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The Manitoba Bisons football team represents the University of Manitoba in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The program was the first of four U Sports football teams to have won back-to-back Vanier Cup championships, having won in 1969 and 1970 .
The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The football team plays at Princess Auto Stadium, the soccer team plays at the outdoor soccer field on campus, track and field teams use University Stadium, and the volleyball and basketball teams play at Investors Group Athletic Centre.
[5] [6] 27 university teams in Canada played U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football. [7] Manitoba kicker Maya Turner became the first woman to be named an all-star in U Sports football when she was named to the Canada West all-star team. She made 14 of 18 field goal attempts for the team, and made all her conversions. [8]
Justin Shaw (born September 23, 1982, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [1] He was drafted by the BC Lions in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft. In college, he played CIS Football for the Manitoba Bisons.
Onyemata had never seen a gridiron football game until he came to Winnipeg, but he became a standout player for the Manitoba Bisons.He won the 2015 J. P. Metras Trophy as the top down lineman in CIS football, [1] was invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game, and became the top Canadian prospect in the 2016 draft.
Cobb first played NCAA football for the Simon Fraser Clan from 2016 to 2019, while using a redshirt season in 2018. [1] [2] He then transferred to the University of Manitoba, where he would be able to finish his degree faster, playing for the Bisons of U Sports football.
West Manitoba Wranglers: Brandon: 1997 Basketball: League Team City Years WBL: Winnipeg Thunder: Winnipeg: 1992 NBL-C: Winnipeg: 1993-1994 IBA: Winnipeg Cyclone: Winnipeg: 1995-2001 Soccer: League Team City Years CSL: Winnipeg Fury: Winnipeg: 1987-1992 Canadian football: League Team City Years WIFU: Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Winnipeg: 1936-1957
[2] [3] He played his first full university season in 2013 and played three years en route to being drafted into the Canadian Football League in 2016. He was on the Edmonton Eskimos' practice roster when he requested his release so that he could complete a Master of Business Administration at the University of Manitoba. [4] [5]