November 14, 2011

Photo credit Yan Dublet, Laval / McMaster Athletics / Acadia Athletics

OTTAWA (CIS) – The stage is set for the CIS national semifinals and if last weekend’s conference championship games are any indication of things to come, football fans are in for quite a thrill on Friday night.

In the first “Final Four” matchup, the fourth-ranked McMaster Marauders (9-1) visit the No. 9 Acadia Axemen (8-1) at Moncton Stadium for the Uteck Bowl, which will mark the first-ever CIS semifinal played in the province of New Brunswick.

In the nightcap at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium, the No. 2 Dinos (9-1) host the top-seeded Laval Rouge et Or (10-1) for the Mitchell Bowl, in a rematch of last year’s Vanier Cup final.

Both contests are set to air countrywide on TSN and RDS with the Uteck kicking off at 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Time and the Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. Mountain.

The winners advance to the 47th Vanier Cup championship on Friday, Nov. 25 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, also on TSN and RDS (6 p.m. Pacific).

While the Mitchell promises to be a classic duel between a pair of powerhouses meeting in the post-season for the third time in four years, the Uteck will see two unfamiliar foes square off for the first time in history.

Laval ended Calgary’s season in Quebec City in both 2008 and 2010, thanks to a 59-10 Uteck Bowl win and a 29-2 Vanier Cup victory, respectively. The latter gave the Rouge et Or a record-tying sixth CIS title in the first 15 years of existence of the program.

The big difference this time around is the two rivals will battle on the Dinos’ home field, where they are 6-0 in 2011 and are undefeated in 12 straight dating back to last season.

History is also on the Dinos’ side. Since the inception of national semifinals back in 1967, Canada West teams are 17-2 in Bowl games played in their own venues, including 13 wins in a row in front of their fans dating back to 1973. Calgary is 16-2 lifetime at home in post-season action, including a 3-0 Bowl record at McMahon Stadium.

The Rouge et Or, meanwhile, are only 1-4 lifetime on the road in such contests, including a 29-27 loss in Saskatoon in 2005, the only time they ventured out west for a CIS semifinal. Friday’s game will mark the first time they compete more than one time zone away from home.

The 2011 edition of the Rouge et Or has perpetuated the program’s tradition of defensive excellence, leading the country in fewest points allowed (12.0 ppg) for the fourth consecutive year and for the sixth time in the past eight campaigns. The reigning nine-time conference champs – a CIS record – also had the stingiest run defence in the nation (53.7 ypg).

The Dinos, on the other hand, are known for their devastating rushing offence. Led by newly-appointed number-one running back Steven Lumbala, who averaged 8.1 yards per carry in conference play, and veteran Matt Walter, a Calgary Stampeders draft pick who last month became only the ninth CIS player to reach the 4,000-yard career mark, Calgary dominated Canada West and ranked second in the country with 264.5 rushing yards per contest.

The game will be a showdown between two of the best backs in the nation in Lumbala and Laval’s Sébastien Lévesque, who averaged 8.0 yards per run this fall and became the first Rouge et Or player in history to go over the 1,000-yard plateau in a single season (1,059). In their respective conference finals, Lumbala rushed for 194 yards on 22 touches in a 62-13 rout of No. 6 UBC, while Lévesque racked up 197 yards on 17 carries in a 30-7 triumph over No. 7 Montreal, including 40 and 85-yard TD romps.

Meanwhile in Moncton, the Uteck Bowl will pit arguably the most explosive team in the country against a squad that flew under the radar for most of the season.

The Marauders are coming off back-to-back dominating wins in the OUA playoffs, 40-13 over No. 8 Queen’s in the semis and 41-19 on the road against No. 3 Western in the 104th Yates Cup final. During the regular season, they ranked first in CIS in both total offence (530.5 ypg) and passing offence (329.9), while placing fourth in rushing (200.6) and fifth in points scored (34.6 ppg).

Crowned in Ontario for the first time since 2003, McMaster is led offensively by the dynamic duo of quarterback Kyle Quinlan, a first-team OUA all-star, and wideout Michael DiCroce, the league MVP. Quinlan was first in the country with 341.6 passing yards per outing, while DiCroce topped all CIS receivers with 904 yards (113.0 ypg). In the Yates Cup, the pair connected for a 102-yard pass-and-run play, an OUA playoff record.

In order to advance to the national final for only the second time in school history and the first since 1967, the high-flying Marauders will have to go through the “Wolfville Wall.”

