Uteck & Mitchell Bowls by the numbers

OTTAWA (CIS) – The Western Ontario Mustangs visit the Laval Rouge et Or, while the Saint Mary’s Huskies visit the Calgary Dinos on Saturday in the CIS football national semifinals. Here are some facts and figures about the 2010 Uteck and Mitchell Bowls.

UTECK BOWL: No. 2 Western Ontario (9-1) vs. No. 1 Laval (11-0), PEPS Stadium, Quebec City, 12 p.m. EST, live on TSN & Radio-Canada.

MITCHELL BOWL: No. 9 Saint Mary’s (6-3) vs. No. 5 Calgary (8-2), McMahon Stadium, Calgary, 1:30 p.m. MST (3:30 p.m. EST), live nationwide on TSN and live in the four Western provinces on Radio-Canada.

0 – All-time losses at home in Bowl games for Laval and Calgary. The Rouge et Or are 4-0 in national semifinals in Quebec City including wins in 2008 (vs. Calgary), 2006 (vs. Acadia), 2004 (vs. Laurier) and 1999 (vs. Saskatchewan), while the Dinos are 2-0 in Calgary including victories in 1995 (vs. Ottawa) and 1985 (vs. Carleton).

1 – Previous official matchup between Western and Laval. The Rouge et Or beat the Mustangs 44-21 in the 2008 Vanier Cup at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Laval also claimed pre-season wins over Western in 2007, 2008 and 2009, each time in Quebec City.

2 – Wins by visiting teams in 18 Bowl games played out West. Queen’s beat Manitoba 29-6 in 1968 and McGill blanked Manitoba 16-0 in 1973, both Western Bowls played in Winnipeg. Since then, Western teams have defeated their visitors in 12 straight national semifinals.

3 – Previous Bowl games in history between Calgary and Saint Mary’s, all in Halifax. The Dinos prevailed 38-14 in the 2009 Uteck Bowl and 37-23 in the 1993 Atlantic Bowl, while the Huskies won the 1992 Atlantic Bowl by 21-11. Calgary is 3-1 all-time versus Saint Mary’s, having also defeated the Huskies 52-23 in the 1988 Vanier Cup at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.

4 – Winners of the CIS coach of the year award in the 2010 Bowl games. Saint Mary’s Steve Sumarah was honoured by his CIS peers in 2009, Laval’s Glen Constantin in 2005, Western’s Greg Marshall in 2000 while with McMaster, and Calgary’s Blake Nill in 1999 while with Saint Mary’s.

4 – Times a combination of Western and Calgary, Western and Saint Mary’s, Laval and Calgary or Laval and Saint Mary’s has won Bowl games in the same year – and then met in the Vanier Cup: 1985 (Western & Calgary), 1995 (Western & Calgary), 1999 (Laval & Saint Mary’s) and 2003 (Laval & Saint Mary’s).

4 – Scoring plays of 60 yards or more by Laval in its only previous official meeting with Western, a 44-21 Vanier Cup win in 2008.

5 – Touchdowns – all rushing – scored by Western running back Sean Reade in the 1995 Atlantic Bowl against Acadia, a single-game Bowl record.

6 – Previous Bowl games played in the province of Alberta, all won by the local team (Alberta 4-0, Calgary 2-0).

6 – Previous Bowl games between Ontario and Quebec-based universities. Ontario teams hold a 4-2 edge, including their most recent success, a 33-30 win by Queen’s over Laval in last year’s Mitchell Bowl in Kingston.

6.4 – Points allowed per game by Laval in the regular season (58 pts in 9 GP), a school record. The Rouge et Or have led the nation for least points allowed in conference play five times in the past seven years, including each of the past three campaigns.

7 – Combined points in the lowest-scoring Bowl in history. McMaster beat StFX 7-0 in the inaugural national semifinal, the 1967 Atlantic Bowl in Halifax.

8 – Previous Bowl games played in the province of Quebec, including four wins and as many losses for the local team (Laval 4-0, McGill 0-1, Bishop’s 0-3).

