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59th Vanier Cup
Laval Laurier
(7–1) (8–0)
22 17
Head coach: 
 Head coach: 
1234 Total
Laval 61105 22
Laurier 0773 17
DateNovember 23, 2024
StadiumRichardson Memorial Stadium
LocationKingston, Ontario
Ted Morris Memorial TrophyFelipe Forteza, Laval
Bruce Coulter AwardArnaud Desjardins, Laval
Attendance9,500
Broadcasters
NetworkEnglish: CBC Sports,[1]
French: TVA Sports[2]
AnnouncersMark Lee (play-by-play)
Dashawn Stephens (analyst)
Signa Butler (sideline reporter)

The 2024 Vanier Cup was the 59th edition of the Canadian university football championship, held on November 23, 2024, at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario.[3][4] It took place between the Uteck Bowl champions, the Laurier Golden Hawks and the Mitchell Bowl champions, the Laval Rouge et Or.

Host

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This was the second time that Kingston hosted the Vanier Cup with the first being in the previous year with the 58th Vanier Cup game.[5] However, it was the fourth time that the school has hosted the university final, with the others taking place in 1920 and 1929.[5]

Semi-Championships

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The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl, the Laval Rouge et Or and the Uteck Bowl, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks the national semi-final games. The week before, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team, the Laval Rouge et Or visited the winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy, the Regina Rams for the Mitchell Bowl and defeated them. The Yates Cup Ontario Conference championship team visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team, the Bishop's Gaiters for the Uteck Bowl, and defeated them.[3]

Background

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Semi-final games

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Further information: 2024 U Sports football season

As part of the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team, the Laval Rouge et Or visited the winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy, the Regina Rams for the Mitchell Bowl where they won 17–14.[3] The Yates Cup Ontario Conference champions, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team, the Bishop's Gaiters for the Uteck Bowl, and won 48–24.[3] These games were played on November 16, 2024.[3]

Bracket

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November 16th
Semi-finals		November 23rd
Final
 
      
 
21st Uteck Bowl – Lennoxville, QC
 
 
Laurier48
 
59th Vanier Cup – Kingston, ON
 
Bishop's24
 
Laurier17
 
22nd Mitchell Bowl – Regina, SK
 
Laval22
 
Regina14
 
 
Laval17
 

Teams

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The championship game featured Wilfrid Laurier from Ontario University Athletics and Laval from the RSEQ Conference. The Golden Hawks last appeared in the 41st Vanier Cup and had a 2–3 record in the Cup, while the Rouge et Or made their second appearance in three years and were 11–2 in the Vanier Cup.[6] The Rouge et Or and Golden Hawks have met twice previously, both times in the Uteck Bowl in Quebec City, in 2004 and 2016, where Laval won both matchups.[6]

Lineups

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Laval Position Laurier Position
Francis Bouchard DB Tanner Nelmes RB
Mathieu Roy RB Ryan Hughes WR
Christopher St-Hilaire LB Ethan Jordan WR
Angel Vital RB Harnoor Dhaliwal DB
Anton Haie DB Jacob Bennett WR
Jordan Lessard CB Titan Gaudun WR
Justin Cloutier LB Paul Loggale DB
Victor Charland QB Valentine Adedeji DB
Arnaud Desjardins QB Jaxon Stebbings WR
Arnaud Laporte DB Layomi Ojutalayo WR
Emmanuel Awuni DB Isaac Willis QB
Nathan Lacasse WR Taylor Elgersma QB
Philippe Champagne DB Raidan Thorne WR
Vincent Delisle S Tristan Miller DB
Ndéki Garant-Doumambila DB Dawson Hodge K/P
Emil Barthélémy CB Tayshaun Jackson RB
Xavier Thibaudeau DB Isaiah Obiorah DB
Benjamin Nadon S Johari Hastings DB
Alex Duff RB/MLB Ethan Bayfield DB
Jonas Billy DB Owen Goetz DB
William Tremblay FB Maliek Cote DB
François Giguère-Lacasse FB Lewc Rayner RB
Felipe Forteza K Jayden Griffiths LB
Olivier Ruest LB Maleek Russell LB
Étienne Delisle LB Sebastian Parsalidis RB
Antoine Guay-Tanguay LB Khalil Derman RB
Meekaël Désir DE Max Harris OL
Ian Leroux LB Jessie Wilkins-Flaricee LB
Loic Brodeur DE Marcus Tenney DL
Natan Charron DE Jason MacGougan LS
William Quenneville DE Ethan Gregorcic LB
Simon Roy OL Tyler Potvin OL
Étienne Cloutier LB Matteo Laquintana DL
Alexendre Masri-Fliss OL Ethan Rabiner LB
Jean-Antoine Dean-Rios OL Spencer Walsh OL
Samuel Quevillon OL Lambert Pomerleau OL
Maxime-Olivier Cabana OL Kodi Blackshaw OL
Jean-Christophe Vibert OL Tanner Elson OL
Isaac Gaillardetz WR Josh Rietveld OL
Olivier Cool WR Cooper Hamilton OL
Guillaume Cauchon WR Chisanem Nsitem DL
Édouard Arsenault WR Anthony Briscoe REC
Émeric Boutin FB Jace Atkinson REC
Andrew Menzies WR Ryan Speight REC
Simon Potvin WR Geri Theodore DL
Thomas Gosselin DT Andre Bute DL
Christophe Lévesque OL Matt Caruso DL
Yoann Miangué DT Omari Hastings DL

References

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  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Carabins and Rouge et Or to launch the 2020 university football season at TVA Sports". U Sports. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Queen's University to host the 2023 and 2024 Vanier Cup". U Sports. March 30, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Queen's University to host the 2023 and 2024 U Sports Vanier Cup". Queen's Gaels. March 30, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "High-powered Laurier puts unbeaten record on line against Laval in Vanier Cup". Sportsnet. November 23, 2024.
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