Simon Fraser University football

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Simon Fraser
Simon-fraser logo from NCAA.svg
First season1965
Athletic directorTheresa Hanson
Head coachMike Rigell (interim)
1st season, 1–7 (.125)
StadiumTerry Fox Field
Field surfaceArtificial turf
ConferenceGNAC
All-time record186–321–2 (.367)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference titles1 (2003)
Current uniform
NCAA SFU Jersey 2019.png
ColorsRed and White
   
MascotMcFogg the Dog
Websiteathletics.sfu.ca

The SFU football team has represented Simon Fraser University since the athletic department's inception in 1965. The team played by American rules while they competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics from 1965 to 2001 against other American teams. Along with other SFU teams, the football program transferred to the CIS (now U Sports) and thereby switched to playing Canadian football against Canadian University teams in 2002. While playing in the CIS, SFU won their first and only Hardy Trophy conference championship in 2003 while qualifying for the playoffs twice. After playing eight seasons in the Canada West Conference of the CIS, the football team began competing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference of NCAA Division II in 2010, and have played the American format of football again since.[1]

The team previously used the names "Clansmen" and "Clan;" those names were retired in 2020 and a new team name will be selected.[2]

Rivalry[]

The team had maintained a cross-town rivalry with the Vancouver-based University of British Columbia Thunderbirds as they are also the only two universities in British Columbia that field football teams. Since 1967, the two teams have competed in the Shrum Bowl, an annual game played at alternating venues with alternating rules. SFU holds a 17–15–1 series lead while also being the most recent champion having won the 2010 game at Thunderbird Stadium. Due to the two schools playing in two different leagues (and two different game formats), the scheduling of these games has often been difficult, with no game being played in 2011, the 12th time the game hadn't been played since the game's inception.[3]

Season results[]

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Highest# Final°
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) (1965–2001)
Canada West (CIS) (2002–2009)
2002 Chris Beaton 2–6 6th NR NR
2003 Chris Beaton 5–3 2nd W Canada West semi-final
W Hardy Trophy
L Uteck Bowl		 8 8
2004 Chris Beaton 3–5 6th 6 NR
2005 Chris Beaton 0–7–1 7th NR NR
2006 Frank Boehres 0–7–1 7th NR NR
2007 Dave Johnson 0–8 7th NR NR
2008 Dave Johnson 5–3 4th W Canada West semi-final
L Hardy Trophy		 7 8
2009 Dave Johnson 1–6 (*) 7th 7 NR
CIS: 16–47–2
Great Northwest (NCAA Division II) (2010–present)
2010 Dave Johnson 1–9 (0–9 NCAA) 0–8 5th NR NR
2011 Dave Johnson 3–7 2–6 4th NR NR
2012 Dave Johnson 5–6 4–6 4th NR NR
2013 Dave Johnson 3–7 3–7 5th NR NR
2014 Jacques Chapdelaine 2–9 2–7 5th NR NR
2015 Kelly Bates 0–9 0–6 7th NR NR
2016 Kelly Bates 0–10 0–8 5th NR NR
2017 Kelly Bates 0–10 0–8 5th NR NR
2018 Thomas Ford 1–8 0–7 5th NR NR
2019 Thomas Ford 1–9 1–5 3rd NR NR
2020 (Season Cancelled) - - - - NR NR
2021 Mike Rigell (Interim) 1–7 0–4 3rd NR NR
NCAA: 17–91 12–72
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Highest rank during the course of the season (NR=not ranked).
  • °Final rank.
  • Since 2000, the final rankings were released following the playoffs.

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(*) In 2009, two victories were nullified because CWUAA accused SFU for having ineligible players in both games. However, SFU argued that they followed CWUAA's guidelines perfectly and that the player was eligible at the time of the accusation. The Manitoba Bisons also used an ineligible player in a Simon Fraser win, so the game was declared "no contest."

CIS playoff results[]

Simon Fraser in the CFL[]

Lemar Durant with SFU in 2012.

Since the program first began in 1965, Simon Fraser University has had the most first overall selections with five.[5][6]

As of the end of the 2021 CFL season, five former SFU players are on CFL teams' rosters:

Simon Fraser in the NFL[]

Former SFU wide receiver Victor Marshall was invited to the Seattle Seahawks rookie camp in May 2013 and earned a contract on May 13 to take part in Organized Team Activities and training camp as a tight end.[7] On July 30, 2013 the Seahawks released Marshall during training camp.[8]

On April 27, 2018, former SFU DE Nathan Shepherd was selected 72nd overall in the 2018 NFL draft by the New York Jets and made the 53-man roster out of training camp. As of the end of the 2020 NFL season, Shepherd was on the Jets' roster.

References[]

  1. ^ Simon Fraser University (2009-07-10). "SFU first Canadian school in NCAA". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  2. ^ "SFU Athletics name change". SFU Athletics. August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Josh Curran (2011-08-30). "Shrum Bowl called off for 2011 season". The Ubyssey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  4. ^ "SFU Clan football Year by Year Record". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  5. ^ "2021 CFL Draft Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "SFU CFL Draft". SFU Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Seahawks make roster moves
  8. ^ Seahawks make roster moves

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