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Saint Mary's Huskies
Saint Mary's Huskies logo
First season1956
Athletic directorScott Gray
Head coachSteve Sumarah
10th year, 44–26  (.629)
Other staffScott Annand (assistant head coach, defensive line)

Gavin Lake (defensive coordinator)

Mark Nelson (special teams coordinator, linebackers)
Home stadiumHuskies Stadium
Year built1970
Stadium capacity1100[1]
Stadium surfaceFieldTurf
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia
LeagueU Sports
ConferenceAUS (1999 - present)
Past associationsAUAA (1974-1998)
All-time record256–161 (.614)
Postseason record– 
Titles
Vanier Cups3
1973, 2001, 2002
Uteck Bowls2
2003, 2007
Churchill Bowls1
2002
Atlantic Bowls7
1964, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001
Jewett Trophies24
1964, 1965, 1968, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
1993, 1994, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Hec Crighton winners4
Chris Flynn (3), Erik Glavic
ColoursMaroon, White, and Black
     
OutfitterAdidas
Websitesmuhuskies.ca

The Saint Mary's Huskies football team represents Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The Huskies have been the most successful in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference of U Sports football, reaching the Vanier Cup championship game nine times and winning three times (1973, 2001, 2002), both marks being the highest in the AUS. The program also has the most Jewett Trophy conference championships, winning 24 times in 33 appearances.

The Huskies became the third university to win back-to-back championships (2001 & 2002) and the first of three universities to appear in at least three consecutive championship tournaments (2001–2003). The second being the Saskatchewan Huskies (2004–2006) and the third being the Laval Rouge et Or (2010–2013). As of 2024, the Huskies are the last AUS team to have both appeared in a Vanier Cup (2007) and to have won a Vanier Cup (2002).

The Hec Crighton Trophy was awarded four times to Saint Mary's Huskies players; three times to Chris Flynn (1988, 1989, 1990) and once to Erik Glavic in 2007. Flynn is the only player to have won the league MVP award three times and in 2011, he became the first player inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame based solely on a university career.[2]

Recent coaching history

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Steve Sumarah was the head coach of the Huskies for six seasons from 2006 to 2011 and had his teams achieve four first-place finishes, along with one Vanier Cup appearance in 2007. He was fired on Dec. 5, 2011.[3] Perry Marchese was hired as his replacement on February 17, 2012.[4] Marchese had a record of 8-24 over four seasons and was replaced with James Colzie III in 2016. Colzie led the Huskies to an 17-20 record over five seasons and resigned from the Huskies in April 2022.[5] Sumarah returned as head coach on June 8, 2022.[6]

Season results since 1998

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Season Games Won Lost OTL PCT PF PA Standing Playoffs
1998 8 4 4 0 0.500 153 161 3rd in AUAA Out of playoffs
1999 8 7 1 0 0.875 276 131 1st in AUS Defeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 25-24
Defeated Waterloo Warriors in Atlantic Bowl 21-14
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in 35th Vanier Cup 14-10
2000 8 8 0 0 1.000 324 66 1st in AUS Defeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 38-18
Lost to Regina Rams in Atlantic Bowl 40-36
2001 8 8 0 0 1.000 480 35 1st in AUS Defeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 38-7
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Atlantic Bowl 48-8
Defeated Manitoba Bisons in 37th Vanier Cup 42-16
2002 8 6 2 0 0.750 313 110 1st in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 63-14
Defeated McMaster Marauders in Churchill Bowl 36-25
Defeated Saskatchewan Huskies in 38th Vanier Cup 33-21
2003 8 7 1 0 0.875 338 128 1st in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 36-12
Defeated Simon Fraser Clan in Uteck Bowl 60-9
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in 39th Vanier Cup 14-7
2004 8 5 3 0 0.625 215 131 1st in AUS Defeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 24-7
Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in Mitchell Bowl 31-16
2005 8 4 4 0 0.500 225 175 3rd in AUS Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 47-29
2006 8 4 4 0.500 189 130 2nd in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 24-6
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 32-24
2007 8 7 1 0.875 352 171 1st in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 25-24
Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 24-2
Lost to Manitoba Bisons in 43rd Vanier Cup
2008 8 7 1 0.875 259 168 1st in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 29-27
Lost to Western Ontario Mustangs in Mitchell Bowl 28-12
2009 8 7 1 0.875 266 119 1st in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 31-22
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Uteck Bowl 38-14
2010 8 5 3 0.625 228 124 1st in AUS Defeated Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 37-8
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Mitchell Bowl 35-8
2011 8 6 2 0.750 296 130 2nd in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 25-2
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 39-20
2012 8 3 5 0.375 189 126 2nd in AUS Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 49-11
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 17-9
2013 8 5 3 0.625 128 134 2nd in AUS Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in Loney Bowl 20-17
2014 8 0 8 0.000 59 282 4th in AUS Out of playoffs
2015 8 0 8 0.000 72 281 4th in AUS Out of playoffs
2016 8 2 6 0.250 126 239 4th in AUS Out of playoffs
2017 8 5 3 0.625 209 149 2nd in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 16-15
Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 45-38[7]
2018 8 7 1 0.875 188 141 1st in AUS Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 33-9
2019 8 3 5 0.375 159 190 4th in AUS Out of playoffs
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 6 1 5 0.167 58 131 5th in AUS Out of playoffs
2022[A] 7 3 4 0.429 116 159 4th in AUS Out of playoffs
2023 8 2 6 0.250 115 252 4th in AUS Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 36-20
2024 8 4 4 0.500 177 150 3rd in AUS Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 21-17
Lost to Bishop's Gaiters in Loney Bowl 25-22 (3OT)

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^ A. The September 24, 2022 Bishop's at Saint Mary's game was cancelled due to weather and the October 29, 2022 Saint Mary's at Bishop's game was worth four points with both teams playing seven games in 2022.[10]

Head coaches

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Name Years Notes
Elmer MacGillivray 1956
No team 1957
Bob Hayes 1958–1969
Al Keith 1970–1975
Jim Clark 1976–1978
Al Keith 1979–1982
Larry Uteck 1983–1997
Blake Nill 1998–2005
Steve Sumarah 2006–2011
Perry Marchese 2012–2015
James Colzie III 2016–2021
Steve Sumarah 2022–present

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Championships

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National Championships

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Semi-final championships

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  • Champions: 1964, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001
  • Runner-up: 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2000

Conference Championships

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Loney Bowl

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The Huskies have also been victorious in the Loney Bowl Conference Championship a record 24 times with their last coming in the 2010 season.[12]

National award winners

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Huskies in the CFL

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As of the end of the 2024 CFL season, six former Huskies players are on CFL teams' rosters:

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References

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  1. ^ Huskies Stadium - About the Facility
  2. ^ "Chris Flynn, Gino Fracas enter Hall of Fame". Canadian Football League. September 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "SMU football coach "too upset" to talk after dismissal". CTV Atlantic. December 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Marchese Named Football Huskies Head Coach". Saint Mary's Huskies. February 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "Saint Mary's seeking new football head coach following Colzie's resignation". SaltWire Network. April 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Saint Mary's Huskies announce Steve Sumarah as head football coach". Saint Mary's Huskies. June 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Acadia defeats SMU in Loney Bowl after days of controversy". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  8. ^ "Bob Adams CIS Sportspage". Chebucto Community Net. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "U Sports football standings". U Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. ^ @AUS_SUA (October 7, 2022). "🏈 SCHEDULE UPDATE🏈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Football Coaching Records". SMU Football. Saint Mary's University. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Atlantic University Sport Men's Football Past Champions". Atlantic University Sport. 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "CFL players". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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