Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

Infobox college athletics
name= Toronto Varsity Blues



university= University of Toronto
conference= OUA
division=CIS
association=Association
director=Liz Hoffman
city= Toronto
state= Ontario
stateabb= ON
teams= 26
stadium= Varsity Stadium
arena= Athletic Centre
arena2= Varsity Arena
symbol= True Blue
nickname= Varsity Blues
fightsong= "The Blue and White"
color1= Blue
color2= white
hex1= 072B61
hex2= FFFFFF
pageurl= http://www.varsityblues.ca/
pagename= VarsityBlues.ca

The Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation of the men's football team. [ [http://www.varsitybluesfootball.com/history.html Varsity Blues football history] ] Since 1908, Varsity Blues athletes have won numerous medals in Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and have also long competed in International University Sports Federation championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. [ [http://www.ac-fpeh.com/alumni/Olympians.php University of Toronto Olympians] ]

The Varsity Blues program has teams in badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country running, curling, fastpitch softball, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, mountain biking, nordic skiing, rowing, rugby, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.

Football

The football team won the first Grey Cup game ever held in 1909, going on to win the cup again in 1910, 1911, and 1920. The team won the Vanier Cup in 1965, and again in 1993 as Canadian National football champions. The team has 25 Yates Cup championship wins as Champions of the Ontario league (OUA) of the CIS, a total second only to the 27 won by the University of Western Ontario.

Hard times have fallen on the University of Toronto football team in recent years. The football program has not won a game since the 2001 season (a win that itself ended an 18-game losing streak) [cite news|title=U of T football sets new university futility streak |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/10/13/cisfootball-uoftblues-futilitystreak.html |work=cbc.ca |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2007-10-13 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ] . On October 13, 2007, they set the record for the longest losing streak in Canadian university history, at 49 losses in a row. This losing streak was snapped on September 1, 2008 when they defeated the Waterloo Warriors 18-17 for their first win in less than seven years. [ [http://www.varsityblues.ca/news/?id=10552 VarsityBlues.ca post-game summary] ] The team last posted a winning record in 1995. [cite news|title=U of T football sets new university futility streak |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/10/13/cisfootball-uoftblues-futilitystreak.html |work=cbc.ca |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2007-10-13 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ]

Home games are played at Varsity Centre.

Men's ice hockey

The men's ice hockey team is plays in the Ontario University Athletics conference, and are coached by Darren Lowe. The team is based at Varsity Arena. The current Varsity Blues have won ten CIAU Championships. [ [http://www.azhockey.com/Un.htm www.azhockey.com] ] The men's ice hockey team was founded in 1891. [ [http://www.torontomarlboros.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=36 Toronto Marlboros history] ] The Varsity Blues senior team won the Allan Cup in 1921 and 1927, and won the gold medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Nordic skiing

The nordic skiing team competes against Ontario universities each year at the OUA Championships in February after qualifying races earlier in the season. The team has steadily grown in size and experience since Hans Fischer stepped up to the position of coach in the 2005-06 season.

Rowing

The University of Toronto Rowing Club represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. The UTRC was founded on February 10 1897, and throughout the years has had many successes including Royal Canadian Henley Regatta victories, OUA titles, and a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

ee also

* List of University of Toronto people

References

External links

* [http://varsityblues.ca Varsity Blues Website]
* [http://varsitybluesfootball.com Football Team Website]
* [http://varistyblues.ca/sport/mhockey/history Men's Hockey History]
* [http://rowing.sa.utoronto.ca/ Rowing Team Website]


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