Sooners (Senior / Varsity)

Senior

Ottawa Sooners

Established in late 2009 as the Ottawa Invaders, they began play in the Northern Football Conference in 2010, maintaining a steady level of success. The Invaders merged with the Ottawa Sooners program in 2018 and now play under that banner.

2023:
Jun  3rd: Sooners 20 @ North Bay Bulldogs 30         L
Jun 17th: Sooners 06 @ Hamilton Jaguars 16           L
Jun 24th: Sudbury Spartans 09 @ Sooners 33           W
Jul  8th: Sooners 08 @ GTA All-Stars 15              L
Jul 15th: North Bay Bulldogs 33 @ Sooners 35         W 
Jul 22nd: Hamilton Jaguars 33 @ Sooners 12           L

Jul 29th: Sooners 13 @ North Bay Bulldogs 24         L

Photography by Wanda Keenan

2022: The Sooners had planned to field a team in the Northern Football Conference but those plans apparently fell through.

2021: Season cancelled.

2020: Season cancelled.

2019: 5-3 (1-1)
Note: Head Coach Brandon Weekes was named the league's Coach of the Year.

Jul 27th: Sooners 41 @ Sudbury Spartans 00           W
Aug 10th: Sooners 13 @ GTA All-Stars 35              L

Victor Paajanen of the Sudbury Spartans tackles Alex Gauthier of the Ottawa Sooners during Northern Football Conference action at James Jerome Sports Complex in Sudbury, Ontario on Saturday, July 20, 2019. PHOTO BY BEN LEESON/THE SUDBURY STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK

2018: 5-3 (1-1)
Head Coach: Ken Evraire

May 26th: Oakville Longhorns 00 @ Sooners 31         W
Jun  2nd: Sooners 16 @ GTA All-Stars 39              L
Jun  9th: Sooners 29 @ Toronto Raiders 00            W
Jun 16th: GTA All-Stars 32 @ Sooners 06              L
Jun 23rd: Toronto Raiders 06 @ Sooners 23            W
Jul  7th: North Bay Bulldogs 00 @ Sooners 58         W
Jul 24th: Sooners 17 @ Steel City Patriots 24        L
Jul 21st: Sooners 50 @ Oakville Longhorns 00         W

Jul 28th: Sooners 21 @ Sudbury Spartans 14           W
Aug 11th: Sooners 00 @ GTA All-Stars 29              L

Ottawa Invaders

2017: 4-4 (0-1)

2016: 6-2

2015: 5-3

2014:

2013:

2012: 6-2
May 26th: Ottawa Invaders 24 @ Toronto Titans 38      L
Jun  2nd: Sudbury Spartans 07 @ Ottawa Invaders 44    W
Jun  9th: Ottawa Invaders 55 @ Sudbury spartans 00    W
Jun 16th: Toronto Raiders 22 @ Ottawa Invaders 51     W
Jun 30th: Ottawa Invaders 28 @ Tri City Outlaws 27    W
Jul  7th: Ottawa Invaders 31 @ Sault Steelers 09      W
Jul 14th: Toronto Titans 47 @ Ottawa Invaders 30      L
Jul 21st: Oakville Longhorns 07 @ Ottawa Invaders 29  W

Aug  4th: Toronto Raiders 14 @ Ottawa Invaders 47     W
Aug 11th: Tri City Outlaws 13 @ Ottawa Invaders 15    W

Invaders QB Jeff Hildreth (photo credit unavailable)

2011: 5-3
Head Coach: Ken Evraire

May 28th: Tri City Outlaws 24 vs Ottawa Invaders 21   L
Jun  4th: Sault Steelers 21 @ Ottawa Invaders 04      L
Jun 18th: Sarnia Imperials 14 vs Ottawa Invaders 37   W
Jul  2nd: Oakville Longhorns 00 @ Ottawa Invaders 65  W
Jul  9th: Ottawa Invaders 27 @ Sudbury Spartans 10    W
Jul 16th: Ottawa Invaders 42 @ Toronto Titans 12      W
Jul 30th: Oakville Longhorn 08 @ Ottawa Invaders 35   W

Aug  6th: Sarnia Imperials 10 @ Ottawa Invaders 32    W
Aug 13th: Ottawa Invaders 17 @ Toronto Titans 16      W
Aug 21st: Ottawa Invaders 11 @ Tri City Outlaws 12    L

2010: 3-4-1
Head Coach: Ken Evraire

May 29th: Oakville Longhorns 00 @ Ottawa Invaders 27  W

Jun 12th: Toronto Mad Dogs 26 vs Ottawa Invaders 00   L
Jul 17th: Tri City Outlaws 18 @ Ottawa Invaders 03    L

Varsity 

2019: 4-4
Head Coach: Michael Alexander

Top performers
RB Armando Pascual De La Cruz: 32 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD. 10 recpts, 156 yards, 1 TD.

WR Kaseem Ferdinand: 14 recpts, 317 yards, one TD

LB Jack Gillis: 40/29 tackles, 9 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 INT.

DB Samir Lucien: 29/13 tackles, 1 sack, 6 INTs, 11 PBUs

2018:

2017:  Lost Championship game to the London Jr. Mustangs 35-00.

Photography by Chris Surdykowski

Notes: Tackles stats are listed as solo tackles and assists, TFL = Tackles For Loss, PBU = Pass Break-Ups.