Adam ScottiThe nation’s number-one-ranked team, the Laval Rouge-et-Or (8-0) massacred the winless McGill Redmen (0-8), who were looking for just their second home victory in two years. Laval scored a minute and a half into the first quarter and never looked back, posting a 68-0 win over the Redmen.
There were no good signs for McGill on Saturday, especially for the many seniors who have now played their last game on McGill’s home field.
“We can’t take a lot out of this game,” said Head Coach Sonny Wolfe. “It just shows us how far we have to go to compete with the best.”
Laval scored as many touchdowns as McGill had first downs. When Rouge-et-Or placekicker Christopher Milo sent his seventh extra point through the uprights just before halftime, a flock of seagulls that had been congregating on the empty north side stands abruptly got up and flew away. Like looking directly into the sun, no one, not even the birds, could keep their eyes on the game for an extended period of time.
Except, that is, for the many Laval fans who made the trip to Montreal and were louder than the home supporters. They at least had something to cheer about. The highlight of the game for McGill came in the first quarter when third year defensive back Joff Gorin intercepted an errant Bruno Prud’homme pass, one of the few mistakes Laval made all game. The drive, of course, ended in another three-and-out for the Redmen.
The 130th season of McGill football will mercifully end next weekend as the Redmen go on the road to face Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or. The team is already eliminated from playoff contention, meaning that McGill has now missed the Quebec University Football League playoffs four years in a row. A loss to Sherbrooke would cap off McGill’s third winless season in the last four years.
