Concordia Stingers football

The Concordia Stingers football team represents Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, in the sport of Canadian football in the RSEQ conference of U Sports. The Concordia Stingers football program was created in 1974 from the amalgamation of the Loyola Warriors and Sir George Williams Georgians.^[2] The team has won three Dunsmore Cup conference championships, in 1982, 1993, and 1998.^[3] In 1998, the Stingers also made their first and only appearance in the national championship which was a loss to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the 34th Vanier Cup game.^[4]

Concordia Stingers
Concordia Stingers logo
First season	1974
Athletic director	D'Arcy Ryan
Head coach	Brad Collinson 6th year, 17–31  (.354)
Home stadium	Concordia Stadium
Year built	2003
Stadium capacity	4000
Stadium surface	AstroPlay
Location	Montreal, Quebec
League	U Sports
Conference	RSEQ (2001–present)
Past associations	OQIFC (1974–2000)
All-time record	–
Postseason record	–
Titles
Vanier Cups	0
Atlantic Bowls	1 1998
Dunsmore Cups	3 1982, 1993, 1998
Hec Crighton winners	0
Colours	Burgundy and Yellow[1]
Mascot	Buzz
Outfitter	Nike
Rivals	Montreal Carabins McGill
Website	stingers.ca

The team is currently coached by Brad Collinson and plays home games at Concordia Stadium.^[5]

Recent results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	PCT	PF	PA	Standing	Playoffs
1998	8	6	2	0	0.750	233	141	1st in OQIFC	Defeated Bishop's Gaiters in semifinal 27-17 Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 17-12 Defeated Acadia Axemen 25–24 in Atlantic Bowl Lost to Saskatchewan Huskies in 34th Vanier Cup 24-17
1999	8	6	2	0	0.750	222	148	2nd in OQIFC	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 42-16
2000	8	2	6	-	0.250	153	204	5th in OQIFC	Out of Playoffs
2001[A]	8	7	1	-	0.875	174	191	1st in QIFC	Lost to McGill Redmen in semifinal 11-8
2002	8	4	4	-	0.500	217	184	3rd in QIFC	Defeated Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 29-21 Lost to McGill Redmen in Dunsmore Cup 10-6
2003	8	7	1	-	0.875	288	115	2nd in QIFC	Defeated Montreal Carabins in semifinal 35-8 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 59-7
2004	8	4	4	-	0.500	157	152	3rd in QUFL	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 29-13
2005	8	6	2	-	0.750	235	134	3rd in QUFL	Lost to Montreal Carabins in semifinal 28-17
2006	8	6	2	-	0.750	229	131	2nd in QUFL	Defeated Montreal Carabins in semifinal 23-3 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 28-12
2007	8	5	3	-	0.625	182	172	2nd in QUFL	Defeated Bishop's Gaiters in semifinal 34-18 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 35-10
2008	8	5	3	-	0.625	228	180	2nd in QUFL	Defeated Sherbrooke Vert et Or in semifinal 41-20 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 28-17
2009	8	3	5	-	0.375	190	61	4th in QUFL	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 63-1
2010	9	4	5	-	0.444	171	262	5th in QUFL	Out of Playoffs
2011	9	4	5	-	0.444	227	246	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 33-7
2012[B]	9	1	7	-	0.125	100	255	6th in RSEQ	Out of Playoffs
2013	8	0	8	-	0.000	176	345	6th in RSEQ	Out of Playoffs
2014	8	5	3	-	0.625	207	176	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 74-18
2015	8	4	4	-	0.500	250	222	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 52-8
2016	8	4	4	-	0.500	182	227	3rd in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 39-14
2017[C]	7	3	4	-	0.429	181	173	3rd in RSEQ	Lost to Montreal Carabins in semifinal 42-20
2018	8	2	6	-	0.250	109	304	5th in RSEQ	Out of Playoffs
2019	8	2	6	-	0.250	121	262	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 40-8
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	8	4	4	-	0.500	209	243	3rd in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 30-10
2022	8	2	6	-	0.250	185	262	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 38-27
2023	8	5	3	-	0.625	200	192	3rd in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 34-27 (OT)
2024	8	2	6	-	0.250	132	225	4th in RSEQ	Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semifinal 41-18

^[6][7]

^ A. Concordia originally finished in second place with a 5–3 record in 2001 and hosted a QIFC semi-final playoff game to third-place McGill, losing 11–8.^[8] However, Laval used an ineligible player throughout the entire season and vacated all regular season wins (forfeiting two wins against Concordia), giving Concordia a 7–1 record and a first place regular season finish albeit well after the 2001 season had concluded.^[9]

^ B. Bishop's and Concordia both used ineligible players in the same game, so the game was declared "no contest" in a double forfeit.^[10]

^ C. A 2017 game between the Montreal Carabins and Stingers was cancelled due to Montreal players and coaching staff members exhibiting flu symptoms.^[11] Due to scheduling constraints, the game was outright cancelled and would not be rescheduled. Montreal and Concordia would only play seven games as a result and winning percentage would be counted in the standings as opposed to point totals.^[12]

National Postseason Results

Vanier Cup Era (1965-current)

Year	Game	Opponent	Result
1972	Churchill Bowl	Alberta	L 6-58
1982	Churchill Bowl	Western	L 7-17
1993	Churchill Bowl	Toronto	L 16-26
1998	Atlantic Bowl Vanier Cup	Acadia Saskatchewan	W 25-24 L 17-24

Concordia is 1-3 in national semi-final games and 0-1 in the Vanier Cup.

Head coaches

Name	Years	Notes
Doug Daigneault	1975–1977
Skip Rochette	1978–1988
Pat Sheahan	1989–1999
Gerry McGrath	2000–2013
Mickey Donovan	2014–2017
Brad Collinson	2018–present

National award winners

• J. P. Metras Trophy: Paul Chesser (1993), Troy Cunningham (2004)
• Presidents' Trophy: Mickey Donovan (2004), Patrick Donovan (2005, 2006), Cory Greenwood (2009), Max Caron (2011)
• Peter Gorman Trophy: Liam Mahoney (2007), Jeremy Murphy (2019), Jaylan Greaves (2021)

Stingers in the CFL

As of the end of the 2024 CFL season, seven former Stingers players were on CFL teams' rosters:

• Tanner Green, Edmonton Elks
• Kristian Matte, Montreal Alouettes
• Jeremy Murphy, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• René Paredes, Calgary Stampeders
• Zachary Philion, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Dawson Pierre, Ottawa Redblacks
• Ezeichel Tieide, BC Lions

^[13]

References

1. "#StingersUnited: a bold new look for Concordia". Concordia University. September 2, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
2. Watkins, Robert (2006). "University Football in Ontario and Quebec from 1967 to 1979". cisfootball.org. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
3. "Championships". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
4. "History". U Sports. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
5. "Football Homecoming: Brad Collinson named head coach". Concordia Stingers. June 1, 2018.
6. "Classements depuis 1987" (in French). RSEQ. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
7. "U Sports football standings". U Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
8. "Bob Adams CIS Sportspage". Chebucto Community Net. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
9. "Ruling of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Discipline Committee Regarding the March 25, 2002 self-disclosure of Université Laval" (PDF). RSEQ. June 20, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
10. "Bishop's forfeits two games for ineligible player". Sportsnet. October 27, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
11. "BREAKING: Concordia's Football Game Against Université de Montréal Cancelled". thelinknewspaper.ca. October 4, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
12. "UPDATE: RSEQ Decides on Stingers-Carabins Game Cancellation". thelinknewspaper.ca. October 5, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
13. "CFL players". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

External links

• Concordia Stingers