Yates Cup

Yates Cup

The Yates Cup

Yates Cup on display November 2013
Awarded for Winning the Ontario University Athletics football championship
Country Canada
First awarded 1898
Currently held by McMaster Marauders
Official website

The Yates Cup is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport federation. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back to 1898 and surpassing both the Grey Cup and the Little Brown Jug in longevity.

The Yates Cup was donated by Dr. H. B. Yates of McGill University. Until 1971 it was awarded to the winner of the Senior Intercollegiate Football League regular season, with playoffs occurring only if there was a tie for first place, or the second-place team had defeated the first-place team in league play. Since 1971, it is awarded to the OUA football champion.

The winner of the Yates Cup goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl or the Mitchell Bowl, depending on annual rotations.

Asteroid (12447) YatesCup is named after the Yates Cup.[1]

Trophy Recipients

From 1915 to 1918, the trophy was not presented due to World War I.

From 1940 to 1945, the trophy was not presented due to World War II.

From 1974 to 1978, due to a change in conference structure, the Yates Cup was presented to both an Eastern Division and a Western Division winner.

In 1979 the Eastern and Western Division champions played each other in a Vanier Cup semi-final game, which also determined the Yates Cup championship.

In 1980, the Cup returned to a single winner when the Eastern Division formed the independent OQIFC.

