September 25, 2011
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Laval survives a scare from the Redmen (VIDEO & Stats)


Sebastien Levesque scored the lone touchdown as the top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or held off the McGill Redmen 12-4 in Canadian university football action Sunday. The win was Laval’s 17th consecutive victory in front of 14,316 spectators. Another interesting stat is that it was Laval’s 46th consecutive victory at home – a CIS record – The Rouge et or have not lost at home since September 19, 2004, when they suffered 14-13 loss against Montreal.

Levesque ran in two yards for the TD after an eight-play, 74-yard drive in the first quarter to give Laval a 7-0 lead.

The game featured three team safeties, with Laval (4-0) earning one to take a 9-0 halftime lead.

Glen Constantin Laval was not completely satisfied with the his team Sunday. “It’s a disappointing performance. We had three serious injuries on the offensive line, which did not help.”

The Redmen (0-4) offence was shut out with their only scores coming on two team safeties of their own.

In the second quarter Julien Feoli-Gudino became the second leading receiver in the history of Canadian Interuniversity Sport in terms of numbers of receptions with 207. It was his fourth of the match and he ended the game with 10 catches for 61 yards.

Boris Bede kicked in a 33-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring for the Rouge et Or.

Laval’s Bruno Prud’Homme went 22 for 28 for 217 yards while McGill’s Jonathan Collin and Ryne Bondy combined for 181 yards and two interceptions.

Files from Laval sports info

Scoring Summary (Final)
 MCGI (0-4) vs. LAVAL (4-0)
Date: 25 sept. 11 • Site: Quebec, Qc • Stadium: Stade Telus • Attendance: 14316

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
MCGI 0 0 2 2 4
LAVAL 9 0 0 3 12
SCORING SUMMARY MCGI -LAVA
1st 02:50 LAVA Seb. Levesque 2 yd run (Boris Bede kick)
8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:50 0 – 7
04:06 LAVA Team safety
0 – 9
3rd 11:03 MCGI Team safety
2 – 9
4th 04:49 LAVA Boris Bede 33 yd field goal
10 plays, 0 yards, TOP 3:35 2 – 12
12:18 MCGI Team safety
4 – 12
Kickoff time: 13:08 • End of Game: 15:54 • Total elapsed time: 02:46
Referee: Walter Berry • Umpire: B. Daigneault • Linesman: Danny Roy • Line judge: Ch. Lampron • Back judge: Franc. Bisson • Field judge: M. Daigneault • Side judge: John Dilalla • Scorer: Esther Turgeon •
Temperature: 22 C • Wind: 20 km W • Weather: cloudy

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)

Team Totals MCGI LAVA
FIRST DOWNS 14 20
Rushing 4 8
Passing 9 9
Penalty 1 3
NET YARDS RUSHING 57 131
Rushing Attempts 17 35
Average Per Rush 3.4 3.7
Rushing Touchdowns 0 1
Yards Gained Rushing 71 170
Yards Lost Rushing 14 39
NET YARDS PASSING 181 217
Completions-Attempts-Int 14-33-2 22-28-0
Average Per Attempt 5.5 7.8
Average Per Completion 12.9 9.9
Passing Touchdowns 0 0
TEAM LOSSES -10 -41
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 228 307
Total offense plays 52 65
Average Gain Per Play 4.4 4.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards 10-70 8-82
PUNTS-YARDS 11-466 12-447
Average Yards Per Punt 42.4 37.2
Net Yards Per Punt 35.7 31.4
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