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]

Yates Cup
The Yates Cup
Yates Cup on display November 2013
Awarded forOUA champion in U Sports football
First awarded1898
Presented byOntario University Athletics
Current championsWestern Mustangs
Most titlesWestern Mustangs (35)[1]

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

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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.

YearDateChampionScoreRunner-upScoreOTHost CityStadiumAttendanceDivision
1898TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1899TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1900Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1901TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1902McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1903TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1904Nov. 19Queen's6McGill0OttawaLansdowne Park1,500
1905TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1906McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1907OttawaNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1908Nov. 21Toronto12Queen's0OttawaVarsity Oval
1909TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1910TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1911TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1912Nov. 16McGill14Toronto3OttawaLansdowne Park7,000
1913McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1914Nov. 21Toronto17McGill13TorontoVarsity Stadium8,000
From 1915 to 1918, the trophy was not presented due to World War I.
1919McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1920Nov. 20Toronto14McGill6KingstonQueen's Athletic Grounds
1921TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1922Nov. 18Queen's12Toronto6MontrealMolson Stadium10,294
1923Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1924Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1925Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1926Nov. 27Toronto8Queen's0TorontoVarsity Stadium17,734
1927Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1928McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1929Nov. 16Queen's15Toronto5KingstonRichardson Memorial Stadium
1930Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1931WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1932TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1933Nov. 18Toronto10Queen's3TorontoVarsity Stadium5,821
1934Nov. 17Queen's8Toronto7TorontoVarsity Stadium12,087
1935Nov. 16Queen's6Toronto4TorontoVarsity Stadium14,732
1936Nov. 21Toronto11Queen's3TorontoVarsity Stadium16,685
1937Nov. 27Queen's7Toronto6OTTorontoVarsity Stadium10,826
1938Nov. 19McGill9Western0MontrealMolson Stadium13,000
1939WesternNo 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.
1946WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1947WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1948Nov. 20Toronto18Western7TorontoVarsity Stadium19,773
1949Nov. 19Western12McGill9TorontoVarsity Stadium17,534
1950Nov. 18Western24McGill2MontrealMolson Stadium23,000
1951TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1952WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1953Nov. 21Western12Toronto8TorontoVarsity Stadium12,530
1954Nov. 27Toronto9Western8LondonJ.W. Little Stadiumn/a
1955Nov. 12Queen's18Toronto0KingstonRichardson Stadium10,500
1956Nov. 17Queen's4Toronto2KingstonRichardson Stadium10,000
1957WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1958TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1959WesternNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1960Nov. 12McGill21Queen's0KingstonRichardson Stadiumn/a
1961Nov. 18Queen's11McGill0KingstonRichardson Stadium6,580
1962Nov. 17McGill15Queen's13KingstonRichardson Stadium4,290
1963Queen's
1964Nov. 14Queen's63McMaster6KingstonRichardson Stadium4,500
1965Nov. 13Toronto21Western16LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,721
1966Nov. 12Queen's50Toronto7KingstonRichardson Stadium7,579
1967TorontoNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1968Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1969McGillNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1970Queen'sNo specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.
1971Nov. 6Western13Ottawa0LondonJ.W. Little Stadium4,000
1972Nov. 11Lutheran38Western27WaterlooSeagram Stadium3,500
1973Nov. 10Laurier48Ottawa4WaterlooCentennial Stadium2,500
1974Nov. 9Western19Laurier8WaterlooCentennial Stadium3,500W
1974Nov. 9Toronto24Ottawa21TorontoVarsity Stadium5,000E
1975Nov. 8Windsor65Laurier8WindsorSouth Campus Field2,700W
1975Nov. 8Ottawa14Toronto7OttawaLansdowne 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. 6Western50Toronto21LondonJ.W. Little Stadium5,500
1983Nov. 5Toronto20McMaster16TorontoVarsity 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. 4Western50Toronto20LondonJ.W. Little Stadium6,000
1990Nov. 10Western46Toronto31LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,000
1991Nov. 9Laurier13Western12LondonJ.W. Little Stadium7,500
1992Nov. 7Guelph45Western10TorontoSkyDome6,245
1993Nov. 6Toronto24Western16LondonJ.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 Waterhouse5,480
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[5]
2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic.[6]
2021Nov. 20Western29Queen's0KingstonRichardson Stadium5,300
2022Nov. 12Western44Queen's16LondonWestern Alumni Stadium2,739
2023[7]Nov. 11Western29Laurier14LondonWestern Alumni Stadium

Championship titles

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The 1898 championship team from the University of Toronto for the inaugural year in the Canadian University rugby football league.
TeamWins
Western Mustangs35
Toronto Varsity Blues25
Queen's Golden Gaels23
McGill Redbirds*10
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks8
McMaster Marauders8
Ottawa Gee-Gees4
Guelph Gryphons4
Waterloo Warriors2
Windsor Lancers1
York Lions0
Carleton Ravens0

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

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  1. ^ Past OUA Champions
  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.