Sport: Football Position: Head Coach Email: send email Phone: 966-1260
Brian Towriss will enter his 30th season as head
coach with the Huskie program, starting as an assistant coach under Val
Schneider in 1980 before taking over the team as head coach in 1984. He spent
four seasons as a defensive lineman for the Huskies from 1974-77 and was named
a conference all-star in 1974.
The Moose Jaw native has led Saskatchewan to three Vanier Cup titles, 11 Hardy
Cup titles and nine Vanier Cup appearances. He is a seven-time Canada West
coach of the year and one time CIS coach of the year. To date his regular
season record stands at 148-83-1 and playoff record at 29-18. Towriss holds the CIS record in wins by a football coach. He joined Canada as a coach at the Senior World Championship in the summer of 2011 in Austria.
Towriss joined an elite group in 2007 when he was handed Saskatchewan’s highest
honour by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Order of Merit. The Order of
Merit recognizes citizens who have made a significant contribution to the
province and its citizens.
