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CIS football: SMU to host Calgary, Queen’s to host Laval in Bowl games
OTTAWA (CIS) – The CIS football national semifinals are
set following wins by the Saint Mary’s Huskies, Calgary
Dinos, Queen’s Gaels and Laval Rouge et Or in
Saturday’s conference finals.
Saint Mary’s will host Calgary in the Uteck Bowl next
Saturday at 1 p.m. Atlantic Time (12 p.m. Eastern) at Huskies
Stadium in Halifax, while Queen’s will play host to reigning
Vanier Cup champion Laval in the Mitchell Bowl at 1 p.m. Eastern at
Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ont.
Saint Mary’s has an all-time record of 9-11 in CIS
semifinals, Calgary is 5-4, Queen’s is 4-7, and Laval is
5-3.
The Huskies and Dinos have met in two Bowl games over the years -
both Atlantic Bowls at Halifax - with Calgary winning 37-23 in 1993
and Saint Mary’s prevailing 21-11 in 1992.
The Gaels and Rouge et Or have never squared off on the national
stage but met five times in regular-season action when
Queen’s was playing in the now defunct OQIFC. Queen’s
took the first two head-to-head duels in 1996 and 1997, while Laval
won the last three in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
The winners of next week’s Bowl games will advance to the
45th Desjardins Vanier Cup final on Saturday, Nov. 28, at PEPS
Stadium in Quebec City.
AUS final (Loney
Bowl): Saint Mary’s 31, StFX 22
At Huskies Stadium in Halifax, Jack Creighton passed for 216
yards and two touchdowns, Craig Leger rushed for 185 yards and
Justin Palardy kicked three field goals as the Saint Mary’s
Huskies claimed a third straight Jewett trophy with a 31-22 win
over the visiting St. Francis Xavier X-Men.
Carl Hardwick and Joe Doherty had touchdown receptions in the
victory, while Reed Anderson scored on a one-yard run early in the
fourth quarter.
For StFX, Dylan Hollohan scored on a 40-yard fumble return, Steve
Snyder connected with Akeem Foster for a six-yard TD pass and
Anthony Alix booted three field goals.
Saint Mary’s and StFX were meeting in the Loney Bowl final
for the third straight year. The Huskies prevailed 29-27 last
season and 25-24 in 2007.
Canada West final
(Hardy Cup): Calgary 39, Saskatchewan 38
At Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, quarterback Erik Glavic
scored on a four-yard run with 2:03 left in regulation as the
Calgary Dinos came from behind for the third time in the game to
edge the Saskatchewan Huskies 39-38 and capture a second straight
Hardy trophy.
Glavic, the Hec Crighton trophy winner while at Saint Mary’s
in 2007 who was named Canada West MVP in his first season with the
Dinos this fall, was sensational in the win racking up 479 yards
and three touchdowns on 28-of-36 passing and another 106 yards and
one major on the ground.
Richard Snyder, with a pair, and Anthony Parker caught Glavic
passes in the end zone, with Matt Walter scoring the other Calgary
TD on a 10-yard run.
Saskatchewan pivot Laurence Nixon was equally good in the losing
effort completing 24 of 35 passes for 422 yards, two touchdowns and
no interceptions. Rory Kolhert and Braeden George had TD catches,
Keenan MacDougall scored on a 20-yard blocked punt return, and
Grant Shaw booted five field goals.
With nine seconds left on the clock, the Huskies had a chance to steal the game when Shaw lined up from the 35-yard line for sixth try of the afternoon. However, a low snap derailed his attempt and his kick fell short.
The two teams combined for 1,243 yards of offence with Calgary
finishing with a 656-587 advantage.
OUA final (Yates
Cup): Queen’s 43, Western Ontario 39
At Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ont., fifth-year senior Dan
Brannagan passed for 515 yards and five touchdowns as the
Queen’s Gaels outscored the visiting Western Ontario Mustangs
43-39 for their first Yates Cup title since 1978.
The much-anticipated duel between the top two all-time CIS passers
lived up to the hype as Brannagan completed 27 of 47 passes without
being intercepted, while fellow fifth-year veteran Michael Faulds
was 25-of-38 for 509 yards, one TD and one interception. Faulds was
named OUA MVP on Thursday after he set a single-season CIS record
with 3,033 passing yards and a national career mark with 10,811
yards, while Brannagan finished second on the career list with
10,714 yards.
The Yates Cup performances by Brannagan and Faulds rank fourth and
fifth, respectively, in CIS history for most yards through the air
in a playoff game behind Queen’s Tommy Denison (561 vs.
Western, Nov. 2, 2002), Western’s Warren Goldie (555 vs.
Toronto, Oct. 29, 1994) and Saskatchewan’s Brent Schneider
(528 vs. Western, 1994 Vanier Cup).
In a wild OUA final that featured seven lead changes, a 16-yard TD
pass from Brannagan to Scott Valberg with 2:49 left in regulation
proved the difference. Valberg finished with 139 receiving yards
and two scores, Devan Sheahan also had two receiving majors and 122
yards, while Christopher Ioannides had the other TD catch and ended
up with 144 yards for the Gaels, who returned to the OUA from the
now defunct OQIFC in 2001.
For Western, John Leckie had three rushing touchdowns, all from one
yard out, Jesse Bellamy was the recipient of Faulds’ lone TD
strike and Darryl Wheeler kicked four field goals.
QUFL final
(Dunsmore Cup): Laval 31, Montreal 7
At PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, the top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or
scored on their first three possessions and never looked back en
route to a 31-7 win over the visiting Montreal Carabins and a
seventh straight Dunsmore Cup title, in front of 13,852 fans.
