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Revision as of 21:51, 21 November 2009

Template:Infobox canadian college athletics

Queen's Football
File:QueensGoldenGaels.png
First season1882
Head coach
Ninth season, 59–37 (.615)
StadiumRichardson Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 10,258)
Field surfacegrass
Claimed national titles3
ColorsGold
 
Fight songOil Thigh
MascotBoo-Hoo
Marching bandQueen's Bands
RivalsWestern Mustangs
McGill Redmen
Websitequeensfootball.com

The Queen's Golden Gaels (also: Queen's Gaels) are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium.

The "Golden Gaels" name was coined in 1947 by Kingston Whig-Standard sports reporter Cliff Bowering, after the football team traded its traditional uniform of red, gold, and blue bands for gold jerseys, gold helmets, and red pants. The name caught on and became the familiar term for Queen's teams by the 1950s. "Gaels," of course, is a reference to Queen's Scottish heritage (Queen's University was established in 1841 by the Presbyterian church). Before 1947, Queen's teams were commonly known as "The Tricolour."

Their rallying cry is the "Oil Thigh", a fight song sung in Gaelic by spectators when the home team scores a point, goal, touchdown, etc. Originally written in 1898 after a disappointing loss to the University of Toronto, the name comes from the phrase sung repeatedly in the main chorus: "Oil thigh na Banrighinn a'Banrighinn gu brath", or "College of the Queen forever" in Gaelic. The song has the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic; its English verses about the rivals of Queen's College alternate with the Gaelic chorus.

Queen's teams have had a variety of successes on the national and international stages over the university's history. The Gaels football program is one of the oldest and most successful in Canada, boasting a total of three straight Grey Cup victories in the early Twentieth Century (1922, 1923, and 1924) and three Vanier Cup victories as the top team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (1968, 1978, and 1992). However, many of the Gaels' teams in less popular sports have had more success recently than the football program. The success of teams in less well-known sports demonstrated the university's commitment to its stated goal of "sport for all," also reflected in how it continues to field more men's and women's teams at the Varsity level than any other university in Canada.

Name

Gaels football at Richardson Memorial Stadium

In September of 2008, the Queen's Athletics Department began referring to the school's teams as "Queen's Gaels." Along with this change, the website was changed from goldengaels.com to gogaelsgo.com. The change was reportedly made to highlight the university's name in promoting the team, however some have criticised the move as "change for the sake of change.[1] Under media scrutiny, the department claimed it had not in fact officially changed the name of the team;[2] thus, major media sources like the Kingston Whig Standard and CKWS-TV continue to refer to the team as the "Golden Gaels".

Football

Regular Season Results

Season Games Won Lost Pct % PF PA Standing
2001 8 5 3 0.625 207 190
2002 8 7 1 0.875 271 102 2nd in OUA
2003 8 7 1 0.875 361 134 2nd in OUA
2004 8 2 6 0.250 211 195 9th in OUA
2005 8 3 5 0.375 198 223 7th in OUA
2006 8 4 4 0.500 177 147 6th in OUA
2007 8 6 2 0.750 229 117 3rd in OUA
2008 8 8 0 1.000 374 116 1st in OUA
2009 8 7 1 0.875 272 149 1st in OUA

Playoff Results

  • 2001 Defeated Laurier Golden Hawks in quarter-final 29-27
    Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 47-12
  • 2002 Defeated Waterloo Warriors in quarter-final 51-14
    Defeated Western Mustangs in semi-final 55-20
    Lost to McMaster Marauders in Yates Cup final 33-17
  • 2003 Defeated York Lions in quarter-final 27-6
    Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in semi-final 36-33
  • 2004 Out of Playoffs
  • 2005 Out of Playoffs
  • 2006 Defeated McMaster Marauders in quarter-final 25-19
    Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 23-10
  • 2007 Lost to Western Mustangs in quarter-final 27-19
  • 2008 Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 23-13
  • 2009 Defeated McMaster Marauders in semi-final 32-6
    Defeated Western Mustangs in Yates Cup final 43-39

Hockey

Queen's Hockey
File:QueensGoldenGaels.png
CityKingston, Ontario
LeagueCanadian Interuniversity Sport
ConferenceOUA
DivisionMid-East
Founded1886 (1886)
Home arenaKingston Memorial Centre
Former: Jock Harty Arena (1970-2007), Strathcona Paper Centre (2007-2008)
Coloursred, navy, white & gold
Head coachBrett Gibson

Regular Season Results

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1970-71 15 7 4 4 18 0.600 102 73 2nd in East
1971-72 19 8 10 1 17 0.447 99 81 5th in East
1972-73 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 96 67 3rd in East
1989-90 22 8 14 0 16 0.364 85 125
1992-93 22 8 11 3 19 0.432 80 97
1996-97 26 4 18 4 12 0.231 71 151 3rd in Mid-East
1997-98 26 8 16 2 18 0.346 76 123 3rd in Mid-East
1998-99 26 5 14 7 17 0.327 85 113 2nd in Mid-East
1998-99 26 5 14 7 17 0.327 85 113 2nd in Mid-East
1999-00 26 9 15 2 20 0.385 88 104 3rd in Mid-East
2000-01 24 6 16 2 14 0.292 75 108 2nd in Mid-East
2001-02 24 4 19 1 0 9 0.188 66 117 4th in Mid-East
2002-03 24 7 17 0 0 14 0.292 73 124 2nd in Mid-East
2003-04 24 9 13 2 0 20 0.416 76 95 2nd in Mid-East
2004-05 24 8 14 0 2 18 0.375 69 98 3rd in Mid-East
2005-06 24 7 15 1 1 16 0.333 59 98 3rd in Mid-East
2006-07 28 8 14 5 1 22 0.392 78 96 2nd in Mid-East
2007-08 28 13 12 0 3 29 0.518 77 93 1st in Mid-East
2007-08 28 12 13 0 3 27 0.482 57 82 2nd in Mid-East

Playoff Results

  • 1999-2000 Defeated Toronto Varsity Blues in first round 2 games to 1
    Defeated Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 2 games to 0
    Faced UQTR in semi-final (result unknown)
  • 2000-2001 Lost to RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
  • 2001-2002 Out of Playoffs
  • 2002-2003 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
    Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 1
  • 2003-2004 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
    Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 0
  • 2004-2005 Out of Playoffs
  • 2005-2006 Out of Playoffs
  • 2006-2007 Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final 2 games to 0
  • 2007-2008 Gained first round bye
    Lost to McGill Redmen in semi-final 2 games to 0
  • 2008-2009 Out of Playoffs

Soccer

Women's

The women's soccer team, in 2006, earned silver medals in the CIS national championships, thanks largely to star striker Eilish McConville.[3] McConville led all CIS players with 22 goals during the regular season, and was named the CIS Player of the year as a result. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2008-09-05/sports/the-names-gaels-queens-gaels/
  2. ^ http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2008-09-05/sports/the-names-gaels-queens-gaels/
  3. ^ A summary of the team's performance leading up to the championship match can be found here.
  4. ^ The CIS press release announcing McConville's award can be found here. A story in the Queen's Journal on the championship match can be found here.
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