There have been many proud captains of Chicago Lions Rugby.
Current captain is Dan Coci.
- 1964/65: Bill Walker
- 1965/66: Jack Harding
- 1966/67: Jack Harding
- 1967/68: Jerry Miller
- 1968/69: David Laidley
- 1969/70: David Laidley
- 1970/71: Mike King
- 1971/72: Bill Dawson
- 1972/73: Mike King
- 1973/74: Lawrence Kinet
- 1974/75: Tom Lemire
- 1975/76: Bill Dawson
- 1976/77: Gary Wilson
- 1977/78: Gary Wilson
- 1978/79: Gary Wilson
- 1979/80: Harlen Pyle
- 1980/81: Gary Wilson
- 1981/82: Gary Wilson
- 1982/83: Gary Larsen/Paul McNaughton
- 1983/84: Jim Donlin
- 1984/85: Jim Donlin
- 1985/86: Dan Halm
- 1986/87: Nick Fedorenko
- 1987/88: Sean Madden
- 1988/89: Pat Bolger
- 1989/90: Kirt Soukup
- 1990/91: Kirt Soukup
- 1991/92: Matt Pickston
- 1992/93: Matt Pickston
- 1993/94: Larry Zeno
- 1994/95: Pat Graf
- 1995/96: Mark Santiago
- 1996/97: Mark Santiago/Mike Palmer
- 1997/98: Dike Ajiri
- 1998/99: Brian Downes
- 1999/2000: Brian Downes
- 2000/01: John Chevalier
- 2001/02: Lee Carlsen
- 2002/03: Lee Carlsen
- 2003/04: Tom Kennedy
- 2004/05: Duncan Blowers
- 2005/06: M.C. Laubscher
- 2006/07: Chris Brankin
- 2007/08: Dustin Hugen
- 2008/09: Jon Vitale
- 2009/10: Jon Vitale
- 2010/11: Matt Kelly
- 2011/12: Matt Kelly
- 2012/13: David Selimos
- 2013/14: David Selimos
- 2014/15: David Selimos
- 2015/16: Dave Whitney
- 2016/17: Dan Coci
- 2017/18: Dan Coci
- 2018/19: Andy Rose