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Yates Cup

{{Short description|Sports trophy}}

{{Infobox

| abovestyle = background: #E2ED00;

| above = Yates Cup

| image = File:Yates_Cup_Trophy.jpg

| caption = Yates Cup on display November 2013

| label1 = Awarded for

| data1 = OUA champion in U Sports football

| label2 = First awarded

| data2 = 1898

| label3 = Presented by

| data3 = Ontario University Athletics

| label4 = Current champions

| data4 = Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

| label5 = Most titles

| data5 = Western Mustangs (35)[http://oua.ca/sports/football/champions/ Past OUA Champions]

| label6 =

| data6 =

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The Yates Cup ({{langx|fr|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|date=February 2021}}

The Yates Cup was donated by Dr. Henry Brydges Yates of McGill University.{{Cite web|last=College|first=Jesus|title=Henry Brydges Yates, Lieutenant-Colonel, Canadian Army Medical Corps|url=https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/henry-brydges-yates-lieutenant-colonel-canadian-army-medical-corps|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Jesus College University of Cambridge|language=en}}

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|date=February 2021}} Since 1971, it is awarded to the OUA football champion.{{Cite web|title=Football Past Champions|url=https://oua.ca/sports/2020/7/17/football_champions.aspx|access-date=2021-02-07|website=oua.ca|language=en}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rasc.ca/asteroid/12447|title=Yatescup|work=Canadian Asteroids|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society of Canada|access-date=2008-08-12}}

Yates Cup games

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.

class="wikitable sortable"
YearDateChampionScoreRunner-upScore{{Tooltip|OT|Overtime}}Host CityStadiumAttendanceDivision
1898

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1899

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1900

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1901

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1902

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1903

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1904Nov. 19Queen's6McGill0OttawaLansdowne Park1,500

|

1905

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1906

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1907

|

|Ottawa

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1908

|Nov. 21

|Toronto

|12

|Queen's

|0

|

|Ottawa

|Varsity Oval

|

|

1909

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1910

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1911

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1912

|Nov. 16

|McGill

|14

|Toronto

|3

|

|Ottawa

|Lansdowne Park

|7,000

|

1913

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1914

|Nov. 21

|Toronto

|17

|McGill

|13

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|8,000

|

colspan="11" |From 1915 to 1918, the trophy was not presented due to World War I.
1919

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1920

|Nov. 20

|Toronto

|14

|McGill

|6

|

|Kingston

|Queen's Athletic Grounds

|

|

1921

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1922

|Nov. 18

|Queen's

|12

|Toronto

|6

|

|Montreal

|Molson Stadium

|10,294

|

1923

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1924

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1925

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1926

|Nov. 27

|Toronto

|8

|Queen's

|0

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|17,734

|

1927

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1928

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1929

|Nov. 16

|Queen's

|15

|Toronto

|5

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Memorial Stadium

|

|

1930

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1931

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1932

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1933

|Nov. 18

|Toronto

|10

|Queen's

|3

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|5,821

|

---

|1934

|Nov. 17

|Queen's

|8

|Toronto

|7

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|12,087

|

---

|1935

|Nov. 16

|Queen's

|6

|Toronto

|4

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|14,732

|

---

|1936

|Nov. 21

|Toronto

|11

|Queen's

|3

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|16,685

|

---

|1937

|Nov. 27

|Queen's

|7

|Toronto

|6

|OT

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|10,826

|

---

|1938

|Nov. 19

|McGill

|9

|Western

|0

|

|Montreal

|Molson Stadium

|13,000

|

1939

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

colspan="11" |From 1940 to 1945, the trophy was not presented due to World War II.
1946