8 – Consecutive Bowl appearances by Laval including 2010, an all-time record. Saint Mary’s holds the second longest streak in history with six straight Bowl appearances from 1999 to 2004.

8 – Different names used over the years for national semifinals including Atlantic (34), Churchill (14), Western (13), Mitchell (9 – including 2010), Uteck (8 – including 2010), Central (5) and Forest City (2) Bowl, as well as Yates Cup (1).

9 – Weeks at No. 1 for Laval in 10 national media polls this season. After opening the campaign at No. 2 behind Calgary, the Rouge et Or was ranked first in the next nine polls. Since the start of the 2005 season, Laval has been ranked first in the country 56 times in 60 weekly polls.

10 – Position of Western quarterback Donnie Marshall on the CIS rushing list in the regular season. In his first campaign as the Mustangs’ starting pivot, the son of head coach Greg Marshall racked up 602 yards on 72 carries (8.4 avg) to lead all CIS quarterbacks.

11 – Bowl wins between the four head coaches who will patrol the sidelines on Saturday. Calgary’s Blake Nill has a 5-3 Bowl record, Laval’s Glen Constantin is 4-4, Saint Mary’s Steve Sumarah is 1-2 and Western’s Greg Marshall is 1-5.

12 – Bowl games in history between Canada West and Atlantic universities. Canada West teams are 8-4 all-time including their most recent success, a 38-14 win by Calgary over Saint Mary’s in last year’s Uteck Bowl in Halifax.

12 – Bowl wins by Western Ontario (in 18 appearances), an all-time record. Saint Mary’s (9-12) is tied with Saskatchewan (9-3) for second place, with nine Bowl victories.

13 – Wins by Laval in 2010, should the Rouge et Or prevail in both Saturday’s Uteck Bowl and in the Desjardins Vanier Cup on November 27. No team in history has ever tallied 13 regular season and playoff victories in a single campaign. Laval could accomplish the feat thanks to the expanded nine-game conference schedule that was implemented this fall in Quebec.

14 – Points by Saint Mary’s in a 38-14 loss to Calgary in last year’s Uteck Bowl in Halifax. It is the most points scored by a losing team since the inaugural Uteck Bowl in 2003.

15 – Years since Calgary last hosted a Bowl game. The Dinos defeated Ottawa 37-7 in the 1995 Churchill Bowl at McMahon Stadium.

16 – Points scored by Saint Mary’s against Saskatchewan in the 2004 Mitchell Bowl in Saskatoon, the only previous time an AUS team travelled out West for a national semifinal. Saskatchewan prevailed 31-16.

17 – Conference all-stars playing in Saturday’s Mitchell Bowl including nine for Calgary and eight for Saint Mary’s.

18 – Two-game Bowl sweeps by Western-most teams since the inception of national semifinals in 1967, including a sweep by Queen’s (vs. Laval) and Calgary (vs. Saint Mary’s) a year ago. Eastern-most teams have seven sweeps in the 41 years where two Bowl games were played (only one Bowl was played in both 1967 and 1983).

19 – Laval’s margin of victory in its only previous Bowl game against an OUA rival at PEPS Stadium. The Rouge et Or downed visiting Laurier 30-11 in the 2004 Uteck Bowl.

20 – Conference all-stars playing in Saturday’s Uteck Bowl including 10 apiece for Western and Laval.

21 – Points scored by Western in its only previous official meeting with Laval, a 44-21 Vanier Cup loss in Hamilton in 2008.

22 – Bowl appearances by Saint Mary’s including the 2010 Mitchell Bowl, an all-time record. Western ranks second with 19 appearances, including the 2010 Uteck Bowl.

23 – Laval’s margin of victory in its only previous meeting with Western, a 44-21 Vanier Cup win in Hamilton in 2008.

24 – Points allowed by Western in its last Bowl game in the province of Quebec. The Mustangs beat Bishop’s 41-24 in the 1994 Churchill Bowl in Lennoxville.

