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52nd Vanier Cup

52nd Vanier Cup
Laval Rouge et Or Calgary Dinos
(10–1) (9–2)
31 26
Head coach: 
 Head coach: 
1234 Total
Laval Rouge et Or 73147 31
Calgary Dinos 14336 26
DateNovember 26, 2016
StadiumTim Hortons Field
LocationHamilton, ON
Ted Morris Memorial TrophyHugo Richard, Laval
Bruce Coulter AwardCédric Lussier-Roy, Laval
Kick-off1:00 PM EST
RefereeK. Edgeworthy
Halftime showTokyo Police Club
Attendance7,115[1]
Broadcasters
NetworkTV: Sportsnet,
TVA Sports
AnnouncersTim Micallef (play-by-play)
Mike Morreale (analyst)
Ratings243,000 on Sportsnet[2]

The 2016 Vanier Cup (branded as the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup for sponsorship reasons), the 52nd edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[3] Hamilton was awarded both the 2016 and 2017 Vanier Cup games, respectively the fourth and fifth to be hosted by Hamilton.[4]

The RSEQ Champion Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Canada West Champion Calgary Dinos by a score of 31–26.[5][6] This was the tenth appearance in the Vanier Cup game for both programs, with Laval having now won nine titles and Calgary four.

Teams

Further information: 2016 CIS football season

Calgary Dinos

Calgary finished second in the Canada West standings, and #6 in the final rankings. In the CW Semifinal, the Dinos easily defeated Saskatchewan, 47–17. Top-seeded Regina was upset by UBC in the Semifinal; and in the Hardy Trophy, Calgary scraped by the Thunderbirds, 46–43. In the Mitchell Bowl, Calgary dominated AUS Champion St. Francis Xavier in blustery conditions, 50–24.

Laval Rouge et Or

Perennial power Laval finished second in the RSEQ standings and #1 in the national rankings. After cruising against Concordia in the Conference Semifinal, 39–14, Laval would avenge its only regular season loss by beating Montreal, 20–17, to win the Dunsmore Cup. Laval then won the Uteck Bowl in dominating fashion, 36–6, over OUA Champion Wilfrid Laurier.

Scoring summary

First Quarter
CGY - Michael Klukas 86 yard pass from Jimmy Underdahl (Niko Difonte convert failed), 00:30 (6–0 CGY)
CGY - Anthony Anderson 3 yard run (Niko Difonte convert), 04:18 (13–0 CGY)
CGY - Niko Difonte 0 rouge 4:21 (14–0 CGY)
LAV - Marc-Antonie Pivin 37 yard pass from Hugo Richard (Dominic Levesque convert) 9:26 (14–7 CGY)
Second Quarter
CGY - Niko Difonte 43 yard field goal, 2:56 (17–7 CGY)
LAV - Dominic Levesque 38 yard field goal, 5:18 (17–10 CGY)
Third Quarter
CGY - Niko Difonte 31 yard field goal 4:40 (20–10 CGY)
LAV - Anthony Auclair 5 yard pass from Hugo Richard (Dominic Levesque convert) 6:46 (20–17, CGY)
LAV - Vincent Alarie-Tardif 3 yard run (Dominic Levesque convert) 0:21 (24–20, LAV)
Fourth Quarter
CGY - Niko Difonte 31 yard field goal 11:55 (24–23, LAV)
CGY - Niko Difonte 29 yard field goal 8:12 (26–24, CGY)
LAV - Hugo Richard 1 yard run (Dominic Levesque convert) 2:33 (31–26, LAV)

References

  1. ^ MacLeod, Robert. "How U Sports fumbled the Vanier". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ The Great Canadian Ratings Report: Grey Cup audience down, but there are hopeful signs
  3. ^ CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. ^ "Vanier Cup returns to Hamilton in 2016". CFL.ca. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. ^ Laval, Calgary both blow out opponents to set up Vanier Cup showdown
  6. ^ Rouge et Or claim ninth Vanier Cup
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