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1947

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1948

|Nov. 20

|Toronto

|18

|Western

|7

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|19,773

|

---

|1949

|Nov. 19

|Western

|12

|McGill

|9

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|17,534

|

---

|1950

|Nov. 18

|Western

|24

|McGill

|2

|

|Montreal

|Molson Stadium

|23,000

|

1951

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1952

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1953

|Nov. 21

|Western

|12

|Toronto

|8

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|12,530

|

---

|1954

|Nov. 27

|Toronto

|9

|Western

|8

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|n/a

|

---

|1955

|Nov. 12

|Queen's

|18

|Toronto

|0

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|10,500

|

---

|1956

|Nov. 17

|Queen's

|4

|Toronto

|2

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|10,000

|

1957

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1958

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1959

|

|Western

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1960

|Nov. 12

|McGill

|21

|Queen's

|0

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|n/a

|

---

|1961

|Nov. 18

|Queen's

|11

|McGill

|0

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|6,580

|

---

|1962

|Nov. 17

|McGill

|15

|Queen's

|13

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|4,290

|

1963

|

|Queen's

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

---

|1964

|Nov. 14

|Queen's

|63

|McMaster

|6

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|4,500

|

---

|1965

|Nov. 13

|Toronto

|21

|Western

|16

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|5,721

|

---

|1966

|Nov. 12

|Queen's

|50

|Toronto

|7

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|7,579

|

1967

|

|Toronto

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1968

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1969

|

|McGill

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

1970

|

|Queen's

| colspan="8" |No specific deciding game. Champion had most wins of the regular season.

