History
Originally known as the Caps and Cappettes, Brandon University Athletics adopted the nickname Bobcats in 1969. Brandon University Athletics once fielded teams in curling, football, field hockey, tennis, badminton, judo, swimming, and ice hockey. The men’s ice hockey team ceased in 2002.
Brandon College and Brandon University athletes competed in the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1920 until it was split into two divisions in 1971, at which time the Bobcats joined the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Following the 1998 season, GPAC was re-absorbed into the Canada West conference, the conference in which the Bobcats have been competing since.
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