The Langley Rams are back. Now they're chasing a Canadian championship
A year after missing the playoffs for the first time in decades, the Langley Rams are 9-1 and preparing to host the Vancouver Island Raiders in Saturday's BC Football Conference semifinal.
What a difference a year makes for the Langley Rams. Last October, the Rams were wrapping up one of their worst seasons in recent memory where they finished with a 2-7-1 record, scored just 132 points in 10 games and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1988.
A year later, the Rams have flipped the script as the Langley Rams finished the 2026 regular season with a 9-1 record, outscoring opponents 542-121 and securing first place in the BC Football Conference (BCFC). They'll host the fourth-seeded Vancouver Island Raiders this Saturday, October 17, at McLeod Stadium, with a berth in the Cullen Cup championship game on the line.
Much of the credit belongs to head coach Kye Todhunter, who took over in May and has already been named the BCFC Coach of the Year.
The Rams have also benefited from one of the most explosive players in Canadian junior football. Quarterback Darryl Overstreet Jr. has been outstanding in his first season with Langley, throwing for a conference-leading 2,597 yards and 29 touchdowns. The dual-threat quarterback was named the BCFC's Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year, and his season included a performance that will be difficult to forget.
In August, Overstreet set a Canadian Junior Football League record with 10 touchdown passes in a single game, throwing for 492 yards in a 75-0 demolition of the Prince George Kodiaks.
The Rams have been equally impressive defensively. Linebacker Cade Handy was named the conference's Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year after recording 39 solo tackles and 14 assists. Langley also placed eight players on the BCFC All-Star roster, including running back Tyson Godspower, receiver Emmanuel Brown and defensive back CJ Augustine.
Despite the Rams' dominant record, Saturday's matchup shouldn't be taken lightly. The Raiders finished 5-5, and although Langley defeated them 31-12 in August, Vancouver Island's defence held Overstreet to just 102 passing yards and sacked him three times. That's a performance the Raiders will undoubtedly be looking to repeat.
Langley has also shown it can beat the conference's best, defeating the two-time defending BCFC champion Okanagan Sun twice this season, including a convincing 50-16 victory in Kelowna.
There's plenty at stake beyond Saturday's semifinal. A victory would send Langley to the October 24 Cullen Cup championship game, which the Rams would also host as the conference's top seed. Win that, and Langley would host the Canadian Bowl on November 8, with a national championship on the line.
The Langley Rams host the Vancouver Island Raiders on Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. at McLeod Stadium.
