Sherbrooke Vert et Or football

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Sherbrooke Vert et Or
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Sherbrooke Vert et Or logo
First season 1971
Athletic director Alain Lapointe (administrator)
Head coach Mathieu Lecompte
3rd year, 6–18–0  (.250)
Other Staff Guillaume Boucher (DC)
Justin Chapdelaine (OC)
Home Stadium Université de Sherbrooke Stadium
Year built 2003
Stadium capacity 3359
Location Sherbrooke, Quebec
League U Sports
Conference QUFL/RSEQ (2003–present)
Past associations QUAA (1971–1973)
All-time record – 
Postseason record 2–10 
Titles
Vanier Cups 0
Yates Cups 0
Dunsmore Cups 0
Hec Crighton winners 0
Colours Green, Gold, and White
              
Mascot Sherlo
Outfitter Adidas
Rivals Bishop's Gaiters
Website usherbrooke.ca/football


The Sherbrooke Vert et Or football team represents the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the sport of Canadian football in the RSEQ conference of U Sports. The Sherbrooke football team first began play in 1971 in the Quebec Universities Athletic Association, but only played for three seasons. The program was re-started in 2003 and has been in continuous operation since then. The Vert et Or football team is one of two U Sports football programs to have never won a conference championship, with the other being the York Lions.

History

The team began its second incarnation in 2003, thirty years after the first program was dropped in 1973. The Vert et Or first began to play in 1971 in the Quebec Universities Athletic Association as the Sherbrooke Estrien.[1][2] The varsity team's name was changed to Sherbrooke Vert et Or in 1972. The program was dropped after the 1973 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.[2] That philosophy shifted back to intercollegiate sports as Université Laval, Université de Montréal and Sherbrooke each began programs in 1996, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The current football program has seen mixed success, with teams only qualifying for the postseason twice in its first seven years. However, the Vert et Or made progress after posting their first winning season in 2008 followed by their first appearance in the Dunsmore Cup championship in 2010, losing a close game to the Laval Rouge et Or.[3] Then, in 2011, Sherbrooke finished in 2nd place in the Quebec conference and hosted their first playoff game. Consequently, then head coach André Bolduc was named the RSEQ coach of the year. The team finished in third place in 2012 and appeared in their second Dunsmore Cup, but once again lost to Laval. The teams remained competitive through to 2015, with back-to-back winning seasons and playoff appearances, but have since posted four consecutive losing seasons since 2016. The team's current head coach, Mathieu Lecompte, hired in advance of the 2017 season, is the first former Vert et Or football player to become the head of the program.[4]

Recent regular season results

Season Games Won Lost PCT PF PA Standing Playoffs
2003 8 0 8 0.000 10 491 6th in QUFL Out of Playoffs
2004 8 3 5 0.375 135 246 5th in QUFL Out of Playoffs
2005 8 4 4 0.500 175 227 4th in QUFL Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 72-14
2006 8 3 5 0.375 181 210 5th in QUFL Out of Playoffs
2007 8 4 4 0.500 233 189 5th in QUFL Out of Playoffs
2008 8 5 3 0.625 190 153 3rd in QUFL Lost to Concordia Stingers in semi-final 41-20
2009 8 3 5 0.375 153 174 6th in QUFL Out of Playoffs
2010 9 5 4 0.556 261 205 3rd in QUFL Defeated Montreal Carabins in semi-final 33-26
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 22-17
2011 9 7 2 0.778 255 195 2nd in RSEQ Lost to Montreal Carabins in semi-final 33-15
2012 9 6 3 0.667 265 209 3rd in RSEQ Defeated Montreal Carabins in semi-final 42-24
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 40-17
2013 8 3 5 0.375 164 197 4th in RSEQ Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 32-11
2014 8 5 3 0.625 239 139 3rd in RSEQ Lost to Montreal Carabins in semi-final 40-13
2015 8 5 3 0.625 216 153 3rd in RSEQ Lost to Montreal Carabins in semi-final 24-31
2016 8 3 5 0.375 148 166 5th in RSEQ Out of Playoffs
2017 8 2 6 0.250 139 242 4th in RSEQ Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 45-0
2018 8 2 6 0.250 84 228 4th in RSEQ Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 40-0
2019 8 2 6 0.250 135 207 5th in RSEQ Out of Playoffs

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Head coaches

 # Name Term  GC  W  L  Pts  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements
1 Alain Lapointe 2003–2006 32 10 22 20 .313 1 0 1 .000
2 André Bolduc 2007–2011 42 24 18 48 .571 4 1 3 .250 RSEQ Coach of the Year (2011)
3 David Lessard 2012–2016 41 22 19 22 .537 5 1 4 .200
4 Mathieu Lecompte 2017–present 24 6 18 12 .250 2 0 2 .000

National award winners

Sherbrooke Vert et Or in the CFL

As of the end of the 2019 CFL season, eight former Vert et Or players are on CFL teams' rosters:

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References

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