Mount Allison Mounties

Mt. A Mounties
University	Mount Allison University
Association	Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference	Atlantic University Sport
Athletics director
Location	Sackville, New Brunswick
Varsity teams
Football stadium	MacAulay Field
Arena	Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre
Mascot	Duck
Nickname
Colours	Garnet and Gold
Website	Official Athletics Page

The Mount Allison Mounties is the name given to varsity athletic teams that represent Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

The Mounties sports teams play their matches at MacAuley field which seats 2,500.^[1][2]

Athletics & Recreations

The Mount Allison University Athletics & Recreation is led by Pierre Arsenault.

Arsenault came to Mount Allison from the New Brunswick Golf Association, where he served as Executive Director for seven years. Prior to this, Arsenault worked with Hockey Canada’s Atlantic Centre of Excellence, the Saskatchewan Hockey Association, and with the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees Varsity Hockey Team. He holds a Bachelor of Physical Education (concentration in sports administration) from the University of New Brunswick and a Master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Ottawa.^[3]

Varsity teams

Mount Allison Mounties teams compete in:

• Badminton (m/w)
• Basketball (m/w)
• Football (m)
• Ice Hockey (w)
• Soccer (m/w)
• Swimming (m/w)
• Volleyball (w)

Mounties Football

Mount Allison Mounties
First season	1955
Athletic director	Pierre Arsenault
Head coach	Kelly Jeffrey
	4th year, 6–26–0  (.188)
Other staff	Scott Annand (DC)
Home stadium	MacAulay Field
Stadium capacity	2500
Stadium surface	Grass
Location	Sackville, New Brunswick
League	CIS
Conference	AUS (1955 - present)
Past associations	AUAA (1974-1998)
All-time record	142–180–0 (.441)
Postseason record	–
Vanier Cups	0
Atlantic Bowl Championships	2 1984, 1991
Jewett Trophies	4 1984, 1985, 1991, 1997
Hec Crighton winners	2 Éric Lapointe (2)
Colours	Garnet and Gold
Website	athletics.mta.ca

The Mount Allison Mounties football program is in it's 56th year of active competition as of the 2011 CIS football season.^[4] The team has twice appeared in the Vanier Cup, once in 1984, and again in 1991, losing both times. Recently, the Mounties have made the playoffs three times in the past five years (2007, 2008 & 2010). The Mounties finished second in the AUS conference in 2010 and hosted their first home playoff game (conference semi-finals) since the new millennium.^[5] However, their success was short lived as the team finished winless in the 2011 campaign.

Recent regular season results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OT Loss	Pct %	PF	PA	Standing
2000	8	1	7	0	0.125	100	236	4th in AUS
2001	8	1	7	0	0.125	47	330	4th in AUS
2002	8	1	7	0	0.125	60	334	4th in AUS
2003	8	0	8	0	0.000	66	279	4th in AUS
2004	8	0	8	0	0.000	64	248	4th in AUS
2005	8	0	8	0	0.000	23	379	4th in AUS
2006	7	2	5	0	0.286	132	225	4th in AUS
2007	8	1	7	0	0.125	199	295	4th in AUS
2008	8	2	6	0	0.250	189	272	3rd in AUS
2009	8	0	8	0	0.000	124	348	4th in AUS
2010	8	4	4	0	0.500	157	196	2nd in AUS
2011	8	0	8	0	0.000	146	344	4th in AUS

Recent Playoff Results

• 2000 Out of playoffs
• 2001 Out of playoffs
• 2002 Out of playoffs
• 2003 Out of playoffs
• 2004 Out of playoffs
• 2005 Out of playoffs
• 2006 Lost to Acadia Axemen in semi-final 16-6
• 2007 Out of playoffs
• 2008 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 52-12
• 2009 Out of playoffs
• 2010 Lost to Acadia Axemen in semi-final 22-14 (OT)
• 2011 Out of playoffs

Mounties in the CFL

As of opening day of the 2011 CFL season, one former Mounties player is on a CFL team's roster:

• Akwasi Antwi, Calgary Stampeders

Mounties Football Coaching Staff

The Mount Allison Mounties Football team is led by head coach Kelly Jeffrey.

