The Vanier Cup is a post season college football championship game, used to determine the national champion in U Sports football. The game is the final for the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. In turn, the participating teams are determined by the winners of 4 bowl games: the Loney Bowl (AUS), Hardy Cup, Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ), and Yates Cup (OUA).
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup raised in 1990 by the Saskatchewan Huskies following their win over Saint Mary's.
The Laurier Golden Hawks won the 2005 Vanier Cup, defeating Saskatchewan 24–23.
The Laval Rouge et Or vs. the McMaster Marauders in the 47th Vanier Cup.
U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, and Atlantic University Sport. At the end of every season, the champions of each conference advance to semifinal bowl games; the winners of these meet in the Vanier Cup national championship.
The Calgary Dinos playing against the Alberta Golden Bears in 2006.
The Laval Rouge et Or on offence against the McMaster Marauders in the second quarter of the 47th Vanier Cup.
