Men's Football History 2017-2018
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Men’s Football History 2017-2018 Season Record: 5-3 (5th in the OUA) Playoff Record: 1-1 (lost to Western in OUA semi-final) Expectations were high for the Gryphons football program heading into the 2017 OUA season. Two narrow overtime losses, including a heartbreaker in London against the eventual Vanier Cup Champion Western Mustangs, was a difficult way to start off the year. But Guelph would show the resolve of a great team, winning five of the six remaining games on the regular season schedule, a run that started with a record-setting 81-10 home win over Windsor on Saturday, Sept. 9. That point total marked the most ever scored by a Gryphons team in school history. Guelph had to deal with the loss of their veteran quarterback James Roberts, who was hurt in the Homecoming game against McMaster, but backup Theo Landers took the reins and helped the team to three straight wins for a 5-3 record. The Gryphons entered the OUA playoffs with momentum and produced a big 30-8 road win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the quarter-final. Guelph’s solid season would come to an end in London when they fell to the powerful Mustangs in the semi-final. The Gryphons had several incredible individual achievements in 2017. Fifth-year running back Johnny Augustine climbed to second all- time on the U of G rushing list, while also establishing the school record for rushing touchdowns at 19. First Team All-Canadian kicker Gabe Ferraro had a year to remember, establishing the U SPORTS single-season record with 33 field goals, eclipsing his brother Daniel’s record of 26. The Mississauga, ON native also set the school record for points in a season (126) and career field goals (69). Oludotun Aketepe 2L Derek Drouillard 5L Lukas Korol 4H Job Reinhart 3L Johnny Augustine 5L Orion Edwards 5L Theodore Landers 3L Matthew Reuter 2L Riley Baines 5L Aidan England 3L Brayden Lassenba 1L Jason Richards 2L Jared Beeksma 1L Daniel Fascione 3L Sam Lewis 3L James Roberts 4H Kade Belyk 3L Gabriel Ferraro 4H Zeke Margaritis 1L Harry Robinson 2L J. Benjamin-Diorio 1L Aidan Fraser 3L Andrew McFalls 1L Noah Ross 1L Lukas Brennan 3L Zeph Fraser 1L Royce Metchie 4H Jacob Scarfone 5L Thomas Bresciani 2L Brandon Gordon 5L Nicholas Mirijello 2L Kian Schaffer-Baker 2L Graham Brodie 2L Tyler Grisolia 1L Sandor Mod 1L Eric Starczala 4H Erik Campbell-Anton1L Jaylan Guthrie 3L Nathaniel Monk 1L Charlie Taggart 4H Michael Carney 6L Jamal Hooker 3L Maksym Nazartchyk 1L Jordan Terrio 2L Josh Cassista 3L Ryan Isenor 1L Kosi Onyeka 1L Mitchell Thiele 1L Allister Chase 1L Alexander Jafs 2L Nicholas Parisotto 4H Elijah Walker 3L Alain Cimankinda 1L Colin Jerome 4H Benjamin Petrie 2L Coulter Woodmansey 2L Gregory Corfield 3L Archibald Junior 2L Andrew Pickett 4H Dean Yaromich 3L Justis Croasdale 5L Akeem Knowles 3L Jean-Patrick Pierre 2L Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kevin MacNeill Coordinators: Todd Galloway (Asst. HC), Jean-Francois Joncas (OC), Adam Grandy (DC), Bill Brown (SFC) Positional Coaches: John Casasanta, Brian Cluff, Alex Derma, Mike Durigon, John Engel, Daniel Ferraro, Mark Forsyth, Steve Frake, Nate Galoni, Gary Jeffries, Mike MacDonald, Joe Sardo, Mark Forsyth, Steve Viveiros Administrative Assistant: Lorianne Fraser Team Manager: Alex Ross Equipment Manager: Frank Tersigni Assistant Equipment Manager: Alf Conley Video/Operations Coordinator: Matt Nesbitt Video Assistant: Kyle Wood Director of Advancement: Stu Lang Executive Assistant: Sarah Garrett Athletic Therapist: Dave Wright Trainers: Jess Buttrum, Keegan Moore, Nikita Rees, Teddi Taran Strength & Conditioning Coach: Andrew Graham Nutritionists: Lindzie O’Reilly, Heidi Smith Physician: Dr. Patti Galvin Team Chaplain: Orion Edwards Recruiters: John Casasanta, David Martin, Steve O’Brien Awards Summary OUA First Team All-Stars: Gabe Ferraro, Nick Parisotto, Andrew Pickett, Jacob Scarfone OUA Second Team All-Stars: Eric Starczala OUA All-Rookie Team: Jared Beeksma, Ryan Isenor, Sandor Mod, Kosi Onyeka U Sports First Team All-Canadian: Gabe Ferraro, Andrew Pickett U Sports Second Team All-Canadian: Jacob Scarfone Team Awards Rookie of the Year – Sandor Mod President Forster MVP of the Year – Gabe Ferraro Ted Wildman Trophy Winner – Orion Edwards 2016-2017 Season Record: 3-5 (6th in OUA standings) Playoff Record: 0-1 (lost at McMaster in OUA Quarterfinal) For the first time in five years, the Gryphons posted a sub-.500 record during the regular season, finishing 3-5 and sneaking into the OUA playoffs as the No. 6-seed. The Gryphons, who entered the 2016 season as defending Yates Cup champions, officially saw their hopes of repeating as conference champs come to an end following a hard-fought 17-11 loss in Hamilton to the No. 3-seeded McMaster Marauders. After a season opening win