Saint Mary's Huskies football

Saint Mary's Huskies
Saint Mary's Huskies logo
First season 1956
Athletic director Scott Gray
Head coach James Colzie III
2nd year, 7–9–0  (.438)
Other Staff Frantz Clarkson (Co-Defensive Coordinator)
Corey Goff (Offensive Coordinator)
Home Stadium Huskies Stadium
Year built 1970
Stadium capacity 1100[1]
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia
League U Sports
Conference AUS (1999 - present)
Past associations AUAA (1974-1998)
All-time record 236–136 (.634)
Postseason record – 
Tournaments
Vanier Cups 3
1973, 2001, 2002
Uteck Bowls 2
2003, 2007
Churchill Bowls 1
2002
Atlantic Bowls 7
1964, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001
Jewett Trophies 24
1964, 1965, 1968, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
1993, 1994, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Hec Crighton winners 4
Chris Flynn (3), Erik Glavic
Current uniform
Colours Maroon, White, and Black
              
Outfitter Adidas
Website smu.ca

The Saint Mary's Huskies football team represents Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The program has been the most successful in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference, reaching the Vanier Cup championship game nine times and winning three times (1973, 2001, 2002), both marks being the highest in the AUS. The program also has the most Jewett Trophy conference championships, winning 24 times in 31 appearances.

They would become the third university to win back-to-back championships (2001 & 2002) and the first of three universities to appear in at least three consecutive championship tournaments (2001–2003). The second being the Saskatchewan Huskies (2004–2006) and the third being the Laval Rouge et Or (2010–2013). As of 2017, the Huskies are the last AUS team to have both appeared in a Vanier Cup (2007) and to have won a Vanier Cup (2002).

The Hec Crighton Trophy was been awarded four times to Saint Mary's Huskies players; three times to Chris Flynn (1988, 1989, 1990) and once to Erik Glavic in 2007. Flynn is the only player to have won the league MVP award three times and in 2011, he became the first player inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame based solely on a university career.[2]

Recent coaching history

Steve Sumarah was the head coach of the Huskies for six seasons from 2006 to 2011 and had his teams achieve four first-place finishes, along with one Vanier Cup appearance in 2007. He was fired on Dec. 5, 2011.[3] Perry Marchese was hired as his replacement on February 17, 2012.[4] Marchese had a record of 8-24 over four seasons and was replaced with James Colzie in 2016.

Recent season results

SeasonGamesWonLostOTLPCTPFPAStandingPlayoffs
200188001.000480351st in AUSDefeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 38-7
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Atlantic Bowl 48-8
Defeated Manitoba Bisons in 37th Vanier Cup 42-16
200286200.7503131101st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 63-14
Defeated Simon Fraser Clan in Churchill Bowl 36-25
Defeated Saskatchewan Huskies in 38th Vanier Cup 33-21
200387100.8753381281st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 36-12
Defeated Simon Fraser Clan in Uteck Bowl 60-9
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in 39th Vanier Cup 14-7
200485300.6252151311st in AUSDefeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 24-7
Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in Mitchell Bowl 31-16
200584400.5002251753rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 47-29
2006844–0.5001891302nd in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 24-6
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 32-24
2007871–0.8753521711st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 25-24
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 24-2
Lost to Manitoba Bisons in 43rd Vanier Cup
2008871–0.8752591681st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 29-27
Lost to Western Ontario Mustangs in Mitchell Bowl 28-12
2009871–0.8752661191st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 31-22
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Uteck Bowl 38-14
2010853–0.6252281241st in AUSDefeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 37-8
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Mitchell Bowl 35-8
2011862–0.7502961302nd in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 25-2
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 39-20
2012835–0.3751891262nd in AUSDefeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 49-11
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 17-9
2013853–0.6251281342nd in AUSLost to Mount Allison Mounties in Loney Bowl 20-17
2014808–0.000592824th in AUSOut of playoffs
2015808–0.000722814th in AUSOut of playoffs
2016826–0.2501262394th in AUSOut of playoffs
2017853–0.6252091492nd in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 16-15
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 45-38[5]

Championships

National Championships

Vanier Cup

Semi-Final Championships

Uteck Bowl

Mitchell Bowl

Churchill Bowl

Atlantic Bowl

  • Champions: 1964, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001
  • Runner Up: 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2000

Conference Championships

Jewett Trophy (Loney Bowl)

The Huskies have also been victorious in the Atlantic Conference Championship a record 24 times with their last coming in the 2010 season.[6]

Huskies in the CFL

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

References

  1. ↑ Huskies Stadium - About the Facility
  2. ↑ Chris Flynn, Gino Fracas enter Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/39681-sumarah-dumped-saint-marys-football-coach Sumarah fired as Saint Mary's football coach
  4. ↑ Marchese Named Football Huskies Head Coach
  5. ↑ "Acadia defeats SMU in Loney Bowl after days of controversy". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Atlantic University Sport Men's Football Past Champions". Atlantic University Sport. 2011. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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