2023 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey season

2023 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey
Conferencia 14 Grandes championship game, W 31–27 vs. Auténticos Tigres UANL
ConferenceConferencia 14 Grandes
Record10–1 (7–1 14 Grandes)
Head coach
  • Carlos Altamirano (7th season)
CaptainMauricio Martínez[1]
Home stadiumEstadio Borregos
Seasons
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The 2023 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey represented the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) in the 2023 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 sixth full season and seventh overall since taking over midway through the 2016 season.[2][a]

The Borregos Salvajes compiled a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference games) and won the ONEFA Liga Mayor national championship by defeating the Auténticos Tigres UANL in the Conferencia 14 Grandes championship game.[4] It was the program's second consecutive national championship under Altamirano.[5]

The Borregos Salvajes led the Conferencia 14 Grandes during the regular season in both total offense (427.8 yards per game) and total defense (235.8 yards per game). The team tallied a conference-best 3,422 yards in the regular season (2,551 passing, 871 rushing).[6] They were led on offense by quarterback Fernando Sarabia,[7] who completed 151 of 250 pass attempts for 1,955 yards and 12 touchdowns during the regular season. Additionally, defensive back Patricio Santisteban led the conference with six interceptions while kicker Leonardo Guajardo won the scoring title with 80 points scored (29 extra points, 17 field goals).[6]

Offseason

2023 LFA Draft

The 2023 Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) draft was held on 7 January 2023. The following Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players were selected.

Round Pick Team Player Position Ref.
1 2 Dinos de Saltillo Julio Covarrubias RB [8]
1 5 Fundidores de Monterrey Isaac Cuevas OL

Schedule

The Borregos Salvajes' 2023 schedule consisted of four home games, three away games, and one neutral site game in the regular season. They also hosted two of their three postseason games, with the national championship game being hosted by the Auténticos Tigres UANL.

The team opened their season with a matchup against rivals Auténticos Tigres UANL at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game, presented as the inaugural Mexican College Football Showcase, was jointly organized by the Houston Texans and NFL México, and commemorated the 80th and 90th anniversaries of ITESM and UANL, respectively. It was the first-ever ONEFA regular season game held in the United States, as well as the first time the Clásico regio estudiantil rivalry game was played outside of the Monterrey metropolitan area.[9][10]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
8 September7:00 p.m.vs. Auténticos Tigres UANL
L 13–10>8,000[11][12]
22 September7:30 p.m.Borregos Salvajes Puebla [es]
W 23–20[13]
29 September5:00 p.m.at Borregos Salvajes CCM [es]
W 31–7[14][15]
6 October5:00 p.m.at Borregos Salvajes Guadalajara [es]
W 33–0[16][17]
13 October7:30 p.m.Burros Blancos [es]
  • Estadio Borregos
  • Monterrey
W 37–0[18][19]
20 October7:30 p.m.Pumas CU
  • Estadio Borregos
  • Monterrey
W 41–21[20]
28 October1:00 p.m.at Aztecas UDLAP
W 42–14[21][22]
3 November7:00 p.m.at Borregos Salvajes CEM
  • Corral de Plástico
  • Monterrey
W 37–20[23]
10 November7:30 p.m.Borregos Salvajes CCM
  • Estadio Borregos
  • Monterrey (ONEFA 14 Grandes quarterfinal)
W 49–18[24][25]
18 November7:30 p.m.Leones Anáhuac Norte [es]
  • Estadio Borregos
  • Monterrey (ONEFA 14 Grandes semifinal)
W 59–7[26][27]
24 November7:00 p.m.at Auténticos Tigres UANL
W 31–27>15,000[28][29]

[4][30]

