Today's playoff games have been postponed due to the snow accumulation on the field. We will be looking to reschedule for some time after Thanksgiving break. Stay tuned for updates....ROLL HOOLIGANS!
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Your #2-seeded Pigskin Hooligans are scheduled to have their playoff game this Sunday, November 22 at 3:00pm against the #3 seed Wamp Rats (0-2). The winner of that game will go on to face #1 seed We Love TDs (2-0) at 4:00pm for the championship. As of right now games are still slated to be on the real CUAA football field, but we will keep you posted if the incoming snowstorm causes any changes in the game location or overall schedule. We'd love to see a great crowd out to support the Hooligans' playoff run...ROLL HOOLIGANS!
![]() Sun, Nov 15 - After their 89-35 victory over the Wamp Rats, the Hooligans would go on to face We Love TDs in the second match of the day. The Hooligans would keep the game close for most of the match, but We Love TDs would never trail in the game and pulled away late in the second half to secure a 71-46 win. Both teams were missing some key players on their roster in the game. We Love TDs would open the game on offense, and the Maas brothers would pick up where they left off last year as Jeremy Maas would connect with brother Jacob Maas for a deep TD strike. The Hooligans would counter on their next series as Marshall Oetting would lead the team down the field and find brother Micah Oetting for a touchdown. Jeremy Maas would connect with Mike Clevenger to extend the lead, and Micah Oetting would answer winning a jump ball with Jacob Maas to haul in his second touchdown. The Maas brothers again would make a connection as Jeremy Maas would find brother Jacob Maas for the second time, and Matt Botti would come up with an interception on the next series leading to Mike Clevenger hauling in his second TD of the day. With the Hooligans trailing 28-12 and needing to pick up points Dana Ford would come through in the clutch, catching a deep TD pass from Micah Oetting with Brandon Waack adding a critical 2-pt PAT. Jeremy Maas would answer as he would find Jacob Maas for the third time towards the end of the half, and the Hooligans would trail 34-23 going into halftime. The Hooligans would begin the second half on offense and after a big gain Marshall Oetting would show great awareness lateraling to Angela Martin to pick up the 9-pt female score. Jeremy Maas connected with Matt Botti to add to their lead, though Angela Martin would deny the 2-pt conversion attempt with an interception. Brandon Waack would show great coordination hauling in a tipped pass for a TD to keep the score close, but We Love TDs would continue to march down the field with Jeremy Maas finding Jacob Maas yet again for a TD and Amanda Benezra adding a 2-pt conversion. The Hooligans would go 4-and-out on the next series and We Love TDs capitalized on the opportunity, switching to Mike Clevenger at QB who would find Jacob Maas for Maas' 5th TD catch in the match. Matt Botti would make another interception to give We Love TDs the ball back, and he would go on to catch a TD pass from Jeremy Maas with Lauren Ortiz adding a 2-pt PAT to make it 62-38. Matt Botti would make yet another interception, but Brandon Waack would respond with one of his own picking off Amanda Benezra's pass attempt and returning it for 6. Amanda Benezra would bounce back scoring a late TD on a lateral, and the final score would be 71-46 in favor of We Love TDs. For the Hooligans, Brandon Waack scored a receiving TD, a "pick 6", and notched 2 PATs. Micah Oetting would record 2 receiving TDs along with 2 passing TDs in the game. Marshall Oetting passed for 3 TDs in the match. Angela Martin took a lateral for a TD and had an interception. Dana Ford scored her first TD of the year and played good defense. Humphrey Ihejirikah had some great receptions and flag grabs. Captain Mike Russell played center and worked to screen-block the blitzes of Jeremy Maas. Virgilio Burgo was present at the game but did not enter. For We Love TDs, Jacob Maas led his team recording a 5-TD performance on the day. Matt Botti had a great two-way game with 2 receiving TDs and 3 INTs. Jeremy Maas saw most of the QB reps throwing for 8 TDs in the game and blitzed the QB. Mike Clevenger had 2 receiving TDs, a passing TD, and 3 PATs. Amanda Benezra had a TD and a PAT in the game. Lauren Ortiz notched a PAT in the first half. Breanne Short, Dakota Bostic, Sophia Sahouri, and Virgilio Burgo's dad were at the game to cheer on the Hooligans. The game was officiated by James Haugen and Joel Werner. The team's record falls to 1-1 after the loss. We Love TDs went on to defeat the Wamp Rats in the 4:00 game (check for a bonus recap tomorrow), so that result means the Hooligans will enter next week's playoffs as the #2 seed against the #3 seeded Wamp Rats (0-2). We will keep you updated when times are determined for the playoffs next week...ROLL HOOLIGANS! ![]() 1st star - Jacob Maas (We Love TDs) 5 receiving TDs ![]() 2nd star - Matt Botti (We Love TDs) 2 receiving TDs, 3 INTs ![]() 3rd star - Brandon Waack (Pigskin Hooligans) 2 TDs (1 rec, 1 INT return), 2 PATs ![]() Sun, Nov 15 - The Pigskin Hooligans finally began the 2015 season on Sunday, playing a doubleheader on the real CUAA football field with great sunny weather. The team would come away with an impressive 89-35 victory in their first match of the day over the Wamp Rats, setting a new franchise record for