Jeffrey came to Mount Allison after being the head coach and offensive co-ordinator at Mayville State University (MSU) in North Dakota for four years (2002–2005). During those four seasons his team set numerous offensive records for most yards per game and total yards in a season, and he coached the all-time single season record holders for individual rushing, receiving, completions, and passing yards. Overall the school set nine offensive records while producing five Don Hanson All-Americans.^[6]

Before MSU in 2001, Jeffrey coached quarterbacks at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and at the University of San Diego (1998–2000) where he trained three all-conference quarterbacks in his three seasons and coached the all-time leading passer in touchdowns, completions, and yardage. He also coached running backs at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD (1996–1997) and wide receivers at North Dakota's Dickinson State University (1994–1995), a team that finished with a perfect 10-0 season in 1995, and were conference champions in both 1994 and 1995.^[6]

With over 38 years of football playing and coaching experience Annand’s resumé is impressive, ranging from guest coaching appearances with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots to a 24-year teaching career at the elementary to senior high school levels in the Truro area. A Master Course Conductor for Football Canada’s NCCP certification program, Annand has served with the minor football program since 1982 and from 1991 has coached with Team Nova Scotia’s Under-19 team. His record speaks for itself as he has won championships both at the developmental levels to five appearances and a pair of victories at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Vanier Cup national championships. In 1995 he was recognized with the Phil Hughes Award as the Outstanding Volunteer Coach in the Atlantic University Football Conference.^{[citation needed]}

Annand has been seconded from 13 years of teaching at Cobequid Educational Centre (CEC) to lead the defensive unit of the Mount Allison Mounties. Former physical educator and defensive coordinator with the CEC Cougars, Annand has been a familiar face in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) football scene for the past 20 years having served as receiver and defensive secondary coach with the X-Men for nine years and 10 years as defensive line coach with the SMU Huskies. Over the past five seasons Annand assisted with the defensive teams for Montreal Alouettes for two years, and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the past three.^[7]

Top Athletes

Eric Lapointe ('00) (Football) represents more than just records and statistics, although he dominated both areas of the sport during his four years as a Mountie. He was looked to by his teammates for on-field and locker-room inspiration, and he did not disappoint. Drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos, Lapointe ended up with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999 where he rushed for 691 yards during the season, helping his team to the Grey Cup in which he was the game's leading ground gainer. Traded to Toronto, he ultimately ended his career with his hometown Montreal Alouettes. In his final season he was the starting running back in the Grey Cup game. Eric retired with the Alouettes in 2006 after their Grey Cup loss to the BC Lions.^[8]

Gary Ross (06-) (Football) The football team’s most valuable player in recent years, Ross had an unprecedented football season in 2009, breaking several school and conference records along the way. Leading the league in most of the special teams and receiving categories, the five-foot-nine Ross was selected as the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference’s MVP and was a strong nominee for the nation’s most outstanding player award — the Hec Crighton Trophy. While he narrowly missed this honour he was still recognized with two All-Canadian awards for the second consecutive season. A four-time AUS Player of the Week, he was named both as a first-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Canadian inside receiver, and a second-team CIS All-Canadian return specialist. He led the Atlantic conference in receptions (60), receiving yards (818 yards), receiving touchdowns (four), and all-purpose yards (1,423 yards). He has been an all-star receiver and the conference’s top special teams player in each of his four years at Mount Allison, and is now the AUS career leader in receptions (172), receiving yards (2,582), and all-purpose yards (5,990 yards). This season he was the only Atlantic conference player to average over 100 yards receiving per game (102.2 yards per game) and his 60 receptions are also a new AUS single-season record, smashing the previous mark of 48. His 818 receiving yards are a new Mounties’ single-season school record and the fourth highest total in league history. He currently ranks second in AUS history with 1,679 career punt return yards and 1,403 career kickoff return yards.^[9]

See also

• Canadian Interuniversity Sport

External links and References

• Mount Allison University Athletics

1. ^ World Stadiums - Stadiums in Canada :: New Brunswick
2. ^ http://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/mens/football/stats/2007/SFXMTA~1.HTM 2007 Home Coming Game boxscore
3. ^ http://www.mta.ca/news/news_display.php?id=2048
4. ^ http://athletics.mta.ca/varsity/football/football_program_2010.pdf
5. ^ http://atlanticuniversitysport.com/mens/football/
6. ^ ^{a b} [1]
7. ^ [2]
8. ^ http://alumni.mta.ca/htmltonuke.php?filnavn=/alumni/football_fund_prof.html
9. ^ http://athletics.mta.ca/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=208