Brian Towriss (born May 24, 1956)[1] is the former head coach for the University of Saskatchewan's football team, the Saskatchewan Huskies.[2] Towriss became Saskatchewan's head coach in 1984 and became CIS football's winningest head coach in 2011, surpassing Larry Haylor with his 170th overall win. He resigned as head coach on December 19, 2016 with a U Sports football record 196 wins that held until 2022, and 315 games coached.[3] He reached the Vanier Cup finals nine times as a head coach, having won three of those in 1990, 1996, 1998. Collegiately, he also played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a builder.[4]
| Date of birth | May 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HC |
| Canada university | Saskatchewan |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1980–1983 | Saskatchewan Huskies (AC) |
| 1984–2016 | Saskatchewan Huskies (HC) |
| Awards | 1994 CIS Coach of the Year |
| Honours | 3× Vanier Cup champion – (1990, 1996, 1998) |
| Career stats | |
References
edit- ^ http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/football/FBMediaGuide.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "Brian Towriss resigns as Huskies football head coach". CBC News. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 features All-Time Leaders, Big-Time Builders". cfhof.ca. March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.