THE CANADIAN PRESS
Kingston, Ont. — The record will have to wait until next week.
Ottawa’s Josh Sacobie and Matt Connell of McGill had the CIS all-time passing record in their sights on Saturday, but both fell short.
Danny Brannagan threw four touchdown passes to three different receivers en route to a 38-16 Queen’s Gaels win over the Ottawa Gee Gee’s.
Brannagan went 21-for-33 while posting 341 yards in passing. He moved ahead of Tom Dennison as the Gaels’ all-time leading passer. Brannagan now sits at 7,792 yards for his career.
“I will appreciate this more down the line,” said Brannagan following the game. “The only record I care about is 7-0.”
Entering the day, Sacobie needed 439 yards to become the first CIS quarterback to break 10,000 yards passing but Queen’s prevented him from eclipsing that mark, keeping him 237 yards off the pace.
Sacobie now sits at 9,763 yards passing for his career. He trails McMaster alumnus Ben Chapdelaine, who is the all-time leading passer with 9,974 yards.
The Queen’s defence was stingy, shutting down one of the OUA’s top passing offences and limiting Sacobie to just 202 yards passing. The majority of those yards came in the second half with Ottawa (3-4) trying to play catch-up.
Late in the game, CIS rushing leader Mike Giffin surpassed the 1,000-yard plateau for the second time in his career and passed Larry Mohr as Queen’s all-time rushing leader. He had 72 yards on 21 carries in the game.
With the win, the No. 2 Queen’s Gaels secured home field advantage throughout the OUA playoffs and improved their league leading record to a perfect 7-0.
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No. 1 Rouge et Or 41, Gaiters 10
At Lennoxville, Que., Benoit Groulx threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns as No. 1-ranked Laval (6-0) walked all over Bishop’s (2-4).
Groulx was 25-for-32 while Gaiters quarterback Jesse Andrews completed 19-of-28 passes for 219 yards, one touchdown and an interception.
Mathieu Picard, Victory Tremblay, Cesar-Romero Sanchez Hernandez and Guillaume Allard-Cameus notched TDs for Laval.
Steven Turner caught an eight-yard pass in the second quarter to record the Gaiters’ lone touchdown.
The Rouge et Or offence totalled 560 yards and tallied 33 first downs, while the Gaiters notched 286 yards on 17 first downs.
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Carabins 37, No. 3 Huskies 20
At Halifax, Saint Mary’s had its undefeated streak snapped by Montreal in a game featuring 17 turnovers and four blocked punts.
Saint Mary’s (5-1) turned over the ball ten times while the Carabins (3-3) had five fumbles lost.
Montreal wide receiver Frank Bruno caught five passes for 98 yards and one touchdown.
Montreal’s offence finished with 206 yards to the Huskies 200.
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Bisons 20, No. 4 Huskies 17
At Winnipeg, the Bisons (3-3) scored 20 unanswered points to upset Saskatchewan (4-2).
Manitoba quarterback John Makie was 17-for-33 for 184 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions.
Huskies QB Laurence Nixon went 14-for-22 for 141 yards and two interceptions.
Saskatchewan running back Tyler O’Gorman was shut down by the Manitoba defence for only 41 yards on 13 carries.
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No. 5 Mustangs 56, Blues 15
At Toronto, Nathan Riva rushed for four touchdowns and 124 yards as the No. 5 Western Mustangs defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 56-15 Thursday.
The first-year running back ran 53 yards for his fourth touchdown as the Mustangs built a 35-0 lead at the half.
Western quarterback Michael Faulds threw for 280 yards, going 22-for-29 with two touchdowns.
Fifth-year Blues receiver Cory Kennedy made a 30-yard catch to set the school record for most career receptions with 146. He recorded six receptions for 124 yards in the loss.
Mark Stinson also recorded six receptions, totalling 95 yards and a touchdown.
The Varsity Blues (2-5) travel to Ottawa Oct. 18 to take on the Gee-Gees (3-4) for their last game of the 2008 OUA regular season, while the Mustangs (6-1) host the Guelph Gryphons (4-3) the next day.
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No. 6 Dinos 31, Rams 5
At Calgary, Matt Walter scored a 73-yard touchdown run as the Dinos (4-2) beat Regina (3-3) in their first appearance at McMahon Stadium in over four years.
Walter, the 2007 Canada West rookie of the year, ran for 200 yards on 27 carries.
Calgary quarterback Deke Junior recorded 150 yards in the air and 72 yards on the ground, including a 28-yard TD run.
Regina QB Teale Orban set a new Canada West all-time passing yard mark, completing 22-of-40 for 224 yards.
Anthony Parker led Calgary’s offence with five receptions for 66 yards.
