Named after

Frank Gnup Frank Theodore Gnup (April 5, 1917 – September 27, 1976) was an American quarterback, halfback and coach who played Canadian football from 1946 to 1952. A native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania who was a star player at Manhattan College, Gnup ...

, head coach of the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

Thunderbirds football team, from 1955 to 1973.

died in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, Canada, on September 27, 1976. The British Columbian provincial AAA football championships was named in his honour.

History

The

Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships The Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships is a high school varsity football playoff championship, in the province of British Columbia, Canada; from the years 1966 to 1975. History The old varsity high school Vancouver & District Inter-High School ...

gave way to the American style of ranking schools. Schools are divided into three classes by total enrollment in grades 9-11 only: A (0-337 students), AA (340-618 students), and AAA (619 students and up). The championships then became known as Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Championships and the Gary Scott AA Provincial Championships. The championships are a part of the Subway Bowl held at

BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province. The venue is currently ...

, in the province of British Columbia, and televised across Canada.

Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Champions

{, class="wikitable" border="1" , - ! Year ! Champion ! Runner Up ! ! Year ! Champion ! Runner Up ! ! Year ! Champion ! Runner Up ! ! Year ! Champion ! Runner Up ! , - , 1976 , Richmond 3 , Notre Dame 0 , , 1986 , Kamloops 38 , South Delta 6 , , 1996 , Richmond 25 (OT) ,

Vancouver College Vancouver College (abbreviated informally to VC) is an independent university-preparatory Catholic school for boys located in the Shaughnessy, Vancouver, Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1922, it is the ...

22 , , 2006 , Terry Fox 21 ,

18 , - , 1977 , Notre Dame 14 ,

6 , , 1987 , Notre Dame 40 , Richmond 6 , , 1997 , Richmond 43 , W J Mouat 7 , , 2007 , Holy Cross 49 , St. Thomas More 19 , - , 1978 , Notre Dame 9 (OT) , West Vancouver 6 , , 1988 , Notre Dame 30 ,

7 , , 1998 , Richmond 27 , St. Thomas More 20 , , 2008 , Terry Fox 57 , WJ Mouat 16 , - , 1979 , Handsworth 20 , Kamloops 0 , , 1989 , Notre Dame 14 ,

0 , , 1999 , St. Thomas More 29 , Pinetree 6 , , 2009 , Centennial 38 , WJ Mouat 35 , - , 1980 , Notre Dame 23 , Steveston 0 , , 1990 , Kamloops 36 , Centennial 8 , , 2000 , St. Thomas More 46 , W J Mouat 12 , , 2010 , Vancouver College 28 , Terry Fox 14 , - , 1981 , Kamloops 7 , Notre Dame 0 , , 1991 ,

34 , St. Thomas Moree 3 , , 2001 , Carson Graham 41 ,

8 , , 2011 , Mt Douglas 42 , WJ Mouat 35 , - , 1982 , Notre Dame 13 , Kamloops 0 , , 1992 , W J Mouat 27 ,

12 , , 2002 , W J Mouat 52 ,

27 , , 2012 , Mt Douglas 51 , Vancouver College 14 , - , 1983 , Kamloops 13 , Richmond 12 , , 1993 , Notre Dame 34 ,

20 , , 2003 , St. Thomas More 20 , Rick Hanson 7 , , 2013 , Mt Douglas 32 , Terry Fox 27 , - , 1984 , Abbotsford 14 , Notre Dame 4 , , 1994 ,

34 , Kamloops 25 , , 2004 , Rick Hanson 21 ,

19 , , 2014 , South Delta 55 , Mt Douglas 30 , - , 1985 , Kamloops 20 ,

7 , , 1995 , North Delta 39 , W J Mouat 21 , , 2005 , W J Mouat 7 ,

6 , , 2015 , Mt Douglas 34 , Vancouver College 17 , -

References

* (2005) Subway Bowl program, p. 25

External links

"Varsity Champions of the Past

High school football in Canada Canadian football competitions Canadian football in British Columbia 1976 establishments in British Columbia