Football
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| First season | 1920 |
| Athletic director | Coleen Dufresne |
| Head coach | Brian Dobie |
| 16th year, 65–60–2 (.520) | |
| Other staff | Stan Pierre (DC) |
| Home stadium | University Stadium |
| Year built | 1967 |
| Stadium capacity | 5000 |
| Stadium surface | Natural Grass |
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| League | CIS |
| Conference | CWUAA (1964 - present) |
| All-time record | 153–190–4 (.447) |
| Postseason record | – |
| Vanier Cups | 3 1969, 1970, 2007 |
| Mitchell Bowl Championships | 1 2007 |
| Churchill Bowl Championships | 3 1969, 1970, 2001 |
| Hardy Cups | 10 1923, 1924, 1927, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 2001, 2007 |
| Hec Crighton winners | 0 |
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| Colours | Brown and Gold
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| Outfitter | Reebok |
| Rivals | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Website | gobisons.ca |
The Bisons are one of only three CIS football teams to have won back to back Vanier Cup championships, having won in 1969 and 1970. In total, the Bisons have won three Vanier Cup national championships and nine Hardy Trophy conference championships.
In 2007, the Bisons' football team won the Vanier Cup as the national champions in Canadian Interuniversity football, the first for the school in 37 years. Pat Gill, the manager, has been the manager for 40 years and was with the team during the 1969 and 1970 Vanier Cup Teams. A big factor in the 2007 Vanier Cup was the injury to running back Matt Henry, who suffered and a broken femur in three places and severe muscle damage. However, in the end, kicker and punter Scott Dixon converted on all but one of his field goals and pinned the Saint Mary's Huskies deep several times. Dixon, in his rookie year, is tied for second all-time for most field goals in a game.
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