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Western and Laval, SMU and Calgary to meet in Bowl games
OTTAWA (CIS) – The CIS football national semifinals are set following wins by the top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or, No. 2 Western Ontario Mustangs, No. 5 Calgary Dinos and No. 9 Saint Mary’s Huskies in Saturday’s conference finals.
Laval (11-0) will host Western (9-1) next Saturday in the Uteck Bowl at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, while Calgary (8-2) will host Saint Mary’s (6-3) in the Mitchell Bowl at McMahon Stadium.
Both games will air live on TSN and Radio-Canada, with the Uteck kicking off at 12 p.m. and the Mitchell following at 3:30 p.m. (both times EST).
The Rouge et Or advanced thanks to a 22-17 home win over No. 10 Sherbrooke (6-5) in Quebec’s Dunsmore Cup final; the Mustangs travelled to Ottawa and defeated the No. 4 Gee-Gees (8-2) 26-25 in the 103rd OUA Yates Cup title match; the Huskies dominated visiting Acadia (5-5) 37-8 in the AUS championship game, the Loney Bowl; the Dinos crushed visiting Alberta (4-6) 56-3 in the Canada West final, the Hardy Cup.
Next week’s winners will face off in the 46th Desjardins Vanier Cup on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Quebec City’s PEPS Stadium.
NOTES: Laval won its CIS-record eighth straight QUFL title... Saint Mary’s was crowned for the fourth straight year in the AUS, Calgary claimed its third straight Canada West banner, while Western captured its third OUA title in four seasons (2010, 2008, 2007)... Calgary beat Saint Mary’s 38-14 in last year’s Uteck Bowl in Halifax... The Dinos and Huskies also met in CIS semifinals in 1992 and 1993 - both Atlantic Bowls at Halifax - Saint Mary’s winning 21-11 in 1992 and Calgary prevailing 37-23 in 1993... Laval beat Western 44-21 in the 2008 Vanier Cup in Hamilton in the lone previous playoff contest between the two teams...Laval has an all-time record of 5-4 in CIS semifinals, Western is 12-6, Saint Mary’s is 9-12 and Calgary is 6-4...
OUA final (Yates Cup): No. 2 Western Ontario 26, No. 4 Ottawa 25
Photo credit
Michael P. Hall
At Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a
34-yard field goal - his fourth of the game - with 2.1 seconds left
on the clock to lift the Mustangs to their third Yates Cup win in
four years under head coach Greg Marshall (2010, 2008, 2007).
Western led most of the afternoon and was up 23-10 after three
quarters but the hometown Gee-Gees mounted a furious comeback and
took a 25-23 lead with 1:14 remaining on a 19-yard field goal by
Matthew Falvo. The Mustangs got the ball back at their own 35-yard
line and drove the field all the way to Ottawa’s 27 to set up
the winning kick.
Western quarterback Donnie Marshall, in his first season in the
starting role, completed 14 of 25 passes for 228 yards, one
touchdown and two interceptions. Nick Trevail was his favourite
target, racking up 105 yards and a score on nine catches, while
Jerimy Hipperson was named game MVP after tallying 162 yards and a
major on 18 carries.
Ottawa pivot Brad Sinopoli, the OUA MVP and Hec Crighton trophy
nominee, went 24-of-39 for 341 yards, one touchdown and one
interception.
QUFL final (Dunsmore Cup): No. 1 Laval 22, No. 10 Sherbrooke 17
Photo credit
Yan Dublet
At PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, the top-ranked Rouge et Or got all
they could handle from the visiting Vert & Or before prevailing
22-17.
It marked the eighth straight conference title for Laval and their
42nd consecutive overall win at home since 2004, both CIS
records.
The Rouge et Or led 18-10 after 45 minutes of play but 2:10 into
the final frame, fifth-year senior quarterback Jean-Philippe Shoiry
and receiver Simon Charbonneau Campeau connected for a 108-yard
score – a CIS playoff record – to cut the deficit to
18-17.
Laval added two late safeties to restore a five-point advantage but
on what seemed to be the last play of the contest, quarterback
Bruno Prud’homme failed to run the clock all the way down to
0:00 and Sherbrooke was given one last chance from the Rouge et Or
35-yard line. The duel ended for good when Shoiry’s
desperation pass in the end zone was intercepted by Maximilien
Ducap Kamara.
Prud’homme finished 23-of-37 for 293 yards and one touchdown,
while Christopher Milo was perfect on three field goal
attempts.
Shoiry was 17-of-27 for 250 yards, two majors and three
interceptions. Both TD strikes went to Charbonneau Campeau,
Quebec’s Hec Crighton trophy nominee, who ended with 187
yards and two scores on six receptions.
Laval dominated 25-8 in first downs but was flagged 14 times for
130 yards in losses, compared to five penalties for 35 yards for
the visitors.
AUS final (Loney Bowl): No. 9 Saint Mary’s 37, Acadia 8
Photo credit Nick Pearce
At Huskies Stadium in Halifax, the Huskies jumped out to a 27-6
halftime lead and cruised to a 37-8 victory and their fourth
straight AUS banner.
First-year pivot Micah Brown completed 19 of 29 passes for 349
yards, one touchdown and one interception, and added 49 yards and
one TD on the ground.
Running back Devon Jones scored once through the air and once on
the ground, while Ahmed Borhot caught nine balls for 202 yards.
Acadia quarterback Kyle Graves was 21-of-38 for 251 yards, but was
intercepted three times.
Saint Mary’s outgained their visitors 505 total yards to
360.
Canada West final (Hardy Cup): Alberta at No. 5 Calgary
Photo credit David Moll, Calgary Athletics
At McMahon Stadium in Calgary, the Dinos outscored their
provincial rivals 28-3 in the second quarter and 21-0 in the third
en route to a resounding 56-3 win and their third straight Hardy
Cup title.
Two-time Hec Crighton trophy winner Erik Glavic was exceptional at quarterback for Calgary completing 15 of 19 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns in three quarters of action.
Anthony Parker caught two of Glavic’s TD strikes while Richard Snyder and Nathan Coehoorn had one apiece.
Anthony Woodson and Matt Walter scored on the ground and finished with 79 and 77 rushing yards, respectively. Defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh, the 2009 CIS rookie of the year, returned an interception on 20 yards for the major.
Alberta quarterback Julian Marchand was held to 113 yards on 11-of-27 passing, and was intercepted twice.
The Dinos racked up 581 yards of total offence and 29 first downs compared to 225 yards and 11 first downs for the Golden Bears.
SCHEDULE: 2010
BOWLS & DESJARDINS VANIER CUP (all time LOCAL)
November 20
12:00 (EST) Uteck Bowl: OUA at No.
1 Laval (11-0) (TSN & SRC)
1:30 (MST) Mitchell Bowl: No. 9 Saint
Mary’s (6-3) at Calgary (TSN & SRC)
November 27
11:45 (EST) Desjardins Vanier Cup:
at Laval University, Quebec City (TSN & SRC)
ALL-TIME CIS BOWL
RESULTS (since start of CIS national semifinals in
1967)
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 (University 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, 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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