Sherbrooke Vert et Or

Sherbrooke Vert & Or
University	Université de Sherbrooke
Association	Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference	Quebec Student Sports Federation
Athletics director	Christian Gagnon
Location	Sherbrooke, Quebec
Varsity teams	cross country, football, rugby, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball
Football stadium	Stade de l'Université de Sherbrooke
Sport pavilion	Pavillon Univestrie
Mascot
Nickname
Colours	Green and Gold
Website	Université de Sherbrooke athletics

The Sherbrooke Vert & Or ("Sherbrooke Green and Gold") is the name of the athletic teams that represent the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The team plays in the Quebec Student Sports Federation.

Varsity teams

• Men's Track and field
• Women's Track and field
• Men's football
• Men's cross country
• Women's cross country
• Men's badminton
• Women's badminton
• Golf
• Men's rugby
• Women's rugby
• Men's soccer
• Women's soccer
• Men's swimming
• Women's swimming
• Men's volleyball
• Women's volleyball
• Cheerleading

Football

Sherbrooke Vert et Or
First season	1971
Athletic director	Christian Gagnon
Head coach	David Lessard
	1st year, 0–0–0  (–)
Other staff	Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette (DC)
Home stadium	Stade de l'Université de Sherbrooke
Stadium capacity	8000
Stadium surface
Location	Sherbrooke, Quebec
League	CIS
Conference	QUFL (2003 - present)
Past associations	QUAA (1971-1973)
All-time record	–
Postseason record	1–4
Vanier Cups	0
Yates Cups	0
Dunsmore Cups	0
Hec Crighton winners	0
Colours	Green and Gold and Black
Outfitter	Under Armour
Rivals	Bishop's Gaiters
Website	usherbrooke.ca/football

The Sherbrooke Vert & Or CIS football team began its second incarnation in 2003, thirty years after the first program was dropped in 1973. The Vert & Or first began play in 1971 in the Quebec Universities Athletic Association, but only played for three seasons. The program was dropped after the 1973 season due to a shift in philosophy as many francophone universities placed an emphasis on community involvement and intramural athletic activities as opposed to intercollegiate athletics. That philosophy has shifted back to intercollegiate sports as Université Laval, Université de Montréal and Sherbrooke each began programs in 1996, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The current football program has seen mixed success, with teams only qualifying for the postseason three times in its first eight years. However, the Vert & Or have shown progress as they played in their first Dunsmore Cup in 2010, losing a close game to the Laval Rouge et Or. Then, in 2011, Sherbrooke finished in 2nd place in the Quebec conference and hosted their first playoff game. Consequently, then head coach André Bolduc was named the RESQ coach of the year.

Recent regular season results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OL	Pct %	PF	PA	Standing
2003	8	0	8	-	0.000	10	491	6th in QUFL
2004	8	3	5	-	0.375	135	246	5th in QUFL
2005	8	4	4	-	0.500	175	227	4th in QUFL
2006	8	3	5	-	0.375	181	210	5th in QUFL
2007	8	4	4	-	0.500	233	189	5th in QUFL
2008	8	5	3	-	0.625	190	153	3rd in QUFL
2009	8	3	5	-	0.375	153	174	6th in QUFL
2010	9	5	4	-	0.556	261	205	3rd in QUFL
2011	9	7	2	-	0.778	255	195	2nd in QUFL

Recent Playoff Results

• 2003 Out of Playoffs
• 2004 Out of Playoffs
• 2005 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 72-14
• 2006 Out of Playoffs
• 2007 Out of Playoffs
• 2008 Lost to Concordia Stingers in semi-final 41-20
• 2009 Out of Playoffs
• 2010 Defeated Montreal Carabins in semi-final 33-26
  Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 22-17
• 2011 Lost to Montreal Carabins in semi-final 33-15

Sherbrooke Vert et Or in the CFL

As of the end of the 2011 CFL season, three former Vert et Or players are on CFL teams' rosters:

• Pascal Fils, Edmonton Eskimos
• Pierre-Luc Labbé, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Ludovic Kashindi, Edmonton Eskimos

See also

• Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

External links

• Université de Sherbrooke athletics