Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Championships

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Named after Frank Gnup, head coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds football team, from 1955 to 1973.

Frank Theodore Gnup was an American quarterback, halfback and coach who played Canadian football from 1946 to 1952.

University of British Columbia public research university in British Columbia, Canada

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university is ranked among the top 20 public universities worldwide and among the top three in Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.

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Frank Gnup died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on September 27, 1976.

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The British Columbian provincial AAA football championships was named in his honour.

History

The Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships gave way to the American style of ranking schools. Schools are divided into three classes by total enrollment in grades 9-11 only: A (0-337 students), AA (340-618 students), and AAA (619 students and up). The championships then became known as Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Championships and the Gary Scott AA Provincial Championships.

The Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships is a high school varsity football playoff championship, in the province of British Columbia, Canada; from the years 1966 to 1975.

The championships are a part of the Subway Bowl held at BC Place Stadium, in the province of British Columbia, and televised across Canada.

In British Columbia High School Football, the Subway Bowl is the championship game of BC High School Football (BCHSF). The games are usually played on the first weekend of December and include a Grade 8 championship, a Junior AA championship, a Junior AAA championship, a Senior AA championship, and a Senior AAA championship.

Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Champions

YearChampionRunner UpYearChampionRunner UpYearChampionRunner UpYearChampionRunner Up
1976Richmond 3 Notre Dame 01986Kamloops 38South Delta 61996Richmond 25 (OT) Vancouver College 222006Terry Fox 21 Vancouver College 18
1977 Notre Dame 14 Vancouver College 61987 Notre Dame 40Richmond 61997Richmond 43W J Mouat 72007Holy Cross 49 St. Thomas More 19
1978 Notre Dame 9 (OT)West Vancouver 61988 Notre Dame 30 Vancouver College 71998Richmond 27 St. Thomas More 202008
1979Handsworth 20Kamloops 01989 Notre Dame 14 Vancouver College 01999 St. Thomas More 29Pinetree 62009
1980 Notre Dame 23Steveston 01990Kamloops 36Centennial 82000 St. Thomas More 46W J Mouat 122010
1981Kamloops 7 Notre Dame 01991 Vancouver College 34 St. Thomas Moree 32001 Carson Graham 41 Vancouver College 82011
1982 Notre Dame 13Kamloops 01992W J Mouat 27 Vancouver College 122002W J Mouat 52 Vancouver College 272012
1983Kamloops 13Richmond 121993 Notre Dame 34 Vancouver College 202003 St. Thomas More 20Rick Hanson 72013
1984Abbotsford 14 Notre Dame 41994 Vancouver College 34Kamloops 252004Rick Hanson 21 Vancouver College 192014
1985Kamloops 20 Vancouver College 71995North Delta 39W J Mouat 212005W J Mouat 7 Vancouver College 62015

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