Bishop's Gaiters football
The Bishop's Gaiters football team represents Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the sport of Canadian football in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports. The Bishop's Gaiters football program can trace its roots back to 1884 and has fielded teams in every decade since then. The program is one of six currently playing U Sports football that has not made a Vanier Cup appearance. However, it is the only program to have appeared in three of the four current conference championship games, with two Yates Cup games played, nine Dunsmore Cup games, and two Loney Bowl games. The program has four conference championships, all Dunsmore Cup wins, with victories in 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1994.
| Bishop's Gaiters | |
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Bishop's Gaiters logo | |
| First season | 1884 |
| Athletic director | Matt McBrine |
| Head coach | Chérif Nicolas 6th year, 17–28–0 (.378) |
| Home stadium | Coulter Field |
| Stadium capacity | 2,200 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Lennoxville, Quebec |
| League | U Sports |
| Conference | AUS (2017–present) |
| Past associations | QRFU (1884–1885, 1889, 1891) CIRFU (1898–1914, 1919–1933) IIFU (1934–1939, 1946–1952) OSLIAA (1953–1966) CCIFC (1967–1970) QUAA (1971–1973) OQIFC (1974–2000) QUFL/RSEQ (2001–2016) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Titles | |
| Vanier Cups | 0 |
| Jewett Trophies | 0 |
| Yates Cups | 0 |
| Dunsmore Cups | 4, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 1 Jordan Heather |
| Colours | Purple and Silver |
| Outfitter | Nike |
| Rivals | Sherbrooke Vert et Or St. Francis Xavier X-Men |
| Website | gaiters.ca |
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