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2024 Montreal Alouettes Season
The 2024 Montreal Alouettes season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Alouettes entered the season as defending Grey Cup champions following their victory in the 110th Grey Cup game. While on a bye in week 13, the Alouettes clinched a playoff berth for the fifth consecutive season. Following an Ottawa Redblacks loss in week 17, the Alouettes later clinched first place in the East Division for the first time since 2012. However, the Alouettes lost to the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final. The 2024 CFL season was the second season with Jason Maas as the team's head coach and the fourth season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager. The Montreal Alouettes drew an average home attendance of 21,302 in 2024. Offseason CFL Global Draft The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024. The Alouettes had two picks in the draft, selecting last in each round. CFL National Draft The 2024 CFL Draft took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Division (CFL)
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League, its counterpart being the West Division. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues. The four teams in the division are the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, and Ottawa Redblacks. Several now-defunct teams have also played in the East Division including two teams from the United States and a large number of teams that have played in Hamilton, Montreal, and Ottawa prior to the current teams from those cities. Additionally, current West Division team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have, in the past, spent a number of seasons in the East over three separate stints. History Pre–1907 The first organized football club in Canada was the Hamilton Foot Ball Club, a predecessor of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in 1869. This was followed by the formation of the Montreal Foot Ball Club in 1872, the Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Founded in 1873, the team is the oldest professional sports team in North America still using its original name, as well as the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division.''Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records.'' (2009). pg. 23 The team's origins date back to a modified version of rugby football that emerged in North America in the latter half of the 19th century. The Argonauts played their home games at Rogers Centre (originally known as SkyDome) from 1989 Toronto Argonauts season, 1989 until 2016, when the team moved to BMO Field, the fifth stadium site (on the footprint of their third home Exhibition Stadium) to host the team. The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colgate Raiders Football
The Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Patriot League. History In 1915, Colgate recorded its 100th victory with a win over Army and also beat Yale on their way to a 5–1 finish. The following season, they compiled an 8–1 record, with the lone loss coming against Yale, 7–3. During the Great Depression, there was a proliferation of postseason benefit games to raise money for the unemployed. On December 6, 1930, Colgate traveled to New York City's Yankee Stadium to play New York University (NYU) in one of these games and won, 7–0.2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2007, retrieved December 5, 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hamlin
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lévis
Lévis () is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The population in 2021 was 149,683. Its current incarnation was founded on January 1, 2002, as the result of a merger among ten cities, including the older city of Lévis founded in 1861. Lévis is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Lévis. Its geographical code is 25 as a census division, and 251 as an RCM-equivalent territory. History First Nations and prehistoric indigenous peoples settled in this area for thousands of years due to its ideal location at the confluence of the Chaudière and the St. Lawrence rivers. Many archeological sites reveal evidence of human occupation dating to 10,000 BP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis Tigers Football
The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member. They play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The team's head coach is Ryan Silverfield. Since their inaugural season in 1912, the Memphis Tigers have won over 500 games and have appeared in 17 bowl games. For much of its history, the Memphis Tigers football program was subpar with occasional flashes of moderate success while being overshadowed by the university's more successful Memphis Tigers men's basketball, men's basketball program. However, since the tenure of former head coach Justin Fuente, the Tigers football program has been more successful. As of the end of the 2024 season, Memphis has earned bowl eligibility by winning at least six of 12 regular season games every year since 2014. This is the seventh-longest active streak in the FBS. The pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 CFL Draft
The 2024 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that took place on April 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET. 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and NAIA. Format changes As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, beginning with this year's draft, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2023 CFL season were each awarded an additional second-round pick. Because of this change, there will no longer be second-round territorial selections for the two worst teams from the previous season. Top prospects :Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings. Draft order Round one Round two Round three Round four Round five Round six Round seven Round eight Supplemental draft On May 21, a supplemental draft was held with the Edmonton Elks forfeiting an eighth round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska Cornhuskers Football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home games at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln), Memorial Stadium since 1923 and Nebraska Cornhuskers football sellout streak, sold out every game at the venue since 1962. Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams. NU has won forty-six conference championships and five College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championships (1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1970, 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1971, 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1994, 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1995, 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, 1997), along with seven unclaimed national titles. Its 1971 and 1995 teams are considered among the best ever. Heism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Madison Dukes Football
The James Madison Dukes football program represents James Madison University in the sport of American football. The Dukes compete in the NCAA Division I NCAA Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), beginning play within the conference for the 2022 season. The university first fielded a football team in 1972, and the Dukes play at the on-campus Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field, Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Dukes are currently coached by Bob Chesney. The JMU football team has been the centerpiece of JMU sports since the early 1990s. Under former head coach Mickey Matthews the Dukes continued their rise in national prominence, winning the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, 2004 FCS National Championship. The Dukes won their second national championship in 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, 2016 and finished as national runners-up in 2018 NCAA Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Clark (gridiron Football)
Samuel James Clark (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter, best known for his role as Ringo Brown on the Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' and Leo in the Fox/Paramount live musical television special '' Grease: Live.'' Clark made his musical debut in 2009 with the single " Broken", which peaked at number one on the Australian Physical Singles ChartSam Clark's debut single Broken holds Top spot Retrieved 3 May 2010 His third single " Devastated" also peaked at number one on the same chart. In August 2010, Clark released his debut studio album, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 CFL Global Draft
The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET. It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019. Draft format As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections. This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year. The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year). Draft order Round one Round two Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. * ''None'' See also *2024 CFL draft The 2024 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that took place on Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
