Toronto Varsity Blues | |
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First season | 1877 |
Athletic director | Beth Ali |
Head coach | Darrell Adams 1st year, 1–7 (.125) |
Other staff | Tommy Kanichis (OC) Bob Mullen (DC) |
Home stadium | Varsity Stadium |
Year built | 2007 |
Stadium capacity | 5000 |
Stadium surface | Polytan Ligaturf |
Location | Toronto, Ontario |
League | U Sports |
Conference | OUA (1980-present) |
Past associations | ORFU (1883-1897) CIRFU (1898-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-1979) |
All-time record | 548–481–36 (.531) |
Postseason record | 20–27 (.426) |
Titles | |
Dominion Championships | 2 1895, 1905 |
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 |
Colours | Blue and White |
Mascot | True Blue |
Outfitter | Under Armour |
Rivals | York Lions |
Website | varsityblues.ca |
The Toronto Varsity Blues football team represents the University of Toronto in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. Dating back to 1877, the Toronto Varsity Blues football program initially competed for the Canadian Dominion Football Championship and won six national titles, including the first Grey Cup game ever held in 1909, as well as winning in 1895, 1905, 1910, 1911, and 1920.[1] After intercollegiate teams no longer competed for the Dominion Championship, 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 U Sports, a total second only to the Western Mustangs.
One former Toronto Varsity Blues team member participated in the NFL Draft; Dan Feraday (Cincinnati Bengals, 1982).[2]