Men's basketball game between Carleton and UOttawa
The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won seven of the last nine national men's championships, and went on an 87-game winning streak from 2003 to 2006. They also had a 54 game home winning streak. The Ravens finished 2nd in the World University Basketball Championships in 2004.
They are also current nordic skiing provincial champions in both men's and women's events (2 time defending men's champion). Carleton is located in the OUA Conference.
[edit] Rivalry with the Gee-Gees
Carleton's biggest rivals are the Ottawa Gee-Gees of the University of Ottawa. When Carleton had a football team, the annual match between the cross-town rivals was known as the "Panda Game".[1] The Panda Game originated in 1955. Carleton won 13 games to Ottawa's 31. 20,000 people attended the game in 1987 at Frank Clair Stadium. [2]
Today, the rivalry is heated between the men's basketball teams, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees are a relatively good team. On January 23, 2007, the two basketball teams faced off at Scotiabank Place in front of nearly 9,720 spectators- a record crowd for a regular season CIS basketball game [3]. The Gee-Gees won 64–62. [4] This event was known as the "Capital Hoops Classic".
[edit] Men's basketball
The Ravens have won 7 of the last 9 national championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 & 2011). Below is their record since 1996–97.
| Season |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Finish |
| 1996–97 |
5 |
15 |
1360 |
1678 |
7th, OUA East |
| 1997–98 |
7 |
13 |
1391 |
1542 |
6th, OUA East |
| 1998–99 |
12 |
8 |
1392 |
1351 |
2nd, OUA East |
| 1999-00 |
11 |
9 |
1321 |
1357 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2000–01 |
21 |
1 |
1777 |
1390 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2001–02 |
19 |
3 |
1826 |
1443 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2002–03 |
21 |
1 |
1842 |
1400 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2003–04 |
22 |
0 |
1635 |
1270 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2004–05 |
22 |
0 |
1615 |
1268 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2005–06 |
20 |
2 |
1695 |
1266 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2006–07 |
19 |
3 |
1693 |
1282 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2007–08 |
22 |
0 |
1869 |
1318 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2008–09 |
21 |
1 |
1960 |
1393 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2009–10 |
20 |
2 |
1901 |
1389 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2010–11 |
22 |
0 |
2016 |
1341 |
1st, OUA East |
[edit] Women's basketball
Carleton has had less success in women's basketball, though the program has recently become one of the most competitive in the OUA East.
| Season |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Finish |
| 2003–04 |
7 |
15 |
1198 |
1273 |
7th, OUA East |
| 2004–05 |
5 |
17 |
1120 |
1281 |
7th, OUA East |
| 2005–06 |
10 |
12 |
1268 |
1267 |
5th, OUA East |
| 2006–07 |
5 |
17 |
1272 |
1477 |
6th, OUA East |
| 2007–08 |
8 |
14 |
1280 |
1307 |
5th, OUA East |
| 2008–09 |
14 |
8 |
1388 |
1184 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2009–10 |
18 |
4 |
1473 |
1119 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2010–11 |
18 |
4 |
1430 |
1209 |
1st, OUA East |
[edit] Women's field hockey
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
Pts |
Finish |
| 2002 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
14 |
32 |
7 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2003 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
66 |
4 |
7th, OUA |
| 2004 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
38 |
12 |
7th, OUA |
| 2005 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
23 |
16 |
6th, OUA |
| 2006 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
18 |
42 |
8 |
7th, OUA |
| 2007 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
55 |
10 |
6th, OUA |
| 2008 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
49 |
9 |
7th, OUA |
| 2009 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
57 |
0 |
8th, OUA |
| 2010 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
82 |
0 |
8th, OUA |
[edit] Men's ice hockey
| Season |
W |
L |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
Finish |
| 2007–08 |
12 |
13 |
3 |
88 |
110 |
27 |
4th, OUA Far East |
| 2008–09 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
91 |
89 |
30 |
4th, OUA Far East |
| 2009–10 |
15 |
10 |
3 |
101 |
87 |
33 |
4th, OUA East |
| 2010–11 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
108 |
67 |
38 |
3rd, OUA East |
[edit] Women's ice hockey
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
PF |
PA |
Pts |
Finish |
| 2004–05 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
83 |
1 |
4th, QSSF |
| 2005–06 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
61 |
1 |
4th, QSSF |
| 2006–07 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
63 |
10 |
3rd, QSSF |
| 2007–08 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
57 |
14 |
3rd, QSSF |
| 2008–09 |
7 |
11 |
– |
0 |
31 |
61 |
14 |
3rd, QSSF |
| 2009–10 |
8 |
12 |
– |
0 |
39 |
47 |
16 |
4th, Quebec |
| 2010–11 |
7 |
8 |
– |
5 |
46 |
59 |
19 |
4th, RSEQ |
| 2011–12 |
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[edit] Men's soccer
Carleton also has a very a successful soccer team. In 2002, the team lost the finals 1–0 in OT to the Brock Badgers. They were OUA champions again in 2005, but lost in the quarter-finals of the national championships.
