Yates Cup

Yates Cup
Yates Cup on display November 2013
Awarded for	OUA champion in U Sports football
First awarded	1898
Presented by	Ontario University Athletics
Current champions	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Most titles	Western Mustangs (35) [1]

The Yates Cup (French : La Coupe Yates) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of U Sports. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back to 1898 and surpassing both the Grey Cup and the Little Brown Jug in longevity.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Yates Cup was donated by Dr. Henry Brydges Yates of McGill University. ^[2]

Until 1971 it was awarded to the winner of the Senior Intercollegiate Football League regular season, with playoffs occurring only if there was a tie for first place, or the second-place team had defeated the first-place team in league play.^{[ citation needed ]} Since 1971, it is awarded to the OUA football champion. ^[3]

The winner of the Yates Cup goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl or the Mitchell Bowl, depending on annual rotations.

Asteroid (12447) YatesCup is named after the Yates Cup. ^[4]

Yates Cup games

Notes: From 1915 to 1918, the trophy was not presented due to World War I. From 1940 to 1945, the trophy was not presented due to World War II. From 1974 to 1978, due to a change in conference structure, the Yates Cup was presented to both an Eastern Division and a Western Division winner. In 1979 the Eastern and Western Division champions played each other in a Vanier Cup semi-final game, which also determined the Yates Cup championship. In 1980, the Cup returned to a single winner when the Eastern Division formed the independent OQIFC.

