2014 Ottawa Gee-Gees football team

2014 Ottawa Gee-Gees football
Conference Ontario University Athletics
2014 record 5–3 (5–3 OUA)
Head coach Jamie Barresi (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Devin Murphy (2nd season)
Home stadium Gee-Gees Field
(Capacity: 4,152)
Uniform
2014 OUA standings
(Rank) TeamW LPTS Playoff Spot
#3 McMaster7-114 †
#5 Guelph7-114 X
#7 Western6-212 X
Windsor5-310 X
#10 Ottawa5-310 X
Laurier4-48 X
Carleton4-48 
Queen's3-56 
Toronto2-64 
Waterloo1-72 
York0-80 
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10

The 2014 Ottawa Gee-Gees football team represents the University of Ottawa in the 2014 CIS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Jamie Barresi and play their home games at Gee-Gees Field. They are a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference. They began their season on September 1, where they defeated the York Lions 51-7 at home. Their regular season ended on October 25 with a 38-18 home win against the #3 McMaster Marauders. They gained the 5th seed in the OUA playoffs and where they traveled to Windsor to play the Lancers on November 1 coming away with a 46-29 win. They advanced to take on McMaster in the OUA semifinals, where after holding a lead over the team that would eventually go on to lose in the Vanier Cup, their season came to an end with a 42-31 loss.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Ottawa		Alma Mater
Jamie BarresiHead Coach/Offensive Coordinator1Ottawa (1980)
Devin MurphyDefensive Coordinator1Ottawa (2005)
Steven WattsSpecial Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs1Ottawa (2007)
Bill MacDermottOffensive Line1Trinity (1960)
Ben D'Andrea Defensive & Specials Assistant/Linebackers 1 Queen's (2011)
David Miller-JohnstonKickers9Concordia (1998)
Mike IrelandDefensive Line1Ottawa (2006)
Ron RaymondWide Receivers/Quarterbacks2N/A
Aaron GeislerRunning Backs1Western
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 1:00 PM at York Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON W 51–7   4152
September 5 1:00 PM at No. 9 Queen's No. 16 Richardson Stadium • Kingston, ON (Rivalry) W 37–30   2250
September 13 1:00 PM No. 7 Guelph No. 8 Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON L 7-42   700
September 20 1:00 PM vs. Carleton No. 10 TD Place Stadium • Ottawa, ON (Panda Game) L 31-33   12000
September 27 1:00 PM at Toronto Varsity Stadium • Toronto, ON W 41-25   1349
October 4 1:00 PM Waterloo Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON W 51-10   700
October 10 7:00 PM at No. 13 Windsor Alumni Field • Windsor, ON L 39-29   2618
October 25 1:00 PM No. 3 McMaster Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON W 38-18   1000
November 1 1:00 PM at Windsor No. 10 Alumni Field • Windsor, ON (OUA Quarterfinal) W 46-29   3410
November 7 1:00 PM at No. 3 McMaster No. 10 Ron Joyce Stadium • Hamilton, ON (OUA Semifinals) L 42-32   6000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from CIS Top 10 released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

York

York @ Ottawa
1 234Total
Lions 3 400 7
• Gee-Gees 10 24017 51
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,152
  • Game weather: 28°C, Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Horton
Overall record Last meeting Result
16-4 2013 OTT, 46–16

The Gee-Gees opened their 2014 campaign with a resounding 51-7 win over the York Lions. Junior quarterback Derek Wendel completed 24 of 26 passes for 341 yards and four touchdown passes. Junior running back Mack Tommy led a Gee-Gees rushing attack that racked up 267 yards, 105 of those yards and a TD coming from Tommy.[3]

The game would become the Gee-Gees largest margin of victory in the 2014 regular season.

@ Queen's

Ottawa @ Queen's
1 234Total
• Gee-Gees 14 2021 37
Gaels 0 17103 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
53–40 2013 QUE, 36–21

The #16 Gee-Gees would go on the road to take on the 2013 Yates Cup finalist #9 Queen's Gaels. The first quarter was all Gee-Gees as they took the ball 91 yards down the field on 5 plays to open the scoring on a 31-yard Vincent Campbell TD catch. They'd add another seven minutes later on an 11-yard Mack Tommy run. Queen's would came alive in the second quarter. On the quarter's opening play, Gaels' quarterback Billy McPhee threw a TD get Queen's on the board. With 5:39 to go in the half, Queen's took their first lead, 17-14, with a touchdown pass to Jonah Pataki.

In the fourth quarter the Gee-Gees would put up 21 points to steal a comeback win and hand Queen's their first loss at Richardson Stadium in three years. QB Derek Wendel finished 35 for 52 passing, tallying 401 yards through the air, and three TD passes while also leading the team in rushing with 104 yards on the ground.[4]

Following the win, the Gee-Gees would move to become the #8 team in the nation.

Guelph

Guelph @ Ottawa
1 234Total
• Gryphons 7 16910 42
Gee-Gees 0 007 7
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 700
  • Game weather: 9°C, Rain
  • Referee: H. Chiu
Overall record Last meeting Result
20-5 2011 OTT, 35–8

@ Carleton

Ottawa vs. Carleton
1 234Total
Gee-Gees 7 11310 31
• Ravens 7 7712 33
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Game weather: 20°C, Overcast
  • Referee: Kevin Horton
Overall record Last meeting Result
63-27 2013 OTT, 35–10

@ Toronto

Ottawa @ Toronto
1 234Total
• Gee-Gees 17 1473 41
Varsity Blues 0 1375 25
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Varsity Stadium, Toronto
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,350
  • Game weather: 24°C, Clear
  • Referee: H. Chiu
Overall record Last meeting Result
28-18 2013 OTT, 34–10

Waterloo

Waterloo @ Ottawa
1 234Total
Warriors 0 334 10
• Gee-Gees 17 2833 51
  • Date: October 4th
  • Location: Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 700
  • Game weather: 17°C, Rain
  • Referee: Kevin Horton
Overall record Last meeting Result
21-1 2013 OTT, 44–12

@ Windsor

Ottawa @ Windsor
1 234Total
Gee-Gees 1 14014 29
• Lancers 14 10123 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
13-3 2013 OTT, 45–15

McMaster

McMaster @ Ottawa
1 234Total
Marauders 9 306 18
• Gee-Gees 3 81710 38
  • Date: October 25th
  • Location: Gee-Gees Field, Ottawa
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Game weather: 14°C, Rain
  • Referee: M. Drinkwater
Overall record Last meeting Result
10-19 2013 MAC, 41–7

OUA Playoff Quarterfinal @ Windsor

Ottawa @ Windsor
1 234Total
• Gee-Gees 14 1679 46
Lancers 9 776 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
13-4 2014 WIN, 39–29

OUA Playoff Semifinal @ McMaster

Ottawa @ McMaster
1 234Total
Gee-Gees 0 13153 31
• Marauders 0 18816 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
11-19 2014 OTT, 38–18

Awards and Honours

Ettore Lattanzio

Honours

OUA All-Stars

  • First Team
Ettore Lattanzio
  • Second Team
Adam Valchuk
Nick Lecour
  • All-Rookie Team
Jackson Bennett

All-Canadians

Ettore Lattanzio

References

  1. ↑ "Coaches". University of Ottawa Sports Services. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ottawa Gee-Gees Football Schedule". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ GeeGees.ca. "Gee-Gees romp on opening day". Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ uOttawa. "Gee-Gees vs. Queen's". geegees.ca. uOttawa SS. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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