largest margin of victory. The win was the Hooligans' first season-opening victory since the 2012 season when the team went 7-0 en route to a championship. The Wamp Rats won the coin toss and elected to go on offense first, but the Hooligans' defense would force several incompletions and a punt. Marshall Oetting took the opening snap at QB and on the very first play from scrimmage he would find Micah Oetting deep for an early touchdown with Brandon Waack adding a 2-pt PAT. The Hooligans' defense would come up huge on the next series, forcing a 4-and-out, and Marshall Oetting would connect with Angela Martin to open up a 17-0 lead. Micah Oetting would then make an interception to give his team the ball, and despite a great defensive effort by the Wamp Rats forcing a 4th down try Marshall Oetting would connect with Micah in the clutch to make the score 23-0. The Wamp Rats would begin to get their offense clicking on the next series as quarterback Connor Forbes tossed a short pass to James Haugen who made a great juke move to pick up a first down. They continued to march down the field and Connor Forbes would once again hook up with James Haugen in the endzone to put the Wamp Rats on the board. But the Hooligans answered quickly as Micah Oetting would switch to QB and look deep to Angela Martin for her second touchdown of the day. The Wamp Rats made another great charge down the field, highlighted by a solid run by Courtney Russell, but the Hooligans defense would come up with a stop leading to Micah Oetting connecting with Marshall Oetting for a late touchdown. The halftime score would read 42-6 in favor of the Hooligans. Marshall Oetting would switch back to quarterback in the second half, and he would lead the team down the field again finding brother Micah Oetting in the endzone. The Wamp Rats threatened on their next possession as Dylan Vickers had a step on the defense and nearly hauled in a deep touchdown pass, but the Hooligans would hold and add another score with Brandon Waack finding the endzone for the first time on the day. Micah Oetting would come up with another interception on the next drive and that led to Angela Martin hauling in her 3rd score of the day. The Wamp Rats would make a QB change to Joel Werner, and he performed well in the position methodically leading the team down the field and finding Dylan Vickers for both a touchdown and a nice 2-pt conversion on a fade route. The teams would trade touchdowns as Marshall Oetting passed to Humphrey Ihejirikah for a score and the Wamp Rats countered with Joel Werner finding James Haugen for the second time on the day. Micah Oetting would catch his fourth touchdown of the game on the next series, tying the Hooligans franchise record for TDs in a single game, and again the Wamp Rats responded with Joel Werner finding James Haugen for Haugen's 3rd TD in the game. Angela Martin would go on to make history in the next series as she would throw the first female TD pass in Pigskin Hooligan history, connecting with Brandon Waack for the score. Joel Werner would lead the Wamp Rats down the field one last time connecting with Courtney Russell for a late TD, and as time expired the Hooligans would claim an 89-35 victory. For the Hooligans, Micah Oetting had a great day tying the franchise record with 4 receiving TDs, 3 passing TDs, and 2 INTs on defense. Angela Martin continued to show her great speed and good hands with 3 receiving TDs on the day along with the franchise's first ever female passing TD, a PAT, and an INT. Marshall Oetting also had a good day taking the majority of the QB reps and passing for 7 TDs along with 2 receiving TDs and 2 PATs. Brandon Waack showed his quickness running good routes and catching 2 TDs and 2 PATs. Humphrey Ihejirkah made some great receptions hauling in a TD and also had great flag grabs. Dana Ford showed both her speed and good hands and caught a PAT. Captain Mike Russell had one reception for a big gain and saw time at center. For the Wamp Rats, James Haugen had a solid performance with many receptions and 3 receiving TDs. Joel Werner did very well in the quarterback role passing for 4 TDs in the game. Dylan Vickers provided a great receiving threat hauling in a TD and PAT. Courtney Russell showed good hands catching a TD late in the game. Connor Forbes took most of the QB reps in the first half passing for a TD. Captain Andrew Ripke saw some reps at QB and also had some receptions. The game was officiated Mike Clevenger. The win moved the Hooligans to 1-0 on the season, and the 89 points scored were just 4 shy of the franchise record of 93 set in the team's 93-80 win over the Pederson Painters in the 2013 playoffs. The team would go on to play against We Love TDs in the next match after a brief break, that recap is coming up shortly. ROLL HOOLIGANS! ![]() 1st star - Micah Oetting (Pigskin Hooligans) 4 receiving TDs (ties franchise record), 3 passing TDs, 2 INTs ![]() 2nd star - Angela Martin (Pigskin Hooligans) 3 receiving TDs, passing TD (first female TD pass in franchise history), PAT, INT ![]() 3rd star - James Haugen (Wamp Rats) 3 receiving TDs, PAT The schedule is finally set for the 2015 season! The Hooligans will play a doubleheader to open the regular season this Sunday, November 15 on CUAA's real football field. The team will begin play Sunday at 2:00 with an opening match against Andrew Ripke's Wamp Rats squad. Following that game, the Hooligans will play Sunday at 3:00 in a marquee matchup against Zeb Hancock's We Love