Led by all-conference defensive tackle Jake Thomas, who tied for the CIS lead with 16 tackles for a loss and finished third with nine quarterback sacks, Acadia ranked third in the country in points allowed (13.5 ppg), total defence (307.2 ypg) and passing defence (209.2) and was fifth against the run (98.0).

The Axemen and star quarterback Kyle Graves, the conference MVP, remained in the shadow of perennial powerhouse Saint Mary’s for most of the season and weren’t ranked in the CIS Top 10 until the last two polls of the campaign, when they earned back-to-back nods at No. 9. Their coming-out party came in the penultimate week of the regular schedule, when they beat the Huskies 41-28 to clinch first place in the AUS standings. They confirmed their domination in the Loney Bowl final with an impressive 39-20 victory over the defending four-time league champions.

Quite the turnaround for a team that hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in four years, including a 2-6 campaign in 2009 and a 1-7 mark in 2008.

Whatever the outcome Friday night at Moncton Stadium, one team will put an end to a long CIS semifinal drought.

McMaster’s only Bowl win dates back to 1967 – 7-0 over StFX in the inaugural Atlantic Bowl – and the Marauders have since dropped four straight national semis, losing at the Final Four every season from 2000 to 2003.

Acadia is 4-7 all-time in Bowl games and has lost five in a row since a 40-14 home win over Queen’s in 1981.

Here is a closer look at the four participating teams in Friday’s Bowl games.

UTECK BOWL

When: Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (6:30 p.m. Eastern)
Where: Moncton Stadium, Moncton, N.B.
Who: No. 4 McMaster Marauders (9-1) at No. 9 Acadia Axemen (8-1)
TV: Live on TSN & RDS

McMASTER UNIVERSITY MARAUDERS (OUA champions)

2011 season summary
Overall record: 9-1
Regular season record: 7-1
Regular season standing: 2nd
Playoff record: 2-0
Final Top 10 ranking (Nov. 1): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks)
Lowest Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 7 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (10 weeks): 10
Regular season offence points (34.6 ppg): 3rd OUA / 5th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (530.5 ypg): 1st OUA / 1st CIS
Regular season offence passing (329.9 ypg): 1st OUA / 1st CIS
Regular season offence rushing (200.6 ypg): 2nd OUA / 4th CIS
Regular season defence points (18.2 ppg): 2nd OUA / 6th CIS
Regular season defence total yards (357.9 ypg): 3rd OUA / 10th CIS
Regular season defence passing (235.6 ypg): 3rd OUA / 11th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (122.2 ypg): 4th OUA / 12th CIS

2011 results
Sept. 5 (away): McMaster 26, Queen’s 2
Sept. 10 (home): Western 48, McMaster 21
Sept. 17 (away): McMaster 21, Windsor 19
Sept. 24 (away): McMaster 37, Guelph 13
Oct. 1 (home): McMaster 46, Waterloo 20
Oct. 6 (home): McMaster 50, Toronto 14
Oct. 15 (away): McMaster 25, Laurier 6
Oct. 22 (home): McMaster 51, Ottawa 24
Nov. 5 (home): McMaster 40, Queen’s 13 (OUA semifinal)
Nov. 12 (away): McMaster 41, Western 19 (OUA final)

2011 OUA individual honours
Major awards: Michael DiCroce (MVP), Ryan Chmielewski (defensive MVP)
All-stars offence (First Team): Kyle Quinlan (QB), Michael DiCroce (WR), Matt Sewell (T), Jason Medeiros (G)
All-stars defence (First team): Ryan Chmielewski (LB), Mike Daly (S)
All-stars special teams (First Team): Tyler Crapigna (PK)
All-stars offence (Second Team): Matt Peressini (IR), Elliott Montag (G)
All-stars defence (Second Team): Scott Caterine (DE), Steven Ventresca (CB)
All-stars special teams (Second Team): none

All-time head-to-head vs. Acadia
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 1-4
Home record: 0-3
Away record: 1-1
2003 (home): 36-32 loss vs. Laval (Mitchell Bowl)
2002 (home): 36-25 loss vs. Saint Mary’s (Churchill Bowl)
2001 (away): 27-6 loss vs. Manitoba (Churchill Bowl)
2000 (home): 20-15 loss vs. Ottawa (Churchill Bowl)
1967 (away): 7-0 win vs. StFX (Atlantic Bowl)
Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 0-1
1967 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 10-9 loss vs. Alberta

