Montreal Carabins football

The Montréal Carabins CIS football team began its second incarnation in 2002 after over thirty years of being dormant. The Carabins first began play in 1966 in the Ontario Intercollegiate Football Conference and continued play for the next six seasons. The program was dropped after the 1971 season due to a shift in philosophy as many francophone universities placed an emphasis on community involvement and intramural athletic activities as opposed to intercollegiate athletics. That philosophy has shifted back to intercollegiate sports as Université Laval, Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke each began programs in 1996, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The current program has seen marked success in the regular season, having qualified for the playoffs in each of the past ten seasons, but has never gotten past the Dunsmore Cup, and has lost the semi-final six of those ten times.

Recent Playoff Results

 * 2002 Out of playoffs
 * 2003 Lost to Concordia Stingers in semi-final 35-8
 * 2004 Defeated McGill Redmen in semi-final 38-18 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 30-12
 * 2005 Defeated Concordia Stingers in semi-final 28-17 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 19-13
 * 2006 Lost to Concordia Stingers in semi-final 23-3
 * 2007 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 28-16
 * 2008 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in semi-final 32-7
 * 2009 Defeated Bishop's Gaiters in semi-final 40-15 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 31-7
 * 2010 Lost to Sherbrooke Vert et Or in semi-final 33-26
 * 2011 Defeated Sherbrooke Vert et Or in semi-final 33-15 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Dunsmore Cup 30-7
 * 2012 Lost to Sherbrooke Vert et Or in semi-final 42-24

Montreal Carabins in the CFL
As of the end of the 2012 CFL season, three former Carabins players are on CFL teams' rosters:
 * Marc-Olivier Brouillette, Montreal Alouettes
 * Joash Gesse, BC Lions
 * Djems Kouame, Toronto Argonauts