Western University Men's Football

Marshalls nine seasons behind the Mustangs bench have been marked by success as he has taken his teams to the Yates Cup in seven of the nine seasons of his tenure and won four (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013). Along with his four Yates Cups as Westerns bench boss, Marshall led the McMaster Marauders to four straight OUA titles from 2000 to 2003, and captured seven titles as a Mustangs assistant coach and three more as a player. In total Marshall has claimed 18 Yates Cup titles during his CIS playing and coaching career. On the national stage, Marshall won two Vanier Cups as an assistant coach with the Mustangs in 1989 and 1994. Entering the 2015 season, Marshall has compiled a 74-23 regular season and playoff record at the helm of the Mustangs and boasts a career CIS record of 127-41-2. Marshalls .762 winning percentage at Western places him second behind only Mustangs legend Larry Haylor in the Western record books. His high winning percentage goes along with five straight Yates Cup appearances from 2007-2011. Three of which he won, along with another OUA title in 2013, and an appearance in the 2008 Vanier Cup. Marshall began his career at Western in 1978 as a fullback under Semotiuk, leading the Mustangs to three consecutive Yates Cup championships and capturing the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canadian university footballs Most Outstanding Player in 1980. To this day, Marshall is still one of only two people to win the Hec Crighton and CIS Coach of the Year award, the other being Rick Zmich. Following his time in a Mustangs uniform, Marshall was drafted by the CFLs Edmonton Eskimos, where he won a Grey Cup in 1982 before his career was cut short due to a knee injury. He returned to Western in 1984 as an assistant coach under Haylor and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1992. He remained in the role until 1996, during which time the Mustangs won two Yates cup and the 1994 Vanier Cup with Marshall directing the offence. Moving on to McMaster the following season, Marshall led the Mauraders for seven seasons and won four straight Yates Cup titles from 2000 to 2003 before taking over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2004. He was the first Canadian-born head coach in the history of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the first-ever head coach to make the jump directly from the Canadian university football ranks to become a head coach in the Canadian Football League. Marshall made an immediate impact with the Tiger- Cats, helping them improve from a one win season in 2003 to a 9-8-1 record and the teams first playoff berth in three seasons. The CFL recognized Marshall, naming him CFL Coach of the Year for his rookie season, making him the first rookie head coach to win the annual award since Edmontons Ray Jauch in 1970. Along with his CIS and CFL experience, Marshall has also coached on the international stage. In 2012 he was the head coach of Team World in the International Bowl for the second straight season, leading the team to its first-ever victory in the event. He also served as offensive coordinator for the silver medal winning Canadian entry into the 2012 IFAF World Cup and took the reins as the head coach for Team Canada at the 2015 IFAF World Cup in Sweden. The Marshall File 1978-81: Running Back Western Mustangs 1982-84: Running Back Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) 1984-91: Assistant Coach Western Mustangs 1992-96: Offensive Coordinator Western Mustangs 1997-2003: Head Coach McMaster Marauders 2004-2006: Head Coach Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) 2007-Present: Head Coach (Western) Awards and Championships Four-time OUA Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2010, 2013, 2015) 2000 CIS Coach of the Year 1980 Hec Crighton Award Winner 1982 Grey Cup Champion Winner of 18 Yates Cup Championships as a coach and player Winner of two Vanier Cups as an assistant coach Career Record Entering the 2016 season 10: Number of seasons as head coach at Western 17: Number of seasons as head coach in CIS (includes seven at McMaster) 58-14: Career regular season record at Western 100-26-2: Career regular season as a head coach in CIS 74-23: Career overall record at Western (including playoffs) 127-41-2: Career overall record as a head coach in CIS (includes playoffs) Updated on June 16, 2016

Flaxman enters his second season as Mustangs assistant coach, now holding the role of Recruiting Coordinator and Offensive Assistant for the 2015 campaign. Familiar with the CIS as both a player and coach, Flaxman joined the Mustangs for the 2014 season, reuniting with Greg Marshall who coached Flaxman as a member of the McMaster Marauders 2003 Yates Cup Championship team. Flaxman then went on to continue his intercollegiate career with the Acadia Axmen where he captured consecutive Atlantic University Sport (AUS) titles in 2005 and 2006. He would stay with the Axmen football program in a coaching role, acting as Running Back Coach in 2008, Special Teams Coordinator in 2009, and finally as Co-Offensive Coordinator in 2011 in a season that saw Acadia claim the 2011 AUS Championship. For the past two seasons of his CIS coaching career Flaxman has served as the Offensive Coordinator of the Toronto Varsity Blues, and helped the team to finish 4-4 for the 2013-14 season; their best record in 20 years. In addition to coaching in the CIS, Flaxman brings club coaching experience with him to the Mustangs. From 2004-2011 he was involved with the Mississauga Warriors of the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL), acting as an assistant Offensive Coordinator, Co-offensive Coordinator, and Offensive Coordinator. In his time with the Warriors, the team claimed four division and three OVFL championships. Flaxman was selected to the 2014 Team Ontario Selects coaching staff, acting as running back coach, and served as an offensive assistant for the Team Ontario squad in the 2015 Canada Cup.