WLU Golden Hawks the best university football team in Canada [Video]

Wilfrid Laurier University’s football team has an undefeated record this season and the Waterloo, Ont. team is now ranked number one in the country.

“It feels good,” said head coach Michael Faulds. “We’re proud of the work our players have done.”

The Golden Hawks entered last week ranked fourth in the country, while Western University held the top spot. Laurier moved into first after defeating the Mustangs 43-28 on Saturday.

“Obviously, they had won 30 straight OUA football games, so that was an important one for us,” Faulds explained. “We’ve played them a lot lately, played them twice late last year, including the Yates Cup. We felt confident going into the game that we were the better team. But we said its one thing to say [it], [but] you have to go out and prove it.”

“It’s a big accomplishment for us,” said Golden Hawks quarterback Taylor Elgersma. “We haven’t …