Tag: Jerome Rancourt
Yates Cup: Laurier Golden Hawks 51, Western Mustangs 31
WATERLOO â Laurier was too much. Or to put it another way, this Western team just wasnât enough. The Mustangs (9-2) looked like national-calibre contenders at times this fall, but they were blown out twice by the Golden Hawks â including a 51-31 beatdown in the 116th Yates Cup before 5,000 Saturday at University Stadium. […]
Western Mustangs clinch second seed, lose key starters in blowout win
A year ago, the Western football team entered the playoffs without their top two running backs. Untimely injuries have returned. The Mustangs clinched second place in the Ontario conference by crushing Windsor 46-5 Saturday at Western Alumni Stadium, but lost explosive tailback Ethan Dolby and top receiver Seth Robertson early in the regular-season finale. Western […]
Second place on the line for Western Mustangs, Windsor Lancers
If you believe the battle for second place in Ontario university football will involve serious head games, youâre right.
OUA football: Western Mustangs 61, Toronto Varsity Blues 6
The Western football teamâs road to the Vanier Cup will be a little longer this fall. The Mustangs pounded Toronto 61-6 Friday night at Varsity Centre, but wonât be able to catch Wilfrid Laurier for first place after the Golden Hawks outlasted the Lancers 33-26 in Windsor. The unbeaten Hawks (7-0) hold the tie-breaker over […]
OUA football: Western Mustangs now 5-1 after blowout win at McMaster
The Western football team is rolling now. The Mustangs improved to 5-1 and moved into second place after ruining McMasterâs homecoming with a 61-26 blowout victory on Saturday at Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton. Steel City native Evan Hillock threw four touchdowns and St. Thomas Parkside grad Ethan Dolby scored twice in the rout. The […]
Western Mustangs beat Queen’s for bounce-back homecoming win
Theyâre back. The Western football team moved past the pain of their disheartening Laurier defeat by squashing Queenâs 39-14 at Mustangs Homecoming on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. âThe (loss) really flipped a switch within the guys,â said running back Keanu Yazbeck, who accounted for 72 of Westernâs 197 ground yards and a determined late touchdown […]
Western Mustangs lose first conference game since 2021 – to London-raised QB
WATERLOO â That wasnât anywhere close to good enough. The Western football team fumbled and bumbled their way through an awful first half before ultimately taking it on the chin 43-28 against fellow heavyweight Wilfrid Laurier before 2,943 Saturday at University Stadium. Kiss good-bye their national No. 1 ranking, the shot at a third straight […]
SEE IT: 101-yard opening kickoff return paces Western Mustangs to 52-21 win
Roman Campanaro called fielding the opening kickoff in front of a big home football crowd “nerve-wracking.” Sixteen seconds and 101 yards later, he was celebrating in the end zone. âI just tried to calm myself down,â the Mustangs fill-in return man said after his first U Sports score in a 52-21 victory over winless Carleton […]
Western Mustangs’ short-yardage specialist making big gains so far
Jerome Rancourt has made big gains as Western’s short-yardage specialist.