Year	Date	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Score	OT	Host City	Stadium	Attendance	Division
1898		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1899		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1900		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1901		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1902		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1903		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1904	Nov. 19	Queen's	6	McGill	0		Ottawa	Lansdowne Park	1,500
1905		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1906		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1907		Ottawa	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1908	Nov. 21	Toronto	12	Queen's	0		Ottawa	Varsity Oval
1909		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1910		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1911		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1912	Nov. 16	McGill	14	Toronto	3		Ottawa	Lansdowne Park	7,000
1913		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1914	Nov. 21	Toronto	17	McGill	13		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	8,000
From 1915 to 1918, the trophy was not presented due to World War I.
1919		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1920	Nov. 20	Toronto	14	McGill	6		Kingston	Queen's Athletic Grounds
1921		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1922	Nov. 18	Queen's	12	Toronto	6		Montreal	Molson Stadium	10,294
1923		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1924		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1925		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1926	Nov. 27	Toronto	8	Queen's	0		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	17,734
1927		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1928		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1929	Nov. 16	Queen's	15	Toronto	5		Kingston	Richardson Memorial Stadium
1930		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1931		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1932		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1933	Nov. 18	Toronto	10	Queen's	3		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	5,821
1934	Nov. 17	Queen's	8	Toronto	7		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	12,087
1935	Nov. 16	Queen's	6	Toronto	4		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	14,732
1936	Nov. 21	Toronto	11	Queen's	3		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	16,685
1937	Nov. 27	Queen's	7	Toronto	6	OT	Toronto	Varsity Stadium	10,826
1938	Nov. 19	McGill	9	Western	0		Montreal	Molson Stadium	13,000
1939		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
From 1940 to 1945, the trophy was not presented due to World War II.
1946		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1947		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1948	Nov. 20	Toronto	18	Western	7		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	19,773
1949	Nov. 19	Western	12	McGill	9		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	17,534
1950	Nov. 18	Western	24	McGill	2		Montreal	Molson Stadium	23,000
1951		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1952		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1953	Nov. 21	Western	12	Toronto	8		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	12,530
1954	Nov. 27	Toronto	9	Western	8		London	J.W. Little Stadium	n/a
1955	Nov. 12	Queen's	18	Toronto	0		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	10,500
1956	Nov. 17	Queen's	4	Toronto	2		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	10,000
1957		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1958		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1959		Western	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1960	Nov. 12	McGill	21	Queen's	0		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	n/a
1961	Nov. 18	Queen's	11	McGill	0		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	6,580
1962	Nov. 17	McGill	15	Queen's	13		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	4,290
1963		Queen's
1964	Nov. 14	Queen's	63	McMaster	6		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	4,500
1965	Nov. 13	Toronto	21	Western	16		London	J.W. Little Stadium	5,721
1966	Nov. 12	Queen's	50	Toronto	7		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	7,579
1967		Toronto	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1968		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1969		McGill	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1970		Queen's	No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1971	Nov. 6	Western	13	Ottawa	0		London	J.W. Little Stadium	4,000
1972	Nov. 11	Lutheran	38	Western	27		Waterloo	Seagram Stadium	3,500
1973	Nov. 10	Laurier	48	Ottawa	4		Waterloo	Centennial Stadium	2,500
1974	Nov. 9	Western	19	Laurier	8		Waterloo	Centennial Stadium	3,500	W
1974	Nov. 9	Toronto	24	Ottawa	21		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	5,000	E
1975	Nov. 8	Windsor	65	Laurier	8		Windsor	South Campus Field	2,700	W
1975	Nov. 8	Ottawa	14	Toronto	7		Ottawa	Lansdowne Park	n/a	E
1976	Nov. 6	Western	28	Laurier	14		London	J.W. Little Stadium	8,000	W
1976	Nov. 6	Ottawa	22	Bishop's	20		Ottawa	Mooney's Bay Stadium	n/a	E
1977	Nov. 5	Western	22	Laurier	17		London	J.W. Little Stadium	7,000	W
1977	Nov. 5	Queen's	45	Bishop's	27		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	5,000	E
1978	Nov. 4	Laurier	19	Western	14		London	J.W. Little Stadium	8,000	W
1978	Nov. 4	Queen's	23	McGill	1		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	7,000	E
1979	Nov. 10	Western	32	Queen's	14		London	J.W. Little Stadium	9,500
1980	Nov. 8	Western	51	Laurier	28		London	J.W. Little Stadium	8,000
1981	Nov. 14	Western	17	Guelph	7		London	J.W. Little Stadium	8,000
1982	Nov. 6	Western	50	Toronto	21		London	J.W. Little Stadium	5,500
1983	Nov. 5	Toronto	20	McMaster	16		Toronto	Varsity Stadium	6,000
1984	Nov. 10	Guelph	31	Western	26		London	J.W. Little Stadium	7,500
1985	Nov. 16	Western	19	Laurier	16		London	J.W. Little Stadium	3,200
1986	Nov. 8	Western	49	Guelph	21		London	J.W. Little Stadium	6,000
1987	Nov. 7	Laurier	28	Guelph	15		Waterloo	Seagram Stadium	n/a
1988	Nov. 5	Western	27	Laurier	16		London	J.W. Little Stadium	5,000
1989	Nov. 4	Western	50	Toronto	20		London	J.W. Little Stadium	6,000
1990	Nov. 10	Western	46	Toronto	31		London	J.W. Little Stadium	7,000
1991	Nov. 9	Laurier	13	Western	12		London	J.W. Little Stadium	7,500
1992	Nov. 7	Guelph	45	Western	10		Toronto	SkyDome	6,245
1993	Nov. 6	Toronto	24	Western	16		London	J.W. Little Stadium	7,100
1994	Nov. 5	Western	38	Laurier	36	OT	Waterloo	Seagram Stadium	6,056
1995	Nov. 11	Western	10	Laurier	9		Waterloo	University Stadium	4,000
1996	Nov. 9	Guelph	23	Waterloo	13		Waterloo	University Stadium	n/a
1997	Nov. 8	Waterloo	30	Western	10		London	J.W. Little Stadium	4,500
1998	Nov. 14	Western	47	Waterloo	41		London	J.W. Little Stadium	5,532
1999	Nov. 13	Waterloo	32	Laurier	20		Waterloo	University Stadium	6,500
2000	Nov. 11	McMaster	48	Laurier	23		Hamilton	Les Prince Field	5,000
2001	Nov. 10	McMaster	30	Ottawa	22		Hamilton	Les Prince Field	5,922
2002	Nov. 9	McMaster	33	Queen's	19		Hamilton	Les Prince Field	7,000
2003	Nov. 8	McMaster	41	Laurier	17		Hamilton	Ivor Wynne Stadium	12,464
2004	Nov. 13	Laurier	31	McMaster	19		Waterloo	University Stadium	8,175
2005	Nov. 12	Laurier	29	Western	11		Waterloo	University Stadium	5,915
2006	Nov. 11	Ottawa	32	Laurier	14		Ottawa	Frank Clair Stadium	4,159
2007	Nov. 10	Western	34	Guelph	21		Guelph	Alumni Stadium	8,500
2008	Nov. 8	Western	31	Ottawa	17		London	TD Waterhouse	5,480
2009	Nov. 14	Queen's	43	Western	39		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	7,253
2010	Nov. 13	Western	26	Ottawa	25		Ottawa	Frank Clair Stadium	7,194
2011	Nov. 12	McMaster	41	Western	19		London	TD Waterhouse
2012	Nov. 10	McMaster	30	Guelph	13		Hamilton	Ron Joyce Stadium	5,400
2013	Nov. 9	Western	51	Queen's	22		London	TD Waterhouse	5,805
2014	Nov. 15	McMaster	20	Guelph	15		Hamilton	Ron Joyce Stadium	4,554
2015	Nov. 14	Guelph	23	Western	17		London	TD Stadium	5,817
2016	Nov. 12	Laurier	43	Western	40		London	TD Stadium	4,134
2017	Nov. 11	Western	75	Laurier	32		London	TD Stadium	4,200
2018	Nov. 10	Western	63	Guelph	14		London	TD Stadium	4,339
2019	Nov. 9	McMaster	29	Western	15		London	TD Stadium	5,000 [5]
2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic. [6]
2021	Nov. 20	Western	29	Queen's	0		Kingston	Richardson Stadium	5,300
2022	Nov. 12	Western	44	Queen's	16		London	Western Alumni Stadium	2,739
2023 [7]	Nov. 11	Western	29	Laurier	14		London	Western Alumni Stadium	4,625
2024	Nov. 9	Laurier	51	Western	31		Waterloo	University Stadium	5,000

Championship titles

The 1898 championship team from the University of Toronto for the inaugural year in the Canadian University rugby football league.

Team	Wins
Western Mustangs	35
Toronto Varsity Blues	25
Queen's Golden Gaels	23
McGill Redbirds*	10
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks	9
McMaster Marauders	8
Ottawa Gee-Gees	4
Guelph Gryphons	4
Waterloo Warriors	2
Windsor Lancers	1
York Lions	0
Carleton Ravens	0

Note*: McGill entered the Quebec Conference in 1971 and stopped competing for the Yates Cup. Instead, the conference championship ended in the Dunsmore Cup.

References

1. "Past OUA Champions". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
2. College, Jesus. "Henry Brydges Yates, Lieutenant-Colonel, Canadian Army Medical Corps". Jesus College University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
3. "Football Past Champions". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
4. "Yatescup". Canadian Asteroids. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
5. "Event #4016164".
6. "U Sports cancels 6 national championships due to COVID-19 pandemic". Global News. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
7. "'We stayed the course': Western Mustangs dominate second half to win third straight Yates Cup game". London. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

• Past Champions Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine from Ontario University Athletics