Vanier Cup

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AmericanFootball current event.svg 59th Vanier Cup
Coupe Vanier UL 01.jpg
Sport Canadian football
Founded1965;59 years ago (1965)
First season1965
Organising body U Sports
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)		 Laval Rouge et Or (12th title)
Most titles Laval Rouge et Or (12 titles)
Official website usports.ca/en/championships/vanier-cup/m

The Vanier Cup (French : Coupe Vanier) is a post season university 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 (Canada West), Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ), and Yates Cup (OUA). [1] [2]

Contents

The Laval Rouge et Or have won the most Vanier Cups (12), while the Western Mustangs have the most appearances (15). Eighteen teams have won the Vanier Cup, while three others have played for the championship but never won. There are six active teams that have never appeared in the championship game. The most recent game, the 59th Vanier Cup, was played on November 23, 2024, at Kingston, Ontario. In this game, the Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 22–17 to win their twelfth championship.

History

The Vanier Cup was created in 1965 as the championship trophy of the Canadian College Bowl. For the first two years of competition, the Canadian College Bowl was an invitational event, with a national panel selecting two teams to play, similar to other U.S. collegiate bowl games. In 1967, the Canadian College Bowl was declared the national football championship of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union, later Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and now U Sports, with a playoff system determining the two participants. [3]

The Vanier Cup was played in Toronto, Ontario, from its inception in 1965 through 2003. However, after the CIS opened the game to host conference bids in 2001, the possibility arose to have games held outside Toronto. As of 2023, 41 of the 61 Vanier Cups have been played in Toronto, eight in Quebec City, five in Hamilton, one in Regina, one in Saskatoon, one in Vancouver, one in London, Ontario, one in Montreal, and one in Kingston. No games have been staged in the Atlantic region. Four times, the game has been played in the same city and during the same weekend as the Grey Cup: 1973, 2007 and 2012 in Toronto and in 2011 in Vancouver at BC Place Stadium. [4]

The winners trophy is named after Georges Vanier, the former governor general of Canada and was first awarded in 1965 to the winner of an invitational event contested between two teams that were selected by a panel. In 1967, the trophy was declared the official "CIAU National Football Championship" and a playoff system was instituted. From its creation until 1982, it was known as the Canadian College Bowl. The game typically occurs in late November, although it is occasionally played in December.

On June 8, 2020, U Sports announced that all fall athletics championships for the 2020–21 season had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Results

Key

Note: All Ted Morris Trophy and Bruce Coulter Award winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted.

