Queen's Golden Gaels

Infobox canadian college athletics
name= Queen's Golden Gaels

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university= Queen's University
conference= Canadian Interuniversity Sport
division=Ontario University Athletics
director=Leslie Dal Cin
city= Kingston
province= Ontario
teams= Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball
stadium= Richardson Memorial Stadium
arena=Bartlett Gymnasium
arena2=Kingston Memorial Centre
Former: Jock Harty Arena (1970-2007), Strathcona Paper Centre (2007-2008)
mascot= Boo-Hoo
nickname= Golden Gaels
fightsong= Oil Thigh
colour1= Red
colour2= White
colour3=Gold
hex1= FF0000
hex2= FFFFFF
hex3= FFCC33
pageurl= http://www.goldengaels.com
pagename= Queen's University Athletics and RecreationNCAAFootballSchool
TeamName = Queen's Golden Gaels Football

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ImageSize = 130px
HeadCoachDisplay = Pat Sheahan
HeadCoachLink = Pat Sheahan
HeadCoachYear = Eighth
HCWins = 35
HCLosses = 29
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Stadium = Richardson Memorial Stadium
StadCapacity = 10,258
StadSurface = grass
ConferenceDisplay= OUA
ConferenceLink = Ontario University Athletics
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FirstYear = 1882
AthlDirectorDisp = Leslie Dal Cin
AthlDirectorLink = Leslie Dal Cin
WebsiteName = queensfootball.com
WebsiteURL = http://www.queensfootball.com/
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NatlTitles = 3
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Color1 = Gold
Color1Hex = FFCC33
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FightSong = Oil Thigh
MascotDisplay = Boo-Hoo
MascotLink = Boo-Hoo
MarchingBand = Queen's Bands
PagFreeLabel = Outfitter
PagFreeValue = Russell Athletic
PagFreeLabel = Rivals
PagFreeValue = Western Mustangs
McGill RedmenThe Queen's Golden Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium.

The name was coined in 1947 by Kingston Whig-Standard sports reporter Cliff Bowering after the football team traded its traditional uniform of red, gold, and blue bands for gold jerseys, gold helmets, and red pants. The name caught on and became the familiar term for Queen's teams by the 1950s. "Gaels," of course, is a reference to Queen's Scottish heritage (Queen's University was established in 1841 by the Presbyterian church). Before 1947, Queen's teams were commonly known as "The Tricolour."

Their rallying cry is the "Oil Thigh", a fight song sung in Gaelic by spectators when the home team scores a point, goal, touchdown, etc. Originally written in 1898 after a disappointing loss to the University of Toronto, the name comes from the phrase sung repeatedly in the main chorus: "Oil thigh na Banrighinn a'Banrighinn gu brath", or "College of the Queen forever" in Gaelic. The song has the tune of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; its English verses about the rivals of Queen's College alternate with the Gaelic chorus.

Queen's teams have had a variety of successes on the national and international stages over the university's history. The Golden Gaels football program is one of the oldest and most successful in Canada, boasting a total of three straight Grey Cup victories in the early Twentieth Century (1922, 1923, and 1924) and three Vanier Cup victories as the top team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (1968, 1978, and 1992). However, many of the Gaels' teams in less popular sports have had more success recently than the football program. The success of teams in less well-known sports demonstrated the university's commitment to its stated goal of "sport for all," also reflected in how it continues to field more men's and women's teams at the Varsity level than any other university in Canada.

Football

Regular Season Results

Regular Season Results

Playoff Results

*1999-2000 Defeated Toronto Varsity Blues in first round 2 games to 1
Defeated Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 2 games to 0
Faced UQTR in semi-final (result unknown)
*2000-2001 Lost to RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
*2001-2002 Out of Playoffs
*2002-2003 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 1
*2003-2004 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 0
*2004-2005 Out of Playoffs
*2005-2006 Out of Playoffs
*2006-2007 Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final 2 games to 0
*2007-2008 Gained first round bye
Lost to McGill Redmen in semi-final 2 games to 0

occer

Women's

The women's soccer team, in 2006, earned silver medals in the CIS national championships, thanks largely to star striker Eilish McConville. [ A summary of the team's performance leading up to the championship match can be found [http://sportingmadness.blogspot.com/2006/11/gaels-in-cis-final.html here.] ] McConville led all CIS players with 22 goals during the regular season, and was named the CIS Player of the year as a result. [ The CIS press release announcing McConville's award can be found [http://www.universitysport.ca/e/w_soccer/story_detail.cfm?id=7996 here.] A story in the Queen's Journal on the championship match can be found [http://www.queensjournal.ca/issue%2021/Sports_21.pdf here.] ]

References

ee also

* Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

External links

* [http://www.goldengaels.com Queen's Golden Gaels]
* [http://qnc.queensu.ca/Encyclopedia/Queen_s_Encyclopedia_G/queen_s_encyclopedia_g.html#GoldenGaels Explanation of the Term at the Queen's Website]
* [http://www.QueensHockey.com Golden Gaels Hockey Website]