UBC Thunderbirds football
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The UBC Thunderbirds football team represents the University of British Columbia athletics teams in U Sports and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Thunderbirds program has won the CWUAA Hardy Trophy conference championship 17 times, which is third all-time among competing teams. On a national level, the team has won the Vanier Cup championship four times, in 1982, 1986, 1997 and, most recently, in 2015. The team has also lost twice in the title game, in 1978 and 1987. The Thunderbirds program has also yielded three Hec Crighton Trophy winners: Jordan Gagner in 1987, Mark Nohra in 1997, and, most recently, Billy Greene in 2011.
UBC Thunderbirds | |
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First season | 1923 |
Athletic director | Kavie Toor |
Head coach | Blake Nill 9th year, 35–27–0 (.565) |
Other staff | Stevenson Bone (OC), Pat Tracey (DC) |
Home stadium | Thunderbird Stadium |
Year built | 1967 |
Stadium capacity | 3,411 |
Stadium surface | Polytan LigaTurf |
Location | UBC Point Grey Campus, British Columbia[lower-alpha 1] |
League | U Sports |
Conference | CWUAA (1972–present) |
Past associations | Western Intercollegiate Football League, Western Intercollegiate Football Union, Evergreen Football League |
All-time record | – |
Postseason record | – |
Titles | |
Vanier Cups | 4 1982, 1986, 1997, 2015 |
Uteck Bowls | 1 2015 |
Mitchell Bowls | 1 2023 |
Churchill Bowls | 3 1978, 1986, 1987 |
Atlantic Bowls | 2 1982, 1997 |
Hardy Cups | 17 1929, 1931, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1945, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2015, 2023 |
Hec Crighton winners | 3 Jordan Gagner, Mark Nohra, Billy Greene |
Colours | Blue and Gold |
Fight song | Hail U.B.C. |
Outfitter | Adidas |
Rivals | Calgary Dinos Simon Fraser Red Leafs |
Website | gothunderbirds.ca |