GameDateChampionScoreRunner UpStadiumCityTed Morris Memorial Trophy
(Game MVP)		Bruce Coulter Award
(starts in 1992)		Attendance
1st November 20, 1965 Toronto 14–7 Alberta Varsity Stadium Toronto Gerry Sternberg —3,488
2nd November 19, 1966 St. F.X. 40–14 Waterloo Lutheran Varsity StadiumTorontoTerry Gorman—13,678
3rd November 25, 1967 Alberta 10–9 McMaster Varsity StadiumTorontoVal Schneider—16,167
4th November 22, 1968 Queen's 42–14 Waterloo Lutheran Varsity StadiumTorontoDon Bayne—16,051
5th November 21, 1969 Manitoba 24–15 McGill Varsity StadiumToronto Bob Kraemer —9,347
6th November 21, 1970 Manitoba (2)38–11 Ottawa Varsity StadiumTorontoMike Shylo—10,550
7th November 20, 1971 Western 15–14 Alberta Varsity StadiumTorontoBob McGregor [A] —13,041
8th November 25, 1972 Alberta (2)20–7 Waterloo Lutheran Varsity StadiumTorontoRoger Comartin
Andy MacLeod [B] 		—10,192
9th November 24, 1973 Saint Mary's 14–6 McGill Exhibition Stadium Toronto Ken Clark —17,000
10th November 22, 1974 Western (2)19–15 Toronto Exhibition StadiumTorontoIan Bryans—24,777
11th November 21, 1975 Ottawa 14–9 Calgary Exhibition StadiumToronto Neil Lumsden —17,841
12th November 19, 1976 Western (3)29–13 Acadia Varsity StadiumTorontoBill Rozalowsky—20,300
13th November 19, 1977 Western (4)48–15 Acadia Varsity StadiumTorontoBill Rozalowsky—19,514
14th November 18, 1978 Queen's (2)16–3 British Columbia Varsity StadiumTorontoEd Andrew—19,124
15th November 17, 1979 Acadia 34–12 Western Varsity StadiumTorontoDon Ross—19,397
16th November 29, 1980 Alberta (3)40–21 Ottawa Varsity StadiumTorontoForrest Kennerd—11,000
17th November 28, 1981 Acadia (2)18–12 Alberta Varsity StadiumTorontoSteve Repic—11,875
18th November 20, 1982 British Columbia 39–14 Western Varsity StadiumTorontoGlenn Steele—14,759
19th November 19, 1983 Calgary 31–21 Queen's Varsity StadiumTorontoTim Petros—18,324
20th November 24, 1984 Guelph 22–13 Mount Allison Varsity StadiumTorontoParri Ceci—16,321
21st November 30, 1985 Calgary (2)25–6 Western Varsity StadiumTorontoLew Lawrick—16,321
22nd November 22, 1986 British Columbia (2)25–23 Western Varsity StadiumTorontoEric Putoto—17,847
23rd November 21, 1987 McGill 47–11 British Columbia Varsity StadiumToronto Michael Soles —14,326
24th November 19, 1988 Calgary (3)52–23 Saint Mary's Varsity StadiumTorontoSean Furlong—13,127
25th November 18, 1989 Western (5)35–10 Saskatchewan SkyDome Toronto Tyrone Williams —32,847
26th November 24, 1990 Saskatchewan 24–21 Saint Mary's SkyDomeTorontoDavid Earl—26,846
27th November 30, 1991 Wilfrid Laurier 25–18 Mount Allison SkyDomeTorontoAndy Cecchini—28,645
28th November 21, 1992 Queen's (3)31–0 Saint Mary's SkyDomeTorontoBrad ElbergEric Dell28,645
29th November 20, 1993 Toronto (2)37–34 Calgary SkyDomeTorontoGlenn McCauslandRob Schrauth [C] 20,211
30th November 19, 1994 Western (6)50–40 (OT) Saskatchewan SkyDomeTorontoBrent Schneider [D] Xavier Lafont28,652
31st November 25, 1995 Calgary (4)54–24 Western SkyDomeToronto Don Blair Rob Richards29,178
32nd November 30, 1996 Saskatchewan (2)31–12 St. F.X. SkyDomeTorontoBrent SchneiderWarren Muzika14,577
33rd November 22, 1997 British Columbia (3)39–23 Ottawa SkyDomeTorontoStewart Scherck Mark Nohra 8,184
34th November 28, 1998 Saskatchewan (3)24–17 Concordia SkyDomeTorontoTrevor LudtkeDoug Rozon15,157
35th November 27, 1999 Laval 14–10 Saint Mary's SkyDomeTorontoStéphane LefebvreFrancesco Pepe Esposito12,595
36th December 2, 2000 Ottawa (2)42–39 Regina SkyDomeTorontoPhill Côté Scott Gordon 18,209
37th December 1, 2001 Saint Mary's (2)42–16 Manitoba SkyDomeTorontoRyan JonesKyl Morrison19,138
38th November 23, 2002 Saint Mary's (3)33–21 Saskatchewan SkyDomeTorontoSteve PanellaJoe Bonaventura17,179
39th November 22, 2003 Laval (2)14–7 Saint Mary's SkyDomeTorontoJeronimo Huerta-FloresPhilippe Audet17,828
40th November 27, 2004 Laval (3)7–1 Saskatchewan Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton Matthew Leblanc Matthieu Proulx 14,227
41st December 3, 2005 Wilfrid Laurier (2)24–23 Saskatchewan Ivor Wynne StadiumHamiltonRyan PyearDavid Montoya16,827
42nd November 25, 2006 Laval (4)13–8 Saskatchewan Griffiths Stadium Saskatoon Éric MarandaSamuel Grégoire-Champagne12,567
43rd November 23, 2007 Manitoba (3)28–14 Saint Mary's Rogers Centre TorontoMike HowardJohn Makie26,787
44th November 22, 2008 Laval (5)44–21 Western Ivor Wynne StadiumHamilton Julian Féoli-Gudino Marc-Antoine L. Fortin 13,873
45th November 28, 2009 Queen's (4)33–31 Calgary Stade du PEPS Quebec City Danny Brannagan Chris Smith 18,628
46th November 27, 2010 Laval (6)29–2 Calgary Stade du PEPSQuebec CitySébastien LevesqueMarc-Antoine Beaudoin-Cloutier16,237
47th November 25, 2011 McMaster 41–38 (2OT) Laval BC Place Vancouver [6] Kyle Quinlan Aram Eisho24,935
48th November 23, 2012 Laval (7)37–14 McMaster Rogers CentreToronto [7] Maxime Boutin Arnaud Gascon-Nadon 37,098
49th November 23, 2013 Laval (8)25–14 Calgary Stade Telus Quebec City [8] Pascal Lochard Vincent Desloges18,543
50th November 29, 2014 Montréal 20–19 McMaster Molson Stadium Montreal Regis Cibasu Anthony Coady [9] 22,649
51st November 28, 2015 British Columbia (4)26–23 Montréal Stade TelusQuebec City [10] Michael O'Connor Stavros Katsantonis [11] 12,557
52nd November 26, 2016 Laval (9)31–26 Calgary Tim Hortons Field Hamilton [12] Hugo Richard Cédric Lussier-Roy7,115
53rd November 25, 2017 Western (7)39–17 Laval Tim Hortons FieldHamilton Chris Merchant Fraser Sopik 10,754
54th November 24, 2018 Laval (10)34–20 Western Stade TelusQuebec City Hugo Richard Adam Auclair 12,380
55th November 23, 2019 Calgary (5)27–13 Montréal Stade TelusQuebec City Adam Sinagra Redha Kramdi 8,376
2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic [5]
56th December 4, 2021 Western (8)27–21 Saskatchewan Stade TelusQuebec CityEvan HillockDaniel Valente Jr5,840
57th November 26, 2022 [13] Laval (11)30–24 Saskatchewan Western Alumni Stadium London Kevin Mital Charles-Alexandre Jacques8,420
58th November 25, 2023 [14] Montréal (2)16–9 British Columbia Richardson Memorial Stadium Kingston Jonathan SénécalNicky Farinaccio7,109
59th November 23, 2024 [15] Laval (12)22-17 Wilfrid Laurier Richardson Memorial StadiumKingstonFelipe FortezaArnaud Desjardins9,500
60th November 2025 [16] Mosaic Stadium Regina
61st November 2026 [16] Stade TelusQuebec City

^ A. Bob McGregor, Ted Morris Trophy winner in 1971, played for the runner-up team.
^ B. In the 1972 game, the Vanier Cup Committee and Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union officials decided to crown co-winners from the same school.
^ C. Rob Schrauth, Bruce Coulter Award winner in 1993, played for the runner-up team.
^ D. Brent Schneider, Ted Morris Trophy winner in 1994, played for the runner-up team.

Appearances by team

Key
OUA Ontario University Athletics
RSEQ Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
CanWest Canada West Universities Athletic Association
AUS Atlantic University Sport
OQIFC Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference 1980–2000
AppearancesTeamHometownConferenceWinsLossesWin %Most Recent Appearance
15 Western Mustangs London, Ontario OUA87.5332021
14 Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City, QuebecRSEQ/OQIFC122.8572024
11 Calgary Dinos Calgary, AlbertaCanWest56.4552019
Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon, SaskatchewanCanWest38.2732022
9 Saint Mary's Huskies Halifax, Nova Scotia AUS36.3332007
7 UBC Thunderbirds Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanWest43.5712023
6 Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton, AlbertaCanWest33.5001981
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks [E] Waterloo, Ontario OUA24.3332024
5 Queen's Gaels Kingston, Ontario OUA/OQIFC41.8002009
Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa, OntarioOUA/OQIFC23.4002000
4 Manitoba Bisons Winnipeg, ManitobaCanWest31.7502007
Acadia Axemen Wolfville, Nova ScotiaAUS22.5001981
Montréal Carabins Montreal, QuebecRSEQ22.5002023
McMaster Marauders Hamilton, Ontario OUA13.2502014
3 Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto, OntarioOUA21.6671993
McGill Redbirds Montreal, QuebecRSEQ/OQIFC12.3331987
2 St. Francis Xavier X-Men Antigonish, Nova Scotia AUS11.5001996
Mount Allison Mounties Sackville, New Brunswick AUS02.0001991
1 Guelph Gryphons Guelph, OntarioOUA101.0001984
Concordia Stingers Montreal, QuebecRSEQ/OQIFC01.0001998
Regina Rams Regina, Saskatchewan CanWest01.0002000

^ E. The Wilfrid Laurier record includes three games played as Waterloo Lutheran.

Six active teams have never played for the Vanier Cup: Bishop's Gaiters (AUS/RSEQ/OQIFC), Carleton Ravens (OUA), Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or (RSEQ), Waterloo Warriors (OUA), Windsor Lancers (OUA), and York Lions/Yeomen (OUA).

Awards

From left to right, The Ted Morris Trophy, Vanier Cup and Bruce Coulter Trophy at the 2009 Vanier Cup at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City. CIS Championship trophies.jpg
From left to right, The Ted Morris Trophy, Vanier Cup and Bruce Coulter Trophy at the 2009 Vanier Cup at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City.

The Vanier Cup's most valuable player is awarded the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy. It was first awarded at the first championship in 1965 and named in honour of Teddy Morris, who died the same year. Morris, a Hall of Fame former Toronto Argonauts player and coach, was an organizer of the first bowl and champion for developing Canadian players.