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No. 7 Stingers 66, Mounties 13
At Montreal, Concordia quarterback Liam Mahoney rushed for three touchdowns as the Stingers (4-2) beat Mount Allison (2-4) in front of 2,181 fans.
The Stingers controlled the game early on, leading 21-0 after only 15 minutes of the first quarter and leading 45-8 at halftime.
Mahoney ran for 60 yards, completing 10-of-13 passes for 248 yards and a touchdown.
Mount Allison QB Kelly Hughes completed 16-of-32 passes for 247 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Concordia set a school record for most points scored in a game at 66, breaking the previous mark in a 58-30 win against the McGill Redmen in 2007.
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No. 8 Clan 20, Thunderbirds 19
At Vancouver, Jeffrey Biles kicked a field goal as time expired as the Simon Fraser Clan beat the rival University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 20-19.
Quarterback Bernd Dittrich threw for a pair of touchdowns for the visiting Clan in the 31st edition of the Shrum Bowl between the two Vancouver-based teams.
Biles finished the day with a 13-yard touchdown catch to go with a pair of field goals.
Jeremy Levy also hauled in a TD for the Clan.
Dave Boyd led UBC with 149 yards rushing and a TD.
Simon Fraser (5-2) wraps up its season Oct. 18 at No. 4 Saskatchewan.
The Huskies then travel to Vancouver Oct. 24 to face UBC (2-5) in the season finale for both teams.
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No. 9 Vert et Or 32, Axemen 2
At Wolfville, N.S., Sherbrooke (5-1) scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat Acadia (0-6).
Sherbrooke quarterback Jean P. Shoiry rushed for one touchdown and completed 15-of-31 passes for 183 yards and one interception.
Pascal Kils and C Saint-Martin ran in Sherbrooke’s two other touchdowns.
Vert et Or kicker William Dion was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts.
Acadia QB Keith Lockwood was 16-for-34 for 168 yards.
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No. 10 Golden Hawks 50, Marauders 31
At Waterloo, Ont., Luke Thompson threw for 355 yards and five touchdowns as Laurier (5-2) powered past McMaster (3-4) in front of 2,020 fans at University Stadium.
Thompson dominated the Marauders defence, rushing for 76 yards on nine attempts and hitting Josh Bishop for a 101-yard touchdown reception.
McMaster relied on QB Ryan Fantham for their own offence. Fantham completed 33 passes for 497 yards including four touchdowns and two interceptions.
Marauders receiver Kevin D’Hollander had 12 receptions for 199 yards and two TDs.
With the win, the Golden Hawks secured a home playoff date in the OUA quarter-final.
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X-Men 40, Redmen 7
At Antigonish, N.S., McGill quarterback Matt Connell’s bid to top the CIS all-time passin
g record was thwarted by St. FX (3-3).
Connell threw for 181 yards and 50 per cent of his passes including one touchdown and two interceptions for the Redmen (0-6).
X-Men QB Steve Snyder was 16-35 and threw for 309 yards with one TD and one interception.
James Green, the conference rushing leader, ran for 93 yards and a touchdown as the St. FX offence pumelled McGill’s defence for 512 total yards. Green was injured in the third quarter and spent the remainder of the game on the sideline.
Jeremy Marchand ran for two TDs and X-Men kicker Kyle Chisholm was 3-for-3 on field goals.
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Gryphons 48, Lions 2
At Guelph, Ont., Nick Fitzgibbon led the Gryphons offence with two touchdowns to rout York.
Fitzgibbon finished the day with 99 yards on 11 carries and three receptions for 87 yards.
Justin Dunk was 17-for-28, for 287 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception for Guelph (4-3).
Lions QB Kurtis Dance was shut down, completing only 2-of-5 passing attempts for 24 yards.
York (0-7) recorded only 97 rushing yards against Guelph and were shut out in the second half.
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Warriors 30, Lancers 29
At Windsor, Ont., Marvin McCooty ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 33 seconds left, as the Waterloo Warriors stunned the Windsor Lancers 30-29 in Canadian university football action Friday night.
The Warriors (2-5) trailed 23-1 at halftime but erupted for 22 fourth-quarter points to stun the home crowd of 1,354 at the University of Windsor Stadium.
McCooty’s first TD run nine seconds into the fourth quarter cut the lead to 26-15. Luke Balch made it a four-point game with a 24-yard pass to Sean Cowie with 4:29 left.
Robert Eewes pushed the lead to seven with a 23-yard field goal – his fifth of the game – at 12:46. That set the stage for McCooty’s one-yard run, with the two-point convert putting the Warriors out in front.
Balch finished 20-of-33 for 232 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Daryl Stephenson was the offensive star for the Lancers (3-4), rushing for 136 yards and a score. Sam Malian struggled under centre for Windsor, completing just 10-of-25 passes for 106 yards.
