McMaster Marauders football

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McMaster Marauders
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McMaster Marauders logo
First season1901;124 years ago (1901)
Athletic directorShawn Burt
Head coach Stefan Ptaszek
16th year, 8948  (.650)
Home stadium Ron Joyce Stadium
Year built2008
Stadium capacity6,000 (12,000 with temporary seating)
Stadium surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationHamilton, Ontario
League U Sports
Conference OUA (1997-present)
Past associationsCIRFU (1901-1954)
Q-OUAA (1955-1970)
OUAA (1971-96)
All-time record40333811 (.543)
Postseason record3736 (.507)
Titles
Vanier Cups1, (2011)
Uteck Bowls1, (2011)
Mitchell Bowls2, (2012, 2014)
Atlantic Bowls1, (1967)
Yates Cups8, (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019)
Hec Crighton winners5, (Phil Scarfone, Kojo Aidoo, Ben Chapdelaine, Jesse Lumsden, Kyle Quinlan)
Current uniform
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ColoursMaroon, Grey, and White
     
MascotMac the Marauder
Outfitter Nike Inc. [1]
Website marauders.ca/football

The McMaster Marauders football team represents McMaster University based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The team plays U Sports football in the Ontario University Athletics conference. The Marauders have been playing organized football since 1901 when they played their first exhibition game in the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union. The team has appeared in four Vanier Cup games, winning one in 2011.

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History

The earliest reference of the sport of football at McMaster was during a meeting on November 30, 1898, when the university's athletic association's debated about expanding into the sport of football. The association had reached a consensus two days later that the lateness of the season made it pointless to start the sport for that year. The university would form a football team in the following year. [2]

The McMaster Marauder's football team played their first football game in an exhibition game against the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in 1901, losing 1-0. The Marauders won their first game in an exhibition match against Royal Military College of Canada with a score of 17-5. The Marauders played their first regular season game in 1902, losing their first game to the University of Toronto in a one-game season. The Marauders would not win their first game until the following season, where they also made their first playoff appearance. The early football team at McMaster would not have a head coach until the end of World War I, with most of the coaching duties taken up by the team captains. [2]

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McMaster Marauders players in 2011

The Marauders had made 23 consecutive OUA post-season appearances, having missed the playoffs in the 1997 season and then again in 2021. During this period the Marauders have won all eight of their Yates Cup championships (awarded to the champion of the OUA conference), and advanced to the Vanier Cup semi-final eight times. [3] The Vanier Cup semi-finals is played in two bowl game, the Mitchell Bowl (Churchill Bowl prior to 2003) and the Uteck Bowl (Atlantic Bowl prior to 2001). The Marauders football team have also made an appearance at the Churchill and Mitchell Bowls in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014, and 2019. [4] The Marauders have also appeared at the Atlantic and Uteck Bowls, in 1961, 1964, 1967, 2002 and 2011. [5] Amongst these appearances the Marauders advanced to the Vanier Cup three times, in the 1967 Atlantic Bowl, the 2011 Uteck Bowl, and the 2012 and 2014 Mitchell Bowls.

The Marauders would make their first Vanier Cup appearance in 1967 at the 3rd Vanier Cup, going on to lose 10-9 to the Alberta Golden Bears. After a 44-year absence from the cup final the Marauders won their first (and only) U Sports championship at the 2011 47th Vanier Cup, beating Laval Rouge et Or 41-38 in overtime. In the following year the Marauders lost against Laval in the 48th Vanier Cup. In 2014, they lost 20-19 to the Montréal Carabins in the 50th Vanier Cup. In addition to the championships presently offered by U Sports and OUA, the Marauders had also been awarded a CCIFC championship in 1967, as well as several OIFC championship, in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1964. [2]

Season-by-season record

The following is the record of the McMaster Marauders football team since 2000: [2]

