Hardy Trophy
Encyclopedia
The Hardy Trophy is a Canadian sport
trophy
, presented annually to the winner of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Football Conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
federation. It is named for Evan Hardy, the former head of the agricultural engineering department at the University of Saskatchewan
, who had played for the Huskies for its first five years before a rule that only students could play. Hardy continued on as coach and created a western university league. The original trophy was replaced in 1997 after it fell apart during an on-field celebration of the Huskies win in 1996 at home at Griffiths Stadium
. The original Hardy trophy still resides at the University of Saskatchewan, having been forgotten until it was unearthed beneath a pile of storage boxes in 2008.
The winner of the Hardy Trophy goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl
or the Mitchell Bowl
, depending on annual rotations.
The game in which the Hardy Trophy is often referred to as the Hardy Cup.
No competition was held from 1949 to 1958.
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
, presented annually to the winner of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
The Canada West Universities Athletic Association is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and...
Football Conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
federation. It is named for Evan Hardy, the former head of the agricultural engineering department at the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
, who had played for the Huskies for its first five years before a rule that only students could play. Hardy continued on as coach and created a western university league. The original trophy was replaced in 1997 after it fell apart during an on-field celebration of the Huskies win in 1996 at home at Griffiths Stadium
Griffiths Stadium
Griffiths Stadium is a stadium located on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current stadium was opened on June 23, 1967 to host the Saskatchewan Huskies football team...
. The original Hardy trophy still resides at the University of Saskatchewan, having been forgotten until it was unearthed beneath a pile of storage boxes in 2008.
The winner of the Hardy Trophy goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl
Uteck Bowl
The Uteck Bowl is one of the two semifinals in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football, held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to face the Mitchell Bowl champion for the Vanier Cup...
or the Mitchell Bowl
Mitchell Bowl
The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football, and is the semifinal held in the westernmost location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game goes on to play against the Uteck Bowl champions for the Vanier Cup...
, depending on annual rotations.
The game in which the Hardy Trophy is often referred to as the Hardy Cup.
Winners
- 1922 - Alberta Golden BearsAlberta Golden BearsThe Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...
- 1923 - Manitoba BisonsManitoba BisonsThe Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football and soccer teams play their games at University Stadium, which also serves as the location of track & field events...
- 1924 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1925 - No competition held.
- 1926 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1927 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1928 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1929 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1930 - Saskatchewan HuskiesSaskatchewan HuskiesThe University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...
- 1931 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1932 - No competition held.
- 1933 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1934 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1935 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1936 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1937 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1938 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1939 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1940 - No competition held.
- 1941 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1942 - No competition held.
- 1943 - No competition held.
- 1944 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1945 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1946 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1947 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1948 - Alberta Golden Bears
No competition was held from 1949 to 1958.
- 1959 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1960 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1961 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1962 - UBC Thunderbirds and Alberta Golden Bears
- 1963 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1964 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1965 - Alberta Golden Bears and Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1966 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1967 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1968 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1969 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1970 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1971 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1972 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1973 - Manitoba Bisons
- 1974 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1975 - Calgary DinosCalgary DinosThe Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
- 1976 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1977 - Calgary Dinos
- 1978 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1979 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1980 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1981 - Alberta Golden Bears
- 1982 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1983 - Calgary Dinos
- 1984 - Calgary Dinos
- 1985 - Calgary Dinos
- 1986 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1987 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1988 - Calgary Dinos
- 1989 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1990 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1991 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1992 - Calgary Dinos
- 1993 - Calgary Dinos
- 1994 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1995 - Calgary Dinos
- 1996 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1997 - UBC Thunderbirds
- 1998 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 1999 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 2000 - Regina RamsRegina RamsThe Regina Rams are the CIS football team that represents the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Rams nickname is used by the university's football team only; all other teams at the school are named Regina Cougars...
- 2001 - Manitoba Bisons
- 2002 - Saskatchewan Huskies
- 2003 - Simon Fraser ClanSimon Fraser ClanSimon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...
- 20042004 CIS football seasonThe 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their third championship and second consecutive...
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 20052005 CIS football seasonThe 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks winning their second championship...
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 20062006 CIS football seasonThe 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the 42nd Vanier Cup national championship on November 25 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fourth championship...
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 20072007 CIS football seasonThe 2007 CIS football season began on August 31, 2007, and concluded with the 43rd Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, with the Manitoba Bisons winning their third championship...
- Manitoba Bisons - 20082008 CIS football seasonThe 2008 CIS football season began on August 23, 2008, and concluded with the 44th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fifth championship...
- Calgary Dinos - 20092009 CIS football seasonThe 2009 CIS football season began on August 29, 2009, and concluded its campaign with the 45th Vanier Cup national championship on November 28 at PEPS stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. Twenty-seven universities across Canada compete in CIS football, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian...
- Calgary Dinos - 20102010 CIS football seasonThe 2010 CIS football season began on August 31, 2010 with the Windsor Lancers hosting the Ottawa Gee-Gees and the defending Vanier Cup champion Queen's Golden Gaels visiting the McMaster Marauders. The season concluded on November 27 at the PEPS stadium in Quebec City, Quebec with the Laval Rouge...
- Calgary Dinos - 20112011 CIS football seasonThe 2011 CIS football season began on September 1, 2011 with the Montreal Carabins hosting the McGill Redmen at CEPSUM Stadium. The season concluded on November 25 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia with the 47th Vanier Cup championship...
- Calgary Dinos
Wins
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 19
- Alberta Golden Bears - 18
- UBC Thunderbirds - 15
- Calgary Dinos - 13
- Manitoba Bisons - 10
- Regina Rams - 1
- Simon Fraser Clan - 1