Montreal Royal
The Montreal Royal (officially/alternatively "Le Royal de Montreal) are a Continental conference team introduced to the UFFL in 2016. The team was announced as the official place of relocation for the Abilene Lancers, who struggled to find success. The Royal were the first Canadian (non-American) team in the UFFL, and to date remain the only non-USA team.
Its logo features a lion's head and a fleur-de-lys, a common symbol of Montreal. Several variations of the logo exist and are used interchangeably in sporting events. In 2018, as part of the UFFL expansion to 16 teams, Montreal moved to the United East division.
| Conference / Division | United East |
| Home City | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Stadium | Stade Chomedey Maisonneuve |
| Conference Championships | 1 (2019) |
| FurBowl Championships | 1 (2019) |
Management
| Franchise Owner (IRL) | Simon Coutu (MartineauQC) |
|---|---|
| General Manager (IC) | Benoit Arsenault (wolf - grey) |
| Head Coach |
Matthew Machiocha (crow) |
|
Offensive Coordinator |
Stan Patton (Male - Duiker) |
|
Defensive Coordinator |
Denise Sauvageau (Sheep - Bighorn) |
|
Special Teams Coordinator |
Jason Saunders (Lynx) |
| GM Spreadsheet | -Link here- |
Biography
The Montreal Royal football team was born from a single idea and a commitment for a passion for football. Prior of the return of the UFFL in 2015, football in Canada never had a professional foothold in the country, other then the excellence of the CFIS football program, which may pale in comparison to the strong FCAA program in the states.
Yet, with the emerge of many UFFL stars grown in Canada and especially in Quebec, led by the shining star Jean-Étienne Tremblay of the Chicago Outlaws and Mylène Jean of the California Dons, some well-known figureheads of college football in the province of Québec got together in building a plan for perhaps bringing a UFFL franchise to La belle province. Enter Simon Coutu, owner of the main brand of pharmacies in the province and one of the richest entrepreneurs in Canada. An avid football fan and prominent donator in community college football, he decided to take the lead in preparing a bid to bring football to Montreal.
The UFFL Montreal project was born, with the recent success the province had with visibility in professional sports. Many private and public investors came forth to back the project, as well in renovating the Chomedey Maisoneuve stadium used by UCF in downtown Montreal. Hot on the heels of their UCF Duvanier Cup win, and with fans backing the project more than ever, Mr. Coutu's bid was accepted as the official location for the Lancers franchise.
Starting Roster
The table below includes all players currently starting on the Royal roster.
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name | Species/College | Ht (in) | Wt (lbs) | Yrs |
| T | 1 | Dusty Redburner | Elephant - African Forest | 77 | 250 | 15 |
| QB | 4 | Nigel Seals | Seal / NWestern BCC | 71 | 216 | 7 |
| P | 6 | Gabby Lopez | Valparaiso | 69 | 181 | 0 |
| QB | 7 | Tyron Appleby | Wolf-Timber / Savannah River | 78 | 300 | 3 |
| K | 10 | Tyler Kim | Elk, American / Grassfields | 76 | 215 | 0 |
| TE | 10 | Erik Sulzbach | Otter- Sea / MI Mustelid | 78 | 254 | 0 |
| DT | 12 | Ryne Thomas | Weasel - UFLA | 76 | 285 | 2 |
| QB | 13 | Vern McCauley | Raven / FL Avian | 71 | 198 | 7 |
| CB | 20 | Pat Snow | Horse | 73 | 230 | 7 |
| RB | 21 | Rachel Cerveza | Deer / Cervine | 69 | 201 | 5 |
| FS | 26 | Marty Candine | Fox | 69 | 152 | 3 |
| CB | 28 | Isaac Hunt | Ermine | 73 | 190 | 8 |
| RB | 30 | Kent Strunk | Llama / Bayland | 71 | 200 | 2 |
| SS | 37 | Jose Rolojos | Green Parrot | 72 | 195 | 3 |
| SS | 40 | Lon McNeal | Deer- White-tailed | 75 | 266 | 6 |
| CB | 40 | Kendall Chaney | Hawaii | 74 | 223 | 0 |
| FS | 41 | Claudio Fox | 74 | 210 | 7 | |
| RB | 45 | Vito Ligustica | Honeybee, Western / Rochester TC | 72 | 220 | 4 |
| LB | 46 | Jetty Abrahams | Catfish- Channel | 75 | 300 | 5 |
| FB | 47 | Lee Cooper | Dolphin - Bottle-nosed | 72 | 201 | 5 |
| CB | 49 | Rob Armstead | Middle Tennessee State | 73 | 184 | 5 |
| LB | 51 | Tevin Mattsby | Wolf-Arctic | 74 | 223 | 1 |
| T | 51 | Timmy Day | Dog- Caucasian Shepherd / FL Canine | 75 | 344 | 0 |
| G | 52 | Lita Stevens | Boar- Wild | 73 | 340 | 5 |
| LB | 54 | Orville McDunough | Dog- Basset Hound | 74 | 250 | 7 |
| C | 54 | John Amato | White Rhinoceros | 74 | 298 | 4 |
| LB | 55 | Jesus Kidd | Gorilla- Eastern | 76 | 262 | 7 |
| LB | 55 | Louis Archibald | SE Louisiana | 74 | 220 | 3 |
| LB | 56 | Sandra Wheeler | Bear - Black | 75 | 350 | 4 |
| G | 68 | James Brunson | Coyote | 70 | 250 | 8 |
| DT | 70 | Ryan Tillman | Miami FL | 78 | 306 | 1 |
| DT | 71 | Cris Herron | Rat | 74 | 275 | 10 |
| DE | 71 | Chris Price | Penguin- Humboldt | 71 | 314 | 7 |
| G | 73 | Donald Jackson | Yale | 80 | 338 | 4 |
| C | 73 | Saverio Anthony | 73 | 300 | 3 | |
| T | 74 | Larry Severson | White Rhino | 76 | 284 | 3 |
| DT | 75 | Jeremy Brecht | California | 74 | 301 | 0 |
| DE | 77 | Carl Burleson | Savannah State | 77 | 305 | 5 |
| T | 78 | Liam Garlington | Otter-River | 79 | 343 | 1 |
| WR | 80 | Joseph Keane | Hummingbird | 73 | 206 | 5 |
| TE | 81 | Herbert Blunt | Western Illinois | 79 | 258 | 3 |
| WR | 82 | Richard Pendergrass | New Hampshire | 74 | 226 | 3 |
| WR | 83 | Raphael Ellison | Mink - American | 73 | 227 | 9 |
| WR | 87 | Kirklin Shields | Hawk - Red-tailed | 75 | 202 | 5 |
| WR | 88 | Gary Bear | Mississippi State | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| WR | 89 | Keonte Hughes | Leopard - Savannah River | 77 | 212 | 2 |
| DE | 94 | Tim Gorman | Panther / FL Feline | 78 | 258 | 7 |
| DE | 99 | Jonathan Collins | 76 | 307 | 3 | |
Team Statistics
| Team Yearly Stats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 298 | 288 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.562 | 332 | 275 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 301 | 329 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0.594 | 327 | 286 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 371 | 272 |
| Total: | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0.431 | 1829 | 1178 |
