Football
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| First season | 1929 |
| Athletic director | Therese Quigley |
| Head coach | Greg Marshall |
| 5th year, 31–9 (.775) | |
| Other staff | Paul Gleason (DC) |
| Home stadium | TD Waterhouse Stadium |
| Year built | 2000 |
| Stadium capacity | 8000 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | London, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (1980-present) |
| Past associations | CIRFU (1929-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-1979) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 6 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1994 |
| Churchill Bowl Championships | 7 1959, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1994 |
| Atlantic Bowl Championships | 5 1971, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1995 |
| Canadian Bowl Championships | 1 1914 |
| Yates Cups | 29 1931, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 6 Jamie Bone, Greg Marshall, Blake Marshall, Tim Tindale (2), Andy Fantuz |
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| Colours | Purple and Silver and White
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| Fight song | Mustangs Spirit |
| Mascot | J.W. |
| Outfitter | Under Armour |
| Website | westernmustangs.ca |
The Western Ontario Mustangs football team is one of the most decorated in Canadian history. It plays out of the TD Waterhouse Stadium, built in 2000, which can seat up to 8000 spectators. The team has appeared in the most Vanier Cup national championships, having made it to the title game 12 times, most recently in 2008. The program has gone on to win the Cup six of those times, a feat only recently matched in 2010 by the Laval Rouge et Or. The Mustangs have also won the Yates Cup conference championship 29 times in team history; more than any other Canadian University. Former Head Coach Larry Haylor led the team from 1984 until his retirement in 2006, and currently holds the Canadian Interuniversity Sport record for most wins.
The team is currently coached by Greg Marshall, who took over for Haylor in 2007 after his aforementioned retirement. Marshall won the Hec Crighton Trophy for most outstanding player in CIS football as a player for the Mustangs in 1980 and has also coached professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2004-2006. In the five seasons that Marshall has served as the Mustangs head coach, the team has won the Yates Cup three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and appeared in the Vanier Cup game in 2008. The Mustangs have been one of the top teams in CIS football as of late, posting a 27-5 regular season record over the past four years.
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