Shawn Olson was fired as the head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds football program today.
In a news release, UBC Athletics said Olson, 鈥淲ill be moving on from his role as UBC head football coach effective immediately.鈥�
In five seasons with the Thunderbirds program, Olson amassed a regular season record of 10-30.
In 2011, the year he was named Canada West Coach of the Year, the T-birds winning 6-2 record was wiped to a 0-8 losing record because ineligible players were on the roster because of an administrative error.
For five years as a student-athlete from 1996 to 2000, Olson was the Thunderbirds quarterback and led UBC to a Vanier Cup championship in 1997.
鈥淭he UBC Thunderbirds thank coach Olson for his tireless leadership of the team,鈥� the school wrote in the news release. 鈥淐oach Olson has been dedicated to the program, and to UBC, throughout his time as head coach and we wish him continued success in the future.鈥�
The Thunderbirds finished the 2014 season with a 2-6 record with no road wins in four games.聽
