Ian Baillie was appointed head coach in 2013 and has guided McGill to a 76-29-3 coaching record in 108 games overall, including a 56-15-3 mark in regular season play and a 14-10 dossier in the post-season. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Baillie spent his formative years in Cambridge, Ont., where he played rugby and graduated from Galt Collegiate & Vocational Institute. He went on to play five seasons of varsity rugby for the University of Guelph, where he earned a bachelor of arts (BA '91) in management economics.
Baillie has earned three RSEQ men's rugby coach-of-the-year honours (2015, 2021, 2024). He has guided McGill to a berth at the conference championship game in seven of his 11 seasons, winning gold in 2013, 2015 and 2022. He has also led the squad to a pair of berths at the national championship tournament, where the team finished 1-2 in 2019 and posted a 2-1 silver-medal finish in 2019.
Some of the top highlight seasons include: In
2015, his troops posted a 6-0-1 first-place finish in regular season play in addition to post season victories over ETS (50-0) and Montreal (10-9) to capture the RSEQ championship. In
2021, his squad produced a 5-1-0 first-place finish in regular season play, followed by a 20-27 double overtime win against Bishop's and a 33-0 loss to Concordia in the RSEQ championship game. In
2022, he led the team to a 6-1-0 first-place finish in regular season play, followed by a semifinal playoff victory over Bishop's (20-18) and a league championship conquest over Ottawa (31-24). At the Nationals in Vancouver, the team won silver with a 2-1 record.
| IAN BAILLIE's COACHING RECORD AT McGILL |
|
REGULAR SEASON |
|
NON-CONFERENCE |
|
PLAYOFFS |
|
OVERALL |
REG. SEASON |
CHAMPIONSHIP |
| SEASON |
W |
L |
T |
|
W |
L |
T |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
T |
|
|
| 2013 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
9 |
1 |
0 |
1st of 5 teams |
GOLD |
| 2014 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
2 |
3rd of 5 teams |
SILVER |
| 2015 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
8 |
0 |
1 |
1st of 6 teams |
GOLD |
| 2016 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
0 |
2nd of 6 teams |
SILVER |
| 2017 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
4th of 6 teams |
|
| 2018 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
2nd of 7 teams |
|
| 2019 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
9 |
6 |
0 |
2nd of 7 teams |
SILVER / 7th |
| 2020 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
(COVID pandemic) |
(no season) |
| 2021 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
6 |
1 |
0 |
1st of 7 teams |
SILVER |
| 2022 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
10 |
2 |
0 |
1st of 7 teams |
SILVER |
| 2023 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
3rd of 7 teams |
|
| 2024 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
0 |
3rd of 7 teams |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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| TOTALS: |
56 |
15 |
3 |
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
14 |
10 |
|
76 |
29 |
3 |
|
|
(UPDATED: Nov. 13, 2024)