TDs team. Let's take a look at the team the Hooligans will field in 2015 (players listed alphabetically by first name according to number of years played, after captains): ![]() Mike Russell (captain), grad student, 10th year Hooligan - Captain Russell returns to the helm of the Hooligans as the team enters its 10th year. He continues to use his recruiting prowess to assemble and retain top-notch talent as the franchise looks to defend the 2014 title. Russell provides strong leadership, having given a legendary pep talk in last year's championship game, and on the field he made some defensive flag grabs. He had this to say about the upcoming season: "I am glad to see flag football return to CUAA, and I believe we have a great chance to win a 3rd title in 4 years to claim the title of a dynasty!" ![]() Angela Martin (co-captain), senior (5th yr), 5th year Hooligan - Angela returns to the Hooligans for a fifth year, serving in a key leadership role as co-captain once again. She has played for the team her entire career and made herself into one of the legends of the franchise, reaching the career touchdown mark last year with her 22nd TD. Angela has blazing speed honed as a 4-year softball player, making her a constant threat at receiver for 9-point touchdowns, and her agility makes her a great defender as well. She had this to say on returning to the team: "Awesome!" ![]() Dana Ford, senior (5th yr), 4th year Hooligan - Dana comes back to the Hooligans for her senior year, playing in her fourth year with the team. She was a highly dependable member of the team last year, showing good hands as a receiver and hauling in 4 TDs on the season along with 2 PATs. Dana also used her speed developed as a CUAA softball player to make an impact on defense, notching an interception and several flag grabs. She had this to say on returning to the team: "I got a really big team, we need really big rings!" ![]() Humphrey Ihejirikah, senior, 2nd year Hooligan - Humphrey returns to the Hooligans for his second season with the team, serving as one of the team's collegiate football experience players. He proved to be a very dependable receiver for the team last year, making numerous receptions to help the team pick up first downs. Humphrey also made an impact on defense last year knocking down a pass. He had this to say on returning to the team: "I'm glad to offer my skills again!" ![]() Lukas Mueller, junior, 2nd year Hooligan - Lukas enters his second year as a Hooligan this season. He was a clutch receiver for the team in the 2014 championship run, hauling in 6 TDs and providing a dependable target on the offensive side of the ball. Lukas also made an impact on the defensive side of the football, using his 6' 4" height to come up with an early interception and disrupt passes. ![]() Marshall Oetting, junior, 2nd year Hooligan - Marshall returns to the Hooligans for his second season. He had a sensational rookie year with the team last year, earning co-MVP awards as the starting quarterback and passing for a league-leading 30 TDs using his powerful arm honed as a pitcher on CUAA's baseball team. Marshall also played receiver at times, scoring 6 TDs, and he came up with several interceptions on the defensive side of the ball as well. He had this to say on returning to the team: "It's going to be a great year!" ![]() Micah Oetting, junior, 2nd year Hooligan - Micah rejoins his twin brother Marshall Oetting as a Hooligan this year. He too had an awesome rookie year in 2014, using his speed developed on the baseball diamond to haul in a team-leading 11 receiving TDs and earning team co-MVP. Micah was a capable backup QB, passing for 11 TDs and leading the game-winning drive in the championship game, and he also led the team with 5 INTs on defense. He had this to say about returning to the team: "If you want to win, put the rock in my hands!" ![]() Brandon Waack, junior, 1st year Hooligan - Brandon will be a newcomer to the Hooligans this season. He brings lightning-fast speed to the team which he has improved as a member of CUAA's baseball team. Brandon was a member of Monsters Inc in 2013, seeing time in several games at both quarterback and receiver. He showed an ability to make explosive plays on both offense and defense and that will make him a key contributor to the Hooligans. ![]() Nick Holshoe, junior, 1st year Hooligan - Nick will be a key addition to the Hooligans in 2015, serving as the team's second collegiate football experience player. He is in the middle of a stellar season for CUAA football as a defensive back where he currently leads the country in interceptions with 8 on the year. As a ball-hawking safety Nick will greatly help to improve the Hooligans' secondary this year. ![]() Virgilio Burgo, senior, 1st year Hooligan - Virgilio will be in his first year as a Hooligan this season, serving as the team's third collegiate football experience player. He is currently in his senior season on CUAA's football team as a defensive tackle, notching several tackles. Virgilio will help to anchor the team defensively and will also likely see a tight-end type role on offense. He had this to say on signing with the team: "I want to win a championship!" Remember, the Hooligans will be in action at 2:00 vs the Wamp Rats and 3:00 vs We Love TDs this Sunday, November 15! We're hoping to see a huge opening day crowd so be sure to come out and support the team...ROLL HOOLIGANS! |
Written by Mike Russell
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