WLU to host Western in Yates Cup in front of sold out crowd [Video]

North America’s oldest still-existing football trophy will be in Waterloo Saturday afternoon, as the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks host the Western University Mustangs in the Ontario University Athletics football championship.

“Our game day routine for all home games stays the exact same. So that’s a huge advantage,” said Michael Faulds, head coach of the Golden Hawks.

The 116th edition of the Yates Cup kicks off at 1 p.m. at University Stadium.

Laurier hasn’t hosted the Yates Cup since 2005.

The school is busy preparing for the sold-out crowd of over 5,000 fans.

“We’re certainly in the process of redeveloping our stadium. So while hosting a big event is really exciting, we’ve had to do some creative thinking to make sure we can be completely full to the seems so that we can have a full house and it’s already a sellout,” said Kate McCrae Bristol, director, athletics & recreation at WLU.

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