Yates Cup Games

Year Date Champion Score Runner-Up Score Overtime Host City Stadium Attendance Division
1904 Nov. 19 Queen's 6 McGill 0 Ottawa Lansdowne Park 1,500
1908 Nov. 21 Varsity 12 Queen's 0 Ottawa Varsity Oval
1912 Nov. 16 McGill 14 Varsity 3 Ottawa Lansdowne Park 7,000
1914 Nov. 21 Varsity 17 McGill 13 Toronto Varsity Stadium 8,000
1920 Nov. 20 Varsity 14 McGill 6 Kingston Queen's Athletic Grounds
1922 Nov. 18 Queen's 12 Varsity 6 Montreal Molson Stadium 10,294
1926 Nov. 27 Varsity 8 Queen's 0 Toronto Varsity Stadium 17,734
1929 Nov. 16 Queen's 15 Varsity 5 Kingston Richardson Stadium
1933 Nov. 18 Varsity 10 Queen's 3 Toronto Varsity Stadium 5,821
1934 Nov. 17 Queen's 8 Varsity 7 Toronto Varsity Stadium 12,087
1935 Nov. 16 Queen's 6 Varsity 4 Toronto Varsity Stadium 14,732
1936 Nov. 21 Varsity 11 Queen's 3 Toronto Varsity Stadium 16,685
1937 Nov. 27 Queen's 7 Varsity 6 OT Toronto Varsity Stadium 10,826
1938 Nov. 19 McGill 9 Western 0 Montreal Molson Stadium 13,000
1948 Nov. 20 Varsity 18 Western 7 Toronto Varsity Stadium 19,773
1949 Nov. 19 Western 12 McGill 9 Toronto Varsity Stadium 17,534
1950 Nov. 18 Western 24 McGill 2 Montreal Molson Stadium 23,000
1953 Nov. 21 Western 12 Varsity 8 Toronto Varsity Stadium 12,530
1954 Nov. 27 Varsity 9 Western 8 London J.W. Little Stadium n/a
1955 Nov. 12 Queen's 18 Varsity 0 Kingston Richardson Stadium 10,500
1956 Nov. 17 Queen's 4 Varsity 2 Kingston Richardson Stadium 10,000
1960 Nov. 12 McGill 21 Queen's 0 Kingston Richardson Stadium n/a
1961 Nov. 18 Queen's 11 McGill 0 Kingston Richardson Stadium 6,580
1962 Nov. 17 McGill 15 Queen's 13 Kingston Richardson Stadium 4,290
1964 Nov. 14 Queen's 63 McMaster 6 Kingston Richardson Stadium 4,500
1965 Nov. 13 Varsity 21 Western 16 London J.W. Little Stadium 5,721
1966 Nov. 12 Queen's 50 Varsity 7 Kingston Richardson Stadium 7,579
1971 Nov. 6 Western 13 Ottawa 0 London J.W. Little Stadium 4,000
1972 Nov. 11 Lutheran 38 Western 27 Waterloo Seagram Stadium 3,500
1973 Nov. 10 Laurier 48 Ottawa 4 Waterloo Centennial Stadium 2,500
1974 Nov. 9 Western 19 Laurier 8 Waterloo Centennial Stadium 3,500 W
1974 Nov. 9 Varsity 24 Ottawa 21 Toronto Varsity Stadium 5,000 E
1975 Nov. 8 Windsor 65 Laurier 8 Windsor South Campus Field 2,700 W
1975 Nov. 8 Ottawa 14 Varsity 7 Ottawa Lansdowne Park n/a E
1976 Nov. 6 Western 28 Laurier 14 London J.W. Little Stadium 8,000 W
1976 Nov. 6 Ottawa 22 Bishop's 20 Ottawa Mooney's Bay Stadium n/a E
1977 Nov. 5 Western 22 Laurier 17 London J.W. Little Stadium 7,000 W
1977 Nov. 5 Queen's 45 Bishop's 27 Kingston Richardson Stadium 5,000 E
1978 Nov. 4 Laurier 19 Western 14 London J.W. Little Stadium 8,000 W
1978 Nov. 4 Queen's 23 McGill 1 Kingston Richardson Stadium 7,000 E
1979 Nov. 10 Western 32 Queen's 14 London J.W. Little Stadium 9,500
1980 Nov. 8 Western 51 Laurier 28 London J.W. Little Stadium 8,000
1981 Nov. 14 Western 17 Guelph 7 London J.W. Little Stadium 8,000
1982 Nov. 6 Western 50 Varsity 21 London J.W. Little Stadium 5,500
1983 Nov. 5 Varsity 20 McMaster 16 Toronto Varsity Stadium 6,000
1984 Nov. 10 Guelph 31 Western 26 London J.W. Little Stadium 7,500
1985 Nov. 16 Western 19 Laurier 16 London J.W. Little Stadium 3,200
1986 Nov. 8 Western 49 Guelph 21 London J.W. Little Stadium 6,000
1987 Nov. 7 Laurier 28 Guelph 15 Waterloo Seagram Stadium n/a
1988 Nov. 5 Western 27 Laurier 16 London J.W. Little Stadium 5,000
1989 Nov. 4 Western 50 Varsity 20 London J.W. Little Stadium 6,000
1990 Nov. 10 Western 46 Varsity 31 London J.W. Little Stadium 7,000
1991 Nov. 9 Laurier 13 Western 12 London J.W. Little Stadium 7,500
1992 Nov. 7 Guelph 45 Western 10 Toronto SkyDome 6,245
1993 Nov. 6 Varsity 24 Western 16 London J.W. Little Stadium 7,100
1994 Nov. 5 Western 38 Laurier 36 OT Waterloo Seagram Stadium 6,056
1995 Nov. 11 Western 10 Laurier 9 Waterloo University Stadium 4,000
1996 Nov. 9 Guelph 23 Waterloo 13 Waterloo University Stadium n/a
1997 Nov. 8 Waterloo 30 Western 10 London J.W. Little Stadium 4,500
1998 Nov. 14 Western 47 Waterloo 41 London J.W. Little Stadium 5,532
1999 Nov. 13 Waterloo 32 Laurier 20 Waterloo University Stadium 6,500
2000 Nov. 11 McMaster 48 Laurier 23 Hamilton Les Prince Field 5,000
2001 Nov. 10 McMaster 30 Ottawa 22 Hamilton Les Prince Field 5,922
2002 Nov. 9 McMaster 33 Queen's 19 Hamilton Les Prince Field 7,000
2003 Nov. 8 McMaster 41 Laurier 17 Hamilton Ivor Wynne Stadium 12,464
2004 Nov. 13 Laurier 31 McMaster 19 Waterloo University Stadium 8,175
2005 Nov. 12 Laurier 29 Western 11 Waterloo University Stadium 5,915
2006 Nov. 11 Ottawa 32 Laurier 14 Ottawa Frank Clair Stadium 4,159
2007 Nov. 10 Western 34 Guelph 21 Guelph Alumni Stadium 8,500
2008 Nov. 8 Western 31 Ottawa 17 London TD Waterhouse Stadium 5,480
2009 Nov. 14 Queen's 43 Western 39 Kingston Richardson Stadium 7,253
2010 Nov. 13 Western 26 Ottawa 25 Ottawa Frank Clair Stadium 7,194
2011 Nov. 12 McMaster 41Western 19 London TD Waterhouse
2012 Nov. 10 McMaster30Guelph 13 Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium 5,400
2013 Nov. 9 Western 51 Queen's 22 London TD Waterhouse 5,805
2014 Nov. 15 McMaster 20 Guelph 15 Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium4,554

Championship Titles

Team Wins
Western Mustangs 30
Toronto Varsity Blues 25
Queen's Golden Gaels 23
McGill Redman 9
McMaster Marauders 7
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 7
Ottawa Gee-Gees 4
Guelph Gryphons 3
Waterloo Warriors 2
Windsor Lancers 1
York Lions 0
Carleton Ravens 0

References

  1. ↑ "Yatescup". Canadian Asteroids. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Retrieved 2008-08-12.