The Calgary Dinos football team represents the

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in the sport of

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. The

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program has been in operation since 1964, winning the

Vanier Cup The Vanier Cup () is the trophy awarded annually to the champion Canadian football team in U Sports, the governing body for university sports in Canada. The U Sports football champion is determined in a one-game playoff (the Vanier Cup game), pl ...

national championship five times (

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), the most out of any of the

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teams. The Dinos have also won the

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conference championship 18 times, including six consecutive wins from 2008 to 2013. The team appeared in the

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and 2016 Vanier Cup, but lost both years to the

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Recent regular season results

National postseason results

Calgary is 9-8 in national semi-final games and 5-5 in the Vanier Cup. (*) The Dinos won the 1983 Atlantic Bowl by default as the AUAA protested and forfeited the game over disputes about the game's location. 55th Vanier Cup ULaval 19

Head coaches

National award winners

Hec Crighton Trophy The Hec Crighton Trophy (sometimes referred to as the Hec Crighton Award) is awarded annually to the most outstanding Canadian football player in U Sports. The trophy is named after Hec Crighton who was a former teacher, coach, referee, and the ...

: Greg Vavra (1983), Don Blair (1995), Erik Glavic (2009), Andrew Buckley (2014, 2015), Adam Sinagra (2018) * J. P. Metras Trophy: Scott McArthur (1980), Chris Konrad (1992), Garret Everson (1998) *

Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy () is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e., best overall record) during the regular season. If two teams are tied for the most points, then the Trophy ...

: Darcy Kopp (1985), Nate Beauchemin (2024) * Peter Gorman Trophy: Dalin Tollestrup (2006), Linden Gaydosh (2009), Eric Dzwilewski (2010), Tyson Philpot (2018) * Russ Jackson Award: Elio Geremia (1987), Lincoln Blumell (2002), Andrew Buckley (2013, 2014) * Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award: Don Blair (1996), Erik Glavic (2010), Andrew Buckley (2016) * Frank Tindall Trophy: Peter Connellan (1977, 1985), Wayne Harris, Jr. (2015)

Calgary Dinos in the CFL

As of the end of the 2024 CFL season, 18 former Dinos players were on CFL teams' rosters:

* Jeshrun Antwi,

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions playe ...

* Logan Bandy,

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...

* John Bosse,

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...

* Sukh Chungh, BC Lions * Darius Ciraco, Toronto Argonauts * Jake Harty, BC Lions * Adam Konar,

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium a ...

Sean McEwen Sean McEwen (born June 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional Canadian football, football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). University career McEwen played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos ...

, Calgary Stampeders * Peter Nicastro, Toronto Argonauts

* Tyler Packer, BC Lions *

J-Min Pelley J-Min Pelley (born March 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Cal ...

Edmonton Elks The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division (CFL), West Division and plays their home games at Commonw ...

* Jalen Philpot, Calgary Stampeders * Tyson Philpot, Montreal Alouettes * Jacob Plamondon, Edmonton Elks * Ryan Sceviour, Saskatchewan Roughriders * Richard Sindani, Toronto Argonauts * Nick Statz, Calgary Stampeders * Micah Teitz, Calgary Stampeders

References

External links

* {{U Sports football Sports clubs and teams established in 1964 1964 establishments in Alberta