25 – Times in 44 years Vanier Cup-winning teams have failed to advance to a Bowl game the following season since the inception of the national semifinals in 1967, including Queen’s in 2010.

27 – Years since Calgary head coach Blake Nill was a silver medallist for the Dinos at the CIAU (now CIS) wrestling championships.

29 – Years since Western head coach Greg Marshall was named MVP of the 1981 Western Bowl. His brother Blake was the MVP of the 1985 and 1986 Atlantic Bowls.

37 – Years since McGill blanked Manitoba 16-0 in the 1973 Western Bowl in Winnipeg, which remains the last win by a visiting team in a Bowl game played out West.

38 – Passes completed by former Laval quarterback Benoit Groulx in the 2005 Mitchell Bowl against Saskatchewan, a single-game Bowl record.

42 – Consecutive overall wins at home for Laval going into the Uteck Bowl, a CIS record. The Rouge et Or haven’t dropped a decision at PEPS Stadium since a 14-13 regular season loss to Montreal on Sept. 19, 2004.

45.7 – Points per game for Laval in the regular season (411 pts in 9 GP), a CIS high. Laval became the first team since the 2003 Rouge et Or to lead the country in most points scored and least points allowed in the same campaign.

49 – Points scored in the first half by Laval in their last Bowl game at home at PEPS Stadium. The Rouge et Or led 29-0 after the first quarter and 49-0 at halftime in 2008 en route to a 59-10 Uteck Bowl win over Calgary.

53 – Victories in 84 Bowl games by Western-most teams since 1967.

53 – The largest margin of victory in a Bowl game, a 54-1 UBC domination of StFX in the 1982 Atlantic Bowl. Two teams have scored 51-point wins – the second largest margin – in national semifinals including a 60-9 Saint Mary’s defeat of Simon Fraser in the 2003 Uteck Bowl, and a 53-2 Alberta win over Bishop’s in the 1971 Western Bowl.

54 – Points scored by UBC against StFX (54-1) in the 1982 Atlantic Bowl at Huskies Stadium in Halifax, a single-game Bowl record for a visiting team. Western ranks second all-time thanks to a 44-13 defeat of Saint Mary’s in the 1971 Atlantic Bowl, also at Huskies Stadium.

60 – Points scored by Saint Mary’s in a 60-9 win over Simon Fraser in the 2003 Uteck Bowl, a single-game Bowl record. Laval’s 59-point tally in the 2008 Uteck Bowl against Calgary (59-10) ranks second all-time.

70 – Passing attempts by former Western quarterback Michael Faulds in the 2007 Mitchell Bowl against Manitoba, a single-game Bowl record.

100 – Combined points scored by Western (55) and Acadia (45) in the 1995 Atlantic Bowl, a single-game Bowl record. Saint Mary’s was involved in the second-highest scoring national semifinal in history in 2000, when the Huskies lost 40-36 to Regina in the Atlantic Bowl.