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
Pts |
Finish |
| 2002 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
8 |
32 |
1st, OUA South/East |
| 2003 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
12 |
21 |
4th, OUA South/East |
| 2004 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
11 |
19 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2005 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
4 |
24 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2006 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
31 |
7 |
24 |
2nd, OUA East |
| 2007 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
7 |
33 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2008 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
35 |
10 |
37 |
1st, OUA East |
| 2009 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
26 |
17 |
29 |
2nd, OUA East |
| 2010 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
29 |
2nd, OUA East |
[edit] Women's soccer
Despite having successful regular seasons, the women's soccer team has had little success in the playoffs.
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
Pts |
Finish |
| 2002 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
17 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2003 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
6 |
16 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2004 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
20 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2005 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
27 |
9 |
24 |
3rd, OUA East |
| 2006 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
10 |
36 |
2nd, OUA East |
| 2007 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
29 |
15 |
29 |
4th, OUA East |
| 2008 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
14 |
20 |
6th, OUA East |
| 2009 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
5th, OUA East |
| 2010 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
17 |
24 |
4th, OUA East |
[edit] Future teams
| Carleton Ravens |
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| First season |
1945 |
| Athletic director |
Jennifer Brenning |
| Head coach |
Steve Sumarah |
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1st year, 0–0–0 (–) |
| Other staff |
TBD |
| Home stadium |
Keith Harris Stadium |
| Stadium capacity |
3000 |
| Stadium surface |
FieldTurf |
| Location |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| League |
CIS |
| Conference |
OUA (2013 – present) |
| Past associations |
OIFC (1957–1966)
CCIFC (1967–1970)
OUAA (1971–1973)
OQIFC (1974–1998) |
| All-time record |
– |
| Postseason record |
– |
| Vanier Cups |
0 |
| Yates Cups |
0 |
| Dunsmore Cups |
1, 1985 |
| Hec Crighton winners |
0 |
| Colours |
Black and Red
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| Mascot |
Rodney the Raven |
| Rivals |
Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Website |
carleton.ca |
The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence.[1]
Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998.[2] While the team that had some success in the mid 1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports, led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season.[3][4] In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.[5]
[edit] Revival
For a number of years, there had been movements to revive the team, but there was no real interest from the university. However, on June 25, 2009, an announcement was made that the Lansdowne Live group, which owns the conditional Ottawa Canadian Football League team, was in negotiations with the university to bring back the football program and play at a rebuilt Frank Clair Stadium to be shared with the CFL team and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Lansdowne Live partner and Ravens alumnus John Ruddy has pledged $2.5 million to provide funding for the program and it would follow the private partnership model that has proved successful both financially and on the field with the Regina Rams and Laval Rouge et Or teams.[6] The program needed to raise a minimum of $5 million in pledge commitments in order to secure final approvals, establish Old Crows Football Inc. by May 2011 for the team to start play in time for the 2012 season.[7]
While the group closely missed the May deadline, Old Crows Football Inc. and Carelton University announced on July 6, 2011 that the program will return in 2013. The $5 million was successfully raised and the team will be operated independently by Old Crows Football Inc. as a non-profit coporate entity that will fund and market the program. Renovations to the locker rooms, coaches' offices and Keith Harris Stadium will be paid for by the Old Crows.[1][8] On January 16, 2012, Steve Sumarah was named the team's head coach.[9]
[edit] Last regular season results
| Season |
Games |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Pct % |
PF |
PA |
Standing |
| 1991 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0.143 |
99 |
225 |
6th in OQIFC |
| 1992 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0.000 |
44 |
237 |
6th in OQIFC |
| 1993 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0.286 |
94 |
166 |
5th in OQIFC |
| 1994 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0.286 |
97 |
224 |
5th in OQIFC |
| 1995 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0.188 |
136 |
221 |
6th in OQIFC |
| 1996 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0.625 |
137 |
149 |
4th in OQIFC |
| 1997 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0.125 |
106 |
174 |
7th in OQIFC |
| 1998 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0.125 |
102 |
187 |
7th in OQIFC |
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[edit] Notable athletes
Basketball
Football
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