Football Recap: Canisius Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Matteo Brusco

Passer Rating

10/25/25 vs Varsity Opponent	149.3
10/18/25 vs Varsity Opponent	145.8
09/27/25 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	123.6
10/10/25 @ Steubenville	93.8
10/04/25 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude	90.1
+ 2 more games

Canisius extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Matteo Brusco. Everything went the Crusaders' way against Varsity Opponent on Saturday as they made off with a 42-21 victory with plenty of help from Brusco, who threw for 174 yards and three TDs on only 12 passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Canisius' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise.

Elijah Kimble helped Brusco out on the ground, picking up 60 receiving yards and one score, while also rushing for 39 yards.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch

Canisius' win bumped their record up to 5-3.

Coming up, Canisius will take on St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 917 yards in their previous games. Varsity Opponent has already played their next contest (against Washington Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.