 The team had maintained a cross-town rivalry with the Vancouver-based University of British Columbia Thunderbirds as they are also the only two universities in British Columbia that field football teams.Since 1967, the two teams have competed in the Shrum Bowl, an annual game played at alternating venues with alternating rules.SFU holds a 17–15–1 series lead while also being the most recent champion having won the 2010 game at Thunderbird Stadium.