The Langley Rams (formerly the South Surrey Rams and Big Kahuna Rams) are a Canadian junior football team based in Langley, British Columbia. The Rams play in the seven-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl.
History The Rams were founded in 1948, where they were based in Surrey and known as the Surrey Rams and later the South Surrey Rams when the club briefly relocated to South Surrey. In 2006, the team was renamed the Big Kahuna Rams after a sponsorship deal was signed with Big Kahuna Sport Company. On December 5, 2010, the team was officially introduced as the Langley Rams as the team made the move to Langley to play in McLeod Athletic Park Stadium.
The Rams qualified for the Canadian CJFL Championship against the Saskatoon Hilltops in 2012, which was the team's first appearance in the title game since 1992. However, the Rams lost to the Hilltops by a score of 23–21, giving the Hilltops their third straight Championship. The Rams returned to the championship game in 2014, 2018, and 2019, but lost each time to the perennial powerhouse Hilltops.
In 2021, under the guidance of new head coach, Cory Philpot, the Rams defeated the Hilltops in the national semi-final by a score of 17–14. The Rams then went on to dominate in the Canadian Bowl, defeating the London Beefeaters by a score of 37–0 to win the first national championship in franchise history.
2021 National Championship season + 2021 Schedule Week 1 NDSS Langley Rams VI Raiders W 22-1 Week 2 McLeod Stadium Okanagan Sun Langley Rams W 7-0 Week 3 Rotary Stadium Langley Rams Valley Huskers W 22-0 Week 4 McLeod Stadium Westshore Rebels Langley Rams W 37-7 Week 5 McLeod Stadium Valley Huskers Langley Rams W 27-4 Week 6 Starlight Stadium Langley Rams Westshore Rebels W 34-7 Week 7 McLeod Stadium Kamloops Broncos Langley Rams W 27-0 Week 8 Apple Bowl Langley Rams Okanagan Sun L 6-13 BCFC Semi Final McLeod Stadium Valley Huskers Langley Rams W 39-8 BCFC Cullen Cup McLeod Stadium Okanagan Sun Langley Rams W 7-4 CJFL Semi Final McLeod Stadium Saskatoon Hilltops Langley Rams W 17-14 CJFL Canadian Bowl Alumni Stadium Langley Rams London Beefeaters W 37-0
+ 2021 Offensive Roster Quarterback 18 Michael Calvert 12 Jacob Davies 16 Trey Jones Running Back 28 Derek Best 5 Joel Klaassen 33 Spencer Schmitke 26 Kai Thomas 31 Julian Valerio Wide receivers 87 Adam Brass 17 Brody Clark 82 Kayle Cowley 89 Gabriel Fenelon 80 Ian Finstad 9 Alex France 6 Mario Johnson 4 Daniel Kubongo 20 Peter Lee 81 Jesse Nielsen 85 David Osho 84 Kevean Pashandi 7 Darian Pritchard 88 Ty Rooker 6 Aniiah Rowe 85 Micah Volledorf Offensive line 51 Ross Baekey 50 Brendan Fraser 61 Zach Janzen 66 Nikos Lazarakis 60 Christopher Moon 68 Nicolas Ouellette 67 Cole Reeder 55 Zack Rohan 63 Sajjun Shokar 65 Joseph Talabar 56 Adam Tennet
+ 2021 Defensive Roster Defensive backs 23 Ryan Barthleson 20 Thomas Box 38 Dane Campbell 21 Kyle Clarot 38 Josh Forde 8 Dawson Marchant 36 Bachuoch Michael 34 Nathan Murray 42 Stryker Roloff 2 Beko Wande Linebackers 44 Cole Barron 22 Colten Dejong 53 Adam Hoegg 48 Howard Jiao 38 Nicholas Klaassen 45 Manny Sahota 57 Rohan Sharma 10 Matteo Viani 11 Keegan Vicklund Defensive line 54 Rahul Chandra 40 Pauljeet Dhami 43 Tyler Eckert 42 Matthew Fraser 46 Jesse Goedman 90 Justin Kular 75 Chase Malenstyn 49 Andrew Palmer
+ 2021 Special Teams Roster Kickers 24 Tato Ferreyro Araya
+ 2021 Coaching Staff President Derek Henneberry Head coach Cory Philpot Offensive coordinator/offensive line Andrew Butschler Defensive coordinator Chris Butschler Special teams Coordinator/linebackers Sean Wakeling Running backs Mike Derksen Wide receivers Phillip Eash Wide receivers Kirk Jones Quarterbacks Jordan McCarty Quarterbacks Nicolae Nica Offensive line David Rawlick Defensive line Alex Agnoletto Defensive assistant Travis Butschler Defensive backs Cam Clements Defensive backs/ Strength & Conditioning Bashiru Sise-Odaa Kickers Bryce Couture
References
External links Langley Rams homepage Canadian Junior Football League