ALL-TIME CIS BOWL RESULTS (since start of CIS national semifinals in 1967)
2009
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Calgary 38, Saint Mary’s 14
Mitchell (Richardson Stadium, Kingston): Queen’s 33, Laval 30
2008
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 59, Calgary 10
Mitchell (TD Waterhouse Stadium, London): Western 28, Saint Mary’s 12
2007
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 24, Laval 2
Mitchell (Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 52, Western 20
2006
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 57, Acadia 10
Mitchell (Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa): Saskatchewan 35, Ottawa 28
2005
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Wilfrid Laurier 31, Acadia 10
Mitchell (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 29, Laval 27
2004
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 30, Wilfrid Laurier 11
Mitchell (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 31, Saint Mary’s 16
2003
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 60, Simon Fraser 9
Mitchell (Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton): Laval 36, McMaster 32
2002
Churchill (Les Prince Field, Hamilton): Saint Mary’s 36, McMaster 25
Mitchell (Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal): Saskatchewan 22, McGill 0
2001
Churchill (Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 27, McMaster 6
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 48, Laval 8
2000
Churchill (Les Prince Field, Hamilton): Ottawa 20, McMaster 15
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Regina 40, Saint Mary’s 36
1999
Churchill (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 27, Saskatchewan 21
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 21, Waterloo 14
1998
Churchill (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 33, Western 17
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Concordia 25, Acadia 24
1997 (1)
Churchill (Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa): Waterloo 1, Ottawa 0
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): UBC 34, Mount Allison 29
1996
Churchill (University Stadium, Waterloo): Saskatchewan 33, Guelph 9
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): StFX 13, Ottawa 5
1995
Churchill (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 37, Ottawa 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 55, Acadia 45 OT
1994
Churchill (Coulter Field, Lennoxville, Que.): Western 41, Bishop’s 24
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saskatchewan 35, Saint Mary’s 24
1993
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Toronto 26, Concordia 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Calgary 37, Saint Mary’s 23
1992
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Queen’s 23, Guelph 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 21, Calgary 11
1991
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Wilfrid Laurier 42, Queen’s 22
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Mount Allison 31, Saskatchewan 14
1990
Churchill (Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal): Saskatchewan 41, Bishop’s 13
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 31, Western 30
1989
Churchill (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 40, Queen’s 10
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 38, Saint Mary’s 33
1988
Western (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Calgary 34, Western 15
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 44, Bishop’s 10
1987
Western (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver): UBC 33, Wilfrid Laurier 31
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): McGill 30, Saint Mary’s 29
1986
Central (Bishop’s Field, Lennoxville, Que.): UBC 32, Bishop’s 30
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 29, Acadia 22
1985
Central (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 56, Carleton 14
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 34, Mount Allison 3
1984
Central (Alumni Stadium, Guelph): Guelph 12, Calgary 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Mount Allison 29, Queen’s 17
1983 (2)
Western (Richardson Stadium, Kingston): Queen’s 22, Toronto 7
1982
Western (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 17, Concordia 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): UBC 54, StFX 1
1981
Western (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 32, Western 31
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 40, Queen’s 14
1980
Western (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 14, Western 4
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Ottawa 28, Acadia 8
1979
Yates Cup (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 32, Queen’s 14
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 27, Alberta 3
1978
Western (Empire Stadium, Vancouver): UBC 25, Wilfrid Laurier 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Queen’s 32, StFX 10
1977
Forest City (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 24, Calgary 22
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 35, Queen’s 22
1976
Forest City (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 30, UBC 8
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 18, Ottawa 16
1975
Central (Lansdowne Park, Ottawa): Ottawa 45, Windsor 6
Atlantic (Raymond Field, Wolfville, N.S.): Calgary 38, Acadia 13
1974
Central (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 41, Saskatchewan 17
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Toronto 45, Saint Mary’s 1
1973
Western (Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg): McGill 16, Manitoba 0
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 19, Wilfrid Laurier 17
1972
Western (Varsity Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 58, Loyola 6
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Waterloo Lutheran 50, Saint Mary’s 17
1971
Western (Varsity Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 53, Bishop’s 2
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 44, Saint Mary’s 13
1970
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 24, Queen’s 20 (OT)
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Ottawa 24, UNB 11
1969
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 41, Windsor 7
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): McGill 20, UNB 6
1968
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Queen’s 29, Manitoba 6
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): Waterloo Lutheran 37, Saint Mary’s 7
1967 (3)
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): McMaster 7, StFX 0

NOTES:
(1) In 1997, Ottawa beat Waterloo 44-37 but later forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players (official score: 1-0 Waterloo).
(2) In 1983, AUAA chose not to participate in a Bowl game as a protest against CIAU. WIFL champion
Calgary received a direct berth in the national final.
(3) In 1967, OQAA voted against any league participation in the Vanier Cup championship game. WIFL
champion Alberta received a direct berth in the national final.

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