Gee-Gees Football
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| First season | 1894 |
| Athletic director | Luc Gélineau |
| Head coach | TBD |
| N/A year, 0–0–0 (–) | |
| Other staff | Sean Hall (DC) Vacant (OC) |
| Home stadium | Frank Clair Stadium |
| Year built | 1908 |
| Stadium capacity | 14,542 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (2001 - present) |
| Past associations | QRFU (1894-1904) CIRFU (1905-1912) OIFC (1957-1966) CCIFC (1967-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-2000) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 2 1975, 2000 |
| Churchill Bowl Championships | 2 1975, 2000 |
| Atlantic Bowl Championships | 2 1970, 1980 |
| Yates Cups | 4 1907, 1975, 1976, 2006 |
| Dunsmore Cups | 4 1980, 1995, 1996, 2000 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 4 Paul Paddon, Rick Zmich, Phil Côté, Brad Sinopoli |
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| Colours | Garnet and Grey
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| Outfitter | Adidas |
| Rivals | Western Ontario Mustangs |
| Website | geegees.ca |
The Ottawa Gee-Gees football team have appeared in five Vanier Cup championships, losing in 1970, 1980 and 1997, and winning the national title in 1975 and 2000. The team practises on campus but play their home games at Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park where only the north stands are open to the public. The Gee-Gees have also won a total of eight conference championships, including four Yates Cups and four Dunsmore Cups as the team split time between the OUA and OQIFC.
In recent years, the team has seen much success, having enjoyed eight consecutive seasons with non-losing records. In that time, the team has had three first place finishes with the last being achieved in 2010. The team has also won one Yates Cup conference championship in that time, in 2006, but lost to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the Mitchell Bowl soon after. The school hired Gary Etcheverry to be the team's head coach for the 2012 season, but after losing his first five games of the season, he was relieved of his duties. The Gee-Gees went on to finish with a 2-6 record and out of the playoffs for the first time since 1991.
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