Rookie kicker Dominic Lévesque hit a field goal with no time left to propel the Rouge et Or to a 12-9 win against the Montreal Carabins Saturday evening at TELUS-Université Laval Stadium before 14,419 spectators gathered for the opening game of the 2015 season.
“I told the players that they must be very pleased with the event, but I think we made mistakes discipline, including a change and some punishments. It is very early in the season and we still have a lot of good football to play, ” said Laval head coach Glen Constantin.
“It is certain that Montreal had a very good team, very hard to contain offensively,” he added.
“This is sick! I do not know what else to say. We did our job, we accomplished what we wanted to do tonight, and I’m really happy, it feels good, “said kicker Dominic Lévesque.
“My job is not finished, I still have a lot to prove. This is just a part, there remain several others. I need to do my job. It takes and have fun at the same time, but I need help guys,” added the rookie kicker.
Both teams seeded 1 and 2 in the country could not have been more equal: first downs 24 for Laval, against 21 for the Carabins. Montreal had accumulated 415 yards, including 322 through the air, while Laval obtained in 396, including 301 by the pass.
“There was not much that separated us from victory,” said coach Danny Maciocia. “Both teams managed to make games and dominated the line of scrimmage at times, but they managed to make a game more than us tonight. Now, there is still a lot of games and everything is possible.”
Carabins rookie receiver Louis-Mathieu Normandin had a big first game catching 11 balls for 169 yards. “It was a good baptism of fire, he said. It was a very good game and that’s what we expected. We have had ups and downs. ”
With files from Mathieu Dauphinais & STÉPHANE JOBIN
Photo Crédit : Mathieu Bélanger
| MON vs. LAV at QUEBEC, QC 2015/9/2005 at 19:10 |
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| Montreal 9 |
Laval 12 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Montreal (0-1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Laval (1-0) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| QUEBEC, QC | STADE TELUS, U.LAVAL | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | MONTREAL – LAVAL |
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| 1 | 07:51 | Montreal – Felix Menard-B. rouge point. | 1 – 0 |
| 1 | 04:50 | Laval – Team safety | 1 – 2 |
| 2 | 07:12 | Montreal – L-P. Simoneau 25 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards in 4:23. |
4 – 2 |
| 2 | 02:47 | Laval – Hugo Richard 1 yd run. (Dom. Levesque kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards in 4:25. |
4 – 9 |
| 2 | 00:06 | Montreal – L-P. Simoneau 18 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards in 2:34. |
7 – 9 |
| 4 | 14:47 | Montreal – L-P. Simoneau rouge point. | 8 – 9 |
| 4 | 09:07 | Montreal – L-P. Simoneau rouge point. | 9 – 9 |
| 4 | 00:00 | Laval – Dom. Levesque 39 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards in 2:01. |
9 – 12 |
| MONTREAL | STATISTICS | LAVAL |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | FIRST DOWNS | 24 |
| 15 5 1 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
14 8 2 |
| 415 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 396 |
| 63 6.6 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
61 6.5 |
| 322 | NET YARDS PASSING | 301 |
| 28-38 8.5 3-18 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
22-34 8.9 1-3 1 |
| 118 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 108 |
| 22 5.4 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
26 4.2 |
| 9-378 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 9-365 |
| 42.0 | Average | 40.6 |
| 57 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 61 |
| 7-28 2-24 1-5 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
6-41 1-20 0 0 |
| 10-64 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 7-60 |
| 0-0 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 1-1 |
| 1-3 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 3-18 |
| 1-5 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 0 |
| 31:58 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:02 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MONTREAL | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 15 | Francois Hamel | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | Dj. Buissereth | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Freder. Chagnon | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 1-0 | 1-5 | ||||
| 50 | A. Cromer-Emond | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 8 | Jon. B-Glaou | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Maiko Zepeda | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Alexand. Doucet | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | J-C. Touchette | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 94 | Emile Charron-L | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 42 | N. Easterbrook | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Ol. D-Pichette | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 36 | Zacary Alexis | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | Carl Jobin-Shaw | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Jean-S. Belisle | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Guill. Doucet | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 10 | – | – | ||||
| 34 | Samuel Drapeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Junior Luke | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 16 | David Deschamps | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 36 | 24 | 48 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 15 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 1 | ||||
| # | LAVAL | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 44 | Shayne Gauthier | 9 | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | L-Phil St-Amant | 7 | 1 | 7.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 12 | Vincent Chabot | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 7 | Jean-Ph. Bolduc | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Edward Godin | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Mathieu Betts | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.5 – 5 | 1.5 – 5 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 34 | Marc-A. Ouellet | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 – 13 | 1.5 – 13 | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Thomas Girard | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 55 | Mathieu Masseau | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 48 | William Pinard | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 5 | V Alarie-Tardif | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 30 | G. Tremblay-L. | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Alex. Hovington | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | Jean-Ph. Begin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 67 | C. Vaillancourt | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Pierre-L Caron | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | Team | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 45 | 20 | 55 | 3 – 18 | 5 – 21 | – | – | 3 | ||||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: QUEBEC, QC Stadium: STADE TELUS, U.LAVAL Attendance: 14419 Weather: CLEAR Temperature: 26 C Wind: 10 KPH W |
Referee: BRENT YOUNG Umpire: JOHN PARKER Head Linesman: ERIC CLOUTIER Line Judge: KEVIN RIOPEL Back Judge: JOHN DILALLA Field Judge: STEPHANE ROY Side Judge: RENALD DULAC Scorekeeper: ESTHER TURGEON |
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