The Vanier Cup
(in French: Coupe Vanier
) is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. It 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 (now CIS) 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.
The 2008 Vanier Cup game returned to Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario on November 22. It was played between the Western Ontario Mustangs and the Laval Rouge-et-Or and was the first game to feature both a Quebec university and an Ontario university. Laval won the game 44-21 and gained their fifth championship since 1999 to become the just the twelfth CIS team to finish a season undefeated. [1]
The Western Ontario Mustangs have won the most Vanier Cups, six, and made the most appearances, 12. 16 teams have won the Vanier Cup, while four others have played for the championship but never won. There are seven active teams that have never won the Vanier Cup.
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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, much like the system employed by American
college football today. In 1967, the Canadian College Bowl was declared the national football championship of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union, now
Canadian Interuniversity Sport, with a playoff system determining the two participants.
[2] 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. The 2004 and 2005 games were hosted by the OUA at
Ivor Wynne Stadium in
Hamilton, and the 2006 game was hosted by the
University of Saskatchewan at
Griffiths Stadium in
Saskatoon.
[3] Twice, the game has been played in the same city and during the same weekend as the
Grey Cup: 1973 and 2007; both times in Toronto.
[4] It is unlikely that the two games will be grouped together in 2009 due to issues such as signage, field access and dressing rooms.
[5]
No schools bid for the 2009 and 2010 Vanier Cup games before the deadline. However, several last-minute bids were received before a meeting in which the hosting rights were decided, including bids from
Laval University,
Saint Mary's University,
University of Western Ontario and
University of Calgary.
[6] The decision was postponed and a week later it was announced that both games would be held at Laval University in
Quebec City, making it the first time the province of Quebec has hosted the Vanier Cup.
[7] The game is regularly broadcast nationally and in 2008 was on the cable network
The Score.
[8]
Today, the Vanier Cup is played between the winners of the
Uteck Bowl (formerly
Atlantic Bowl) and the
Mitchell Bowl (formerly the
Churchill Bowl). The Uteck and Mitchell Bowls, in turn, are contested by the
Loney Bowl (
AUS),
Hardy Cup (
Canada West),
Dunsmore Cup (
QUFL), and
Yates Cup (
OUA) champions.
[9] [10]
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 at Bishop’s University 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.
[11] [12] [13]
Championships
;Key
- (#)
Number of times that team has won the Vanier Cup.
Note
: All Ted Morris Trophy and Bruce Coulter Award winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted.
| Date
| Champion
| Score
| Runner Up
| Location
| Ted Morris Memorial Trophy
(Game MVP)
| Bruce Coulter Award
|
| November 20, 1965
| Toronto
| 14-7
| Alberta
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
| Jerry Sternberg
| Not awarded
|
| November 19, 1966
| St. F.X.
| 40-14
| Waterloo Lutheran
| Varsity Stadium
| Terry Gorman
|
| November 25, 1967
| Alberta
| 10-9
| McMaster
| Varsity Stadium
| Val Schneider
|
| November 22, 1968
| Queen's
| 42-14
| Waterloo Lutheran
| Varsity Stadium
| Don Bayne
|
| November 21, 1969
| Manitoba
| 24-15
| McGill
| Varsity Stadium
| Bob Kraemer
|
| November 21, 1970
| Manitoba (2)
| 38-11
| Ottawa
| Varsity Stadium
| Mike Shylo
|
| November 20, 1971
| Western
| 15-14
| Alberta
| Varsity Stadium
| Bob McGregor[A
|
| November 25, 1972
