Toronto Varsity Blues football

Toronto Varsity Blues

Toronto Varsity Blues logo
First season 1877
Athletic director Beth Ali
Head coach Greg Gary
6th year, 16–32  (.333)
Other Staff Nate Weiss (OC)
Kevin Eiben (DC)
Home Stadium Varsity Stadium
Year built 2007
Stadium capacity 5000
Stadium surface Polytan Ligaturf
Location Toronto, Ontario
League CIS
Conference OUA (1980-present)
Past associations ORFU (1883-1897)
CIRFU (1898-1970)
OUAA (1971-1973)
OQIFC (1974-1979)
All-time record 529–432–35 (.549)
Postseason record 24–27 (.471)
Tournaments
Grey Cups 4
1909, 1910, 1911, 1920
Vanier Cups 2
1965, 1993
Churchill Bowls 1
1993
Atlantic Bowls 2
1962, 1974
Yates Cups 25
1898, 1899, 1901, 1903, 1905,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914,
1920, 1921, 1926, 1932, 1933,
1936, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1958,
1965, 1967, 1974, 1983, 1993
Hec Crighton winners 4
Mike Eben, Mike Raham, Dan Feraday, Eugene Buccigrossi
Current uniform
Colours Blue and White
         
Mascot True Blue
Outfitter Adidas
Rivals York Lions
Website varsityblues.ca

The Toronto Varsity Blues football team represents the University of Toronto in the sport of Canadian football. The program won the first Grey Cup game ever held in 1909, and went on to win the cup again in 1910, 1911, and 1920. After intercollegiate teams no longer competed for the Grey Cup, the team won the first Vanier Cup ever held in 1965, and then again in 1993 as Canadian national football champions. The team has 25 Yates Cup championship wins as champions of the Ontario University Athletics conference of the CIS, a total second only to the 29 won by the Western Ontario Mustangs.

However, hard times have fallen on the University of Toronto football team in recent years. The football program had not won a game since the 2001 season (a win that itself ended an 18-game losing streak).[1] On October 13, 2007, they set the record for the longest losing streak in Canadian university history, at 49 losses in a row. This losing streak was snapped on September 1, 2008 when they defeated the Waterloo Warriors 18-17 for their first win in almost seven years.[2] The team last posted a winning record in 1995.[3]

The team was led by head coach Greg DeLaval who won his first game with the Blues when the team ended their record-setting losing streak in 2008. In 2010, the Blues posted a remarkable 40-35 win over the second-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees, which was their first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 1997 against the Waterloo Warriors.[4] The Blues finished with a 3-5 record in 2010, which was their best since the 1996 season when they posted the same mark. The Blues hired Greg Gary as head coach in 2011, and finished with another 3-5 record, once again finishing just out of the playoffs in seventh place. The team took a step back with a 2-6 record in 2012, including home losses to fellow 2-6 teams York and Ottawa. However, in 2013, they finished the season 4-4, the first time since 1993, but failed to make the playoffs.[5] The team again regressed in 2014 with a 2-6 record, but rebounded in 2015 with a slightly improved 3-5 record. The program again failed to gain any momentum and won only two games the following season.

Season-by-season record

The following is the record of the Toronto Varsity Blues football team since 2003:

Season Games Won Lost Pct % PF PA Standing Playoffs
20038 08 0.000 42 438 10th in OUA Did not qualify
20048 08 0.000 82 450 9th in OUA Did not qualify
20058 08 0.000 126 433 9th in OUA Did not qualify
20068 08 0.000 125 418 10th in OUA Did not qualify
20078 08 0.000 111 345 10th in OUA Did not qualify
20088 26 0.250 168 272 8th in OUA Did not qualify
20098 17 0.125 98 279 9th in OUA Did not qualify
20108 35 0.375 140 236 7th in OUA Did not qualify
20118 35 0.375 110 189 7th in OUA Did not qualify
20128 26 0.250 136 279 9th in OUA Did not qualify
20138 44 0.500 230 231 7th in OUA Did not qualify
20148 26 0.250 265 321 9th in OUA Did not qualify
20158 35 0.375 159 224 7th in OUA Did not qualify
20168 26 0.250 155 288 8th in OUA Did not qualify

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Varsity Blues in the CFL

As of the start of the 2016 CFL season, six former Varsity Blues players are on CFL teams' rosters:

References

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