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The McGill Redbirds football team represents McGill University in Canadian football in U Sports and is based in Montreal, Quebec. The program is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1874. The team won its first collegiate championship in 1902 and also won in 1912, 1913, 1919, 1928, 1938 and 1960 prior to the ...
Dec 16, 2020 · McGill racked up 222 yards on the ground and had a 22-12 edge in first downs. The Bears were held to 83 yards rushing by McGill's big defensive line and 159 yards in the air. The Churchill Bowl conquest capped a fine season for a McGill lineup that featured 10 graduating seniors. The team was inducted to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
Dec 19, 2003 · Concurrently, the students formalized their annual athletics competitions by establishing the McGill University Athletics Association in 1884. This was the first student athletics association in Canada. Two years later, following the admission of women students at McGill in 1884, women developed their own McGill tennis and sports activities.
By TOM HAWTHORN (reproduced courtesy of the authoir) Special to The Globe and Mail Nov. 11, 2004 The day was cold and windy, the turf muddy and slippery.A brisk November afternoon in Montreal did not dissuade an eager crowd of 13,000 fans, some in raccoon coats and waving pennants, from sitting in the grandstand to see a championship football game. The McGill Redmen, representing a school more ...
The team won its first collegiate championship in 1902 and also won in 1912, 1913, 1919, 1928, 1938 and 1960 prior to the inauguration of the Vanier Cup in 1965. McGill appeared in the Vanier Cup final in 1969 , 1973 and 1987 , with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game.
Sep 3, 2012 · MONTREAL - The 1962 McGill Redmen football team, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their magical Yates Cup league championship this fall, is among five new additions announced recently for induction to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame. Despite pre-season wins over St. FX and RMC, the Redmen opened the regular season with back-to-back losses, but roared back to win their last five ...
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The McGill U Sports football Redbirds is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1874. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the team finally winning the title in the 1987 game. McGill plays out of Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, where the Canadian ...
