# 2024 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey football team

The 2024 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey football team represented the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) in the 2024 ONEFA Liga Mayor season. The Borregos Salvajes competed in the top-tier Conferencia 14 Grandes and played their home games at the Estadio Borregos in Monterrey. They were led by head coach Carlos Altamirano in his seventh full season and eighth overall since taking over midway through the 2016 season.
The Borregos Salvajes compiled a perfect 12–0 record (9–0 in conference games) and won the ONEFA Liga Mayor national championship by defeating the Auténticos Tigres UANL in the Conferencia 14 Grandes championship game. It was the program's third consecutive national championship under Altamirano, who played for the team in the 1990s.
The Borregos Salvajes led the Conferencia 14 Grandes during the regular season in both total offense (474.8 yards per game) and total defense (238.2 yards per game). The team tallied a conference-best 4,274 yards in the regular season (3,086 passing, 1,188 rushing). They were led on offense by quarterback Fernando Sarabia, who completed 169 of 265 pass attempts for 2,493 yards and 24 touchdowns with four interceptions during the regular season. The team's other statistical leaders on offense included wide receiver Mauricio Santos with 650 receiving yards, running back Alejandro Cruz with 197 rushing yards, and kicker Leonardo Guajardo with 72 points scored (45 extra points, nine field goals). Defensive statistical leaders included Mauricio Martínez with 43 tackles, Diego Sánchez with five sacks, and Santiago Castañeda with three interceptions.

## Offseason
### 2024 LFA draft

The 2024 Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) draft was held on 13 January 2024. The following Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players were selected.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | LFA team |
| 1 | 1 | Alonso Gaxiola | DB | Jefes de Ciudad Juárez |
| 1 | 9 | Elías Richo | DL | Dinos de Saltillo |
| 1 | 10 | Héctor Ramírez | WR | Jefes de Ciudad Juárez |
| 2 | 20 | Héctor Zepeda | OL | Galgos de Tijuana |
| 3 | 21 | Luis Pulido | WR | Fundidores de Monterrey |
| 4 | 40 | Jorge Alberto Casian | WR | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 5 | 47 | Manuel Canales | OL | Fundidores de Monterrey |
| 6 | 55 | Emilio Elizondo | QB | Galgos de Tijuana |

## Preseason

The Borregos Salvajes opened their preseason schedule against the Lobos UAdeC [es] of the Autonomous University of Coahuila. They later played a preseason scrimmage against Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, although it was included in the Rangers' win–loss record as a non-conference matchup.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
| 12 July | | at Lobos UAdeC [es] | Estadio Jorge CastroSaltillo | W 45–17 | |
| 24 August | 7:00 p.m. | at Kilgore | R.E. St. John Memorial StadiumKilgore, Texas | L 9–27 | |

## Schedule

The Borregos Salvajes' 2024 schedule consisted of four home games and five away games in the regular season. They also hosted all three of their postseason games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 7 September | 6:00 p.m. | at Águilas UACH [es] | Estadio OlímpicoChihuahua City | W 53–17 | |
| 21 September | 12:00 p.m. | at Águilas Blancas | Estadio Wilfrido MassieuMexico City | W 36–20 | |
| 27 September | 7:30 p.m. | Borregos Salvajes CCM [es] | Estadio BorregosMonterrey | W 40–7 | |
| 4 October | 7:00 p.m. | at Auténticos Tigres UANL | Estadio Gaspar MassSan Nicolás de los Garza (Clásico regio estudiantil) | W 34–16 | >12,000 |
| 12 October | 12:00 p.m. | at Linces UVM [es] | Estadio José Ortega MartínezNaucalpan | W 24–22 | |
| 18 October | 7:30 p.m. | Borregos Salvajes CEM | Estadio BorregosMonterrey | W 39–0 | |
| 25 October | 7:30 p.m. | Aztecas UDLAP | Estadio BorregosMonterrey | W 42–17 | |
| 1 November | 7:30 p.m. | Leones Anáhuac Norte [es] | Estadio BorregosMonterrey | W 42–9 | |
| 9 November | 1:00 p.m. | at Borregos Salvajes Puebla [es] | Cráter AzulPuebla City | W 49–10 | |
| 15 November | 7:30 p.m. | Linces UVM | Estadio BorregosMonterrey (Conferencia 14 Grandes quarterfinal) | W 54–17 | |
| 22 November | 7:30 p.m. | Pumas CU | Estadio BorregosMonterrey (Conferencia 14 Grandes semifinal) | W 49–9 | |
| 29 November | 7:30 p.m. | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Estadio BorregosMonterrey (Conferencia 14 Grandes championship game, Clásico regio estudiantil) | W 24–21 $^{OT}$ | |

## Players drafted into the LFA

The 2025 LFA draft was held on 1 March 2025, while the supplementary draft (rounds five to 12) was held on 3 March. The following Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players were selected.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | LFA team |
| 1 | 2 | Fernando García | OL | Reyes de Jalisco |
| 1 | 6 | Fabrizzio Mejía | SS | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 1 | 8 | Pedro García | OL | Gallos Negros de Querétaro |
| 2 | 14 | Diego Sánchez | DL | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 3 | 22 | Leonardo Guajardo | K | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 3 | 24 | Eduardo Ortega | WR | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 4 | 30 | Marco Antillón | DL | Caudillos de Chihuahua |
| 4 | 31 | Santiago Castañeda | FS | Reyes de Jalisco |
| 6 | 46 | Mauro Cavallarí | RB | Osos de Monterrey |
| 8 | 62 | Jesús Aguirre | K | Osos de Monterrey |