[5] The team won its only Yates Cup conference championship in 1975 as winners of the OQIFC West Division.

The Lancers have had three Hec Crighton Trophy winners, with Andrew Parici in 1972, Scott Mallender, in 1979, and Daryl Stephenson in 2006.

Quarterback Austin Kennedy (2010–14) had an outstanding career for the Lancers as he was a three-time OUA conference all-star, was the OUA career record holder with 79 touchdown passes and became the fourth quarterback in CIS history to pass for more than 10,000 yards.

D'Amore resigned following the 2018 season and Jean-Paul Circelli was hired as his replacement, the fifth head coach in the program's history.

[6] [7] Under the guidance of Coach Circelli, the 2022 season saw the Lancers return to the playoffs for the first time in eight years.