Photo credit Yan Doublet
OTTAWA (CIS) – The Laval Rouge et Or top the CIS football
national rankings for the fifth time in as many media polls this
season after winning their record-setting 22nd straight game
overall dating back to 2012.
For the fifth consecutive week, the reigning two-time Vanier Cup
champions received all 30 first-place votes and a perfect 300
points from the Football Reporters of Canada panel.
The entire Top 10 remains unchanged this week as Laval is once
again followed in order by the No. 2 Calgary Dinos (3-1 / 267
points), No. 3 Western Mustangs (4-0 / 241), No. 4 McMaster
Marauders (5-0 / 206), No. 5 Montreal Carabins (3-1 / 175), No. 6
Guelph Gryphons (3-1 / 147), No. 7 Saskatchewan Huskies (3-1 /
105), No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties (4-0 / 89), No. 9 Concordia
Stingers (4-0 / 64) and No. 10 Manitoba Bisons (2-2 / 47).
The top-ranked Rouge et Or (4-0) dominated visiting McGill 70-3
last Saturday in Quebec City to register their 22nd victory in a
row since a 23-20 road loss to Montreal on Oct. 13, 2012, and their
67th straight win overall on home turf dating back to 2004, also a
CIS record. They shared the previous national mark of 21
consecutive successes with McMaster, whose streak came to an end
against Laval in the 2012 Vanier Cup final.
Both record streaks will be on the line on Sunday (1 p.m., live on
ici.radio-canada.ca Quebec) when Laval hosts the Cinderella team of
the first half of the season, undefeated Concordia, which currently
shares first place in the RSEQ standings with the Vanier Cup
champs, a year after going 0-8 in conference play. The Stingers
will be looking to put an end to a 21-game losing streak against
the league’s powerhouse, dating back to a 38-30 home win on
Oct. 4, 2003.
For its part, No. 2 Calgary won on the field last Friday night,
edging visiting Manitoba 42-41 in a thrilling Top-10 battle at
McMahon Stadium, but saw its official record fall to 3-1 after
announcing Monday it was forfeiting its September 5th victory over
Alberta due to the use of two ineligible players.
Other results from Top-10 teams this past weekend included No. 3
Western 69, Waterloo 3 (at Waterloo); No. 4 McMaster 28,
Queen’s 19 (at McMaster); No. 5 Montreal 47, StFX 0 (at
StFX); No. 7 Saskatchewan 21, Regina 16 (at Regina); No. 8 Mount
Allison 26, Bishop’s 3 (at Bishop’s) and No. 9
Concordia 63, Saint Mary’s 7 (at Saint Mary’s).
Sixth-ranked Guelph enjoyed a break in its OUA schedule.
In addition to Laval-Concordia on Sunday, another exciting Top-10
confrontation between undefeated teams is set for Saturday in
London where No. 3 Western hosts No. 4 McMaster. Kickoff is set for
1 p.m., live on Rogers TV in London, Cable 14 in Hamilton, Rogers
Sports + throughout Ontario, and OUA.TV.
NOTES: The 50th TELUS Vanier Cup Tour makes its sixth stop of the
campaign on Saturday at Griffiths Stadium at PotashCorp Park in
Saskatoon, where No. 7 Saskatchewan hosts UBC, live on Shaw TV and
www.CanadaWest.TV at 7 p.m. CT... For all the information on the
50th TELUS Vanier Cup (including ticket info) visit www.vaniercup.com.
FRC – CIS
FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#5)
|
RANK |
|
PTS (1st Place) |
LAST WEEK |
|
|
Laval (4-0) |
300 (30) |
(1) |
|
|
Calgary (3-1) |
267 |
(2) |
|
|
Western (4-0) |
241 |
(3) |
|
|
McMaster (5-0) |
206 |
(4) |
|
|
Montreal (3-1) |
175 |
(5) |
|
|
Guelph (3-1) |
147 |
(6) |
|
|
Saskatchewan (3-1) |
105 |
(7) |
|
Mount Allison (4-0) |
89 |
(8) |
|
|
|
Concordia (4-0) |
64 |
(9) |
|
|
Manitoba (2-2) |
47 |
(10) |
Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (5), Laurier (2), Sherbrooke
(2).
WEEK 5
RESULTS
September 26
Windsor 35, York 3 (at York)
Calgary 42, Manitoba 41 (at Calgary)
September 27
Montreal 47, StFX 0 (at StFX)
Concordia 63, Saint Mary’s 7 (at Saint Mary’s)
Laval 70, McGill 3 (at Laval)
Laurier 53, Carleton 3 (at Laurier)
Ottawa 41, Toronto 25 (at Toronto)
McMaster 28, Queen’s 19 (at McMaster)
Western 69, Waterloo 3 (at Waterloo)
Saskatchewan 21, Regina 16 (at Regina)
Sherbrooke 48, Acadia 10 (at Sherbrooke)
UBC 49, Alberta 13 (at UBC)
Mount Allison 26, Bishop’s 3 (at Bishop’s)
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
(all times local)
October 4
13:00 Sherbrooke (2-2) at No. 5 Montreal (3-1)
(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca)
13:00 York (0-5) at Laurier (3-1) (OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 4 McMaster (5-0) at No. 3 Western (4-0)
(Rogers TV London & Cable 14 & Rogers Sports + & www.OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 6 Guelph (3-1) at Windsor (4-0) (TVCogeco
& www.OUA.TV)
13:00 Waterloo (0-5) at Ottawa (3-2) (www.OUA.TV)
13:00 Toronto (1-4) at Carleton (2-2) (www.OUA.TV)
14:00 Acadia (1-3) at StFX (2-2) (Eastlink TV & www.AUStv.ca)
14:00 No. 8 Mount Allison (4-0) at Saint Mary’s
(0-4) (www.AUStv.ca)
14:00 Regina (1-3) at No. 2 Calgary (3-1) (www.CanadaWest.TV)
17:00 No. 10 Manitoba (2-2) at Alberta (2-2) (www.CanadaWest.TV)
19:00 UBC (1-3) at No. 7 Saskatchewan (3-1) (Shaw TV
& www.CanadaWest.TV)
October 5
13:00 No. 9 Concordia (4-0) at No. 1 Laval
(1-0) (ici.radio-canada.ca Quebec)
About Football Reporters of Canada
Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) represents journalists and
broadcasters in every region of the country covering CIS Football.
Since 1958, Football Reporters of Canada has been an organization
of media members who have covered the Canadian Football League,
serving to select the league’s outstanding players,
coach-of-the-year and all-star teams through voting conducted by
its members. In 2009, the FRC amalgamated with the University
Football Reporters of Canada (UFRC) to give the organization
greater scope in its affiliation with amateur and college football.
FRC also works with the CFL and CIS to establish guidelines and
working conditions for the men and women who report on the game.
Selected members of FRC also help to choose builders, players and
media members for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of
Fame.
About the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup
Canadian Interuniversity Sport will celebrate the 50th TELUS Vanier
Cup throughout its 2014 football season. For the first time in
history, the championship game will be staged in Montreal - at
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - on Saturday, November 29, at 1
p.m. ET, live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada.
Official TELUS Vanier Cup website (including ticket information) www.vaniercup.com
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of
university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500
student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four
regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12
different sports. CIS also provides high performance international
opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer
Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships.
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