Uteck Bowl
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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
. It was named for Larry Uteck
, a former professional football player and university coach who died of ALS
in 2002.
traditionally saw the Atlantic University Sport champions face a champion from another conference at Huskies Stadium
in Halifax. However, in the interests of competitive fairness, the Atlantic Bowl was replaced by the Mitchell Bowl
, its venue, like the Churchill Bowl
that had paralleled it for so long, rotating among two of the conference champions.
Larry Uteck was a longtime Canadian football
coach at Saint Mary's University and, at the time, the university's athletic director. It was decided that the Churchill Bowl would be retired, the Mitchell Bowl would take the place of the Churchill Bowl, and a new championship would be named in Uteck's memory. Thus, the Uteck Bowl formally replaced the Atlantic Bowl.
The inaugural Uteck Bowl was played at Huskies Stadium
, where two-time defending Vanier Cup
champions and home team Saint Mary's Huskies
defeated the Simon Fraser Clan
.
The participants and sites for future Uteck Bowl games are listed below:
To date, the Uteck Bowl games hosted by Quebec have been played at the champion's home field, while the games hosted by the AUS have been played at Huskies Stadium
in Halifax. The 2011, 2013, and 2015 games will be held in Moncton, New Brunswick
at the newly built Moncton Stadium.
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...
men's football, held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to face 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...
champion for the Vanier Cup
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
. It was named for Larry Uteck
Larry Uteck
Larry Uteck was a Canadian professional football athlete, university sports administrator, football coach, and municipal politician.-Life:...
, a former professional football player and university coach who died of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
in 2002.
History
The Atlantic BowlAtlantic Bowl
The Atlantic Bowl was one of the two national semifinal men's football games of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The winner of the Atlantic Bowl would meet the winner of the Churchill Bowl for the Vanier Cup...
traditionally saw the Atlantic University Sport champions face a champion from another conference at Huskies Stadium
Huskies Stadium
The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970...
in Halifax. However, in the interests of competitive fairness, the Atlantic Bowl was replaced by 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...
, its venue, like the Churchill Bowl
Churchill Bowl
The Churchill Bowl was one of the two national semifinal men's football games of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The winner of the Atlantic Bowl would meet the winner of the Churchill Bowl for the Vanier Cup....
that had paralleled it for so long, rotating among two of the conference champions.
Larry Uteck was a longtime Canadian football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
coach at Saint Mary's University and, at the time, the university's athletic director. It was decided that the Churchill Bowl would be retired, the Mitchell Bowl would take the place of the Churchill Bowl, and a new championship would be named in Uteck's memory. Thus, the Uteck Bowl formally replaced the Atlantic Bowl.
The inaugural Uteck Bowl was played at Huskies Stadium
Huskies Stadium
The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970...
, where two-time defending Vanier Cup
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
champions and home team Saint Mary's Huskies
Saint Mary's Huskies
The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus....
defeated the Simon Fraser Clan
Simon Fraser Clan
Simon 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...
.
Uteck Bowl champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Score | Location | Uteck Bowl MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-15 | Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus.... |
60 | Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Clan Simon 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... |
9 | Huskies Stadium Huskies Stadium The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970... , Halifax |
Les Mullings, Saint Mary's |
| 2004-11-20 | Laval | 30 | Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west... |
11 | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Jeronimo Huerta-Flores, Laval |
| 2005-11-19 | Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west... |
31 | Acadia Acadia Axemen In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981... |
10 | Huskies Stadium Huskies Stadium The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970... , Halifax |
Ryan Pyear, Laurier |
| 2006-11-18 | Laval | 57 | Acadia Acadia Axemen In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981... |
10 | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau, Laval |
| 2007-11-17 | Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus.... |
24 | Laval | 2 | Huskies Stadium Huskies Stadium The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970... , Halifax |
Tim St. Pierre Tim St. Pierre Tim St. Pierre is a professional Canadian football fullback and long snapper for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies.Personal: His wife is Emily... , Saint Mary's |
| 2008-11-16 | Laval | 59 | Calgary Calgary Dinos The 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... |
10 | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Benoit Groulx Benoit Groulx Benoit Groulx is a former Canadian football quarterback and current offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Bishop's Gaiters of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He played five years as a quarterback in CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or.... , Laval |
| 2009-11-21 | Calgary Calgary Dinos The 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... |
38 | Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus.... |
14 | Huskies Stadium Huskies Stadium The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970... , Halifax |
Matt Walter Matt Walter Matthew John Walter is a Canadian football running back for the Calgary Dinos of the University of Calgary. He was drafted 34th overall by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in the 2011 CFL Draft and was signed by the team on May 26, 2011... , Calgary |
| 2010-11-20 | Laval | 13 | Western Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada... |
11 | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Christopher Milo Christopher Milo Christopher Milo is a professional Canadian football placekicker in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was drafted 30th overall by the Roughriders in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 1, 2011. He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or... , Laval |
| 2011-11-18 | McMaster McMaster Marauders The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario... |
45 | Acadia Acadia Axemen In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981... |
21 | Moncton Stadium, Moncton Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces... |
Kyle Quinlan, McMaster |
Future participants
The teams and host sites of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl rotate on a six-year cycle, so that in each cycle each of the four conferences hosts and visits every other conference once.The participants and sites for future Uteck Bowl games are listed below:
| Date | Visiting Conference | Host Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-17 | Atlantic University Sport Atlantic University Sport Atlantic University Sport 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 events to the public and... |
Quebec University Football League Quebec University Football League The Quebec University Football League was the Canadian football conference for Quebec universities who participate in CIS football until the completion of the 2010 football season... |
| 2013-11-16 | QUFL | AUS (in Moncton) |
| 2014-11-15 | Canada West 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... |
QUFL |
| 2015 | TBA | AUS (in Moncton) |
To date, the Uteck Bowl games hosted by Quebec have been played at the champion's home field, while the games hosted by the AUS have been played at Huskies Stadium
Huskies Stadium
The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970...
in Halifax. The 2011, 2013, and 2015 games will be held in Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...
at the newly built Moncton Stadium.
Team win/loss records
| Team | GP | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval Rouge et Or | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus.... |
3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west... |
2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Calgary Dinos Calgary Dinos The 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... |
2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| McMaster Marauders McMaster Marauders The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Acadia Axemen Acadia Axemen In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981... |
3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser Clan Simon 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... |
1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada... |
1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |