Ottawa Gee-Gees football
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Ottawa Gee-Gees logo
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| First season | 1881 |
| Athletic director | Sue Hylland |
| Head coach |
Jamie Barresi 4th year, 19–13–0 (.594) |
| Other Staff | Devin Murphy (DC) |
| Home Stadium | Gee-Gees Field |
| Year built | 2013 |
| Stadium capacity | 4,152 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (2001 - present) |
| Past associations |
QRFU (1894-1904) CIRFU (1905-1912) OIFC (1957-1966) CCIFC (1967-1970) OUAA (1971-1973) OQIFC (1974-2000) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Tournaments | |
| Vanier Cups | 2 1975, 2000 |
| Churchill Bowls | 2 1975, 2000 |
| Atlantic Bowls | 2 1970, 1980 |
| Yates Cups | 4 1907, 1975, 1976, 2006 |
| Dunsmore Cups | 4 1980, 1995, 1996, 2000 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 4 Paul Paddon, Rick Zmich, Phil Côté, Brad Sinopoli |
| Current uniform | |
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| Colours | Garnet and Grey |
| Outfitter | Adidas |
| Rivals |
Carleton Ravens Western Ontario Mustangs Queen's Gaels |
| Website | geegees |
The Ottawa Gee-Gees football team represents the University of Ottawa in the sport of Canadian football. The Gee-Gees compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference. Football at Ottawa began in 1881, it was one of the first established football programs in Canada.
The Gee-Gees have appeared in five Vanier Cup championships, losing in 1970, 1980 and 1997, and winning the national title in 1975 and 2000. The team practices and plays their games at the newly built Gee-Gees Field at Lees (the U of O's southern-most segment of campus) . The Gee-Gees have also won a total of eight conference championships, including four Yates Cups and four Dunsmore Cups as the team split time between the OUA and OQIFC.
The Gee-Gees also are part of the most established football rivalry in the country with the Carleton Ravens. For over 50 years they have played the traditional Panda Game, which has gained worldwide attention.
In recent years, the team has seen much success, having enjoyed eight consecutive seasons with non-losing records. In that time, the team has had three first-place finishes with the last being achieved in 2010. The team has also won one Yates Cup conference championship in that time, in 2006, but lost to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the Mitchell Bowl soon after. The school hired Gary Etcheverry to be the team's head coach for the 2012 season, but after losing his first five games of the season, he was relieved of his duties. The Gee-Gees went on to finish with a 2-6 record and out of the playoffs for the first time since 1991. 2013 was a better year for the Gee-Gees, new head coach Jamie Barresi was able to lead the team to a winning 5-3 record and a return to the playoffs. The Gee-Gees opened their 2014 campaign at home on September 1, 2014 against the York Lions with a 51-7 win. Their season finished falling just short to the McMaster Marauders in the OUA semi-finals, the Gee-Gees defeated the previously undefeated Mac in the final game of the regular season, they would go on to be defeated in the Vanier Cup.
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