winnipeg, rookie Nathan Connor had a game-high 106 yards rushing for
Alberta (4-4) and Mitch Sutherland cracked through for two sacks.
The victory was the Golden Bears third in a row and gave them third
place, on point differential, in head-to-head games against Calgary
(38-37).
Manitoba (0-8) finished as one of two CIAU teams without a win this
season, but at least three Bisons went out with a bang.
Quarterback Greg Korstrom threw for a conference season-high 372 yards
(23-for-33) and receiver Cory Larsen had a CIAU season-high 12
receptions (207 yards).
Stingers 17 Rouge et Or 12 OT3
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998 AND Sun Nov 15
Tackle Jeff Anderson stripped the ball from Laval QB Dominik Goulet,
and Concordia LB Jason Casey recovered the fumble and ran it
in 22 yards for for a touchdown in Sunday's first overtime period to send the Stingers to a 17-12 win.
Goulet wrapped up the two-day final with 460 yards passing, completing
31 of 61 passes. Quarterback Sean Hoas, who completed only nine passes and had six interceptions, led Concordia in rushing with 106 yards on 18 carries.
Mathieu Brassard, who had 45 yards rushing, caught six passes for 163
yards for the Rouge et Or. Laval's Stephane Lefebvre had a game-high 147 yards rushing.
Casey, six-foot-one and 225 pounds and a fourth-year Geography student
from North Bay, Ont. was later named CIAU Defensive player of the week.
He had seven solo tackles in the extended game, three more of the assisted variety and an
interception, which ended a threatening drive by the Rouge et Or late in
regulation time.
Prior Report
Laval quarterback Dominik Goulet emerged from the Twilight Zone on
Saturday afternoon in CIAU football.
The Dunsmore Cup, though, was left in the dark.
Goulet threw for 429 yards as the Rouge et Or tied Concordia Stingers
10-10 in overtime, an Ontario-Quebec conference final that was suspended
by darkness.
The game at Concordia Stadium, a facility without artificial lights,
was to be completed the next day at 2:00
At Montreal, Goulet, who began the season as Laval’s No. 3 quarterback,
completed 29 of 53 passes in a game that wasn’t decided, even with two,
five-minute overtimes.
But Goulet, who led the nation in passing two seasons ago when he played
at Concordia, wasn’t able to put the football into the end zone in a
game before a crowd of 5,000.
Concordia’s defence bent, but did not break, allowing only three field
goals and a single by Bernard Gravel.
The game’s only touchdown came on the second play from scrimmage —
running back Scott Ashworth bounced in from the one after a Laval fumble
deep in its zone on its first play.
Mathieu Brassard also starred for the Rouge et Or, in only the school’s
third season in football.
He caught six passes for 163 yards and had 11 carries for another 45.
Concordia quarterback Sean Hoas had a miserable matinee passing
(nine-for-25 for 128, six interceptions).
But he more than made up for that on option runs (14 carries for a
game-high 123 yards).
Wayne Dunn, a rookie end, had two sacks and eight other tackles for
Concordia.
But, when the second overtime ended at 4:46 pm nightfall had
set in and referee Ron Morin met with the coaches — Jacques
Chapdelaine of the Rouge et Or and Concordia’s Pat Sheahan — to discuss
the options.
“It was very difficult,” Morin
said. “Ultimately, it was that safety factor.”
In scenes reminiscent of the 1961 Fog Bowl — the two-day Grey Cup Game
between Winnipeg and Hamilton at CNE Stadium in Toronto — a decision,
also involving OQIFC commissioner Harry Zarins, latter was made to break
the tie today.
First there will be two 10-minute halves.
Then if the tie still exisits, the conference’s overtime rule kicks in.
Team A scrimmages at Team B’s 35-yard line and attempts to score, in any
manner.
Team B then gets the football at Team A’s 35 and does its thing.
They alternate possessions — until the game is decided.
Axemen 35 Mounties 28
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998
JEWETT TROPHY, Acadia 35 Mount Allison 28
Acadia's defence came up huge in the final 26 seconds as the Axemen hung
on to defeat Mount Allison Mounties 35-28 in the Jewett Trophy game at
Sackville, N.B.
The quarterbacks put up some dizzying numbers in the
Atlantic conference final before a crowd of 3,264.
Mount Allison’s Dan Capone completed 30 of 49 passes, four of which for
touchdowns, and 448 yards — but the offence ground to a stop in the
final seconds, in the shadows of the goalposts, failing to put it into
the end zone on three plays from the 10.
Acadia QB Trevor Martin wasn’t terribly far off those numbers, 22-for-39 for 320 yards and four touchdowns.