Quarterback Benoit Groulx, last year’s Hec Crighton trophy
winner, was as efficient as ever completing 13 of 17 passes for 216
yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, while Sébastien
Lévesque rushed for 120 yards and a score. Guillaume Rioux,
on a 10-yard reception, and backup pivot Cesar Sanchez Hernandez,
one a two-yard run, also had majors for the reigning Vanier Cup
champions, while Christopher Milo had a pair of first-half field
goals.
Marc-Olivier Brouillette connected with receiver Kevin Rivet on six
yards for Montreal’s lone touchdown which cut Laval’s
lead to 20-7 with 41 seconds remaining in the opening half.
Brouillette was 13-of-27 for 126 yards, one score and one
interception.
CIS BOWL
RESULTS
2008
Uteck: Laval 59, Calgary 10
Mitchell: Western 28, Saint Mary’s 12
2007
Uteck: Saint Mary’s 24, Laval 2
Mitchell: Manitoba 52, Western 20
2006
Uteck: Laval 57, Acadia 10
Mitchell: Saskatchewan 35, Ottawa 28
2005
Uteck: Wilfrid Laurier 31, Acadia 10
Mitchell: Saskatchewan 29, Laval 27
2004
Uteck: Laval 30, Wilfrid Laurier 11
Mitchell: Saskatchewan 31, Saint Mary’s 16
2003
Uteck: Saint Mary’s 60, Simon Fraser 9
Mitchell: Laval 36, McMaster 32
2002
Churchill: Saint Mary’s 36, McMaster 25
Mitchell: Saskatchewan 22, McGill 0
2001
Churchill: Manitoba 27, McMaster 6
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 48, Laval 8
2000
Churchill: Ottawa 20, McMaster 15
Atlantic: Regina 40, Saint Mary’s 36
1999
Churchill: Laval 27, Saskatchewan 21
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 21, Waterloo 14
1998
Churchill: Saskatchewan 33, Western 17
Atlantic: Concordia 25, Acadia 24
1997 (1)
Churchill: Waterloo 1, Ottawa 0
Atlantic: UBC 34, Mount Allison 29
1996
Churchill: Saskatchewan 33, Guelph 9
Atlantic: StFX 13, Ottawa 5
1995
Churchill: Calgary 37, Ottawa 7
Atlantic: Western 55, Acadia 45
1994
Churchill: Western 41, Bishop’s 24
Atlantic: Saskatchewan 35, Saint Mary’s 24
1993
Churchill: Toronto 26, Concordia 16
Atlantic: Calgary 37, Saint Mary’s 23
1992
Churchill: Queen’s 23, Guelph 16
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 21, Calgary 11
1991
Churchill: Wilfrid Laurier 42, Queen’s 22
Atlantic: Mount Allison 31, Saskatchewan 14
1990
Churchill: Saskatchewan 41, Bishop’s 13
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 31, Western 30
1989
Churchill: Saskatchewan 40, Queen’s 10
Atlantic: Western 38, Saint Mary’s 33
1988
Western: Calgary 34, Western 15
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 44, Bishop’s 10
1987
Western: UBC 33, Wilfrid Laurier 31
Atlantic: McGill 30, Saint Mary’s 29
1986
Central: UBC 32, Bishop’s 30
Atlantic: Western 29, Acadia 22
1985
Central: Calgary 56, Carleton 14
Atlantic: Western 54, Mount Allison 3
1984
Central: Guelph 12, Calgary 7
Atlantic: Mount Allison 33, Queen’s 11
1983 (2)
Western: Queen’s 21, Toronto 7
1982
Western: Western 17, Concordia 7
Atlantic: UBC 54, StFX 1
1981
Western: Alberta 32, Western 31
Atlantic: Acadia 40, Queen’s 14
1980
Western: Alberta 14 Western 4
Atlantic: Ottawa 28 Acadia 8
1979
Yates Cup: Western 32, Queen’s 14
Atlantic: Acadia 23, Alberta 7
1978
Western: UBC 25, Wilfrid Laurier 16
Atlantic: Queen’s 31, StFX 10
1977
Forest City: Western 24, Calgary 22
Atlantic: Acadia 35, Queen’s 22
1976
Forest City: Western 30, UBC 8
Atlantic: Acadia 18, Ottawa 16
1975
Central: Ottawa 45, Windsor 6
Atlantic: Calgary 38, Acadia 16
1974
Central: Western 41, Saskatchewan 17
Atlantic: Toronto 45, Saint Mary’s 1
1973
Western: McGill 16, Manitoba 0
Atlantic: Saint Mary’s 19, Wilfrid Laurier 17
1972
Western: Alberta 58, Loyola 6
Atlantic: Waterloo 50, Saint Mary’s 17
1971
Western: Alberta 53, Bishop’s 2
Atlantic: Western 44, Saint Mary’s 13
1970
Western: Manitoba 24, Queen’s 20 (OT)
Atlantic: Ottawa 24, UNB 13
1969
Western: Manitoba 41, Windsor 7
Atlantic: McGill 20, UNB 6
1968
Western: Queen’s 29, Manitoba 6
Atlantic: Waterloo 37, Saint Mary’s 7
1967 (3)
Atlantic: McMaster 7, StFX 0
NOTES:
(1) In 1997, Ottawa beat Waterloo 44-37 but later forfeited the
game due to the use of ineligible players (official score: 1-0
Waterloo).
(2) In 1983, AUAA chose not to participate in a Bowl game as a
protest against CIAU. WIFL champion
Calgary received a direct berth in the national final.
(3) In 1967, OQAA voted against any league participation in the
Vanier Cup championship game. WIFL
champion Alberta received a direct berth in the national final.
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