Montreal Carabins
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| University | Université de Montréal |
| Association | U Sports |
| Conference | RSEQ |
| Athletic director | Manon Simard |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Mascot | Carabin |
| Nickname | Carabins |
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| Website | www |
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| First season | 2002 |
| Athletic director | Manon Simard |
| Head coach |
Danny Maciocia 4th year, 26–8–0 (.765) |
| Other Staff |
Marco Iadeluca (OC) Danny Maciocia (DC) |
| Home Stadium | CEPSUM Stadium |
| Stadium capacity | 5100 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | QUFL/RSEQ (2002 - present) |
| Past associations | OIFC (1966) CCIFC (1967-1970) QUAA (1971) |
| All-time record | 71–36–0 (.664) |
| Postseason record | 7–11 (.389) |
| Tournaments | |
| Vanier Cups | 1, (2014) |
| Uteck Bowls | 1, (2014) |
| Mitchell Bowls | 1, (2015) |
| Dunsmore Cups | 2, (2014, 2015) |
| Hardy Cups | 0 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 0 |
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| Colours | Royal Blue, White, and Black |
| Outfitter | Adidas |
| Rivals | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Website | carabins |
The Montréal Carabins are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Université de Montréal campus.
The Carabins cheerleading team was created in 2002 at the same time as the rebirth of the Carabins football team. The team has hosted Super Bowl parties in order to finance its activities.
The Montréal Carabins CIS football team began its second incarnation in 2002 after over thirty years of being dormant. The Carabins first began play in 1966 in the Ontario Intercollegiate Football Conference and continued play for the next six seasons. The program was dropped after the 1971 season due to a shift in philosophy as many francophone universities placed an emphasis on community involvement and intramural athletic activities as opposed to intercollegiate athletics. That philosophy has shifted back to intercollegiate sports as Université Laval, Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke each began programs in 1996, 2002 and 2003, respectively.
The current program has seen marked success in the regular season, having qualified for the playoffs in each of the past 12 seasons, but difficulty getting beyond the conference championship. That changed in 2014, as the Carabins won the 50th Vanier Cup. On their way there, they defeated the Laval Rouge et Or to win their first Dunsmore Cup, the Manitoba Bisons in the Uteck Bowl and then the McMaster Marauders in the Vanier Cup final.
As of the start of the 2015 CFL season, 11 former Carabins players are on CFL teams' rosters:
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