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The Vanier Cup is a post season college football championship game, used to determine the national champion in U Sports football. The game is the final for the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. In turn, the participating teams are determined by the winners of 4 bowl games: the Loney Bowl (AUS), Hardy Cup, Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ), and Yates Cup (OUA).
The 40th Vanier Cup was played on November 27, 2004, at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2004 season. In the first Vanier Cup to be played outside Toronto, the Laval Rouge et Or repeated as champions by defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 7-1. The turnover-filled game was the lowest scoring Vanier Cup in the game's history.
The 30th Vanier Cup was played on November 19, 1994, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1994 season. The Western Mustangs won their record sixth championship by defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 50-40 in the first Vanier Cup game to go to overtime.
The 29th Vanier Cup was played on November 20, 1993, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1993 season. The Toronto Varsity Blues won their second championship by defeating the Calgary Dinos by a score of 37-34.
The 28th Vanier Cup was played on November 21, 1992, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1992 season. The Queen's Golden Gaels won their third championship by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies by a score of 31-0, which was the first, and so far only, shutout in Vanier Cup history. This was the first Vanier Cup in which the Bruce Coulter Award was presented, where Eric Dell of Queen's was the first recipient.
The 25th Vanier Cup was played on November 18, 1989, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1989 season. The Western Mustangs won their fifth championship by defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 35-10. This was the first Vanier Cup game to be played in the SkyDome and set a Vanier Cup attendance record which stood until 2012.
The 19th Vanier Cup was played on November 19, 1983, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1983 season. The Calgary Dinos won their first ever championship by defeating the Queen's Golden Gaels by a score of 31-21.
The 18th Vanier Cup was played on November 20, 1982, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1982 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their first ever championship by defeating the Western Mustangs by a score of 39-14.
The 16th Vanier Cup was played on November 29, 1980, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1980 season. The Alberta Golden Bears won their third championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 40-21.
The 15th Vanier Cup was played on November 17, 1979, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1979 season. The Acadia Axemen won their first ever championship by defeating the Western Mustangs by a score of 34-12.
The 13th Vanier Cup was played on November 19, 1977, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1977 season. The Western Mustangs won their second consecutive championship and fourth overall by defeating the Acadia Axemen by a score of 48-15 in a rematch of the previous year's game. This was the first, and so far only, time that the same two teams played in a Vanier Cup game in consecutive years.
The 11th Vanier Cup was played on November 21, 1975, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1975 season. The Ottawa Gee-Gees won their first championship by defeating the Calgary Dinos by a score of 14–9. The Gee-Gees became the first team to win the Vanier Cup without having endured a single loss in the regular season.
The 10th Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1974, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1974 season. The Western Mustangs won their second championship by defeating the Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 19–15.
The 9th Vanier Cup was played on November 24, 1973, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1973 season. The Saint Mary's Huskies won their first ever championship by defeating the McGill Redmen by a score of 14-6.
The 8th Vanier Cup was played on November 25, 1972, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1972 season. The Alberta Golden Bears won their second championship by defeating the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks by a score of 20-7.
The 6th Vanier Cup was played on November 21, 1970, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1970 season. The Manitoba Bisons became the first team to repeat as national champions as they won their second championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 38-11.
The 5th Vanier Cup was played on November 21, 1969, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1969 season. The Manitoba Bisons won their first ever championship by defeating the McGill Redmen by a score of 24–15.
The 3rd Vanier Cup was played on November 25, 1967, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1967 season. The Alberta Golden Bears won their first ever championship by defeating the McMaster Marauders by a score of 10–9. This was the first national championship that required semi-final playoffs to determine the two teams that would meet in the Vanier Cup game. This also now represented the CIAU National Football Championship, whereas before it was solely a national invitational event under no defined league.
The 1st Vanier Cup was played on November 20, 1965, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided Canada's university football champions by way of a national invitation to participate in the game. The Alberta Golden Bears and the Toronto Varsity Blues were invited by a national panel to compete in a single elimination game to decide the Canadian university football champion for the 1965 season. The Varsity Blues won the game for their first ever championship by defeating the Golden Bears by a score of 14-7.
The 53rd Vanier Cup, the 2017 edition of the U Sports football championship, was held on November 25, 2017, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. The defending champion Laval Rouge et Or made their 11th Vanier Cup appearance while the Western Mustangs made their nation-leading 13th appearance. This was a rematch of the 44th Vanier Cup which was won by Laval and also played in Hamilton. Western defeated Laval, 39–17, to win its first national championship since 1994.
References
- ↑ "The Vanier Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Vanier Cup History - U SPORTS - English".
