| Guelph Gryphons | |
| University | University of Guelph |
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| Association | Canadian Interuniversity Sport |
| Conference | Ontario University Athletics |
| Athletics director | Tom Kendall |
| Location | Guelph, Ontario |
| Varsity teams | |
| Football stadium | Alumni Stadium |
| Arena | Gryphon Centre |
| Mascot | Gryphon |
| Nickname | Gryphons |
| Colours | Red, and gold and black
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| Website | Guelph Gryphons |
The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.
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| First season | 1950 | ||
| Athletic director | Tom Kendall | ||
| Head coach | Stu Lang | ||
| 2nd year, 6–10–0 (.375) | |||
| Other staff | Kevin MacNeill (DC) Todd Galloway (OC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium | ||
| Stadium capacity | 5100 | ||
| Stadium surface | Natural Grass | ||
| Location | Guelph, Ontario | ||
| League | CIS | ||
| Conference | OUA (1980 - present) | ||
| Past associations | OIFC (1957-1966) CCIFC (1967-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-1979) |
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| All-time record | – | ||
| Postseason record | – | ||
| Vanier Cups | 1 1984 |
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| Churchill Bowl Championships | 1 1984 |
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| Yates Cups | 3 1984, 1992, 1996 |
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| Hec Crighton winners | 0 | ||
| Colours | Red and Black and Gold
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| Outfitter | Russell | ||
| Rivals | Waterloo Warriors Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks |
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| Website | gryphons.ca | ||
The Guelph Gryphons football team has won one Vanier Cup national championship in 1984, which is also their only appearance in the title game. The Gryphons are one of only two teams with perfect records in the Vanier Cup, the other being the Laval Rouge et Or, as the two teams have never lost a Vanier Cup game. The team has also won three Yates Cup conference championships, in 1984, 1992 and 1996. The team can trace their roots back to 1950 when the team played in the Intercollegiate Intermediate Football Union.[1] Through numerous league evolutions, the Gryphons landed in the Ontario University Athletics in 1980 as a founding member and continue to play there to this day.[2] Their current head coach is Stu Lang who is in his second year with the team after former head coach Kyle Walters joined the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers as their special teams coach.[3]
The program has remained largely in the middle of the standings for the past eight years as the team has been at or within one game of .500 for six of those years. Recently, the team saw its best success in 2007 when they won their first two playoff games before losing the Yates Cup to the Western Ontario Mustangs. Despite making the playoffs eight times in the past 11 years, the 2007 season was the only one in which Guelph won any of their post-season games.
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OL | Pct % | PF | PA | Standing |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 164 | 237 | 7th in OUA |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 102 | 237 | 8th in OUA |
| 2003 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 161 | 285 | 9th in OUA |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 169 | 238 | 5th in OUA |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.375 | 208 | 242 | 6th in OUA |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 0.250 | 206 | 217 | 8th in OUA |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 0.500 | 278 | 124 | 5th in OUA |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 0.500 | 255 | 173 | 4th in OUA |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 0.375 | 310 | 253 | 6th in OUA |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 0.500 | 159 | 192 | 5th in OUA |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 0.250 | 209 | 197 | 8th in OUA |
As of the end of the 2011 CFL season, three former Gryphons players are on CFL teams' rosters:
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