Simon Fraser Clan
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Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University
in Burnaby, British Columbia
, Canada
.
SFU's teams formerly played in the United States
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA
as a Division II school, but was turned down. After this, SFU decided in 2000-01 to partially transfer to Canadian Interuniversity Sport
. Before the transfer, SFU did not compete in Canadian football
, instead playing American football
.
On July 10, 2009 the NCAA approved SFU's bid to join NCAA Division II starting in 2011-12, where SFU intended to compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
. However, Canada West
, the CIS association the SFU teams were scheduled to play in, issued a probation on all SFU teams for the 2010-11 season, leading to speculation that Clan teams would not have conference to play in. Fortunately, GNAC admitted SFU one year earlier than planned as a full conference member in time for the 2010-2011 season.
SFU is the only school to have finished in the top five of the NAIA division of the NACDA Director's Cup
, an award given to the top overall college sports program in the United States, in each year since the award was first given to NAIA schools in 1996. The Clan won the NAIA Cup consecutively from 1997 through 2001, and again in 2004. The last win was especially impressive because it occurred after SFU partially transferred to CIS.
Oddly, the SFU Clan holds the NAIA record for most All-Americans and U.S. National Champions (individual).
, the Simon Fraser Clan Football team began competing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
in the NCAA's Division II in 2010.
Draft since 1965, when the athletics program first began. Moreover, SFU holds the record for most first round selections with 31 and most first overall selections with five.
As of the end of the 2011 CFL season
, ten former Clan players are on CFL teams' rosters:
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
SFU's teams formerly played in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
as a Division II school, but was turned down. After this, SFU decided in 2000-01 to partially transfer to Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
. Before the transfer, SFU did not compete in Canadian football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
, instead playing American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
.
On July 10, 2009 the NCAA approved SFU's bid to join NCAA Division II starting in 2011-12, where SFU intended to compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which has historically operated in the Northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska , one in eastern Montana The Great Northwest...
. However, Canada West
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
The Canada West Universities Athletic Association is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and...
, the CIS association the SFU teams were scheduled to play in, issued a probation on all SFU teams for the 2010-11 season, leading to speculation that Clan teams would not have conference to play in. Fortunately, GNAC admitted SFU one year earlier than planned as a full conference member in time for the 2010-2011 season.
School sports
SFU currently competes in the following sports (affiliations included):- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, men and women (NCAA II) - Cross-country, men and women (NCAA II)
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, men (NCAA II) - SoccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, men and women (NCAA II) - SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, women (NCAA II) - SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and divingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, men and women (NCAA II) - Track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, indoor and outdoor men and women (NCAA II) - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, women (NCAA II) - Wrestling, men and women (NAIA)
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, men (MCLAMen's Collegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association is a national organization of non-NCAA, men's college lacrosse programs. The MCLA oversees game play and conducts national championships for over 200 teams in ten conferences throughout the United States and Canada...
)
SFU is the only school to have finished in the top five of the NAIA division of the NACDA Director's Cup
NACDA Director's Cup
The NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics...
, an award given to the top overall college sports program in the United States, in each year since the award was first given to NAIA schools in 1996. The Clan won the NAIA Cup consecutively from 1997 through 2001, and again in 2004. The last win was especially impressive because it occurred after SFU partially transferred to CIS.
Oddly, the SFU Clan holds the NAIA record for most All-Americans and U.S. National Champions (individual).
Clan Football
After playing eight seasons in the Canada West Conference of the CISCIS football
Twenty-six universities across Canada compete in football under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The teams are divided into four conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of the CIS: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Quebec...
, the Simon Fraser Clan Football team began competing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which has historically operated in the Northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska , one in eastern Montana The Great Northwest...
in the NCAA's Division II in 2010.
Season results
CIS Playoff Results
- 2002 Out of Playoffs
- 2003 Defeated Regina RamsRegina RamsThe Regina Rams are the CIS football team that represents the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Rams nickname is used by the university's football team only; all other teams at the school are named Regina Cougars...
in semi-final 53-46
Defeated Alberta Golden BearsAlberta Golden BearsThe Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...
in Hardy CupHardy CupThe W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984. From 1985 until 1990, the Hardy Cup was the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" after senior and intermediate hockey were...
28-18
Lost to Saint Mary's HuskiesSaint Mary's HuskiesThe Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus....
in Uteck BowlUteck BowlThe Uteck Bowl is one of the two semifinals in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football, held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to face the Mitchell Bowl champion for the Vanier Cup...
60-9 - 2004 Out of Playoffs
- 2005 Out of Playoffs
- 2006 Out of Playoffs
- 2007 Out of Playoffs
- 2008 Defeated Saskatchewan HuskiesSaskatchewan HuskiesThe University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...
in semi-final 40-30
Lost to Calgary DinosCalgary DinosThe Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
in Hardy CupHardy CupThe W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984. From 1985 until 1990, the Hardy Cup was the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" after senior and intermediate hockey were...
44-21 - 2009 Out of Playoffs
Simon Fraser in the CFL
Simon Fraser University holds the record for the most players selected in the Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
Draft since 1965, when the athletics program first began. Moreover, SFU holds the record for most first round selections with 31 and most first overall selections with five.
As of the end of the 2011 CFL season
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...
, ten former Clan players are on CFL teams' rosters:
- Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue BombersThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
- Luca CongiLuca CongiLuca Congi is a punter/placekicker playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League....
, Saskatchewan RoughridersSaskatchewan RoughridersThe Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... - Aaron HargreavesAaron HargreavesAaron Hargreaves is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round with the 15th pick in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football for the Simon Fraser Clan.-External links:*...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Obby KhanObby KhanIbrahim "Obby" Khan is a centre for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He is a Canadian starter and a team captain. He was acquired in the dispersal draft when the Ottawa Renegades franchise folded before the start of the 2006 CFL season...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Neil McKinlayNeil McKinlayNeil McKinlay is a Canadian football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with the 33rd pick in the fourth round of the 2004 CFL Draft...
, BC LionsBC LionsThe BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... - Angus ReidAngus ReidAngus Reid is an offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Reid went to Simon Fraser University and played for the Simon Fraser Clan. He began his career with the Montreal Alouettes but was traded, along with a 5th round draft pick, to BC for Adriano Belli...
, BC Lions - Brian RidgewayBrian RidgewayBrian Ridgeway is a Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 39th overall by the Alouettes in the 2010 CFL Draft...
, Montreal AlouettesMontreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... - Dean Valli, BC Lions
- Spencer WattSpencer WattSpencer Watt is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 18th overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 19, 2010. He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan.-External...
, Toronto ArgonautsToronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... - Raymond WladichukRaymond WladichukRaymond Wladichuk is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
, Hamilton Tiger-CatsHamilton Tiger-CatsThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
Men's Soccer
A few team highlights:- 2010 GNAC Conference Champion; NAIA Final Four appearance
- 2007 NAIA Final Four appearance
- 2006
- 2005 NAIA Region I Finals
- 2004 NAIA Region I Semi-finals
- 2003 NAIA Region I Champion
- 1987 NAIA National Finalists
- 1986 NAIA National Finalists
- 1983 NAIA National Champions
- 1982 NAIA National Champions
- 1980 NAIA National Finalists
- 1976 NAIA National Champions
- 1975 NAIA National Finalists