Alberta Golden Bears
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| University | University of Alberta |
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| Association | Canadian Interuniversity Sport |
| Conference | Canada West Universities Athletic Association |
| Division | East Division (Basketball only) |
| Athletics director | Dale Schulha |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Varsity teams | 10 |
| Football stadium | Foote Field |
| Arena | Clare Drake Arena |
| Other arenas | Universiade Pavilion |
| Mascot | GUBA (Great University Bear of Alberta) |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Fight song | Alberta Cheer Song |
| Colours | Green and Gold
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| Website | University of Alberta Athletics |
The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.
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[edit] History
The Golden Bears compete in 12 sports administered by Canadian Interuniversity Sport in the Canada West conference.
The football and soccer teams play their home games at Foote Field, while the hockey team plays at Clare Drake Arena, and the basketball and volleyball teams' home is the Universiade Pavilion Main Gym.
[edit] Sports
- Basketball
- Cross-Country
- Curling
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] Awards and standings
The Bears are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. The hockey and volleyball teams are frequent challengers in Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships.
The hockey team has won a total of 13 National Championships and 20 Canada West championships, having won the National Championship 3 times in the past 5 seasons (04-05, 05-06, 07-08).
The volleyball team has been dominant over the past decade, having been crowned National Champions on four occasions in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009 as well as having been runner up in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. They have also won the Canada West 11 times in 37 seasons. In addition to their success over Canadian competition, the Golden Bears host the annual Husky Energy Can-Am Challenge of Champions tournament, where they frequently spearhead the Canadian contingent's success. This tournament sees four top teams from both Canada and the USA competing for supremacy, with the Canadian teams holding the overall title, having won 9 of the 13 tournaments.
[edit] Championships
| Sport | National Championships | National Appearances | Conference Championships | Conference Podiums |
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| Basketball | 3 (1994, 1995, 2002)[1] [2] | 10 (1974, 1977, 1990 (7th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (7th), 1999 (2nd), 2000 (5th), 2003 (t3), 2005 (t5), 2008 (t7) | 10 (1973, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005)[3][4] | 24 (1st - 10, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 8) |
| Cross-Country | 1 (1980)[5] [6] | 16 (1983 (2nd), 1984 (4th), 1985 (4th), 1986 (2nd), 1997 (5th), 1998 (12th), 1999 (9th), 2000 (2nd), 2001 (4th), 2002 (3rd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (4th), 2006 (7th), 2007 (12th), 2008 (t9) | 12 (1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)[7] [8] | 22 (1st - 12, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 4) |
| Curling | 0 [9] | 3 (2008, 2010, 2011) | - | - |
| Football | 3 (1967, 1972, 1980)[10] [11] | 3 (1965, 1971, 1981) | 16 (1922, 1926, 1928, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981)[12] [13] | 22 (1st - 16, 2nd - 6) |
| Hockey | 13 (1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008)[14] [15] | 19 (1966 (2nd), 1969 (3rd), 1970, 1972 (3rd), 1973, 1977 (2nd), 1984, 1985 (2nd), 1987, 1989, 1991 (2nd), 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 (3rd), 2004 (4th), 2009) | 20 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) [16] [17] | 34 (1st - 20, 2nd - 10, 3rd - 4) |
| Soccer | 4 (1972, 1979, 2003, 2006)[18] [19] | 7 (1973 (2nd), 1981 (2nd), 1988 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1995 (2nd), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (2nd)) | 9 (1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003)[20] [21] | 31 (1st - 9, 2nd - 8, 3rd - 14) |
| Swimming | 0[22] [23] | 37 (1972-2009: 2nd - 2, 3rd - 10, 4th - 7, 5th - 2, 6th - 5, 7th - 2, 8th - 2, 9th - 1, 10th - 2, 12th - 3, 18th - 1) | 9 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1996 (tied))[24] [25] | 32 (1st - 9, 2nd - 7, 3rd - 16) |
| Track and Field | 1 (2001)[26] [27] | 27 (1981-1987, 1989-2000, 2002-2009: 2nd - 3, 3rd - 5, 4th - 2, 5th - 3, 6th - 4, 7th - 2, 8th - 1, 10th - 2, 11th - 2, 14th - 1, 16th - 1, 19th - 1) | 6 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2006)[28] [29] | 25 (1st - 6, 2nd - 11, 3rd - 8) |
| Volleyball | 6 (1981, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009)[30] [31] | 14 (1975 (2nd), 1980 (3rd), 1990 (6th), 1993 (5th), 1994 (4th), 1995 (4th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (3rd), 1999 (3rd), 2001 (5th), 2003 (2nd), 2004 (2nd), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd)) | 11 (1975, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) [32] [33] | 26 (1st - 11, 2nd - 11, 3rd - 4) |
| Wrestling | 3 (1970, 1971, 1972)[34] [35] | 27 (1980, 1983-1987, 1989-2009: 3rd - 2, 5th - 4, 6th - 3, 7th - 4, 8th - 2, 9th - 3, 10th - 4, 11th - 2, 13th - 1, 14th - 1, 16th - 1) | 12 (1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985) [36] [37] | 24 (1st - 12, 2nd - 7, 3rd - 5) |
| Total | 33 | 162 | 105 | 240 (1st - 105, 2nd - 72, 3rd - 63) |
See also Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
[edit] Football
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| First season | 1910 | |
| Athletic director | Vang Ioannides | |
| Head coach | Jeff Stead (Interim) | |
| 1st year, 2–6–0 (.250) | ||
| Home stadium | Foote Field | |
| Year built | 2001 | |
| Stadium capacity | 3500 | |
| Stadium surface | PureGrass | |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| League | CIS | |
| Conference | CWUAA (1910 - present) | |
| All-time record | 325–285–9 (.532) | |
| Postseason record | – | |
| Vanier Cups | 3 1967, 1972, 1980 |
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| Churchill Bowl Championships | 4 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981 |
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| Hardy Cups | 18 1922, 1926, 1928, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
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| Hec Crighton winners | 2 Mel Smith, Bryan Fryer |
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| Colours | Green and Gold
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| Rivals | Calgary Dinos | |
| Website | bears.ualberta.ca | |
The Alberta Golden Bears football team has been in competition since 1910 and completed their 89th year of active competition in 2011. The Golden Bears have won three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1967, 1972 and most recently in 1980. The program has also won 18 Hardy Cup conference titles, second only to the Saskatchewan Huskies who have won 19 of them. The Golden Bears have also had two players win the Hec Crighton Trophy, with Mel Smith winning in 1971 and Bryan Fryer winning the award in 1975.
