Welcome to the Football home page. For additional information, please contact our Head Football Coach - Mr. Pat Jennings at patrick.jennings@ignatius.org.

IHSA State Qualifier
2010

1945 City Co-Champions

Chicago Catholic League Champions
1920, 1939, 1945

Introduction

The Saint Ignatius Wolfpack football program will instill the needed qualities of faith, discipline, determination and commitment in each individual and focus those qualities into a philosophy of selflessness and giving to the school community and team in order to achieve excellence and build a foundation for lifelong success.

The Team

Saint Ignatius football is a Class 7A program that competes in the Chicago Catholic League Red Division. All varsity home games will be played at the University of Chicago.

Coaching Staff
Pat Jennings -- Varsity Head Coach
Anthony Magero
Quinn Brennan
Greg Benaka
Alex Relph
Bill Coogan
Rich Watson
Tony Turek
John Cooper
Ted Buzby
Mark Bealin
Mike McArdle
Rich Fern

Last Season Recap

The 2011 Wolfpack football season began where the 2010 season left off. After making the IHSA play- offs for the first time in the history of the football program, 2011 was to be a continuation of that success. Those lofty goals were not met. Instead the 2011 season will be remembered for a beautiful summer night on the lakefront at historic Soldier Field. That night the Wolfpack tamed the Dolphins of Whitney Young 27-14. The home of the Chicago Bears was filled with maroon and gold and the fans were not disappointed.

The rest of the 2011 season was not kind to the Wolfpack. The overall record was disappointing at 2-7 as the Pack’s last game was a microcosm of the season. Played on beautiful Saint Ignatius Athletic Field, the day was a celebration of Homecoming and Senior Day as the Rams of Gordon Tech played the villain. Jumping out to a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, things did not look good for Ignatius. Little by little the Wolfpack fought back and with eight minutes left in the game, the Pack had a 31-28 lead only to come up short 34-31.

But do not feel bad for these seniors as they played tough until the last tick of the clock. Led by Chicago Catholic League Offensive Player of the Year Matt McCareins, as well as All-CCL players Billy Lawrence, Joe Cunningham, George Doherty and Joe Javorski, and All-CCL Academic honorees Joe Cunningham and Julie Kurek, the Pack had many things to be proud of. The Wolfpack was also awarded the IHSA Team Academic Award for maintaining a cumulative G.P.A of 3.2.

Information Sheet for the Saint Ignatius Varsity Home Football Games

Where : University of Chicago Stagg Field 56th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue

Spectators : All seating is located on the east side of the field. Spectators are not allowed in any other area of the stadium complex (i.e., tennis courts, track, adjacent grass field, etc.).

Facility Access : Spectators are to enter and exit through the main entrance located at the corner of 56th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.

Parking : A parking facility is available one block east of the stadium at 55th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. On-street parking is also available on the streets surrounding the stadium.

Admission : $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students with an ID for all CCL games.