Football
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| First season | 1945 |
| Athletic director | Jennifer Brenning |
| Head coach | Steve Sumarah |
| 1st year, 0–0–0 (–) | |
| Other staff | Jean-Philippe Asselin (OC) Ryan Bechmanis (DC) |
| Home stadium | Keith Harris Stadium |
| Stadium capacity | 3000 |
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | OUA (2013 – present) |
| Past associations | OIFC (1957–1966) CCIFC (1967–1970) OUAA (1971–1973) OQIFC (1974–1998) |
| All-time record | – |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 0 |
| Yates Cups | 0 |
| Dunsmore Cups | 1, 1985 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 0 |
| Colours | Black and Red
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| Mascot | Rodney the Raven |
| Rivals | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Website | oldcrowsfootball.ca |
The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence.
Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998. While the team that had some success in the mid 1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports, led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season. In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.
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