Mount Allison Mounties football The Mount Allison Mounties football program is in its 57th year of active competition as of the 2012 CIS football season . The team has twice appeared in the Vanier Cup , once in 1984 , and again in 1991 , losing both times . Recently , the Mounties have made the playoffs three times in the past five years ( 2007 , 2008 & 2010 ) . The Mounties finished second in the AUS conference in 2010 and hosted their first home playoff game ( conference semi - finals ) since the new millennium . However , their success was short lived as the team finished winless in the 2011 campaign . Mounties in the CFL . As of the end of the 2012 CFL season , two former Mounties players are on CFL teams ' rosters : Mounties Football Coaching Staff . The Mount Allison Mounties Football team is led by head coach Kelly Jeffrey . Jeffrey came to Mount Allison after being the head coach and offensive co - ordinator at Mayville State University ( MSU ) in North Dakota for four years ( 2002 – 2005 ) . During those four seasons his team set numerous offensive records for most yards per game and total yards in a season , and he coached the all - time single season record holders for individual rushing , receiving , completions , and passing yards . Overall the school set nine offensive records while producing five Don Hanson All - Americans . Before MSU in 2001 , Jeffrey coached quarterbacks at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas ( UNLV ) and at the University of San Diego ( 1998 – 2000 ) where he trained three all - conference quarterbacks in his three seasons and coached the all - time leading passer in touchdowns , completions , and yardage . He also coached running backs at Northern State University in Aberdeen , SD ( 1996 – 1997 ) and wide receivers at North Dakota ' s Dickinson State University ( 1994 – 1995 ) , a team that finished with a perfect 10 - 0 season in 1995 , and were conference champions in both 1994 and 1995 . Top Athletes . Eric Lapointe ( ' 00 ) ( Football ) represents more than just records and statistics , although he dominated both areas of the sport during his four years as a Mountie . He was looked to by his teammates for on - field and locker - room inspiration , and he did not disappoint . Drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos , Lapointe ended up with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in 1999 where he rushed for 691 yards during the season , helping his team to the Grey Cup in which he was the game ' s leading ground gainer . Traded to Toronto , he ultimately ended his career with his hometown Montreal Alouettes . In his final season he was the starting running back in the Grey Cup game . Eric retired with the Alouettes in 2006 after their Grey Cup loss to the BC Lions . Gary Ross ( ' 11 ) ( Football ) The football team ’ s most valuable player in recent years , Ross had an unprecedented football season in 2009 , breaking several school and conference records along the way . Leading the league in most of the special teams and receiving categories , the five - foot - nine Ross was selected as the Atlantic University Sport ( AUS ) conference ’ s MVP and was a strong nominee for the nation ’ s most outstanding player award — the Hec Crighton Trophy . While he narrowly missed this honour he was still recognized with two All - Canadian awards for the second consecutive season . A four - time AUS Player of the Week , he was named both as a first - team Canadian Interuniversity Sport ( CIS ) All - Canadian inside receiver , and a second - team CIS All - Canadian return specialist . He led the Atlantic conference in receptions ( 60 ) , receiving yards ( 818 yards ) , receiving touchdowns ( four ) , and all - purpose yards ( 1 , 423 yards ) . He has been an all - star receiver and the conference ’ s top special teams player in each of his four years at Mount Allison , and is now the AUS career leader in receptions ( 172 ) , receiving yards ( 2 , 582 ) , and all - purpose yards ( 5 , 990 yards ) . This season he was the only Atlantic conference player to average over 100 yards receiving per game ( 102 . 2 yards per game ) and his 60 receptions are also a new AUS single - season record , smashing the previous mark of 48 . His 818 receiving yards are a new Mounties ’ single - season school record and the fourth highest total in league history . He currently ranks second in AUS history with 1 , 679 career punt return yards and 1 , 403 career kickoff return yards .