Head coach: Stefan Ptaszek
Season: 6th
Career regular season record: 34-14 (.708)
Career playoff record: 4-5 (.444)
Career overall record (season and playoffs): 38-19 (.666)
Career overall record vs. Acadia: 0-0
Bowl record: 0-0
Bowl wins: none
Bowl losses: none
Vanier Cup record: 0-0
Vanier Cup wins: none
Vanier Cup losses: none

ACADIA UNIVERSITY AXEMEN (AUS champions)

2011 season summary
Overall record: 8-1
Regular season record: 7-1
Regular season standing: 1st
Playoff record: 1-0
Final Top 10 ranking (Nov. 1): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 9 (2 weeks)
Lowest Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): Unranked (8 weeks: polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (10 weeks): 2
Regular season offence points (32.6 ppg): 2nd AUS / 7th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (423.2 ypg): 2nd AUS / 10th CIS
Regular season offence passing (247.8 ypg): 1st AUS / 12th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (175.5 ypg): 2nd AUS / 8th CIS
Regular season defence points (13.5 ppg): 1st AUS / 3rd CIS
Regular season defence total yards (307.2 ypg): 2nd AUS / 3rd CIS
Regular season defence passing (209.2 ypg): 2nd AUS / 3rd CIS
Regular season defence rushing (98.0 ypg): 2nd AUS / 5th CIS

2011 results
Sept. 10 (away): Acadia 43, StFX 10
Sept. 17 (home): Acadia 38, McGill 9
Sept. 24 (home): Acadia 33, StFX 14
Oct. 1 (away): Saint Mary’s 8, Acadia 3
Oct. 8 (away): Acadia 29, Mount Allison 14
Oct. 15 (home): Acadia 40, Mount Allison 10
Oct. 22 (home): Acadia 41, Saint Mary’s 28
Oct. 39 (away): Acadia 34, StFX 15
Nov. 12 (home): Acadia 39, Saint Mary’s 20 (AUS final)

2011 AUS individual honours
Major awards: Kyle Graves (MVP), Tom Labenski (defensive MVP), Jake Thomas (outstanding down lineman), Jeff Cummins (coach of the year), Andrew Frazer (Russ Jackson award nominee)
All-stars offence: Kyle Graves (QB), Zack Skibin (RB), Michael Squires (IR), Taylor Renaud (WR), Travis Miller (C), Tyler Honeywood (T), Colin Murray (G)
All-stars defence: John Wilson (DE), Jack Thomas (DT), Tom Labenski (LB), Cameron Wade (DB)
All-stars special teams: Kyle Graves (P)

All-time head-to-head vs. McMaster
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 4-7
Home record: 4-6
Away record: 0-1

2006 (away): 57-10 loss vs. Laval (Uteck Bowl)
2005 (home): 31-10 loss vs. Laurier (Uteck Bowl)
1998 (home): 25-24 loss vs. Concordia (Atlantic Bowl)
1995 (home): 55-45 (OT) loss vs. Western (Atlantic Bowl)
1986 (home): 29-22 loss vs. Western (Atlantic Bowl)
1981 (home): 40-14 win vs. Queen’s (Atlantic Bowl)
1980 (home): 28-8 loss vs. Ottawa (Atlantic Bowl)
1979 (home): 27-3 win vs. Alberta (Atlantic Bowl)
1977 (home): 35-22 win vs. Queen’s (Atlantic Bowl)
1976 (home): 18-16 win vs. Ottawa (Atlantic Bowl)
1975 (home): 38-13 loss vs. Calgary (Atlantic Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 2-2

1981 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 18-12 win vs. Alberta
1979 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 34-12 win vs. Western
1977 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 48-15 loss vs. Western
1976 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 29-13 loss vs. Western

Head coach: Jeff Cummins
Season: 9th
Career regular season record: 36-36 (.500)
Career playoff record: 6-7 (.462)
Career overall record (season and playoffs): 42-43 (.494)
Career overall record vs. McMaster: 0-0
Bowl record: 0-2
Bowl wins: none
Bowl losses: 2006, 2005
Vanier Cup record: 0-0
Vanier Cup wins: none
Vanier Cup losses: none

MITCHELL BOWL

When: Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (9:30 p.m. Eastern)
Where: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alta.
Who: No. 1 Laval Rouge et Or (10-1) at No. 2 Calgary Dinos (9-1)
TV: Live on TSN & RDS

