Source: Toronto Sports Info
TORONTO - The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team
heads to Ottawa to take on the Carleton Ravens in their 1000th game
in program history this Saturday, October 4.
The game will be streamed live via OUA.tv, starting with kick off
at 1 p.m.
1000 is a big number, and the Blues are in need of a big win. There
have been many of those big W's in the past 153 years, including
Yates, Vanier and even Grey Cup victories, so why not this weekend
versus the Ravens?
Saturday's Week 6 tilt is a must-win if Toronto (1-4) wants to
extend their season past eight regular season games. The Blues
defeated the Ravens 50-10 last season at Varsity Centre. Carleton
re-entered the league in 2013 after a 15-year hiatus and are 2-2 in
seventh place after wins over Waterloo and Ottawa.
Looking at the numbers, the two teams are evenly matched in yards
gained (TOR:440/CAR:415) and allowed (CAR:480.5/TOR:507.8) per
game. Toronto and Carleton have met six times in the regular
season, dating back to their first meeting in 1971. Toronto holds a
5-1-0 record in the head-to-head series.
Toronto quarterback Simon Nassar ranks sixth in the league with
1169 passing yards and a 61.6 completion percentage, while running
back Lukas Gavac is also sixth, averaging 81.8 rushing yards per
game. Second-year Blues receiver Llevi Noel continues to sit second
in the OUA, averaging 116.3 yards per game.
Third-year defensive back Jaiden McBride has moved up the rankings
and sits fifth in the province with 30 tackles in five games.
Nick Gorgichuk has amassed 666 passing yards and four touchdowns in
Carleton's last three games. His favourite target has been rookie
receiver Nathaniel Behar, who has averaged 90.8 yards and one TD
per game. Jahvari Bennett is the Ravens main man on the ground with
288 rushing yards.
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