Men’s Football
Record-setting win vaults Laval into U SPORTS Football Top 3
Laval quarterback Arnaud Desjardins, Saint Mary’s defensive back Ryan Butler and Carleton kicker Brandon Forcier have been named the U SPORTS football players of the week for the period ending October 16, 2022.
Offensive Player of the Week: Arnaud Desjardins, Laval Rouge et Or
- Position: Quarterback
- Hometown: Montréal
- Year:2nd
- Program: Law
Second-year pivot Arnaud Desjardins led the Laval Rouge et Or to a 22-3 victory over RSEQ rivals Montréal Carabins, racking up 334 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. Desjardins also added one rush for 11 yards.
Completing 25 of 34 attempts, Desjardins gashed the Carabins secondary in his fourth 300-yard performance of the year and subsequently had the most passing yards against Montréal since Hugo Richard in 2016.
Desjardins leads the nation in total passing yards with 2105 yards and in touchdown passes with 17.
With the victory over perennial powerhouse Montréal, Desjardins and the Rouge et Or now hold sole possession of the top spot in the RSEQ conference.
Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Butler, Saint Mary’s Huskies
- Position: Defensive Back
- Hometown: Mississauga
- Year: 2nd
- Program: Commerce
Ryan Butler, a second-year commerce student from Mississauga, Ont., helped lead the Saint Mary’s Huskies to a 21-13 win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Friday.
The defensive back picked off Mount Allison quarterback Justin Vogels in the third quarter, returning the interception 72 yards to the endzone, tying the game at 10-10 and putting the wheels in motion for a come-from-behind victory over the Mounties.
Butler added five tackles and the game-sealing pass breakup in the end zone as the Mounties were driving late in the game. Through five games played, Butler is tied for most interceptions in the AUS conference with three and leads the Huskies in total tackles (20.5).
Special Teams Player of the Week: Brandon Forcier, Carleton Ravens
- Position: Kicker
- Hometown: L’Ange Gardien
- Year: 2nd
- Program: Business
By going six-for-six on field goal attempts against the Waterloo Warriors, Carleton kicker Brandon Forcier cemented himself in the Ravens record books with the school’s most makes in a single game.
A 37-yard marker was Forcier’s longest of the day, which he made on his last attempt to make history.
Forcier added a pair of extra points to bring his scoring total to 20 on the game, more than half of the Ravens' production on the day in their 36-18 win over Waterloo.