LAVAL UNIVERSITY ROUGE ET OR (RSEQ champions)

2011 season summary
Overall record: 10-1
Regular season record: 8-1
Regular season standing: 1st
Playoff record: 2-0
Final Top 10 ranking (Nov. 1): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 1 (7 weeks)
Lowest Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 3 (2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (10 weeks): 10
Regular season offence points (32.8 ppg): 1st RSEQ / 6th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (407.7 ypg): 1st RSEQ / 12th CIS
Regular season offence passing (224.8 ypg): 6th RSEQ / 19th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (182.9 ypg): 1st RSEQ / 7th CIS
Regular season defence points (12.0 ppg): 1st RSEQ / 1st CIS
Regular season defence total yards (286.2 ypg): 1st RSEQ / 2nd CIS
Regular season defence passing (232.6 ypg): 2nd RSEQ / 10th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (53.7 ypg): 1st RSEQ / 1st CIS

2011 results
Sept. 3 (away): Laval 36, Concordia 8
Sept. 10 (home): Laval 24, Montreal 14
Sept. 17 (away): Laval 40, Sherbrooke 27
Sept. 25 (home): Laval 12, McGill 4
Oct. 2 (home): Laval 37, Concordia 4
Oct. 8 (away): Montreal 17, Laval 12
Oct. 16 (home): Laval 57, Bishop’s 9
Oct. 23 (home): Laval 40, Sherbrooke 10
Oct. 29 (away): Laval 37, Bishop’s 15
Nov. 5 (home): Laval 33, Concordia 7 (RSEQ semifinal)
Nov. 12 (home): Laval 30, Montreal 7 (RSEQ final)

2011 RSEQ individual honours
Major awards: Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (outstanding down lineman)
All-stars offence: Bruno Prud’homme (QB), Sébastien Lévesque (RB), Julian Feoli-Gudino (WR), Pierre Lavertu (C), Karl Lavoie (T)
All-stars defence: Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (DE), Jean-Alexandre Bernier (DT), Dominique Noël (CB), Jonathan Laliberté (S)
All-stars special team: none

All-time head-to-head vs. Calgary
Overall record: 2-0
2008 Uteck Bowl, Nov. 16, PEPS Stadium, Quebec City: 59-10 win
2010 Vanier Cup, Nov. 27, PEPS Stadium, Quebec City: 29-2 win

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 6-4
Home record: 5-0
Away record: 1-4

2010 (home): 13-11 win vs. Western (Uteck Bowl)
2009 (away): 33-30 loss vs. Queen’s (Mitchell Bowl)
2008 (home): 59-10 win vs. Calgary (Uteck Bowl)
2007 (away): 24-2 loss vs. Saint Mary's (Uteck Bowl)
2006 (home): 57-10 win vs. Acadia (Uteck Bowl)
2005 (away): 29-27 loss vs. Saskatchewan (Mitchell Bowl)
2004 (home): 30-11 win vs. Laurier (Uteck Bowl)
2003 (away): 36-32 win vs. McMaster (Mitchell Bowl)
2001 (away): 48-8 loss vs. Saint Mary's (Atlantic Bowl)
1999 (home): 27-21 win vs. Saskatchewan (Churchill Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 6-0

2010 (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): 29-2 win vs. Calgary
2008 (Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton): 44-21 win vs. Western
2006 (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): 13-8 win vs. Saskatchewan
2004 (Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton): 7-1 win vs. Saskatchewan
2003 (SkyDome, Toronto): 14-7 win vs. Saint Mary's
1999 (SkyDome, Toronto): 14-10 win vs. Saint Mary's

Head coach: Glen Constantin
Season: 11th
Career regular season record: 75-15 (.833) *
Career playoff record: 28-7 (.800) *
Career overall record (season and playoffs): 103-22 (.824) *
Career overall record vs. Calgary: 2-0
Bowl record: 5-4
Bowl wins: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003
Bowl losses: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001
Vanier Cup record: 5-0
Vanier Cup wins: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003
Vanier Cup losses: None

* In 2001, Laval finished with a 5-3 regular season record and a 2-1 playoff record but forfeited all 7 wins due to the use of an ineligible player.

