Golden Hawks Football
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | |
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| First season | 1961 |
| Athletic director | Peter Baxter |
| Head coach | Gary Jeffries |
| 10th year, 55–17–0 (.764) | |
| Other staff | Sean Hall (DC) Chris Coulson (OC) |
| Home stadium | Knight-Newbrough Field |
| Year built | 1958 |
| Stadium capacity | 6000 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Waterloo, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (1980 - present) |
| Past associations | OIFC (1963-1966) CCIFC (1967-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-1979) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 2 1991, 2005 |
| Uteck Bowl Championships | 1 2005 |
| Churchill Bowl Championships | 1 1991 |
| Atlantic Bowl Championships | 2 1968, 1972 |
| Yates Cups | 7 1972, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1991, 2004, 2005 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 1 Bill Kubas |
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| Colours | Purple and Gold
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| Outfitter | Adidas |
| Rivals | Waterloo Warriors Western Mustangs |
| Website | laurierathletics.com |
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team has appeared in five Vanier Cup championships, losing in 1966, 1968 and 1972, and winning the national title in 1991 and 2005. The team has also won seven Yates Cup conference championships, most recently in 2004 and 2005. Their current head coach is Gary Jeffries, who became the interim head coach midway through the 2002 campaign before being named the full-time head coach for the 2003 season. Since then, he has only had 13 regular season losses. The Golden Hawks have had one Hec Crighton Trophy winner, Bill Kubas, a former quarterback who won the award in 1994.
The program has become one of the strongest in the OUA, as they have only finished below fourth place in the ten-team conference once as long as Jeffries has been the full-time head coach. The team completed two unbeaten regular seasons in 2004 and 2005, and one completely unbeaten season in the latter after going 12-0 and winning the 41st Vanier Cup in 2005. The Golden Hawks had seven straight seasons of at least six wins between 2003 and 2009, but are coming off of back-to-back .500 seasons in 2010 and 2011. While the team had a four win season in 2010, it should be noted that they forfeited a game they won against the Toronto Varsity Blues for using an ineligible player.
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