Western at Ottawa - OUA Semi-final - 20071103
Photos of the Yates Cup Semi-final game between the University of Western Ontario Mustangs and the University of Ottawa Gee Gees at Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa, ON on November 3, 2007.
STANGS SHOCK GEE-GEES
The Western Mustangs shocked the Ottawa Gee-Gees with a 23-16 come from behind win to advance to the 100th Yates Cup against Guelph at Guelph.
Mike Faulds found David Clayton from 62 yards in the third quarter and from 45 yards with two minutes left in regulation to finally go ahead, and linebacker John Surla fell on the ball off an Ottawa fumble off a missed field goal in end zone with no time left to seal the deal. Clayton finished with 209 receiving yards on nine catches as Faulds was good on 17 of 35 passes for 318 yards to go with 78 yards rushing.
Running back Dave Mason had a 36-yard touchdown run for to finish the half with 12 carries for 115 yards while the Gee-Gees had a pair of interceptions off Faulds and overcame several dropped passes of their own to take a 16-4 lead at the break. Gee-Gees quarterback Josh Sacobie finished with only 18 completions in 42 attempts for 271 yards and two interceptions. Mason, who finished with 17 carries for 163 yards, was collared on his first rush of the third quarter, a 15-yard gain, limping off the field favouring his left side. He returned in the fourth quarter but limped off once more following a 16-yard gain.
This was a tale of two games, as the Stangs could do little in the first half, but came out flying in the second – hitting every Gee-Gee standing, withstanding some mighty hits themselves, and holding the Gee-Gees scoreless, meanwhile scoring twice on long passes and in the final seconds on a fumbled missed field goal. The Mustangs, which began the season 0-4, won a sixth straight game, improving to 7-1 against the Gee-Gees in the playoffs since 1966.
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On a personal note, fans of OUA football, especially families and fans of visiting teams will be no stranger to the Capital Security firm’s officious thugs who routinely use the power that’s gone to their heads to thwart attempts to meet and greet players post-game, or to keep photographers from shooting from their normal positions at OUA league games as well as Bowl games and Vanier Cups. Last year following the Queen’s-Ottawa playoff game, I wrote a diatribe about this firm’s guards, but subsequently decided to delete it, since John Bower, the former Ottawa SID intervened to allow me access to the North side of the field. Alas, this year I had no cell phone number to the new SID or AD, so was close to getting thrown out of the stadium before the Western coaches, and specifically Greg Marshall, seeing my predicament, provided me with a visiting team pass. Had the security guards only clarified their requirement at the beginning of the altercation, I would have gotten the correct pass sooner. (I did have a 2007-08 OUA pass, an Ottawa U 2007 Football pass, and a Nov. 3 2007 Media pass on me, so thought I was covered.) Instead I had to put up with a guard, whose photo you’ll see, ask “don’t you speak English?” It seems strange after all the years living in Toronto, that I’d get that kind of racist question in my own home town. But at the end of the day, Stangs win, and no more games at Frank Clair ‘til 2008, so I'm happy. Peace out!
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All photos by Jeff Chan, Chairman of the 1998 and 1999 Vanier Cup, and member of the Canadian College Bowl Board and Vanier Cup Organizing Committees, 1978-2000, and Western MBA '75!
All photos are Copyright (c) Jeff Chan 2007, but may be used for personal non-commercial use, or by the CIS, its member conferences, Queen's University, and the Vanier Cup with photo credit, unless otherwise authorized.
Read MoreSTANGS SHOCK GEE-GEES
The Western Mustangs shocked the Ottawa Gee-Gees with a 23-16 come from behind win to advance to the 100th Yates Cup against Guelph at Guelph.
Mike Faulds found David Clayton from 62 yards in the third quarter and from 45 yards with two minutes left in regulation to finally go ahead, and linebacker John Surla fell on the ball off an Ottawa fumble off a missed field goal in end zone with no time left to seal the deal. Clayton finished with 209 receiving yards on nine catches as Faulds was good on 17 of 35 passes for 318 yards to go with 78 yards rushing.
Running back Dave Mason had a 36-yard touchdown run for to finish the half with 12 carries for 115 yards while the Gee-Gees had a pair of interceptions off Faulds and overcame several dropped passes of their own to take a 16-4 lead at the break. Gee-Gees quarterback Josh Sacobie finished with only 18 completions in 42 attempts for 271 yards and two interceptions. Mason, who finished with 17 carries for 163 yards, was collared on his first rush of the third quarter, a 15-yard gain, limping off the field favouring his left side. He returned in the fourth quarter but limped off once more following a 16-yard gain.
This was a tale of two games, as the Stangs could do little in the first half, but came out flying in the second – hitting every Gee-Gee standing, withstanding some mighty hits themselves, and holding the Gee-Gees scoreless, meanwhile scoring twice on long passes and in the final seconds on a fumbled missed field goal. The Mustangs, which began the season 0-4, won a sixth straight game, improving to 7-1 against the Gee-Gees in the playoffs since 1966.
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On a personal note, fans of OUA football, especially families and fans of visiting teams will be no stranger to the Capital Security firm’s officious thugs who routinely use the power that’s gone to their heads to thwart attempts to meet and greet players post-game, or to keep photographers from shooting from their normal positions at OUA league games as well as Bowl games and Vanier Cups. Last year following the Queen’s-Ottawa playoff game, I wrote a diatribe about this firm’s guards, but subsequently decided to delete it, since John Bower, the former Ottawa SID intervened to allow me access to the North side of the field. Alas, this year I had no cell phone number to the new SID or AD, so was close to getting thrown out of the stadium before the Western coaches, and specifically Greg Marshall, seeing my predicament, provided me with a visiting team pass. Had the security guards only clarified their requirement at the beginning of the altercation, I would have gotten the correct pass sooner. (I did have a 2007-08 OUA pass, an Ottawa U 2007 Football pass, and a Nov. 3 2007 Media pass on me, so thought I was covered.) Instead I had to put up with a guard, whose photo you’ll see, ask “don’t you speak English?” It seems strange after all the years living in Toronto, that I’d get that kind of racist question in my own home town. But at the end of the day, Stangs win, and no more games at Frank Clair ‘til 2008, so I'm happy. Peace out!
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All photos by Jeff Chan, Chairman of the 1998 and 1999 Vanier Cup, and member of the Canadian College Bowl Board and Vanier Cup Organizing Committees, 1978-2000, and Western MBA '75!
All photos are Copyright (c) Jeff Chan 2007, but may be used for personal non-commercial use, or by the CIS, its member conferences, Queen's University, and the Vanier Cup with photo credit, unless otherwise authorized.
