Jonathan Sénécal
| No. 12 Montreal Carabins | |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| University | Montreal |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathan Sénécal is a Canadian football quarterback for the Montreal Carabins.
Early life
[edit]Sénécal played football at Collège André-Grasset in Montreal, Quebec. He threw for a CEGEP record 3,116 yards in 2017, earning CEGEP Rookie of the Year honors. He was named CEGEP MVP in 2018. Sénécal suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the first game of the 2019 season. He played in 19 career games, completing 63 percent of his passes for 5,976 yards, and 59 touchdowns.[1]
University career
[edit]In 2019, Sénécal signed a letter of intent to play college football at UConn but later left the school in August 2020 after UConn cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][1][4][5]
Sénécal then played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins. He won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2023 after leading Montreal to a 7–1 regular season record while completing 69.6 percent of his passes for 2,215 yards, 15 touchdowns and four interceptions.[6] He was also the first player in school history to win the Hec Crighton.[7] Sénécal was named a first team All-Canadian as well.[8] On November 25, 2023, a few days after winning the Hec Crighton, he helped Montreal win the 58th Vanier Cup by defeating UBC by a score of 16–9. He was named the Vanier Cup MVP after completing 11 of 26 passes for 171 yards and one interception while rushing for a team-leading 50 yards and a touchdown.[9] Sénécal was named the male U Sports Athlete of the Year for the 2023–24 season.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Highly touted Canadian QB Jonathan Senecal spurns UConn for University of Montreal". 3downnation.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Putterman, Alex (June 11, 2019). "UConn football scores verbal commitment from Canadian quarterback Jonathan Sénécal". courant.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "University of Connecticut becomes first NCAA Division I program to cancel its football season". 3downnation.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Senecal". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Swanson, Luke (August 14, 2020). "Top-rated Canadian quarterback Jonathan Sénécal leaves UConn". theuconnblog.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Montreal Carabins quarterback Senecal captures Hec Crighton Trophy". sportsnet.ca. November 23, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "JONATHAN SÉNÉCAL NAMED CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR". hec.ca. November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Sénécal takes Hec Crighton to headine U SPORTS football awards". 49-sport.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Senecal, stout defence lead Carabins to Vanier Cup win over UBC". tsn.ca. November 25, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Quebecers Jonathan Sénécal, Audrey Leduc named Canada's top university sport athletes". montrealgazette.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.