Gee-Gees take fifth straight Panda Game in dramatic fashion, with 2021 hero Campbell Fair rising to the occasion.
Panda Bowl
The Carleton Ravens won the 2014 Panda Game 33–31 with just seconds left in the game. Check out how the game went down according to students and Fulcrum staff.
Having spoken to many former students of both schools, their recollection of the game is of a great party where the two schools got a chance at a year’s worth of bragging rights.
The Panda Bowl’s return was nothing short of exciting. The stands were filled, since the event sold out the 4,000-seat capacity by Friday at noon, with more than 800 standing tickets sold in surplus. The game was preceded by a reunion of alumni players from both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa’s football teams, who led the game with an honorary kick-off. The air was full of cheers from both Gee-Gees and Ravens fans.
“Back in those days if you showed up, you played football,” said Joseph Maingot who attended the U of O from 1953–56.
The pandemonium of the Panda Bowl, the Carleton University versus University of Ottawa football rivalry, is upon us. On Oct. 5, it will be raining black raven feathers.
A south sider is a proud sports fan who toughed the dreary weather and poor seating conditions of sitting on the south side of Lansdowne Stadium. They did this not only to be closer to the home team’s bench, but also to have the canal at their back.
Bring your professor a coffee in the morning, because they make you a better student than Carleton professors do. If you see a Gee-Gee on campus, let them know that you appreciate them, or just give them a high-five.
“Son, there are few things in life richer with meaning than hard work,” [Pedro] said. “There are even fewer whose reward is comparable.”
The Panda Bowl defined an unrivaled U of O vs. Carleton rivalry and Pedro was the prized possession that went to the victor each year.
A long-standing tradition held at Lansdowne Park that began in 1955, the Panda Bowl was a rivalry held between the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Carleton Ravens men’s football teams.
