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The Toronto Varsity Blues football team represents the University of Toronto in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports.Dating back to 1877, the Toronto Varsity Blues football program initially competed for the Canadian Dominion Football Championship and won six national titles, including the first Grey Cup game ever held in 1909, as well as winning in 1895, 1905, 1910, 1911, and 1920. [1]
The University of Toronto Rowing Club represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. The UTRC was founded on February 10, 1897, and throughout the years has had many successes, including Royal Canadian Henley Regatta victories, OUA titles, and a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The Varsity Blues finished first in the regular season standings, capturing the Toronto & District Association trophy and going undefeated in the process. As for the Blackwood Trophy, the Varsity Blues and McGill Redmen were deemed co-winners after the final game ended 0–0, even after extra-time.
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), Canada West (CW), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).
Toggle Regular season subsection. 2.1 Final regular season standings. 3 League champions. ... Toronto Varsity Blues are the 1920 Grey Cup Champions: References
The Varsity Blues formerly operated a junior ice hockey team, that played in the OHA in the 1930s, but withdrew from the junior loop during the 1939–40 season. Former NHL players Hugh Plaxton , Dave Trottier and Dunc Munro all played for the Varsity Blues.
Bradfield went on to play four seasons of college football for the Toronto Varsity Blues.In 2012, Bradfield led the OUA and CIS in kick return yardage. [12] In 2013, Bradfield set the University of Toronto all time record for most punt return yardage in a single season (734). [13]
It was the Lady Blues first national championship in CIS women’s hockey. Of note, the Varsity Blues managed to defeat every other top team in the nation that season. The teams that were defeated included Regina, Concordia, Alberta, McGill and Saskatchewan, as the Lady Blues finished with an overall win loss record of 35–0–0. [6]