OTTAWA (CIS) – The Laval Rouge et Or top the CIS football
national rankings for the sixth time in as many media polls this
season following a 32-16 home win over the No. 9 Concordia Stingers
in a battle for first place in the RSEQ conference.
For the sixth 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 Canada West-leading Calgary Dinos (4-1) remain comfortably in
second spot for the sixth week in a row with 267 points, after a
59-7 domination of Regina.
In another Top-10 battle for first place this past weekend, that
one in Ontario, McMaster (6-0) handed Western (4-1) its first loss
to an OUA opponent in almost two years, 32-29 in London, resulting
in the Marauders moving past the Mustangs in third place in the new
national poll.
Positions five through nine remain unchanged this week, including
the No. 5 Montreal Carabins (4-1), No. 6 Guelph Gryphons (4-1), No.
7 Saskatchewan Huskies (4-1), No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties (5-0)
and No. 9 Concordia (4-1), while the upstart Wilfrid Laurier Golden
Hawks (4-1) crack the Top 10 for the first time this fall,
replacing Manitoba at No. 10.
As expected, top-ranked Laval received a stiff challenge Sunday
afternoon from the Stingers, who are enjoying a superb season after
going 0-8 a year ago. In the end, the Rouge et Or defence was
simply too good, keeping the visitors out of the end zone until the
final two minutes of the contest, and the Vanier Cup champs
extended a pair of remarkable CIS-record streaks with their 23rd
straight win overall dating back to 2012 and their 68th consecutive
victory on home turf since 2004.
The previous day in London, McMaster came from behind four times to
defeat Western thanks in part to all-Canadian kicker Tyler
Crapigna, who booted three field goals to set a new OUA career
record with 79, three shy of the CIS mark held by former Sherbrooke
standout William Dion. The Mustangs hadn’t lost to an OUA
rival in 14 games overall, dating back to a 42-28 setback at the
hands of the Marauders in the 2012 conference semifinals.
Other results from Top-10 teams this past weekend included No. 5
Montreal 22, Sherbrooke 16 (at Montreal); No. 6 Guelph 24, Windsor
9 (at Windsor); No. 7 Saskatchewan 31, UBC 25 (at Saskatchewan);
No. 8 Mount Allison 38, Saint Mary’s 0 (at Saint
Mary’s); No. 10 Laurier 27, York 10 (at Laurier).
Only eight contests are on the CIS schedule on Thanksgiving
weekend, with Laval, Calgary, McMaster and Saskatchewan among the
teams enjoying a bye.
The reduced schedule is highlighted by a pair of Top-10
confrontations, including No. 10 Laurier at No. 4 Western Thursday
at 7 p.m. (Rogers TV, Rogers Sports + & OUA.TV), as well as No.
5 Montreal at No. 9 Concordia Saturday at 1 p.m. (Radio-Canada TV,
ici.radio-canada.ca & StretchTV).
NOTES: The 50th TELUS Vanier Cup Tour makes its seventh stop of the
campaign on Thursday night at TD Stadium in London for the Top-10
clash between Laurier and Western... For all the information on the
50th TELUS Vanier Cup (including ticket info) visit
vaniercup.com.
FRC – CIS
FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#6)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval
(5-0)
300
(30)
1
2. Calgary
(4-1)
267
2
3. McMaster (6-0)
243
4
4. Western (4-1)
196
3
5. Montreal
(4-1)
167
5
6. Guelph
(4-1)
157
6
7. Saskatchewan (4-1)
114
7
8. Mt. Allison (5-0)
100
8
9. Concordia (4-1)
72 9
10. Laurier
(4-1)
17
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Sherbrooke (8), Alberta (5), Windsor
(5), Manitoba (1).
WEEK 6
RESULTS
October 4
StFX 37, Acadia 20 (at StFX)
Mount Allison 38, Saint Mary’s 0 (at Saint Mary’s)
Montreal 22, Sherbrooke 16 (at Montreal)
Laurier 27, York 10 (at Laurier)
McMaster 32, Western 29 (at Western)
Guelph 24, Windsor 9 (at Windsor)
Ottawa 51, Waterloo 10 (at Ottawa)
Carleton 53, Toronto 32 (at Carleton)
Calgary 59, Regina 7 (at Calgary)
Alberta 38, Manitoba 31 (at Alberta)
Saskatchewan 31, UBC 25 (at Saskatchewan)
October 5
Laval 32, Concordia 16 (at Laval)
WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
(all times local)
October 9
19:00 Bishop’s (0-4) at McGill (0-4)
(SSN Canada)
19:00 No. 10 Laurier (4-1) at No. 4 Western (4-1)
(Rogers TV & Rogers Sports + & OUA.TV)
October 10
19:00 Ottawa (4-2) at Windsor (4-1) (TVCogeco
&
OUA.TV)
19:00 Carleton (3-2) at No. 6 Guelph (4-1) (OUA.TV)
October 11
13:00 Toronto (1-5) at Queen’s (0-5)
(OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 5 Montreal (4-1) at No. 9 Concordia (4-1)
(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca & StretchTV)
14:00 Saint Mary’s (0-5) at No. 8 Mount Allison
(5-0) (Eastlink TV & AUStv.ca)
14:00 StFX (3-2) at Acadia (1-4) (AUStv.ca)
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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