Coulter Field is home to the Gaiters football, lacrosse and rugby and soccer teams.
Our teams are highly competitive and they have the fans to match. Our fans are known to be some of the most passionate on the Canadian sports scene without exception. The cheers from Gaiter fans fill our students athletes with energy and pride every time they don their purple jerseys.
The "Gaiters" Story
In 1947, a competition was sponsored by the Committee on Athletics and The Campus Newspaper to find a nickname for the University Football team, which would fire up the enthusiasm of the fans. The contest was won by George B. McClintock '49 who originally suggested "Gators" after the alligator which is a "tough and formidable foe when aroused, capable of swift and decisive action in an emergency". However, by using a play on words, the name spelled "Gaiters" seemed more appropriate for an Anglican College. Gaiters were an article of ecclesiastical clothing, which covered part of the wearer's shoe and lower legs. These were worn by Bishops, Deans and Archdeacons as part of the clerical dress when not robed.