Université Laval – The Laval Rouge et Or made a statement prior to the playoffs as the team defeated Sherbrooke Vert & Or 36-7 at -Université Laval TELUS Stadium before 13,035 people.
Ahead by two points after the first quarter, the Laval (6-1) have added 10 in the second quarter and never looked back, limiting their opponents to 195 total offense yards, against 381 for locals.
With the win, Laval will play in the semi-final at home on November 7, against an opponent yet to be determined, depending on the last week of the RSEQ regular season.
15′ #CFC100 Matthew Betts, who recorded four quarterback sacks, was complimented by his coach after the game.
“There is no worse,” oked Glen Constantin. “It’s special, that’s for sure.”
He might of had five now, if it were not for a penalty that recalled that one. He is very explosive, ”
Constantin was also very proud of the defensive unit, did very well against one of the best quarterbacks in the country.
“It was one of our good games,” said Constantin. “Marc Fortier had prepared the team”
“It helps when you’re able to put pressure on opponents like we did. ”
Dufour leading the charge
The Rouge et Or did not waste any time putting points on the scoreboard. After the defence stopped the Vert et Or, Antony Dufour took advantage of good blocks and returned a Mathieu Hébert 74 yard punt return into the end zone. It was 7-0.
An interception by the Vert et Or’s Olivier Langlois allowed them to have a chance to equalize the game. Jeremi Roch spotted Anthony Gosselin for the major moments later. With this, Roch equaled the RSEQ record for the greatest number of career touchdown passes (66) belonging to the former Rouge et Or player Benoit Groulx. Laval added a safety and the first quarter ended with the score 9-7 in favor of the Rouge et Or..
Dominic Lévesque added a 19-yard field goal and Felix Faubert-Lussier connected with ’14 #CFC100 Hugo Richard on a 25 yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds to play.
At the half, Laval enjoyed a 19-7 lead.
Laval continued to widen the gap in the third. when Richard himself completed a 45-yard offensive drive by running into the end zone for a 10 yard touchdown score. Then, after an interception by Vincent Chabot, Lévesque added 29 yard field goal. It was 29-7 after three quarters for the Rouge et Or.
Maxime Boutin scored another major early in the fourth quarter, a six-yard run that was the result of a 61 yard drive.
Laval will play its last game of the regular season next Saturday in Montreal against the McGill Redmen.
Maxime Boutin – credit Mathieu Bélanger
Rouge et Or Leaders:
Offence:
Quarterback: Richard Hugo 11-22, 138 yards, 1 touchdown, one interception
Running backs: Maxime Boutin 23 carries, 143 yards, 1 touchdown / Richard Hugo 9 carries, 80 yards, 1 touchdown
Recipients: Felix Faubert-Lussier 4 catches, 62 yards, 1 touchdown / Tyrone Peter 3 catches, 17 yards
Defence:
Tackles Mathieu Betts six tackles (five solo) / Gabriel Marcoux 6 (5 solo)
Sacks: Matthew Betts 4.0 / 2.0 Edward Godin
Interceptions: Vincent Chabot 1/1 Gabriel Marcoux
Special Teams
Investments: Dominic Lévesque 2/2, 22, 29 VGES
Punts Dominic Lévesque 9 field goals, averaging 37.1 yards
Kickoffs Dominic Lévesque 5 field goals, averaging 58.8 yards
Return kickoffs: Benoit Gagnon-6 Brousseau returns, averaging 6.8 yards
Punt return: Antony Dufour, 1 return, averaging 34 yards
With files from Stephane Jobin
| SHERBROOKE vs. LAVAL at QUEBEC, QUEBEC 10/25/2015 at 13:10 |
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| Sherbrooke 7 |
Laval 36 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke (4-3) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Laval (6-1) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| QUEBEC, QUEBEC | STADE TELUS, U.LAVAL | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | SHERBROOKE – LAVAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:26 | Laval – Antony Dufour 74 yd punt return for TD. (Dom. Levesque kick is good). | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 07:13 | Sherbrooke – Ant. Gosselin 1 yd pass from Jeremi Roch. (Mathieu Hebert kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards in 2:44. |
7 – 7 |
| 1 | 04:28 | Laval – Team safety | 7 – 9 |
| 2 | 02:25 | Laval – Dom. Levesque 22 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards in 4:08. |
7 – 12 |
| 2 | 00:11 | Laval – Felix Faubert-L 25 yd pass from Hugo Richard. (Dom. Levesque kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards in 0:28. |
7 – 19 |
| 3 | 04:49 | Laval – Hugo Richard 10 yd run. (Dom. Levesque kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards in 2:18. |
7 – 26 |
| 3 | 02:45 | Laval – Dom. Levesque 29 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards in 1:11. |
7 – 29 |
| 4 | 11:48 | Laval – Maxime Boutin 6 yd run. (Dom. Levesque kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards in 4:39. |
7 – 36 |
| SHERBROOKE | STATISTICS | LAVAL |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | FIRST DOWNS | 22 |
