Men's basketball The Varsity Blues
men's basketball team competes in the 18-team
Ontario University Athletics conference, in the Central division. The team has won 14
Wilson Cup conference championships, second only to the
Western Mustangs, including the first ever awarded for the 1908–09 season. The team most recently won the Wilson Cup in 1995.
Women's basketball The Varsity Blues
women's basketball team competes in the 18-team
Ontario University Athletics conference, in the Central division. The team has won nine Critelli Cup conference championships, most recently in 2002. The team won a
national championship in 1986 and also won silver medals in 1994 and 1996.
Football The Varsity Blues
football team was first organized in 1877 and hold the distinction of winning the
first Grey Cup in 1909 and the
first Vanier Cup in 1965. The team also won the first
Yates Cup conference championship in 1898 and has won 25 overall, which are the second-most in U Sports, but have not won since 1993, when they also won the
29th Vanier Cup. The men's ice hockey team was founded in 1891. The Varsity Blues senior team won the
Allan Cup in 1921 and 1927 and won the
gold medal at the
1928 Winter Olympics. Conn Smythe (U of T 1920), the principal owner of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–61) and builder of Maple Leaf Gardens (1931), chose Royal Blue and White as his team's colours to honour his alma mater. The Maple Leafs are popularly known as "The Blue and White" by many of their older fans.
Women's ice hockey The Varsity Blues
women's ice hockey team competes in the 18-team
Ontario University Athletics conference, in the OUA East division. The team has won 19 McCaw Cup conference championships, most recently in 2023. The team won a
national championship in 2001 and also won silver medals in 1998 and 2003.
Nordic skiing The Nordic skiing team competes against Ontario universities each year at the
OUA Championships in February after qualifying races earlier in the season. The team has steadily grown in size and experience since Hans Fischer stepped up to the position of coach in the 2005–06 season.
Rowing The University of Toronto Rowing Club represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. The UTRC was founded on February 10, 1897, and throughout the years has had many successes, including
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta victories,
OUA titles, and a silver medal at the
1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Men's soccer The Varsity Blues
men's soccer team competes in the 18-team
Ontario University Athletics conference, in the East division. The team has won 50 Blackwood Cup conference championships, including seasons where they were co-champions and division champions. The team won a
national championship in 1988.
Women's soccer The Varsity Blues
women's soccer team competes in the 18-team
Ontario University Athletics conference, in the East division. The team has yet to win a conference championship or a
national championship. The team is led by associate head coach Angelo Cavalluzzo.
Women's track & field Middle and long-distance runner
Sasha Gollish was named 2015
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Female Athlete of the Year (track events) for her performance at the CIS Championships, winning three gold medals in the
1000m,
3000m, and relay events and two silver medals in the 600m and 1500m events, the most individual medals ever won by a distance athlete. She was also named MVP of the 2015
Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championships after winning three individual gold medals in the 600m, 1500m, and 3000m events.
Men's volleyball The Varsity Blues
men's volleyball team competes in the 13-team
Ontario University Athletics conference. The team has won 15 Forsyth Cup conference championships, most recently in 2004. The team most recently won the Wilson Cup in 1995. The team has been led by head coach
John Barrett since the 2011–12 season.
Women's volleyball The Varsity Blues
women's volleyball team competes in the 14-team
Ontario University Athletics conference. The team has won 12 Quigley Cup conference championships, most recently in 2020. The team won a
national championship in
2016, becoming the first OUA team to win since 1976, and also won a silver medal in 1971. Kristine Drakich has served as the team's head coach since the 1989–90 season and was named U Sports coach of the year in 2015. ==Awards and honours==