| Alberta (2)
| 20-7
| Waterloo Lutheran
| Varsity Stadium
| Roger Comartin
Andy MacLeod[B
|
| November 24, 1973
| Saint Mary's
| 14-6
| McGill
| Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
| Ken Clark
|
| November 22, 1974
| Western (2)
| 19-15
| Toronto
| Exhibition Stadium
| Ian Bryans
|
| November 21, 1975
| Ottawa
| 14-9
| Calgary
| Exhibition Stadium
| Neil Lumsden
|
| November 19, 1976
| Western (3)
| 29-13
| Acadia
| Varsity Stadium
| Bill Rozalowsky
|
| November 19, 1977
| Western (4)
| 48-15
| Acadia
| Varsity Stadium
| Bill Rozalowsky
|
| November 18, 1978
| Queen's (2)
| 16-3
| UBC
| Varsity Stadium
| Ed Andrew
|
| November 17, 1979
| Acadia
| 34-12
| Western
| Varsity Stadium
| Don Ross
|
| November 29, 1980
| Alberta (3)
| 40-21
| Ottawa
| Varsity Stadium
| Forrest Kennerd
|
| November 28, 1981
| Acadia (2)
| 18-12
| Alberta
| Varsity Stadium
| Steve Repic
|
| November 20, 1982
| UBC
| 39-14
| Western
| Varsity Stadium
| Glenn Steele
|
| November 19, 1983
| Calgary
| 31-21
| Queen's
| Varsity Stadium
| Tim Petros
|
| November 24, 1984
| Guelph
| 22-13
| Mount Allison
| Varsity Stadium
| Parri Ceci
|
| November 30, 1985
| Calgary (2)
| 25-6
| Western
| Varsity Stadium
| Lew Lawrick
|
| November 22, 1986
| UBC (2)
| 25-23
| Western
| Varsity Stadium
| Eric Putoto
|
| November 21, 1987
| McGill
| 47-11
| UBC
| Varsity Stadium
| Michael Soles
|
| November 19, 1988
| Calgary (3)
| 52-23
| Saint Mary's
| Varsity Stadium
| Sean Furlong
|
| November 18, 1989
| Western (5)
| 35-10
| Saskatchewan
| SkyDome, Toronto
| Tyrone Williams
|
| November 24, 1990
| Saskatchewan
| 24-21
| Saint Mary's
| SkyDome
| David Earl
|
| November 30, 1991
| Wilfrid Laurier
| 25-18
| Mount Allison
| SkyDome
| Andy Cecchini
|
| November 21, 1992
| Queen's (3)
| 31-0
| Saint Mary's
| SkyDome
| Brad Elberg
| Eric Dell
|
| November 20, 1993
| Toronto (2)
| 37-34
| Calgary
| SkyDome
| Glenn McCausland
| Rob Schrauth[C
|
| November 19, 1994
| Western (6)
| 50-40
| Saskatchewan
| SkyDome
| Brent Schneider[D
| Xavier Lafont
|
| November 25, 1995
| Calgary (4)
| 54-24
| Western
| SkyDome
| Don Blair
| Rob Richards
|
| November 30, 1996
| Saskatchewan (2)
| 31-12
| St. F.X.
| SkyDome
| Brent Schneider
| Warren Muzika
|
| November 22, 1997
| UBC (3)
| 39-23
| Ottawa
| SkyDome
| Stewart Scherck
| Mark Nohra
|
| November 28, 1998
| Saskatchewan (3)
| 24-17
| Concordia
| SkyDome
| Trevor Ludtke
| Doug Rozon
|
| November 27, 1999
| Laval
| 14-10
| Saint Mary's
| SkyDome
| Stéphane Lefebvre
| Francesco Pepe Esposito
|
| December 2, 2000
| Ottawa (2)
| 42-39
| Regina
| SkyDome
| Phill Côté
| Scott Gordon
|
| December 1, 2001
| Saint Mary's (2)
| 42-16
| Manitoba
| SkyDome
| Ryan Jones
| Kyl Morrison
|
| November 23, 2002
| Saint Mary's (3)
| 33-21
| Saskatchewan
| SkyDome
| Steve Panella
| Joe Bonaventura
|
| November 22, 2003
| Laval (2)
| 14-7
| Saint Mary's
| SkyDome
| Jeronimo Huerta Flores
| Philippe Audet
|
| November 27, 2004
| Laval (3)
| 7-1
| Saskatchewan
| Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
| Matthew Leblanc
| Matthieu Proulx
|
| December 3, 2005
| Wilfrid Laurier (2)
| 24-23
| Saskatchewan
| Ivor Wynne Stadium
| Ryan Pyear
| David Montoya
|
| November 25, 2006
| Laval (4)
| 13-8
| Saskatchewan
| Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon
| Éric Maranda
| Samuel Grégoire-Champagne
|
| November 23, 2007
| Manitoba (3)
| 28-14
| Saint Mary's
| Rogers Centre, Toronto
| Mike Howard
| John Makie
|
| November 22, 2008
| Laval (5)
| 44-21
| Western
| Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
| Julian Feoli-Gudino
| Marc Antoine L. Fortin
|
| November 28, 2009
|
| PEPS Stadium, Quebec City[
] |
|
| November 27, 2010
|
| PEPS Stadium, Quebec City[
] |
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^
A. Bob MacGregor, Ted Morris Trophy winner in 1971, played for the
Alberta Golden Bears.
^
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
Calgary Dinos.
^
D. Brent Schneider, Ted Morris Trophy winner in 1994, played for the
Saskatchewan Huskies.
Vanier Cup appearances
| OUA
| Ontario University Athletics
|
| QUFL
| Quebec University Football League
|
| Canada West
| Canada West Universities Athletic Association
|
| AUS
| Atlantic University Sport
|
| Appearances
| Team
| Conference
| Wins
| Losses
| Win %
|
| 12
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| OUA
| 6
| 6
| .500
|
| 9
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| AUS
| 3
| 6
| .333
|
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| Canada West
| 3
| 6
| .333
|
| 6
| Calgary Dinos
| Canada West
| 4
| 2
| .667
|
| Alberta Golden Bears
| Canada West
| 3
| 3
| .500
|
| 5
| Laval Rouge-et-Or
| QUFL
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| UBC Thunderbirds
| Canada West
| 3
| 2
| .600
|
| Ottawa Gee-Gees
| OUA
| 2
| 3
| .400
|
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks[E
| OUA
| 2
| 3
| .400
|
| 4
| Manitoba Bisons
| Canada West
| 3
| 1
| .750
|
| Queen's Golden Gaels
| OUA
| 3
| 1
| .750
|
| Acadia Axemen
| AUS
| 2
| 2
| .500
|
| 3
| Toronto Varsity Blues
| OUA
| 2
| 1
| .667
|
| McGill Redmen
| QUFL
| 1
| 2
| .333
|
| 2
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| AUS
| 1
| 1
| .500
|
| Mount Allison Mounties
| AUS
| 0
| 2
| .000
|
| 1
| Guelph Gryphons
| OUA
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Concordia Stingers
| QUFL
| 0
| 1
| .000
|
| McMaster Marauders
| OUA
| 0
| 1
| .000
|
| Regina Rams
| Canada West
| 0
| 1
| .000
|
| 0
| Bishop's Gaiters
| QUFL
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| Montréal Carabins
| QUFL
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or
| QUFL
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| Simon Fraser Clan
| Canada West
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| Waterloo Warriors
| OUA
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| Windsor Lancers
| OUA
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
| York Lions/Yeomen
| OUA
| 0
| 0
| ---
|
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E. The Wilfrid Laurier record includes three games played as Waterloo Lutheran.
See also
- List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada
- List of awards named after Governors General of Canada
References
- Laval Capture Vanier Cup to Complete Perfect Season
- Past Vanier Cups
- Desjardins Vanier Cup: Head-to-head Look
- Desjardins Vanier Cup in Toronto in 2007
- Vanier Cup Looking for a Permanent Host and Home
- CIS postpone decision on Vanier Cup hosting rights
- Laval to host 2009 and 2010 Vanier Cup
- The Score to broadcast 2007 Desjardins Vanier Cup
- Uteck Bowl
- Mitchell Bowl
- Championship All-Stars
- Teddy Morris
- Bruce Coulter