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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 2008 CIS football season began on August 23, 2008, and concluded with the 44th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fifth championship. Twenty-seven universities across Canada compete in CIS football, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
The 45th Vanier Cup was played on November 28, 2009, at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2009 season. In the first Vanier Cup game played in the province of Quebec, the Queen's Golden Gaels came from behind to defeat the Calgary Dinos 33-31. The Gaels, who were down by 18 points at halftime, scored 25 unanswered points in what was the biggest overcome deficit in Vanier Cup history.
The 44th Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 2008, at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2008 season. The Laval Rouge et Or dominated the Western Mustangs to win the championship 44-21, en route to a perfect 12-0 season. The win gave Laval its fifth Vanier Cup in school history and its fourth in the last six years.
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 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 17th Vanier Cup was played on November 28, 1981, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1980 season. The Acadia Axemen won their second championship by defeating the defending champion Alberta Golden Bears by a score of 18-12.
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 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 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 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.
The Queen's Gaels football team represents Queen's University in the sport of Canadian football. The Gaels compete at the U Sports football level, within the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference. Queen's began competing in intercollegiate football in 1882. The Gaels play in the Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, which has a capacity of 8,000.
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- ↑ "The Vanier Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Vanier Cup History - U SPORTS - English".
