Western Ontario Mustangs

The Western Ontario Mustangs (or more often the Western Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.

Many Western Ontario varsity programs lead Canadian universities in the number of championships won. The women's volleyball team has won 10 provincial championships, the rowing team has won 23 provincial championships, the basketball teams have won 24 provincial championships and the football team has won 29 provincial championships. Additionally, the cheerleading team has won the national championship 24 times, including 22 straight, and the football team has won six Vanier Cup national championships, both of which are the most total in the country. They also have one of the largest University Marching Band in Canada.

Varsity Teams
The University of Western Ontario's Athletics program currently supports 39 varsity programs. Western Ontario Mustangs teams compete in:
 * Badminton (m/w)
 * Baseball (m)
 * Basketball (m/w)
 * Cross Country Running (m/w)
 * Curling (m/w)
 * Fencing (m/w)
 * Field Hockey (w)
 * Figure Skating (w)
 * Football (m)
 * Golf (m/w)
 * Ice Hockey (men's/women's)
 * Lacrosse (m/w)
 * Rowing (m/w)
 * Rugby (m/w)
 * Soccer (m/w)
 * Squash (m/w)
 * Swimming (m/w)
 * Synchronized swimming (w)
 * Tennis (m/w)
 * Track & Field (m/w)
 * Volleyball (m/w)
 * Water Polo (m)
 * Wrestling (m/w)

Football
The Western Ontario Mustangs football team is one of the most decorated in Canadian history. It plays out of the TD Waterhouse Stadium, built in 2000, which can seat up to 8000 spectators. The team has appeared in the most Vanier Cup national championships, having made it to the title game 12 times, most recently in 2008. The program has gone on to win the Cup six of those times, a feat only recently matched in 2010 by the Laval Rouge et Or. The Mustangs have also won the Yates Cup conference championship 29 times in team history; more than any other Canadian University. Former Head Coach Larry Haylor led the team from 1984 until his retirement in 2006, and currently holds the Canadian Interuniversity Sport record for most wins.

The team is currently coached by Greg Marshall, who took over for Haylor in 2007 after his aforementioned retirement. Marshall won the Hec Crighton Trophy for most outstanding player in CIS football as a player for the Mustangs in 1980 and has also coached professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2004-2006. In the five seasons that Marshall has served as the Mustangs head coach, the team has won the Yates Cup three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and appeared in the Vanier Cup game in 2008. The Mustangs have been one of the top teams in CIS football as of late, posting a 27-5 regular season record over the past four years.

Season-by-season record
The following is the record of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs football team in the last ten seasons of play:

Western Ontario Mustangs in the CFL
As of the start of the 2012 CFL season, 11 former Mustangs players are on CFL teams' rosters:
 * Craig Butler, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * Brendan Dunn, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * Andy Fantuz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * Christopher Greaves, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * Jonathan Hood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * Jeff Keeping, Toronto Argonauts
 * David Lee, Toronto Argonauts
 * Matt Norman, BC Lions
 * Alexander Robinson, Toronto Argonauts
 * Derek Schiavone, Edmonton Eskimos
 * Tyler Scott, Edmonton Eskimos

Western Ontario Mustangs in the NFL

 * Vaughn Martin, San Diego Chargers