Concordia Stingers

Concordia Stingers
University Concordia University
Association U Sports
Conference RSEQ
Athletic director Patrick Boivin
Location Montreal, Quebec
Varsity teams Football, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Wrestling.
Football stadium Concordia Stadium
Arena Ed Meagher Arena
Mascot Buzz
Nickname Stingers
Colours Maroon
         
Website www.stingers.ca

The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ; French for "Quebec Student Sports Network"). The Stingers were established in 1974 when Sir George Williams University and Loyola College merged to form Concordia University and replaced the preceding Sir George Williams Georgians and Loyola Warriors.

The university has 10 varsity teams - football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's rugby, wrestling, men's and women's hockey and men's and women's basketball.

Varsity teams

Football

Concordia Stingers
Concordia Stingers logo
First season 1974
Athletic director Patrick Boivin
Head coach Brad Collinson
1st year, 00  (–)
Home Stadium Concordia Stadium
Year built 2003
Stadium capacity 4000
Stadium surface AstroPlay
Location Montreal, Quebec
League U Sports
Conference QUFL/RSEQ (2001 - present)
Past associations OQIFC (1974-2000)
All-time record  
Postseason record  
Tournaments
Vanier Cups 0
Atlantic Bowls 1
1998
Dunsmore Cups 3
1982, 1993, 1998
Hec Crighton winners 0
Current uniform
Colours Maroon, Gold, and Black
              
Outfitter Russell
Rivals Montreal Carabins
McGill Redmen
Website athletics.concordia.ca

The Concordia Stingers football team is currently coached by Brad Collinson and plays home games at the Concordia Stadium.[1] The Stingers appeared in one Vanier Cup national championship in 1998, but lost to the Saskatchewan Huskies. The Stingers won the Dunsmore Cup three times, but have lost each of the last five times they have appeared in the Quebec title game.

Recent results

SeasonGamesWonLostOTLPCTPFPAStandingPlayoffs
199886200.7502331411st in OQIFCDefeated Bishop's Gaiters in semifinal 27-17
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 17-12
Defeated Acadia Axemen 25-24 in Atlantic Bowl
Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in 34th Vanier Cup 24-17
199986200.7502221482nd in OQIFCLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 42-16
2000826-0.2501532045th in OQIFCOut of Playoffs
2001871-0.8751741911st in QUFLLost to McGill Redmen in semifinal 11-8
2002844-0.5002171843rd in QUFLDefeated Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 29-21
Lost to McGill Redmen in Dunsmore Cup 10-6
2003871-0.8752881152nd in QUFLDefeated Montreal Carabins in semifinal 35-8
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 59-7
2004844-0.5001571523rd in QUFLLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 29-13
2005862-0.7502351343rd in QUFLLost to Montreal Carabins in semifinal 28-17
2006862-0.7502291312nd in QUFLDefeated Montreal Carabins in semifinal 23-3
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 28-12
2007853-0.6251821722nd in QUFLDefeated Bishop's Gaiters in semifinal 34-18
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 35-10
2008853-0.6252281802nd in QUFLDefeated Sherbrooke Vert et Or in semifinal 41-20
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 28-17
2009835-0.375190614th in QUFLLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 63-1
2010945-0.4441712625th in QUFLOut of Playoffs
2011945-0.4442272464th in RSEQLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 33-7
2012[A]917-0.1251002556th in RSEQOut of Playoffs
2013808-0.0001763456th in RSEQOut of Playoffs
2014853-0.6252071764th in RSEQLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 74-18
2015844-0.5002502224th in RSEQLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 52-8
2016844-0.5001822273rd in RSEQLost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 39-14
2017[B]734-0.4291811733rd in RSEQLost to Montreal Carabins in semifinal 42-20

[2]

^ A. Bishop's and Concordia both used ineligible players in the same game, so the game was declared "no contest" in a double forfeit.

^ B. A 2017 game between the Montreal Carabins and Stingers was cancelled due to Montreal players and coaching staff members exhibiting flu symptoms.[3] Due to scheduling constraints, the game was outright cancelled and would not be rescheduled. Montreal and Concordia would only play sevens games as a result and winning percentage would be counted in the standings as opposed to point totals.[4]

Concordia Stingers in the CFL

As of the start of the 2018 CFL season, six former Stingers players were on CFL teams' rosters:

Basketball

The men's basketball team is coached by Rastko Popovic,[5] and the women's basketball team by Tenicha Gittens.[6]

Women's ice hockey

Rugby

In November 2005, Concordia's rugby team came from behind to beat McGill 20–18 at the Percival Molson Stadium to take the men's rugby provincial championship—the school's first since 2001.

The women's rugby team is currently coached by Graeme McGravie. In 2010, the Stingers won the Quebec conference and took home a silver medal from the CIS national championship. The women also advanced to nationals in 2009 and placed fourth. Also in 2009, Hughanna Gaw was named 2009 CIS Rookie of the Year

Soccer

The men's soccer team is under the direction of Greg Sutton, and the women's team is coached by Jorge Sanchez.

Club teams

Baseball

The baseball club, which operates in the fall season under head coach Howie Schwartz, is composed of mostly elite and AA level players from summer leagues and competes at the club level against other schools in Quebec, Ontario and an array of schools from Atlantic Canada for a national championship in late October. The Cape Breton University Capers won in 2005 and Concordia did not make the playoffs. In 2007, the baseball team won their first conference championship in school history over the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees advancing to their first CIBA National Championships. They lost 2-0 in the championship final against the University of New Brunswick.

In 2008, they lost the Conference Title to the Collège Laflèche Dragons in a three-game series.

In 2009, the Concordia Stingers defeated the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in two straight games to win the CIBA Northern Conference and advance to the CIBA National Championships for the second time in three years. Despite dropping two of their round robin games, on the final day of the tournament, the team won three straight games to capture its first National Championship. They defeated the OUA Champion Western University Mustangs 6-2 in the tie-breaker for Fourth Place. The Gee-Gees who were in the Nationals as a Wild Card and beat the Stingers for some revenge in the tournament's opening game, were the next victim, as The Stingers won 4-3 with a sixth and seventh inning comeback. In the Championship game, despite going down 1-0 early in the game the Stingers stormed back to win 12-2.

In 2010, the Stingers went 11-5 and finished second to the McGill University Redmen who were 13-3. The Stingers were 3-1 against the Redmen during the regular season. After dropping the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the Semis, the Maroon and Gold defeated McGill in three games in the Finals to capture their second straight Conference Championship. At the Nationals in Windsor, Ontario, the Stingers bowed out in the semi-finals, losing to the Brock University Badgers.

In 2011, the Stingers went 13-3 and finished in first place. In the Semi Finals, the Stingers ousted the Redmen in three games after dropping the first game of the series to their fourth place rival. With the series win, The Stingers clinched a trip to their third consecutive CIBA National Championships, to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Stingers failed in their bid to win a third straight conference title, losing in three games to the Carleton University Ravens.

Cross-country running

A cross-country running team was revived in 2004. The head coach is currently John Lofranco.

Promotions and Dance Team

The Spirit Team was established in 2005, serving as the university's first ever dance/cheer team, performing at football games.

See also

References

  1. Football Homecoming: Brad Collinson named head coach
  2. http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/football/classements-1.php
  3. "BREAKING: Concordia's Football Game Against Université de Montréal Cancelled". thelinknewspaper.ca. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. "UPDATE: RSEQ Decides on Stingers-Carabins Game Cancellation". thelinknewspaper.ca. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. http://stingers.ca/mbasketball/coach.php?id=406
  6. http://stingers.ca/wbasketball/coach.php?id=732
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