The Mounties, who never held the lead, completed the game’s scoring at
5:31 of the fourth quarter, a 10-yard touchdown pass to Cedric
Lafreniere, but Acadia dug in after that.
Craig Fougere caught seven passes for 128 yards and Lafreniere seven for
117 for Mount Allison.
The most effective receiver for Martin, who also had three carries for
43 yards, was Manny Johnson (five receptions for 138 yards and three
touchdowns).
The fact the game would be close almost was guaranteed. During the
regular season, Acadia defeated the Mounties by three points and lost by
one and two points.
Acadia's Manny Johnson was later named CIAU Offensive player of the week.
A six-foot-one, 210-pound wide receiver from Chicago, he was
particularly sure-handed with
nine receptions, three TD's, for 138 yards.
He also returned punts and kickoffs for another 97 yards, sending his
all-purpose game total to 235 yards.
Johnson also played some defence — and even made a tackle against the
Mounties.
Mustangs 47 Warriors 41
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998
YATES CUP, Western Ontario 47 Waterloo 41
Western Ontario Mustangs, the No. 1 team in the country, broke to a 29-0
in the first 20 minutes, but only escaped with a six-point win, 47-41,
over Waterloo Warriors in the 100th edition of the Yates Cup at London,
Ont.
At London, Ont., a crowd of 5,532 at J.W. Little Stadium saw two games
for the price of one.
Mostly, it was ol’ fashioned football, featuring teams with punishing
ground games.
It also was a game featuring one team with character to burn. The No. 2
Warriors had to get up off the canvas after falling into that
29-to-zilch hole.
Scott Crawley had 20 carries for 240 yards and scored a touchdown for
the Mustangs. Fabian Rayne, who had 17 carries for 150 yards, added
three touchdowns.
The Warriors’ big bangers were Mike Bradley (112 yards, two touchdowns)
and Eddie Kim (101 yards, one touchdown).
Waterloo’s Chris Amey had a game high eight receptions for 169 yards as
quarterback Ryan Wilkinson went 15-for-24 for 240 yards.
In addition burning out the scoreboard’s lights with 88 points, the
teams combined for 1,083 yards (572 by Western Ontario).
Huskies 31 Thunderbirds 28
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998
HARDY TROPHY
Saskatchewan Huskies outscored British Columbia 10-7 in the fourth
quarter to upend the reigning Vanier Cup champion Thunderbirds 31-28 in
the Hardy Trophy showdown at Saskatoon.
At Saskatoon, Matt Kellett went three-for-three in field-goal attempts
for the Huskies.
The last, a 27-yard kick at 11:56 of the fourth quarter, earned
Saskatchewan its second Canada West title in three seasons before a
crowd of 3,500.
British Columbia, though, didn’t quit and Frank Luisser took a 21-yard
scoring pass from quarterback Shawn Olson in the final minute to pull
the Thunderbirds to within three, 31-28.
It was Luisser’s third touchdown of the afternoon. He caught six passes
for 120 yards and scored two touchdowns in that department. He also had
33 yards rushing, including a 25-yard touchdown.
Jaret Rennie had six receptions for 105 yards for the Huskies as
quarterback Ryan Reid clicked on 22 of 29 passes for 302 yards and two
touchdowns.
Akbal Singh had 11 carries for 120 yards for the Thunderbirds and Olson
went 23-for-36 for 311 yards.
Huakies 33 Mustangs 17
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998
CHURCHILL BOWL:
Saskatchewan's Doug Rozon rushed for 214 yards as the Huskies earned
their fifth trip to the Vanier Cup in the last 10 seasons with a 33-17 victory over Western.
The Saskatoon crowd of more than 6,000 saw 5'-11" 221 lb. Rozon blast
through some huge holes against the No. 1-ranked
Mustangs, the last undefeated CIAU team.
“Our offensive line really was into it,” said the fourth-year
Kinesiology student from Victoria, B.C.
He had averaged just under 100 yards in seven games this season.
Rozon averaged 9.3 yards per carry against Western, well over his 6.2
season average.
The Huskies rocked the Mustangs’ defence with 558 yards, 306 on the ground.
At times the UWO defence came up with big plays, giving the
offence an opportunity to get its act together.
Western Ontario LB Justin
Anania (2nd year Social Sciences, Montreal) had 10
tackles, and on one play stripped the ball
from Rozon and then made the recovery.
Fabian Rayne with 151 yards rushing was the only Mustang to consistently
crack a tough Saskatchewan defence, featuring several Vanier veterans
like Warren Muzika, James Repesse, Trevor Ludtke and Mike
Stewart.
