Mitchell Bowl
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The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football, and is the semifinal held in the westernmost location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game goes on to play against the Uteck Bowl champions for the Vanier Cup. The home of the Mitchell Bowl, as well as the two conference champions, changes each year on a rotating basis.
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[edit] History
The Mitchell Bowl was first awarded in 2002, replacing the Atlantic Bowl, after the CIS voted in 2001 to change the permanent site of the Atlantic Bowl in the interest of competitive fairness. During that year, the Mitchell Bowl played opposite to that of the Churchill Bowl. However, with the introduction of the Uteck Bowl in 2003, the Mitchell Bowl replaced and assumed the history of the Churchill Bowl.
The Mitchell Bowl was named after Douglas H. Mitchell, a former Canadian Football League commissioner and member of the National Hockey League board of governors.
[edit] List of Mitchell Bowl champions
Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score | Location | Maury L. Van Vliet Trophy (MVP) Winner |
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2002-11-16 | Saskatchewan | 22 | McGill | 0 | Percival-Molson Stadium, Montreal | Sheldon Ball, Saskatchewan |
2003-11-15 | Laval | 36 | McMaster | 32 | Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton | Jeronimo Huerta-Flores, Laval |
2004-11-20 | Saskatchewan | 31 | Saint Mary's | 16 | Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon | Steve Bilan, Saskatchewan |
2005-11-19 | Saskatchewan | 29 | Laval | 27 | Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon | David Stevens, Saskatchewan |
2006-11-18 | Saskatchewan | 35 | Ottawa | 28 | Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa | Unavailable |
2007-11-17 | Manitoba | 52 | Western | 20 | Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg | Mike Howard, Manitoba |
[edit] Future Participants
The teams and host sites of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl rotate on a six-year cycle, so that in each cycle each of the four conferences hosts and visits every other conference once.
The participants and sites for future Mitchell Bowl games are listed below:
Date | Visiting Conference | Host Conference |
2007-11-17 | Ontario University Athletics | Canada West |
2008-11-15 | Atlantic University Sport | Ontario University Athletics |
2009-11-21 | QIFC | Ontario University Athletics |
2010-11-20 | Atlantic University Sport | Canada West |
To date, all Mitchell Bowl games have been played at the home field of the host conference's champion.
[edit] Team Won/Loss Records
Team | GP | W | L | Pct. |
Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Manitoba Bisons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Laval Rouge et Or | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
McGill Redmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
McMaster Marauders | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Ottawa Gee-Gees | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Saint Mary's Huskies | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Western Ontario Mustangs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |