The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football. It is named after former Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier.
History
The Vanier Cup was created in 1965 as its championship trophy of the Canadian College Bowl. In 1982 the name of the game was changed to the Vanier Cup.
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, with a playoff system determining the two participants. Save several isolated incidents, this was often contested between the Atlantic Bowl and Churchill Bowl champions.
Traditionally, the Vanier Cup has been played in Toronto, Ontario, often on the day before the Grey Cup. However, in 2004, it was decided by the CIS that the home of the Vanier Cup game would rotate between the four conferences.
The Canadian College Bowl was formally renamed after the trophy in 1982. Today, both the game and the trophy are known as the Vanier Cup, and it is played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. The Uteck and Mitchell Bowls, in turn, are contested by the Jewett Trophy, Hardy Trophy, Dunsmore Cup, and Yates Cup champions.
In every year since 1965, the Vanier Cup's most valuable player is awarded the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy, and since 1992, a second player (often, the most valuable offensive player if the MVP is from the defense and vice-versa) is awarded the Bruce Coulter Award.
Vanier Cup Games
| Date
| Winning Team
| Score
| Losing Team
| Location
|
| 1965-11-20
| Toronto Varsity Blues
| 14-7
| Alberta Golden Bears
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1966-11-19
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| 40-14
| Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1967-11-25
| Alberta Golden Bears
| 10-9
| McMaster Marauders
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1968-11-22
| Queen's Golden Gaels
| 42-14
| Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1969-11-21
| Manitoba Bisons
| 24-15
| McGill Redmen
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1970-11-21
| Manitoba Bisons
| 38-11
| Ottawa Gee Gees
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1971-11-20
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 15-14
| Alberta Golden Bears
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1972-11-25
| Alberta Golden Bears
| 20-7
| Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1973-11-24
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| 14-6
| McGill Redmen
| Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1974-11-22
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 19-15
| Toronto Varsity Blues
| Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1975-11-21
| Ottawa Gee Gees
| 14-9
| Calgary Dinos
| Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1976-11-19
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 29-13
| Acadia Axemen
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1977-11-19
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 48-15
| Acadia Axemen
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1978-11-18
| Queen's Golden Gaels
| 16-3
| UBC Thunderbirds
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1979-11-17
| Acadia Axemen
| 34-12
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1980-11-29
| Alberta Golden Bears
| 40-21
| Ottawa Gee Gees
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1981-11-28
| Acadia Axemen
| 18-12
| Alberta Golden Bears
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1982-11-20
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 39-14
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1983-11-19
| Calgary Dinos
| 31-21
| Queen's Golden Gaels
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1984-11-24
| Guelph Gryphons
| 22-13
| Mount Allison Mounties
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1985-11-30
| Calgary Dinos
| 25-6
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1986-11-22
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 25-23
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1987-11-21
| McGill Redmen
| 47-11
| UBC Thunderbirds
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1988-11-19
| Calgary Dinos
| 52-23
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
|
| 1989-11-18
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 35-10
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1990-11-24
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| 24-21
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1991-11-30
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
| 25-18
| Mount Allison Mounties
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1992-11-21
| Queen's Golden Gaels
| 31-0
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1993-11-20
| Toronto Varsity Blues
| 37-34
| Calgary Dinos
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1994-11-19
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| 50-40
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1995-11-25
| Calgary Dinos
| 54-24
| Western Ontario Mustangs
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1996-11-30
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| 31-12
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1997-11-22
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 39-23
| Ottawa Gee Gees
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1998-11-28
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| 24-17
| Concordia Stingers
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 1999-11-27
| Laval Rouge et Or
| 14-10
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 2000-12-02
| Ottawa Gee Gees
| 42-39
| Regina Rams
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 2001-12-01
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| 42-16
| Manitoba Bisons
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 2002-11-23
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| 33-21
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 2003-11-22
| Laval Rouge et Or
| 14-7
| Saint Mary's Huskies
| Skydome, Toronto
|
| 2004-11-27
| Laval Rouge et Or
| 7-1
| Saskatchewan Huskies
| Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario
|