Saskatchewan QB Ryan Reid completed 15 of 21 passes for 252
yards using seven different
receivers.
Western's Mike O’Brien clicked on 12 of 22 for 195, but almost half of those
totals were chalked up by Dan Disley (five receptions, 86 yards).
Kelly McNairn was the game’s leading kick-returner (five for 136).
Rozon got into that act, too — a kickoff return of 31 yards. He also had
three receptions for 37 yards.
Stingers 25 Axemen 24
Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998
ATLANTIC BOWL:
At Huskies Stadium in Halifax, Concordia's
Dave Miller-Johnston kicked four field goals — the last from 45 yards at
13:39 of the fourth quarter — as the Stingers came back to defeat Acadia
Axemen 25-24 in the Atlantic Bowl. It was Concordia's first-ever bowl
win, and now gives them their first trip to the Vanier Cup.
A rain-drenched Halifax crowd of 5,723 saw the Stingers register a
miracle finish with two big plays in the fourth quarter before
Miller-Johnston's winning kick.
The first featured Loan Duong of Concordia. Acadia’s Manny Johnson
fumbled a towering punt by Miller-Johnston deep in Axemen
territory, and Duong fielded it on the second bounce and sprinted into
the end zone. With the convert, the Stingers trailed by only a point.
Earlier Duong had been penalized for unnecessary roughing on Johnson
when both were clearly out of bounds. That helped set up a touchdown
that put Acadia up by 11, 17-6.
The other big play came midway through the
fourth when Evan Davis Jr. made a good play just to catch an
option pitch from backup quarterback Jon Kronemeyer, then zipped 75 yards
down the sideline and into the Axemen end zone.
Kronemeyer had come on for No. 1 QB Sean Hoas, who was injured and
left the game in the second quarter after being tackled by Acadia's
Joshua Thomas.
Miller-Johnson’s game-winning field goal was the only time Concordia led.
Acadia had 368 total yards vs Concordia's 349.
Axemen QB Trevor Martin completed 30 of 46
passes for 329 yards. His favorite receivers were Manny Johnson (10 for 118)
and Stuart Venables (eight for 127).
Concordia's passing was 17-26 for 181 yards; Jon Kronemeyer clicked on 11 of 16 passes for 108,
and Hoas had 6 for 9 and 73 yards before leaving.
Huskies 24 Stingers 17
Saturday Nov. 28, 1998
SkyDome, Toronto:
Saskatchewan turned a botched Stingers' option
play into the winning touchdown late in the fourth
quarter of Vanier Cup XXXIV.
Linebacker Trevor Ludtke recovered an ensuing fumble in the end zone as the
Huskies defeated Concordia 24-17 before 15,157.
On the play, Huskies linebacker Michael Milo crashed through to
hurry and bump quarterback Jon Kronemeyer, whose pitch to RB Evan Davis Jr was
well behind him and into the end zone.
Davis turned back, scooped it up, and decided to run it out over the goal-line
to try to give the Stingers possession on the 20.
He never made it. Stretching to place the ball outside the goal line, Davis had
it knocked loose by Huskies tackle Brent
Dancey. Ludtke recovered to bring Canada West its fourth straight national
title.
Until then the option had worked well for
coach Pat Sheahan's Stinger offence.
An earlier option play provided Concordia with its only offensive
TD, as Davis zipped 54 yards early in the second half.
A week earlier in the Atlantic Bowl burned Acadia for
75 yards on a similar play.
Early-on Saskatchewan repeatedly left Concordia in the game with dropped
passes. Two looked like sure TDs. Wide open in the end zone, RB Doug Rozon dropped one on the Huskies'
first offensive sequence. On their third series, wide receiver Derek
Malinchuk dropped one while in behind the defence near the sideline.
A 56-yard interception return TD by Stingers' Greg Casey late in the third quarter put
the Huskies down by three going into the fourth quarter.
Each QB threw 32 passes. Ryan Reid completed 14
for 272 yards and Jon Kronemeyer, in his first ever start for Concordia,
completed 13 for 201 but had three passes
intercepted — all by rookie Kurtis Albers, a Vanier Cup record.
Ludtke received the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as MVP.
Other Game-high stats:
Rozon led in rushing (23 carries, 140 yards);
Saskatchewan's Jaret Rennie was leading receiver with five,
while Stingers' Sylvain Girard led in receiving yards (100).
Punting, Matt Kellett of the Huskies averaged 49.4 yards,
Concordia's Dave Miller-Johnston had 43.9.
Kellett went three-for-four in field goals, the longest from 40 yards.
Miller-Johnston was one-for-two and clicked from 35 yards.
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