Vanier Cup

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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.

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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.

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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

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