over U of T, the Gryphons were upset on the road in Windsor in Week 2, losing 33-29 to the Lancers. The Gryphons would bounce back the following week with a win over Queen’s. Despite the fact that the Gryphons were victorious in Week 3, the team fell out of the CIS Top 10 rankings. It marked the first time since Week 6 of the 2012 season that the Gryphons were not ranked nationally, snapping an impressive streak of 37 consecutive polls in which Guelph was ranked in the Top 10. The Gryphons would go on to lose each of their next four games, all of which came against opponents who were themselves ranked in the national Top 10 (Ottawa, Western, McMaster & Laurier). Despite the four-game skid, the Gryphons were able to finish strong with a win over York in the regular season finale to earn a playoff berth, marking the fifth straight season the Gryphs reached the postseason. The playoff game at McMaster came down to the final play, with James Roberts being intercepted near the Marauders endzone in the dying seconds. The 2016 season also marked the first season in charge for interim Head Coach Kevin MacNeill. MacNeill spent the previous six seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator. Oludotun Aketepe 1L Aidan England 2L N. Morito-Barber 1L Junior Allen 1L Daniel Fascione 2L Shaquille Munroe 4H Johnny Augustine 4H Benjamin Favot 1L Ryan Nieuwesteeg 5L Riley Baines 4H Gabriel Ferraro 3L Dan Palmer-Salmon 3L Jailon Bell 4H Ben Field 2L Nicholas Parisotto 3L Kade Belyk 2L Corey Flude 1L Benjamin Petrie 1L Geoffrey Bezruchko 1L A’dre Fraser 5L Andrew Pickett 3L Matthew Bills 1L Aidan Fraser 2L Jean-Patrick Pierre 1L John Birnie 4H Kyle Fraser-Audit 5L Keysean Powell 1L Colin Booth 5L Jack Gelbart 1L Job Reinhart 2L Walker Breen 1L Brandon Gordon 4H Matthew Reuter 1L Lukas Brennan 2L Andrew Graham 5L Jason Richards 1L Thomas Bresciani 1L Jaylan Guthrie 2L James Roberts 3L Graham Brodie 1L Jamal Hooker 2L Harry Robinson 1L Zachary Buchan 1L Alexander Jafs 1L Jacob Scarfone 4H Robert Carnegie 5L Colin Jerome 3L Kian Schaffer-Baker 1L Michael Carney 5L Colton Jones 2L Dewan Soyer 1L Michael Casciano 1L MacKenzie Jones 2L Eric Starczala 3L Josh Cassista 2L Marcus Joseph 3L Charlie Taggart 3L Devin Catt 1L Jayden Kelly 1L Jordan Terrio 1L Mariano Christiaans 1L Akeem Knowles 2L Justin Thibodeau 1L Gregory Corfield 2L Lukas Korol 3L Daniel Urbshas 5L Matthew Creelman 1L Theodore Landers 2L Alex Valihora 1L Justis Croasdale 4H Sam Lewis 2L Elijah Walker 2L Matthew Delmas 1L Arran MacRae 3L Coulter Woodmansey 1L Tristan Doughlin 5L Colin Mandich 5L Dean Yaromich 2L Derek Drouillard 4H Isaac Melanson 1L Orion Edwards 4H Royce Metchie 3L Donnie Egerter 5L Nicholas Mirijello 1L Coaching Staff: Kevin MacNeill - Head Coach (1st Season) Adam Bestard: Assistant Offensive Line Todd Galloway - Offensive Coordinator Zach Pollari: Assistant Offensive Line Adam Grandy: Defensive Coordinator Nick Fitzgibbons: Assistant Running Backs Bill Brown: Special Forces Coordinator Mike Samples: Assistant Defensive Line Mike MacDonald: Offensive Line Mark Durigon: Assistant DB Coach Marcello Campanaro: Quarterbacks Mac Myers: Defensive Assistant Steve Viveiros: Running Backs John Casasanta: Assistant Special Forces Steve Frake: Receivers Alec Reid: Offensive Assistant Brian Cluff: Defensive Line John Engel: Defensive Assistant Donnovan Carter: Defensive Backs/Recruiting Kyle Cole: Operations & Video Coordinator Nathan Galoni: Linebackers Teresa Hussey-Budwal: Athletic Therapist Alex Derma: Scout Team Coordinator & Tight Ends Jordan Foley: Strength & Conditioning Awards Summary OUA First Team All-Stars: Job Reinhart (Rush/Cover) OUA Second Team All-Stars: Andrew Pickett (OL), Nick Parisotto (DB) OUA All-Rookie Team: Kian Schaffer-Baker (REC) & Coulter Woodmansey (OL) U Sports First Team All-Canadian: none U Sports Second Team All-Canadian: none Team Awards Rookie of the Year – Kian Schaffer-Baker President Forster MVP of the Year – Luke Korol Ted Wildman Trophy Winner – Rob Carnegie 2015-2016 Season Record: 7-1 Playoff Record: 2-1 (beat Western in Yates Cup, lost to Montreal in Mitchell Bowl) For a fourth consecutive year, the Gryphons posted a 7-1 record during the regular season, good for 2nd in the OUA standings. After earning a first-round bye, the Gryphons played host to the OUA’s No. 5-seed in the Carleton Ravens. Thanks in large part to third year running back Johnny Augustine (35 carries, 245 yards, 2 TDs) the Gryphons won 33-21 over Carleton to book a spot in the Yates Cup for the third time in a four year stretch. For the 108th edition of the Yates Cup, the Gryphons would travel to London to face the No. 1-ranked team in the country in the Western Mustangs. After trailing through the first three quarters, the Gryphons would outscore Western 13-0 in the 4th and hang on to win 23-17 in what was U of G’s first Yates Cup title since 1996.