Lions Football
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| First season | 1969 |
| Athletic director | Jennifer Myers |
| Head coach | Warren Craney |
| 3rd year, 3–21–0 (.125) | |
| Other staff | Michael Faulds (OC) Harry Laflamme (DC) |
| Home stadium | York Stadium |
| Year built | 1995 |
| Stadium capacity | 2500 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (1980 - present) |
| Past associations | CCIFC (1969-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-1979) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 0 |
| Yates Cups | 0 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 0 |
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| Colours | Red and White
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| Outfitter | Adidas |
| Rivals | Toronto Varsity Blues |
| Website | yorkulions.ca |
The York Lions football team has been in continuous operation since 1969 and are one of three teams currently playing in CIS football to have never won a conference championship. The other two teams, the Montreal Carabins and Sherbrooke Vert et Or, did not begin their current programs until 2002 and 2003 respectively. Their current head coach is Warren Craney, who became the team's head coach before the 2010 season.
The program has been one of futility, finishing out of the playoffs for the past eight seasons. While cross-town rival Toronto Varsity Blues used to be the OUA basement-dweller, their progression has sent York to the bottom of the standings, having won just one game in the past four seasons. After Queen's and Ottawa joined the OUA in 2001, the playoffs were expanded to include eight teams, meaning that the Lions would make the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. This format was discontinued after the 2003 season, so the Lions did not qualify for post-season play in 2005. In 2012, the Lions finished with a 2-6 record, the most wins for the program since 2005 and in 7th place, their highest finish in eight years.
The following is the record of the York Lions football team in the last ten seasons of play:
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Pct % | PF | PA | Standing | Playoffs |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 161 | 251 | 7th in OUA | Lost to Queen's Golden Gaels in quarter-final 27-6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 220 | 237 | 6th in OUA | Lost to Western Mustangs in quarter-final 54-18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 113 | 294 | 8th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 134 | 224 | 9th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 90 | 279 | 9th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 32 | 471 | 10th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 97 | 414 | 10th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 73 | 416 | 9th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 90 | 241 | 9th in OUA | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 | 192 | 274 | 7th in OUA | Did not qualify |
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