The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of

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, Canada's national competition for university teams that play

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. It is held in the more westerly location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game goes on to play against the

Uteck Bowl The Uteck Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to f ...

champions for the

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. The home of the Mitchell Bowl, as well as the two conference champions, changes each year on a rotating basis. The Mitchell Bowl was named after Douglas H. Mitchell, a former

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commissioner and member of the

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board of governors.

History

In 2001, U Sports, then known as CIS, voted to change the permanent site of the

Atlantic Bowl The Atlantic Bowl was one of the two national semifinal men's football games of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (now known as U Sports). The winner of the Atlantic Bowl would meet the winner of the Churchill Bowl for the Vanier Cup. It was repla ...

in the interest of competitive fairness. In 2002, the Mitchell Bowl was first awarded, replacing the Atlantic Bowl. During 2002, the Mitchell Bowl played opposite to the

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. In 2003, the

replaced the Churchill Bowl. The 2020 game was cancelled due to the

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List of Mitchell Bowl champions

Future participants

The teams and host sites of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl rotate on a six-year cycle, so that in each cycle each of the four conferences hosts and visits every other conference once. With the 2020 game cancelled, the cycle was delayed by one year with the 2020 teams playing in 2021. The participants and sites for future Mitchell Bowl games are listed below: All Mitchell Bowl games have been played at the home field of the host conference's champion. As of 2021, home teams have a record of 13–7.

Team win–loss records

References

External links

Mitchell Bowl history
{{U Sports championships U Sports football trophies and awards