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 year)
Defensive coordinator	Devin Murphy (2nd year)
Home stadium	Gee-Gees Field (Capacity: 4,152)
Uniform

2014 OUA standings
(Rank) Team	W		L	PTS		Playoff Spot
#3 McMaster	7	-	1	14		†
#5 Guelph	7	-	1	14		X
#7 Western	6	-	2	12		X
Windsor	5	-	3	10		X
#10 Ottawa	5	-	3	10		X
Laurier	4	-	4	8		X
Carleton	4	-	4	8
Queen's	3	-	5	6
Toronto	2	-	6	4
Waterloo	1	-	7	2
York	0	-	8	0
† – 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

Name	Position	Seasons at Ottawa	Alma Mater
Jamie Barresi	Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator	1	Ottawa (1980)
Devin Murphy	Defensive Coordinator	1	Ottawa (2005)
Steven Watts	Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	1	Ottawa (2007)
Bill MacDermott	Offensive Line	1	Trinity (1960)
David Miller-Johnston	Kickers	9	Concordia (1998)
Mike Ireland	Defensive Line	1	Ottawa (2006)
Ron Raymond	Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks	2	N/A
Aaron Geisler	Running Backs	1	Western
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 #9 Queen's	#16	Richardson Stadium • Kingston, ON (Rivalry)		W 37–30	2250
September 13	1:00 PM	#7 Guelph	#8	Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON		L 7-42	700
September 20	1:00 PM	vs. Carleton	#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 #13 Windsor		Alumni Field • Windsor, ON		L 39-29	2618
October 25	1:00 PM	#3 McMaster		Gee-Gees Field • Ottawa, ON		W 38-18	1000
November 1	1:00 PM	at Windsor	#10	Alumni Field • Windsor, ON (OUA Quarterfinal)		W 46-29	3410
November 7	1:00 PM	at #3 McMaster	#10	Ron Joyce Stadium • Hamilton, ON (OUA Semifinals)		L 42-32	6000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from CIS Top 10 released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

York

York @ Ottawa

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 4 0 0 7 • Gee-Gees 10 24 0 17 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 2 3 4 Total • Gee-Gees 14 2 0 21 37 Gaels 0 17 10 3 30 Date: September 5 Location: Richardson Stadium, Kingston, ON Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 2,250 Game weather: 21°C, Rainy Referee: M. Drinkwalter

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 2 3 4 Total • Gryphons 7 16 9 10 42 Gee-Gees 0 0 0 7 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 2 3 4 Total Gee-Gees 7 11 3 10 31 • Ravens 7 7 7 12 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 2 3 4 Total • Gee-Gees 17 14 7 3 41 Varsity Blues 0 13 7 5 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 2 3 4 Total Warriors 0 3 3 4 10 • Gee-Gees 17 28 3 3 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 2 3 4 Total Gee-Gees 1 14 0 14 29 • Lancers 14 10 12 3 39 Date: October 10 Location: Alumni Stadium, Windsor, ON Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 2,618 Game weather: 12°C, Overcast

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-3	2013	OTT, 45–15

McMaster

McMaster @ Ottawa

1 2 3 4 Total Marauders 9 3 0 6 18 • Gee-Gees 3 8 17 10 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 2 3 4 Total • Gee-Gees 14 16 7 9 46 Lancers 9 7 7 6 29 Date: November 1st Location: Alumni Stadium, Windsor, ON Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 3,410 Game weather: 5°C, Cloudy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-4	2014	WIN, 39–29

OUA Playoff Semifinal @ McMaster

Ottawa @ McMaster

1 2 3 4 Total Gee-Gees 0 13 15 3 31 • Marauders 0 18 8 16 42 Date: November 7th Location: Ron Joyce Stadium, Hamilton, ON Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: 7°C, Cloudy and rain Referee: F. Cooper

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-19	2014	OTT, 38–18

Awards and Honours

• J. P. Metras Trophy

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. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
2. "Ottawa Gee-Gees Football Schedule".
3. GeeGees.ca. "Gee-Gees romp on opening day".
4. uOttawa. "Gee-Gees vs. Queen's". geegees.ca. uOttawa SS. Retrieved 27 October 2014.