CIS/CIAU History Vault

I am proud to provide this historical view on CIAU/CIS football championships over the years, because I don't think this informaiton is generally available anywhere else on the Internet. The source of this information is the CIAU Almanac, Bob Adams' website, the OUA website and lots of microfiche at the local library.

I am always glad to have people fill in the missing details. email me at john-at-hayman.ca. Special thanks to Ian Speers and Bob Watkins for their help.

Championship Trophies

Canadian Championship
- Vanier Cup
  Awarded every year to the winner of the National football final. The championship has been held from 1965-present, with the first two years as an invitational event. The Cup is named after His Excellency General George Vanier, who was Govenor-General of Canada when the trophy was first awarded.
National Semi-finals
The two national semi-final games are the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl. The locations of the bowl games rotate through the conferences. By convention, the bowl game in the westernmost location is called the Mitchell Bowl, while the bowl game in the easternmost location is the Uteck Bowl.
- Mitchell Bowl/Atlantic Bowl
  The Atlantic Bowl was presented from 1959-2001. It was hosted in Halifax every year and was a true Maritime tradition. In 2001, the CIS elected to rotate the location of its football semi-final bowls. In 2002, the Mitchell Bowl was created.
- Uteck Bowl/Churchill Bowl/Forest City Bowl/Western Bowl/Central Bowl
  The "other" national semi-final has gone by several names. The Uteck Bowl was created in 2003, coinciding with the first year Halifax hosted a semi-final since the bowls moved to a rotating format. From 1989-2002 this bowl game was known as the Churchill Bowl. From 1968-1988, the bowl game has gone by many names, such as the Western Bowl, the Forest City Bowl and the Central Bowl.
National Quarter-finals
- Yates Cup
  The oldest continually awarded Football trophy in North America. It was first presented in 1898 by Dr. H.B. Yates of McGill University. It originally served as the championship trophy for the "Big Four" (McGill, Queen's Toronto, Western) of the Senior Interprovincial League, and has served as the championship trophy for University teams based in Ontario and parts of Quebec ever since. Currently awarded to the winner of the OUA conference playoffs.
- Jewett Trophy
  Awarded to the winner of the AUAA conference playoffs. The Jewett Trophy has been awarded since 1960
- Dunsmore Cup(and others)
  Awarded to the winner of the QIFC/OQIFC conference playoffs. The Dunsmore Cup has been awarded since 1980. The link lists championships and alignments prior to 1980 for Quebec and Ontario based teams.
- Hardy Trophy
  Awarded to the winner of the Canada West conference playoffs. The trophy has been awarded since 1922.