25th Vanier Cup

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25th Vanier Cup
Saskatchewan HuskiesWestern Mustangs
(6–2)(6–1)
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DateNovember 18, 1989
Stadium SkyDome
Location Toronto
Ted Morris Memorial Trophy Tyrone Williams, Western Ontario
Attendance32,847

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. [1] This was the first Vanier Cup game to be played in the SkyDome and set a Vanier Cup attendance record which stood until 2012.

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References

  1. "The Vanier Cup Champions". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2016-07-08.