Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team dropped a 63-15 decision to the No. 3 Western Mustangs on Saturday, September 20 at TD Stadium.
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The loss drops the Blues to 1-3 on the season, while Western improves to 3-0.
The highlight of the day came early in the second quarter when Aaron Gazendam kicked a CIS-record 101-yard punt from Toronto's own 24-yard line that went into Western's end zone. The punt passes Calgary Dinos Brent Matich's 100-yard strike set on Oct. 25, 1986 vs Alberta.Â
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Fourth-year quarterback Simon Nassar was 11-of-21 for 177 yards and one touchdown, while third-year pivot Chris Jugovic was 7-for-14 for 81 yards and one major.
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Michael Kanopolous led Toronto's receivers with two catches for 77 yards with Domenic Battistella making four receptions for 48 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception towards the end of the second quarter.
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Running back Ashton Rochester also added a 42-yard catch and run TD late in the game.
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Toronto's defence notched four interceptions on the day. Brittley Mokube, JJ Lam, Jaiden McBride and Corey Williams each picked off Western's starting quarterback Will Finch.
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McBride led all players with 11.5 tackles, while Lam had nine in the loss.
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The Varsity Blues return home this Saturday, September 27, as they host the Ottawa Gee-Gees in what will be the 999th game in program history. U of T will honour 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Rick Kollins as well as members of the all-century team. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
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