Carleton Ravens football
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| First season | 1945 | ||
| Athletic director | Jennifer Brenning | ||
| Head coach |
Steve Sumarah 4th year, 15–17–0 (.469) |
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| Other Staff | Jean-Philippe Asselin (OC) Ryan Bechmanis (DC) |
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| Home Stadium | Keith Harris Stadium | ||
| Stadium capacity | 3044 | ||
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| League | CIS | ||
| Conference | OUA (2013 – present) | ||
| Past associations | OIFC (1957–1966) CCIFC (1967–1970) OUAA (1971–1973) OQIFC (1974–1998) |
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| All-time record | – | ||
| Postseason record | – | ||
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| Vanier Cups | 0 | ||
| Yates Cups | 0 | ||
| Dunsmore Cups | 1, 1985 | ||
| Hec Crighton winners | 0 | ||
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| Colours | Black and Red |
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| Mascot | Rodney the Raven | ||
| Rivals | Ottawa Gee-Gees | ||
| Website | oldcrowsfootball |
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The Carleton Ravens football team represents Carleton University, which is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The team plays Canadian Interuniversity Sport football in the Ontario University Athletics conference. The Ravens football program started in 1945 and was continuously in operation until 1998 when the program was disbanded. The football program was brought back to the university in 2011 and began play in 2013. The football team has won one conference championship, winning the Dunsmore Cup in 1985 while playing in the Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference.
Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998. While the team had some success in the mid-1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season. In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.
For a number of years, there had been movements to revive the team, but there was no real interest from the university. However, on June 25, 2009, an announcement was made that the Lansdowne Live group, which owns the Ottawa Redblacks, the new Canadian Football League team, was in negotiations with the university to bring back the football program and play at a rebuilt Frank Clair Stadium to be shared with the CFL team and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Lansdowne Live partner and Ravens alumnus John Ruddy has pledged $2.5 million to provide funding for the program and it would follow the private partnership model that has proved successful both financially and on the field with the Regina Rams and Laval Rouge et Or teams. The program needed to raise a minimum of $5 million in pledge commitments in order to secure final approvals, and establish Old Crows Football Inc. by May 2011 for the team to start play in time for the 2012 season.
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