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DINOS (Canada West champions)

2011 season summary
Overall record: 9-1
Regular season record: 7-1
Regular season standing: 1st
Playoff record: 2-0
Final Top 10 ranking (Nov. 1): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 1 (1 week)
Lowest Top 10 ranking (10 weeks): No. 4 (2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (10 weeks): 10
Regular season offence points (37.4 ppg): 1st CW / 2nd CIS
Regular season offence total yards (498.8 ypg): 1st CW / 3rd CIS
Regular season offence passing (234.2 ypg): 3rd CW / 17th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (264.5 ypg): 1st CW / 2nd CIS
Regular season defence points (19.5 ppg): 2nd CW / 8th CIS
Regular season defence total yards (336.1 ypg): 2nd CW / 7th CIS
Regular season defence passing (219.0 ypg): 3rd CW / 8th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (117.1 ypg): 1st CW / 11th CIS

2011 results
Sept. 3 (away): Calgary 35, Manitoba 31
Sept. 9 (home): Calgary 30, UBC 25
Sept. 16 (away): Calgary 51, Regina 1
Sept. 23 (home): Calgary 38, Saskatchewan 24
Oct. 2 (home): Calgary 61, Alberta 7
Oct. 14 (away): Calgary 20, Saskatchewan 8
Oct. 22 (home): Calgary 41, Manitoba 24
Oct. 29 (away): UBC 36, Calgary 23
Nov. 4 (home): Calgary 16, Regina 4 (CW semifinal)
Nov. 11 (home): Calgary 62, UBC 13 (CW final)

2011 Canada West individual honours
Major awards: Sam Hurl (defensive MVP)
All-stars offence: Steven Lumbala (RB), Chris Dobko (IR), Kirby Fabien (T), Reed Alexander (G), Quinn McCaughan (C)
All-stars defence: Linden Gaydosh (DT), Sam Hurl (LB), Jordan Verdone (LB), Tye Noble (DB)
All-stars special teams: Johnny Mark (PK)

All-time head-to-head vs. Laval
Overall record: 0-2
2008 Uteck Bowl, Nov. 16, PEPS Stadium, Quebec City: 59-10 loss
2010 Vanier Cup, Nov. 27, PEPS Stadium, Quebec City: 29-2 loss

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 7-4
Home record: 3-0
Away record: 4-4

2010 (home): 35-8 win vs. Saint Mary’s (Mitchell Bowl)
2009 (away): 38-14 win vs. Saint Mary’s (Uteck Bowl)
2008 (away): 59-10 loss vs. Laval (Uteck Bowl)
1995 (home): 37-7 win vs. Ottawa (Churchill Bowl)
1993 (away): 37-23 win vs. Saint Mary's (Atlantic Bowl)
1992 (away): 21-11 loss vs. Saint Mary's (Atlantic Bowl)
1988 (away): 34-15 win vs. Western (Western Bowl)
1985 (home): 56-14 win vs. Carleton (Central Bowl)
1984 (away): 12-7 loss vs. Guelph (Central Bowl)
1977 (away): 24-22 loss vs. Western (Forest City Bowl)
1975 (away): 38-13 win vs. Acadia (Atlantic Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 4-4

2009 (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): 29-2 loss vs. Laval
2009 (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): 33-31 loss vs. Queen’s
1995 (SkyDome, Toronto): 54-24 win vs. Western
1993 (SkyDome, Toronto): 37-34 loss vs. Toronto
1988 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 52-23 win vs. Saint Mary's
1985 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 25-6 win vs. Western
1983 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 31-21 win vs. Queen's
1975 (CNE Stadium, Toronto): 14-9 loss vs. Ottawa

Head coach: Blake Nill
Season: 14th (6th with Calgary / 8 with Saint Mary's 1998-2005)
Career regular season record: 80-32 (.714) / 31-17 with Calgary (.646)
Career playoff record: 22-9 (.709) / 10-4 with Calgary (.714)
Career overall record (season and playoffs): 102-41 (.713) / 41-21 with Calgary (.661)
Career overall record vs. Laval: 2-7 / 0-2 with Calgary
Bowl record: 6-3 / 2-1 with Calgary
Bowl wins: 2010, 2009, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999
Bowl losses: 2008, 2004, 2000
Vanier Cup record: 2-4 / 0-2 with Calgary
Vanier Cup wins: 2002, 2001
Vanier Cup losses: 2010, 2009, 2003, 1999

ALL-TIME CIS BOWL RESULTS (since start of CIS national semifinals in 1967)

2010
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 13, Western 11
Mitchell (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 35, Saint Mary’s 8

2009
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Calgary 38, Saint Mary’s 14
Mitchell (Richardson Stadium, Kingston): Queen’s 33, Laval 30

