2016 CIS team preview: Mount Allison University Mounties

2015 regular season record: 5-3

2015 regular season standings: 1^st in AUS

2015 playoff record: 0-1

2015 playoff finish: Lost 14-12 to St. FX in AUS Championship
General Write-Up:

The Mount Allison Mounties are coming off a season in which they finished 1^st place in the conference for the 2^nd consecutive year and a 3^rd straight Loney Bowl appearance.  The Mounties came up just short of capturing a 3^rd consecutive AUS championship and will look to rebound in 2016.

The Mounties’ high-tempo offense returns seven starters from the 2015 unit that led the AUS in points per game (27.6) for a third straight season.  The Mounties’ offense will look to find a new quarterback to distribute the ball to a deep group of playmakers and play behind an improved offensive line.

The Mounties return five starters from the 2015 defense that led the country in yards per game (322.9), and has ranked among the country’s best in points allowed (1^st in ’14, 4^th in ’15), takeaways (1^st in ’14, 6^th in ’15), run defense (3^rd in ’14, 4^th in ’15) and sacks (3^rd in ’14, 6^th in ’15) over the past two seasons. 

 

Quote from head coach: Scott Brady

“I’m really looking forward to this season.  We have a great group of guys in our program who worked extremely hard all off-season.”

“We will have a lot of new faces stepping into some key roles on both offense and defense and we will have great competition at a number of positions in camp.”

“Our focus is to be the most physical team in every game that we play and to improve throughout the season so that we are playing our best football in October and November.”

Head Coach: Scott Brady

– Number of seasons as head coach with team (including 2016): 1^st

– Number of seasons as head coach in CIS (including 2016): 1^st

– Career regular season record with team: –

– Career regular season record in CIS: –

– Career overall record with team (reg. season & playoffs only): –

– Career overall record in CIS (reg. season & playoffs only): –
OFFENCE

Number of returning starters: 7 

Key returning players:

• OL Andre Goguen (Sr): 2014 AUS All-Star, 2015 East-West Bowl participant
• RB Chris Reid (Jr): 2014 2^nd Team All-Canadian, 2014 AUS All-Star, 2014 AUS Rookie of the Year…finished 2^nd in CIS with 987 rushing yards in 2014.
• RB Kiel Ambursley (Jr): 2015 AUS All-Star…finished 2^nd in AUS with 443 rushing yards in 2015.
• REC Dakota Brush (Sr): 2015 AUS All-Star…finished 2^nd in AUS with 490 receiving yards in 2015.

Key recruits or transfers:

• QB Jakob Loucks (Cornwall, ON)
• QB Graham Kelly (Burlington, ON)
• REC Ian Carty (Fredericton, NB)

Key losses:

• QB Brandon Leyh 

DEFENCE

Number of returning starters: 5

Key returning players:

• DL Donovan Glave (So): 2015 AUS Rookie of the Year.

• DB Devante Sampson (Sr): 2015 2^nd Team All-Canadian, 2015 AUS All-Star…finished 2^nd in AUS with 7 pass breakups, led AUS in interceptions in 2 of past 3 seasons.
• DB Michael Bohan (5-Sr): 2014 AUS All-Star…has amassed over 1,000 punt return yards in career.

Key recruits or transfers:

• DL D’aiquin Wilmore (Nassau, Bahamas)
• DL Tom Zarafonitis (Niagara Falls, ON)
• DB Daniel Clarke (Brampton, ON)

Key losses:

• DL Christian Plante
• LB Te Nguyen
• DB Kwame Adjei

SPECIAL TEAMS

Key returning players:

• K Ryan Lambert (Sr): 2015 AUS All-Star…finished 1^st in AUS going 22/27 on FG and 19/19 XPT…kicked 2^nd most FG in a single-season in AUS history with 22.
• RET Idahosa Yorke (Jr): 2015 AUS All-Star…finished 1^st in AUS with 464 punt return yards in 2015.
• LS Jesse Myers (Sr)

Key recruits or transfers:

• P Kyle McLean

 

Source: cis.ca