The Golden Bears have seen mixed results in the last decade as the team has made the playoffs in five of their last ten seasons. In four of those seasons, Alberta has reached the Hardy Cup, but come away with losses each time. Despite playing in the Hardy Cup in 2010, the Golden Bears finished winless in 2011 following the resignation of long time head coach Jerry Friesen.
[edit] Recent Regular Season Results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OT Loss | Pct % | PF | PA | Standing |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.313 | 139 | 217 | 6th in CW |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 141 | 186 | 7th in CW |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 262 | 164 | 4th in CW |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 235 | 145 | 1st in CW |
| 2005 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 226 | 149 | 2nd in CW |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 163 | 198 | 5th in CW |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 176 | 204 | 6th in CW |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 140 | 194 | 7th in CW |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 164 | 203 | 3rd in CW |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 177 | 220 | 4th in CW |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 73 | 274 | 5th in CW |
[edit] CIS Playoff Results
- 2001 Out of Playoffs
- 2002 Out of Playoffs
- 2003 Defeated Saskatchewan Huskies in semi-final 10-4
Lost to Simon Fraser Clan in Hardy Cup 28-18 - 2004 Defeated Calgary Dinos in semi-final 39-13
Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in Hardy Cup 21-20 - 2005 Defeated Manitoba Bisons in semi-final 33-24
Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in Hardy Cup 30-17 - 2006 Out of Playoffs
- 2007 Out of Playoffs
- 2008 Out of Playoffs
- 2009 Lost to Calgary Dinos in semi-final 45-13
- 2010 Defeated Saskatchewan Huskies in semi-final 31-30
Lost to Calgary Dinos in Hardy Cup 56-3 - 2011 Out of Playoffs
[edit] Golden Bears in the CFL
As of the end of the 2011 CFL season, five former Golden Bears players are on CFL teams' rosters:
- Gordon Hinse, Edmonton Eskimos
- Taylor Inglis, Edmonton Eskimos
- Hugh O'Neill, BC Lions
- Simeon Rottier, Edmonton Eskimos
- Dale Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos
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University of Alberta Golden Bears football team
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_basketball/2006MBB.pdf CIS Men's BB Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_basketball/index.cfm CIS Men's BB Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsBasketball.pdf U of A Men's BB History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=1 Canada West Men's BB Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/almanac_men07.pdf CIS Men's XC Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/index.cfm CIS Men's XC Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-XC.pdf U of A Men's XC History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=3 Canada West Men's XC Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/curling/2009/index.cfm CIS Men's Curling Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/documents/10_2008Football-final.pdf CIS Football Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/ CIS Football Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2007BearsFootballHistory.pdf U of A Football History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=5 Canada West Football Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_icehockey/documents/11_2008MIceHockey-final.pdf CIS Men's Hockey Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_icehockey/ CIS Men's Hockey Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsHockey.pdf U of A Men's Hockey History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=6 Canada West Men's Hockey Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/MSoccer.pdf CIS Men's Soccer Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/ CIS Men's Soccer Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsSoccer.pdf U of A Men's Soccer History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=9 Canada West Men's Soccer Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming/documents/16_2008MSwimming-final.pdf CIS Men's Swimming Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming CIS Men's Swimming Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Swimming.pdf U of A Men's Swimming History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=11 Canada West Men's Swimming Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track/2007_almanacM.pdf CIS Men's Track Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track CIS Men's Track Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-TrackandField.pdf U of A Men's Track History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=12 Canada West Men's Track Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/documents/20_2008MVB-final.pdf CIS Men's VB Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/ CIS Men's VB Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2008-Bears%20Volleyball.pdf U of A Men's VB History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=13 Canada West Men's VB Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/MWrestling.pdf CIS Men's Wrestling Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/ CIS Men's Wrestling Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Wrestling.pdf U of A Men's Wrestling History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=15 Canada West Men's Wrestling Page
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