The Bruce Coulter Award was first awarded in 1992 and is dependent on what position the winner of the Ted Morris Trophy played. If the winner is from the offence, then the Bruce Coulter Award winner will be the most outstanding defensive player or vice versa. It was named after Bruce Coulter, long-time Head Coach of the Bishop's Gaiters and former offensive and defensive player with the Montreal Alouettes in the 1950s. Coulter was inducted as a builder in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997. [17] [18] [19]

Broadcasting

The 48th Vanier Cup was the most watched and highest attended Vanier Cup game. 2012 Vanier Cup game.jpg
The 48th Vanier Cup was the most watched and highest attended Vanier Cup game.

The Vanier Cup final game is regularly broadcast nationally. From 1965 though 1976 it was broadcast on CBC Television, from 1977 through 1988 it was broadcast on the CTV Television Network. In 1989, TSN acquired rights to the game, lasting through to 2012 (besides a one-year stint on The Score in 2008).

In November 2010, the rights to the Vanier Cup were purchased by sports marketing company MRX. [20] The 2011 game was held in Vancouver, on the same weekend as the 99th Grey Cup and for the first time it was fully integrated into the Grey Cup Festival as a festival event. [6]

In 2012, the 48th Vanier Cup, played between Laval and McMaster at Rogers Centre in Toronto became both the most attended and most watched Vanier Cup ever. Held the same weekend and in the same city as the 100th Grey Cup, the game was attended by 37,098. The previous record was set in 1989 at the 25th Vanier Cup, when 32,847 watched the game between Western and Saskatchewan that was also played at SkyDome (now Rogers Centre). [21] The game, broadcast on TSN and RDS was watched by 910,000. [22]

In February 2013, the CIS terminated the option years on their agreement with MRX opting for an open bid process for the hosting of the game. Laval University, in Quebec City, was the only bidder for the game and won the right to host the 49th Vanier Cup. [23] In May, CIS terminated its agreement with TSN, and entered into a six-year deal with Sportsnet to broadcast its championships, including the Vanier Cup. [24]

The switch in venues, the decoupling of the Vanier Cup from Grey Cup week, and the change in broadcaster, led to a precipitous drop in attendance and viewership. A total of 301,000 viewers watched Laval defeat the Calgary Dinos 25–14 Saturday, November 23, 2013, which was a decline of 64 per cent from the previous year. [25] A standing room crowd of 18,543 were on hand at the Telus Stadium which was a decline of 50 per cent from the previous year in Toronto (although a sellout in that venue). In 2019, after several more years of declines, the Vanier Cup returned to CBC. [26]

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">47th Vanier Cup</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">McMaster Marauders football</span> University Canadian football team

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">48th Vanier Cup</span>

The 2012 Vanier Cup, the 48th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The game featured a rematch of the previous year's Vanier Cup game as the McMaster Marauders attempted to become repeat champions against the Laval Rouge et Or. This was the second time in Vanier Cup history that the same two teams played each other in consecutive years.

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The 2014 CIS football season began on September 1, 2014 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 29 with the 50th Vanier Cup championship at Molson Stadium in Montreal. This year, 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">51st Vanier Cup</span> Canadian university gridiron football championship

The 2015 Vanier Cup, the 51st edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the fourth time that the city of Quebec has hosted the Vanier Cup. For the third consecutive year the championship game was played in the province of Quebec. The game featured the Canada West Champion UBC Thunderbirds and the RSEQ Champion Montreal Carabins. This was the second appearance for the Carabins - in back-to-back years - and the sixth for the Thunderbirds.

The 2015 CIS football season began on August 30, 2015 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 28 with the UBC Thunderbirds defeating the Montreal Carabins 26-23 in the 51st Vanier Cup championship at Telus Stadium in Quebec City. This year, 27 university teams in Canada played Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">53rd Vanier Cup</span> Canadian university gridiron football championship

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 2017 U Sports football season began on August 25 with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the Montreal Carabins visiting the Concordia Stingers in Montreal, Quebec. The season concluded on November 25 with the 53rd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. This season saw the first conference shift since 2001 with the Bishop's Gaiters moving from the Quebec Student Sport Federation to the Atlantic University Sport conference. 27 university teams in Canada participated in the newly re-branded U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football. The Western Mustangs defeated the Laval Rouge et Or, 39-17, to win their first Vanier Cup since 1994.

The 1999 CIAU football season began on September 10, 1999, and concluded with the 35th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27, 1999, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning the first Vanier Cup in program history. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU). The Regina Rams began their first season of play in the CIAU after previously playing in the Canadian Junior Football League.

The 1998 CIAU football season began on September 2, 1998, and concluded with the 34th Vanier Cup national championship on November 28, 1998, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Saskatchewan Huskies winning the third Vanier Cup championship in program history. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU). This year would be the last for the Carelton Ravens until their re-establishment in 2013 as the program was discontinued in 1998.

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