Saint Mary's Huskies | |
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First season | 1956 |
Athletic director | Scott Gray |
Head coach | Steve Sumarah 10th year, 44–26 (.629) |
Other staff | Scott Annand (assistant head coach, defensive line)
Gavin Lake (defensive coordinator) Mark Nelson (special teams coordinator, linebackers) |
Home stadium | Huskies Stadium |
Year built | 1970 |
Stadium capacity | 1100[1] |
Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
League | U Sports |
Conference | AUS (1999 - present) |
Past associations | AUAA (1974-1998) |
All-time record | 256–161 (.614) |
Postseason record | – |
Titles | |
Vanier Cups | 3 1973, 2001, 2002 |
Uteck Bowls | 2 2003, 2007 |
Churchill Bowls | 1 2002 |
Atlantic Bowls | 7 1964, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2001 |
Jewett Trophies | 24 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Hec Crighton winners | 4 Chris Flynn (3), Erik Glavic |
Colours | Maroon, White, and Black |
Outfitter | Adidas |
Website | smuhuskies.ca |
The Saint Mary's Huskies football team represents Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The Huskies have been the most successful in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference of U Sports football, reaching the Vanier Cup championship game nine times and winning three times (1973, 2001, 2002), both marks being the highest in the AUS. The program also has the most Jewett Trophy conference championships, winning 24 times in 33 appearances.
The Huskies became the third university to win back-to-back championships (2001 & 2002) and the first of three universities to appear in at least three consecutive championship tournaments (2001–2003). The second being the Saskatchewan Huskies (2004–2006) and the third being the Laval Rouge et Or (2010–2013). As of 2024, the Huskies are the last AUS team to have both appeared in a Vanier Cup (2007) and to have won a Vanier Cup (2002).
The Hec Crighton Trophy was awarded four times to Saint Mary's Huskies players; three times to Chris Flynn (1988, 1989, 1990) and once to Erik Glavic in 2007. Flynn is the only player to have won the league MVP award three times and in 2011, he became the first player inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame based solely on a university career.[2]