Western Mustangs use big second half in Windsor to improve to 2-0

The Western Mustangs turned a trot into a gallop as they ran away from Windsor with a 44-37 victory on Sept. 12.

It was a game that saw the teams combine for 1099 yards of offence.

Western’s rushing attack picked up 278 of those yards thanks to big 68-yard run by Jack Kelly in the third quarter and 20 and 27-yard rumbles from Ethan Dolby who accumulated 92-yards on the day.

Kelly finished with 151.

Mustang quarterback Jerome Rancourt racked up 30 yards rushing of his own to go with 312 yards and three touchdowns passing.

Kelly’s huge run came with only 29 seconds remaining in the third quarter and capped off 24 total points by Western in that frame.
Jackson Taylor had 8 catches for 140 yards and a touchdown.

Matteo Pasquini went 3-for-3 on field goals.

Western’s offence has started the year with 15 touchdowns in two games.

Rory Litt and Cyrus McGarrell led the Mustang defence with four tackles apiece and Nathan Summers recorded the lone sack on the day for Western.

The Mustangs will play the U of T Varsity Blues in Toronto in Week 4 of the season at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.

U of T is 0-2 so far in 2026 and has managed to score only 15 points total in those games while surrendering 72.