| 9 5 1 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
4 15 3 |
| 195 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 381 |
| 57 3.4 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
62 6.1 |
| 189 | NET YARDS PASSING | 138 |
| 17-37 5.1 7-41 2 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
11-22 6.3 0-0 2 |
| 55 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 244 |
| 13 4.2 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
40 6.1 |
| 11-447 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 9-334 |
| 40.6 | Average | 37.1 |
| 110 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 180 |
| 3-28 5-74 2-8 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
8-115 2-42 2-23 |
| 13-95 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 13-95 |
| 1-0 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 7-41 |
| 2-8 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 2-23 |
| 28:54 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:06 |
Sherbrooke |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | SHERBROOKE | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 25 | Anthony Tanguay | 7 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Alexandre Gagne | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Alexand. Gagnon | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 14 | Ol. Goulet-V. | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Alex. Chevrier | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 18 | Oliv. Langlois | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | 1 | – | 1-8 | |||
| 21 | Seb. Chenier-D. | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | Jean-Ph. Huot | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Justin Roy | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 12 | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Mathieu Quirion | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Simon Benoit | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 27 | Samuel Polan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | David Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 48 | Ch. Brousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Maxime Tessier | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Remy Deschamps | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Ismael Sadik-L. | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Karl-A. Huot | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Rami Saintus | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 76 | Samuel Piche-L. | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| TOTALS | 40 | 26 | 53 | 0 – 0 | 3 – 18 | 1 | – | 2-8 | 2 | |||
| # | LAVAL | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 9 | Mathieu Betts | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 – 24 | 5.5 – 26 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 19 | Gabriel Marcoux | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 1-0 | ||||
| 30 | G. Tremblay-L. | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 – 7 | 1 – 7 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 12 | Vincent Chabot | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 – 1 | – | 1-23 | ||||
| 14 | Denver Wright | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 45 | Edward Godin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 – 10 | 2.5 – 11 | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Jean-Ph. Bolduc | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | Shayne Gauthier | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Thomas Girard | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | Dom. Levesque | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Pierre-L Caron | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | Benj. Garand-G. | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 55 | Mathieu Masseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 67 | C. Vaillancourt | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 80 | Tyrone Pierre | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 83 | Pierre-L Vallee | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 84 | Etienne Moisan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 88 | Marco Dubois | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Felix Faubert-L | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 31 | Luka Ricard | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 51 | Marc-Oliv. East | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | Team | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 35 | 14 | 42 | 7 – 41 | 10 – 45 | 1 | – | 2-23 | 4 | |||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: QUEBEC, QUEBEC Stadium: STADE TELUS, U.LAVAL Attendance: 13035 Weather: CLOUDY Temperature: 10 C Wind: 21 KPH W |
Referee: BRENT YOUNG Umpire: RENALD DULAC Head Linesman: ERIC CLOUTIER Line Judge: DANNY ROY Back Judge: KEVIN RIOPEL Field Judge: STEPHANE ROY Side Judge: RENE DAIGNEAULT Scorekeeper: ESTHER TURGEON |
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