2009 College of the Canyons Football News
Nine College of the Canyons football players signed national letters of intent today, capitalizing on their opportunities to play at the next level.
The College of the Canyons football team lost a 20-14 first-half lead on Saturday night and was held scoreless in the second half as the Gauchos of Saddleback College defeated COC 31-20 in the Western State Bowl.
The College of the Canyons football team saw seven Cougars earn all-conference awards, including three first-team accolades for sophomore cornerback Arron Fisher, freshman tight end Mychal Rivera and sophomore wide receiver D.J. Stephens.
In its last regular season home game, College of the Canyons suffered a 24-9 loss to Bakersfield and dropped their conference record to 3-3.
Against Pasadena, the Cougars went into an extra period for the second time of the season, this time taking away the victory with a score of 29-22.
College of the Canyons fumbled the ball seven times, and coupled with a struggling offense the Cougars dropped their second conference game of the season to Ventura, 23-6.
In an evenly matched game against College of the Canyons and Glendale City College, the Cougar defense made the difference in the Cougars’ fifth win of the year as they garnered two interceptions, including one that was ran in for a score, in a 14-6 win for COC.
In an evenly matched game against College of the Canyons and Glendale City College, the Cougar defense made the difference in the Cougars’ fifth win of the year as they garnered two interceptions, including one that was ran in for a score, in a 14-6 win for COC.
College of the Canyons opened its conference season with a 19-16 overtime loss to Allan Hancock on Saturday night, marking only the second time that the Cougars have lost a conference opener since the football program was reinstated in 1998.
Freshman quarterback Justin Morales threw for a career-high 187 yards and two touchdowns and the 15th-ranked Cougars shocked No. 3 Fullerton College 26-13 on Saturday night at Cougar Stadium.
The Cougars blasted past L.A. Valley in their third game of the season with a staggering score of 59-7.
Two games into the season and College of the Canyons holds an even record of 1-1 after a 17-14 stunning loss to Santa Barbara City College on Saturday night.
A case of the first-game jitters was in full effect for the Cougars in their season-opener against the visiting Antelope Valley Marauders on Saturday night, as College of the Canyons fumbled the ball six times – losing three – before riding the ship and cruising to a 27-17 win.
College of the Canyons is offering free admission to the College of the Canyons vs. Antelope Valley College football game this Saturday night to peace officers and firefighters as a “thank you” for their sacrifices, heroism and hard work fighting the recent wildfires in our region.
Despite finishing 2008 with a 10-0 regular season record, a National Division, Northern Conference Championship and a berth in the Southern California Championship game, College of the Canyons head coach Garett Tujague could only describe the season as “pretty good.”