Roster

2023 Borregos Salvajes Monterrey football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 6 Mauro Cavallari
WR 11 Héctor Ramírez
QB 13 Daniel de Alba
QB 15 Fernando Sarabia
WR 16 Miguel Lozano
QB 17 Cristian Corral
WR 18 Derek Flores
QB 19 Víctor Palacios
RB 21 Alí Flores
RB 26 Nicolás Villagómez
RB 31 José Hugo González
RB 32 Alejandro Cruz
RB 34 Carlos Emiliano Martínez
RB 35 Rocco Villarreal
OL 51 Jorge Ignacio Martínez Cairo
OL 56 Steven Zambrano
OL 58 Manuel Canales
OL 70 Sebastián Díaz
OL 72 Fernando García
OL 74 Miguel Salazar
OL 75 Pedro García
OL 77 Mariano Bautista
OL 78 Víctor Tiburcio Pérez
OL 79 Diogo Fernández
WR 80 Erick Landeros
WR 81 Jorge Alberto Casian
WR 82 Mauricio Santos
WR 83 Daniel Santos
WR 84 Rolando Cueva
WR 85 Luis Pulido
WR 86 Sergio Patricio Fernández
WR 87 Fabio Palmero
WR 88 Eduardo Ortega
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Fernando Contreras
DL 1 Marco Antillón
LB 2 Mauricio Martínez (C)
SS 3 Fabrizzio Mejía
FS 4 Santiago Castañeda
CB 5 Iván Covarrubias
DL 7 Mikel Delgado
DL 9 Diego Sánchez
LB 10 Rodrigo Aceves
DL 12 Eugenio Pedraza
FS 14 Joel Ceseña
CB 20 Juan Antonio Saint André
CB 22 Salvador Andrade
SS 23 Alonso Gaxiola
SS 25 Ovidio Varela
CB 27 Renzo Bibiano
SS 28 Juan Pablo Santisteban
SS 29 Patricio Santisteban
CB 30 Eduardo Castillo
DL 33 Adrián Patricio Flores
CB 36 Helaman González
CB 37 Pablo Islas
CB 38 Paulo Aranalde
FS 39 Gabriel Rivera
LB 42 Rodrigo Fernández
CB 43 Alejandro Cabello
DL 44 José Francisco López
LB 45 Rubén Rodríguez
DL 46 Elías Richo
LB 52 Emilio Carrillo
DL 54 Ángel Díaz
LB 55 Eduardo Emilio Roiz
LB 57 Pablo Fabrizio Rodríguez
DL 97 Óscar Soto
DL 99 Eduardo Scully
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 8 Jesús Aguirre
PK 24 Leonardo Guajardo
Head coach
  • Carlos Altamirano
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

Annual Awards
Player Award Ceremony Date Awarded Ref.
Fernando Sarabia Eduardo "Pocho" Herrera Player of the Year Cascos de Oro 2 March 2024 [31][32]
Leonardo Guajardo José Guzmán Veracomo Specialist of the Year
Carlos Altamirano Roberto "Tapatío" Méndez Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year ONEFA 2024
Kickoff Awards 		27 August 2024 [33]
Equipo Ideal All-México
Player Position Team
Mauricio Santos WR First Team
Eduardo Ortega WR
Steven Zambrano OL
Pedro García OL
Rodrigo Aceves Edge
Marco Antillón DL
Mauricio Martínez LB
Fabrizzio Mejía LB[b]
Alonso Gaxiola DB
Patricio Santisteban DB
Iván Covarrubias CB
Leonardo Guajardo PK
Miguel Salazar OL Second Team
Manuel Canales OL
Source:[34]

Aztec Bowl

The following players were selected to represent the ONEFA All-Stars in the 48th Aztec Bowl on 1 December.[35]

Players drafted into the LFA

The 2024 LFA draft was held on 13 January 2024. The following Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players were selected.

Round Pick Player Position LFA team Ref.
1 1 Alonso Gaxiola DB Jefes de Ciudad Juárez [36]
1 9 Elías Richo DL Dinos de Saltillo
1 10 Héctor Ramírez WR Jefes de Ciudad Juárez
2 20 Héctor Zepeda[c] 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[d] QB Galgos de Tijuana

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 ONEFA season was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[3]
  2. ^ Hybrid
  3. ^ Zepeda last played for the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey in 2022.
  4. ^ Elizondo last played for the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey in 2022.

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