SeasonGamesWonLostTiesPCTPFPAStandingPlayoffs
2000 87100.875325861st in OUADefeated Waterloo Warriors in semi-final 44-20
Defeated Laurier Golden Hawks in Yates Cup final 48-23
Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in Churchill Bowl 20-15
2001 87010.938301811st in OUADefeated York Yeomen in quarter-final 62-0
Defeated Western Ontario Mustangs in semi-final 46-20
Defeated Ottawa Gee-Gees in Yates Cup final 30-22
Lost to Manitoba Bisons in Mitchell Bowl 27-7
2002 88001.0003101001st in OUADefeated Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 61-10
Defeated York Yeomen in semi-final 29-14
Defeated Queen's Golden Gaels in Yates Cup final 30-22
Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Churchill Bowl 36-25
2003 88001.000424871st in OUADefeated Waterloo Warriors in quarter-final 70-7
Defeated Windsor Lancers in semi-final 55-15
Defeated Laurier Golden Hawks in Yates Cup final 41-17
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Mitchell Bowl 36-32
2004 87100.8753951192nd in OUADefeated Western Ontario Mustangs in semi-final 40-23
Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in Yates Cup final 31-19
2005 85300.6252832094th in OUADefeated Windsor Lancers in quarter-final 49-19
Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in semi-final 43-21
2006 8620.6252531564th in OUALost to Queen's Golden Gaels in quarter-final 25-19
2007 8530.6252302214th in OUALost to Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 25-21
2008 8440.5002301986th in OUALost to Laurier Golden Hawks in quarter-final 29-0
2009 8620.7502321485th in OUADefeated Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final 27-15
Lost to Queen's Golden Gaels in semi-final 32-6
2010 8620.7502892003rd in OUADefeated Queen's Golden Gaels in quarter-final 40-19
Lost to Western Mustangs in semi-final 34-28
2011 8710.8752771462nd in OUADefeated Queen's Golden Gaels in semi-final 40-13
Defeated Western Mustangs in Yates Cup final 41-19
Defeated Acadia Axemen in Uteck Bowl 45-21
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in 47th Vanier Cup 41-38
2012 8801.0003651251st in OUADefeated Western Mustangs in semi-final 42-28
Defeated Guelph Gryphons in Yates Cup final 30-13
Defeated Calgary Dinos in Mitchel Bowl 45-6
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in 48th Vanier Cup 37-14
2013 8530.6252921754th in OUADefeated Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final 41-7
Lost to Western Mustangs in semi final 32-3
2014 8710.8752911421st in OUADefeated Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 42-31
Defeated Guelph Gryphons in Yates Cup final 20-15
Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in Mitchell Bowl 24-12
Lost to Montréal Carabins in 50th Vanier Cup 20-19
2015 8620.7503552113rd in OUALost to Laurier Golden Hawks in quarter-final 29-15
2016 8620.750260873rd in OUADefeated Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 17-11
Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in semi-final 21-17
2017 8620.7502091153rd in OUADefeated Queen's Gaels in quarter-final 12-9
Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in semi-final 19-6
2018 8530.6251511635th in OUALost to Carleton Ravens in quarter-final 30-25
2019 8620.7502281512nd in OUADefeated Guelph Gryphons in semi-final 19-9
Defeated Western Mustangs in Yates Cup final 29-15
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Mitchell Bowl 30-17
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 6330.5001461255th in OUA WestDid not qualify
2022 8260.2501401188th in OUADid not qualify
2023 8260.25019118710th in OUADid not qualify
2024 8440.5002121387th in OUALost to Western Mustangs in quarter-final 46-10

National postseason results

Vanier Cup Era (1965-current)
YearGameOpponentResult
1967 Atlantic Bowl

Vanier Cup

St. FX

Alberta

W 7-0

L 9-10

2000 Churchill Bowl Ottawa L 15-20
2001Churchill Bowl Manitoba L 6-27
2002 Churchill Bowl Saint Mary's L 25-36
2003 Mictchell Bowl Laval L 32-36
2011 Uteck Bowl

Vanier Cup

Acadia

Laval

W 45-21

W 41-38

2012 Mitchell Bowl

Vanier Cup

Calgary

Laval

W 45-6

L 14-37

2014 Mitchell Bowl

Vanier Cup

Mount Allison

Montreal

W 24-12

L 19-20

2019 Mitchell BowlCalgaryL 17-30

McMaster is 4-5 in national semi-final games and 1-3 in the Vanier Cup.

Head coaches

NameYearsNotes
E. G. H. Worden1920–1923
G. Wallace1924
Harry Hobbs1925
E. K. Smith1926–1928
R. Robertson1929
Arthur A. Burridge1930–1932
Fred Veale1933–1934
Glen Small1935–1938
Gordon Price1939
No Team1940
Arthur A. Burridge1941
Gordon Price1942–1943
No Team1944
Tommy Henderson1945
Fred Veale1946–1947
Tommy Henderson1948
Bernie Taylor1949–1950
Al Smith1951–1960
Bob Dawson 1961–1965
Jack Kennedy1966–1968
Ray Johnson1969–1971
Jack Kennedy1972
Ray Johnson1973–1980
Bernie Custis 1981–1988
Steve Bruno1989–1993
Al Bruno 1994–1996
Greg Marshall 1997–2003
Marcello Campanaro2004–2005
Stefan Ptaszek 2006–2015
Greg Knox 2016–2018
Tom Flaxman and Scott Brady2018Interim [6]
Stefan Ptaszek 2019–present

National award winners

Records

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The McMaster Marauders facing the Toronto Varsity Blues

The Marauders currently hold a number of Ontario University Athletics records, both in terms of the team, as well as individuals who had played for the Marauders. Current records held by the Marauders are: [7]

Team records

Individual records

McMaster Marauders in the CFL

As of the end of the 2024 CFL season, seven former Marauders players are on CFL teams' rosters:

[8]

In addition, former Marauders quarterback Marshall Ferguson is on the payroll of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, not as a player, but as a broadcaster.

References

  1. "FOOTBALL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS". McMaster Marauders. McMaster University. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "McMaster Football Media Guide" (PDF). McMaster University. 2011.
  3. "PAST OUA CHAMPIONS". Ontario University Athletics. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. "Mitchell Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. "Uteck Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  6. "Update – Marauders head football coach". McMaster University. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. "LEAGUE RECORDS". Ontario University Athletics. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  8. "CFL players". Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 31, 2024.