2008
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 59, Calgary 10
Mitchell (TD Waterhouse Stadium, London): Western 28, Saint Mary’s 12

2007
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 24, Laval 2
Mitchell (Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 52, Western 20

2006
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 57, Acadia 10
Mitchell (Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa): Saskatchewan 35, Ottawa 28

2005
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Wilfrid Laurier 31, Acadia 10
Mitchell (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 29, Laval 27

2004
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 30, Wilfrid Laurier 11
Mitchell (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 31, Saint Mary’s 16

2003
Uteck (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 60, Simon Fraser 9
Mitchell (Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton): Laval 36, McMaster 32

2002
Churchill (Les Prince Field, Hamilton): Saint Mary’s 36, McMaster 25
Mitchell (Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal): Saskatchewan 22, McGill 0

2001
Churchill (Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 27, McMaster 6
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 48, Laval 8

2000
Churchill (Les Prince Field, Hamilton): Ottawa 20, McMaster 15
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Regina 40, Saint Mary’s 36

1999
Churchill (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 27, Saskatchewan 21
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 21, Waterloo 14

1998
Churchill (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 33, Western 17
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Concordia 25, Acadia 24

1997 (1)
Churchill (Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa): Waterloo 1, Ottawa 0
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): UBC 34, Mount Allison 29

1996
Churchill (University Stadium, Waterloo): Saskatchewan 33, Guelph 9
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): StFX 13, Ottawa 5

1995
Churchill (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 37, Ottawa 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 55, Acadia 45 (OT)

1994
Churchill (Coulter Field, Lennoxville, Que.): Western 41, Bishop’s 24
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saskatchewan 35, Saint Mary’s 24

1993
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Toronto 26, Concordia 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Calgary 37, Saint Mary’s 23

1992
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Queen’s 23, Guelph 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 21, Calgary 11

1991
Churchill (SkyDome, Toronto): Wilfrid Laurier 42, Queen’s 22
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Mount Allison 31, Saskatchewan 14

1990
Churchill (Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal): Saskatchewan 41, Bishop’s 13
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 31, Western 30

1989
Churchill (Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon): Saskatchewan 40, Queen’s 10
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 38, Saint Mary’s 33

1988
Western (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Calgary 34, Western 15
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 44, Bishop’s 10

1987
Western (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver): UBC 33, Wilfrid Laurier 31
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): McGill 30, Saint Mary’s 29

1986
Central (Bishop’s Field, Lennoxville, Que.): UBC 32, Bishop’s 30
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 29, Acadia 22

1985
Central (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 56, Carleton 14
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 34, Mount Allison 3

1984
Central (Alumni Stadium, Guelph): Guelph 12, Calgary 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Mount Allison 29, Queen’s 17

1983 (2)
Western (Richardson Stadium, Kingston): Queen’s 22, Toronto 7

1982
Western (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 17, Concordia 7
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): UBC 54, StFX 1

1981
Western (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 32, Western 31
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 40, Queen’s 14

1980
Western (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 14, Western 4
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Ottawa 28, Acadia 8

1979
Yates Cup (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 32, Queen’s 14
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 27, Alberta 3

1978
Western (Empire Stadium, Vancouver): UBC 25, Wilfrid Laurier 16
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Queen’s 32, StFX 10

1977
Forest City (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 24, Calgary 22
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 35, Queen’s 22

1976
Forest City (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 30, UBC 8
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Acadia 18, Ottawa 16

1975
Central (Lansdowne Park, Ottawa): Ottawa 45, Windsor 6
Atlantic (Raymond Field, Wolfville, N.S.): Calgary 38, Acadia 13

1974
Central (J.W. Little Stadium, London): Western 41, Saskatchewan 17
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Toronto 45, Saint Mary’s 1

1973
Western (Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg): McGill 16, Manitoba 0
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Saint Mary’s 19, Wilfrid Laurier 17

1972
Western (Varsity Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 58, Loyola 6
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Waterloo Lutheran 50, Saint Mary’s 17

1971
Western (Varsity Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 53, Bishop’s 2
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 44, Saint Mary’s 13

1970
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 24, Queen’s 20 (OT)
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Ottawa 24, UNB 11

1969
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 41, Windsor 7
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): McGill 20, UNB 6

1968
Western (University Stadium, Winnipeg): Queen’s 29, Manitoba 6
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): Waterloo Lutheran 37, Saint Mary’s 7

1967 (3)
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): 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, the 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, the 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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