Football
Queen’s
Western
Regular season records
7-1, only loss to Laurier
6-2, losses to Queen’s and McMaster
Last regular season game
Queen’s vs. Western: 27-26 (Oct. 17, 2009)
Last playoff game
Queen’s vs. Western: 19-27 (Oct. 27, 2007)
Titles won
22 (Yates Cup), 3 (Vanier Cup), 3 (Gray Cup)
28 (Yates Cup), 6 (Vanier Cup), 0 (Gray Cup)
OUA All-Stars
10
10
Total points per game scored-against (average score)
72-149 (34-19)
(Bye-team = U of T 1-7)
335-145 (41-18)
(Bye-team = Waterloo 3-5)
OUA finals attended since 2005
Zero
Three
Coaching matchups
Pat Sheahan: Queen’s head coach for ten years
Greg Marshall: Western head coach for three years
Players to watch
Quarterback Danny Brannagan (2580 ing yards, seven games played) , Jimmy Allin (five interceptions, 1082 all-purpose kick return yards), Shomari Williams (four sacks, 32 tackles)
Quarterback Michael Faulds (3033 ing yards, eight games played), Nathan Riva (606 rushing yards), John Surla (47 tackles, two sacks)
What’re they saying?
“We want redemption because we feel we should have won that game… Queen’s is the best football team in the OUA for a reason. It’ll be our toughest challenge all year.” – Mustangs running back Nathan Riva. Nov. 9, 2009 (Western Gazette)
Men’s Rugby
Queen’s
Western
Regular season records
8-0
7-1, only loss to Queen’s
Last regular season game
Queen’s at Western: 13-12 (Oct. 3, 2009)
Last playoff game
Queen’s vs. Western: 19-8 (Nov. 1, 2008)
Titles won
17 (Turner Trophy)
7 (Turner Trophy)
OUA All-Stars
Six
Five
Total points per game scored-against (average score)
411-39 (51-5)
317-49 (40-6)
OUA finals attended since 2005
Three
Two
Coaching matchups
Peter Huigenbos: Queen’s head coach for six years
Tony Roes: Western head coach for two years
Players to watch
Lock Ryan Kruyne (99 points, 1st in OUA by 25)
Centre Conor Trainor (45 points, 5th in OUA)
What’re they saying?
“We haven’t been in the gold medal [game] for three years so we are ecstatic. We only lost to [Queen’s] by a point at Homecoming, but now we are going to get a chance to get a little redemption.” Mustangs Captain David Jacks. Nov. 10, 2009 (Western Gazette)
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