---

|1971

|Nov. 6

|Western

|13

|Ottawa

|0

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|4,000

|

---

|1972

|Nov. 11

|Lutheran

|38

|Western

|27

|

|Waterloo

|Seagram Stadium

|3,500

|

---

|1973

|Nov. 10

|Laurier

|48

|Ottawa

|4

|

|Waterloo

|Centennial Stadium

|2,500

|

---

|1974

|Nov. 9

|Western

|19

|Laurier

|8

|

|Waterloo

|Centennial Stadium

|3,500

|W

---

|1974

|Nov. 9

|Toronto

|24

|Ottawa

|21

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|5,000

|E

---

|1975

|Nov. 8

|Windsor

|65

|Laurier

|8

|

|Windsor

|South Campus Field

|2,700

|W

---

|1975

|Nov. 8

|Ottawa

|14

|Toronto

|7

|

|Ottawa

|Lansdowne Park

|n/a

|E

---

|1976

|Nov. 6

|Western

|28

|Laurier

|14

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|8,000

|W

---

|1976

|Nov. 6

|Ottawa

|22

|Bishop's

|20

|

|Ottawa

|Mooney's Bay Stadium

|n/a

|E

---

|1977

|Nov. 5

|Western

|22

|Laurier

|17

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|7,000

|W

---

|1977

|Nov. 5

|Queen's

|45

|Bishop's

|27

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|5,000

|E

---

|1978

|Nov. 4

|Laurier

|19

|Western

|14

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|8,000

|W

---

|1978

|Nov. 4

|Queen's

|23

|McGill

|1

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|7,000

|E

---

|1979

|Nov. 10

|Western

|32

|Queen's

|14

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|9,500

|

---

|1980

|Nov. 8

|Western

|51

|Laurier

|28

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|8,000

|

---

|1981

|Nov. 14

|Western

|17

|Guelph

|7

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|8,000

|

---

|1982

|Nov. 6

|Western

|50

|Toronto

|21

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|5,500

|

---

|1983

|Nov. 5

|Toronto

|20

|McMaster

|16

|

|Toronto

|Varsity Stadium

|6,000

|

---

|1984

|Nov. 10

|Guelph

|31

|Western

|26

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|7,500

|

---

|1985

|Nov. 16

|Western

|19

|Laurier

|16

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|3,200

|

---

|1986

|Nov. 8

|Western

|49

|Guelph

|21

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|6,000

|

---

|1987

|Nov. 7

|Laurier

|28

|Guelph

|15

|

|Waterloo

|Seagram Stadium

|n/a

|

---

|1988

|Nov. 5

|Western

|27

|Laurier

|16

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|5,000

|

---

|1989

|Nov. 4

|Western

|50

|Toronto

|20

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|6,000

|

---

|1990

|Nov. 10

|Western

|46

|Toronto

|31

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|7,000

|

---

|1991

|Nov. 9

|Laurier

|13

|Western

|12

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|7,500

|

---

|1992

|Nov. 7

|Guelph

|45

|Western

|10

|

|Toronto

|SkyDome

|6,245

|

---

|1993

|Nov. 6

|Toronto

|24

|Western

|16

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|7,100

|

---

|1994

|Nov. 5

|Western

|38

|Laurier

|36

|OT

|Waterloo

|Seagram Stadium

|6,056

|

---

|1995

|Nov. 11

|Western

|10

|Laurier

|9

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|4,000

|

---

|1996

|Nov. 9

|Guelph

|23

|Waterloo

|13

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|n/a

|

---

|1997

|Nov. 8

|Waterloo

|30

|Western

|10

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|4,500

|

---

|1998

|Nov. 14

|Western

|47

|Waterloo

|41

|

|London

|J.W. Little Stadium

|5,532

|

---

|1999

|Nov. 13

|Waterloo

|32

|Laurier

|20

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|6,500

|

---

|2000

|Nov. 11

|McMaster

|48

|Laurier

|23

|

|Hamilton

|Les Prince Field

|5,000

|

---

|2001

|Nov. 10

|McMaster

|30

|Ottawa

|22

|

|Hamilton

|Les Prince Field

|5,922

|

---

|2002

|Nov. 9

|McMaster

|33

|Queen's

|19

|

|Hamilton

|Les Prince Field

|7,000

|

---

|2003

|Nov. 8

|McMaster

|41

|Laurier

|17

|

|Hamilton

|Ivor Wynne Stadium

|12,464

|

---

|2004

|Nov. 13

|Laurier

|31

|McMaster

|19

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|8,175

|

---

|2005

|Nov. 12

|Laurier

|29

|Western

|11

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|5,915

|

---

|2006

|Nov. 11

|Ottawa

|32

|Laurier

|14

|

|Ottawa

|Frank Clair Stadium

|4,159

|

---

|2007

|Nov. 10

|Western

|34

|Guelph

|21

|

|Guelph

|Alumni Stadium

|8,500

|

---

|2008

|Nov. 8

|Western

|31

|Ottawa

|17

|

|London

|TD Waterhouse

|5,480

|

---

|2009

|Nov. 14

|Queen's

|43

|Western

|39

|

|Kingston

|Richardson Stadium

|7,253

|

---

|2010

|Nov. 13

|Western

|26

|Ottawa

|25

|

|Ottawa

|Frank Clair Stadium

|7,194

|

---

|2011

Nov. 12McMaster41Western19LondonTD Waterhouse
---

|2012

Nov. 10McMaster30Guelph13HamiltonRon Joyce Stadium5,400
---

|2013

Nov. 9Western51Queen's22LondonTD Waterhouse5,805
---

|2014

Nov. 15McMaster20Guelph15HamiltonRon Joyce Stadium4,554
---

|2015

Nov. 14Guelph23Western17LondonTD Stadium5,817
---

|2016

Nov. 12Laurier43Western40LondonTD Stadium4,134
---

|2017

Nov. 11Western75Laurier32LondonTD Stadium4,200
---

|2018

Nov. 10Western63Guelph14LondonTD Stadium4,339
2019Nov. 9McMaster29Western15LondonTD Stadium5,000{{Cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/football/m/events/4016164|title=Event #4016164}}
colspan="11" |2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite web|title=U Sports cancels 6 national championships due to COVID-19 pandemic|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7039805/u-sports-covid-19-national-championships-cancelled/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Global News|language=en-US}}
2021Nov. 20Western29Queen's0KingstonRichardson Stadium5,300
2022Nov. 12Western44Queen's16LondonWestern Alumni Stadium2,739
2023{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title='We stayed the course': Western Mustangs dominate second half to win third straight Yates Cup game |url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/we-stayed-the-course-western-mustangs-dominate-second-half-to-win-third-straight-yates-cup-game-1.6641508 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=London |language=en}}

|Nov. 11

|Western

|29

|Laurier

|14

|

|London

|Western Alumni Stadium

|4,625

|

2024

|Nov. 9

|Laurier

|51

|Western

|31

|

|Waterloo

|University Stadium

|5,000

|

Championship titles

File:1898_University_of_Toronto_Canadian_University_Football_Championship_team.jpg

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamWins
Western Mustangs35
Toronto Varsity Blues25
Queen's Golden Gaels23
McGill Redbirds*10
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks9
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.

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