Yates Cup


The Yates Cup 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.
The Yates Cup was donated by Dr. Henry Brydges Yates of McGill University.
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. Since 1971, it is awarded to the OUA football champion.
The winner of the Yates Cup goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl or the Mitchell Bowl, depending on annual rotations.
Asteroid YatesCup is named after the Yates Cup.

Trophy Recipients

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.
YearDateChampionScoreRunner-UpScoreHost CityStadiumAttendanceDivision
1904Nov. 19Queen's6McGill0OttawaLansdowne Park1,500
1908Nov. 21Varsity12Queen's0OttawaVarsity Oval
1912Nov. 16McGill14Varsity3OttawaLansdowne Park7,000
1914Nov. 21Varsity17McGill13TorontoVarsity Stadium8,000
1920Nov. 20Varsity14McGill6KingstonQueen's Athletic Grounds
1922Nov. 18Queen's12Varsity6MontrealMolson Stadium10,294
1926Nov. 27Varsity8Queen's0TorontoVarsity Stadium17,734
1929Nov. 16Queen's15Varsity5KingstonRichardson Stadium
1933Nov. 18Varsity10Queen's3TorontoVarsity Stadium5,821
1934Nov. 17Queen's8Varsity7TorontoVarsity Stadium12,087
1935Nov. 16Queen's6Varsity4TorontoVarsity Stadium14,732
1936Nov. 21Varsity11Queen's3TorontoVarsity Stadium16,685
1937Nov. 27Queen's7Varsity6OTTorontoVarsity Stadium10,826
1938Nov. 19McGill9Western0MontrealMolson Stadium13,000
1948Nov. 20Varsity18Western7TorontoVarsity Stadium19,773
1949Nov. 19Western12McGill9TorontoVarsity Stadium17,534
1950Nov. 18Western24McGill2MontrealMolson Stadium23,000
1953Nov. 21Western12Varsity8TorontoVarsity Stadium12,530
1954Nov. 27Varsity9Western8LondonJ.W. Little Stadiumn/a
1955Nov. 12Queen's18Varsity0KingstonRichardson Stadium10,500
1956Nov. 17Queen's4Varsity2KingstonRichardson Stadium10,000
1960Nov. 12McGill21Queen's0KingstonRichardson Stadiumn/a
1961Nov. 18Queen's11McGill0KingstonRichardson Stadium6,580
1962Nov. 17McGill15Queen's13KingstonRichardson Stadium4,290
1964Nov. 14Queen's63McMaster6KingstonRichardson Stadium4,500
1965Nov. 13Varsity21Western16LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,721
1966Nov. 12Queen's50Varsity7KingstonRichardson Stadium7,579
1971Nov. 6Western13Ottawa0LondonJ.W. Little Stadium4,000
1972Nov. 11Lutheran38Western27WaterlooSeagram Stadium3,500
1973Nov. 10Laurier48Ottawa4WaterlooCentennial Stadium2,500
1974Nov. 9Western19Laurier8WaterlooCentennial Stadium3,500W
1974Nov. 9Varsity24Ottawa21TorontoVarsity Stadium5,000E
1975Nov. 8Windsor65Laurier8WindsorSouth Campus Field2,700W
1975Nov. 8Ottawa14Varsity7OttawaLansdowne Parkn/aE
1976Nov. 6Western28Laurier14LondonJ.W. Little Stadium8,000W
1976Nov. 6Ottawa22Bishop's20OttawaMooney's Bay Stadiumn/aE
1977Nov. 5Western22Laurier17LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,000W
1977Nov. 5Queen's45Bishop's27KingstonRichardson Stadium5,000E
1978Nov. 4Laurier19Western14LondonJ.W. Little Stadium8,000W
1978Nov. 4Queen's23McGill1KingstonRichardson Stadium7,000E
1979Nov. 10Western32Queen's14LondonJ.W. Little Stadium9,500
1980Nov. 8Western51Laurier28LondonJ.W. Little Stadium8,000
1981Nov. 14Western17Guelph7LondonJ.W. Little Stadium8,000
1982Nov. 6Western50Varsity21LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,500
1983Nov. 5Varsity20McMaster16TorontoVarsity Stadium6,000
1984Nov. 10Guelph31Western26LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,500
1985Nov. 16Western19Laurier16LondonJ.W. Little Stadium3,200
1986Nov. 8Western49Guelph21LondonJ.W. Little Stadium6,000
1987Nov. 7Laurier28Guelph15WaterlooSeagram Stadiumn/a
1988Nov. 5Western27Laurier16LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,000
1989Nov. 4Western50Varsity20LondonJ.W. Little Stadium6,000
1990Nov. 10Western46Varsity31LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,000
1991Nov. 9Laurier13Western12LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,500
1992Nov. 7Guelph45Western10TorontoSkyDome6,245
1993Nov. 6Varsity24Western16LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,100
1994Nov. 5Western38Laurier36OTWaterlooSeagram Stadium6,056
1995Nov. 11Western10Laurier9WaterlooUniversity Stadium4,000
1996Nov. 9Guelph23Waterloo13WaterlooUniversity Stadiumn/a
1997Nov. 8Waterloo30Western10LondonJ.W. Little Stadium4,500
1998Nov. 14Western47Waterloo41LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,532
1999Nov. 13Waterloo32Laurier20WaterlooUniversity Stadium6,500
2000Nov. 11McMaster48Laurier23HamiltonLes Prince Field5,000
2001Nov. 10McMaster30Ottawa22HamiltonLes Prince Field5,922
2002Nov. 9McMaster33Queen's19HamiltonLes Prince Field7,000
2003Nov. 8McMaster41Laurier17HamiltonIvor Wynne Stadium12,464
2004Nov. 13Laurier31McMaster19WaterlooUniversity Stadium8,175
2005Nov. 12Laurier29Western11WaterlooUniversity Stadium5,915
2006Nov. 11Ottawa32Laurier14OttawaFrank Clair Stadium4,159
2007Nov. 10Western34Guelph21GuelphAlumni Stadium8,500
2008Nov. 8Western31Ottawa17LondonTD Waterhouse Stadium5,480
2009Nov. 14Queen's43Western39KingstonRichardson Stadium7,253
2010Nov. 13Western26Ottawa25OttawaFrank Clair Stadium7,194
2011Nov. 12McMaster41Western19LondonTD Waterhouse
2012Nov. 10McMaster30Guelph13HamiltonRon Joyce Stadium5,400
2013Nov. 9Western51Queen's22LondonTD Waterhouse5,805
2014Nov. 15McMaster20Guelph15HamiltonRon Joyce Stadium4,554
2015Nov. 14Guelph23Western17LondonTD Stadium5,817
2016Nov. 12Laurier43Western40LondonTD Stadium4,134
2017Nov. 11Western75Laurier32LondonTD Stadium4,200
2018Nov. 10Western63Guelph14LondonTD Stadium4,339
2019Nov. 9McMaster29Western15LondonTD Stadium5,000

Championship Titles

TeamWins
Western Mustangs32
Toronto Varsity Blues25
Queen's Golden Gaels23
McGill Redman10
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks8
McMaster Marauders8
Ottawa Gee-Gees4
Guelph Gryphons4
Waterloo Warriors2
Windsor Lancers1
York Lions0
Carleton Ravens0

Note*: The McGill Redman have competed for the Dunsmore Cup in the Quebec Conference since 1971, known as the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec conference since 2010