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
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