Mitchell and Uteck Bowls: A head-to-head look

OTTAWA (CIS) – The stage is set for the CIS football national semifinals on Saturday, when the last four teams still standing will battle for a berth in the historic 50th TELUS Vanier Cup at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal, Nov. 29.

The Canada West champion Manitoba Bisons (6-4) and the RSEQ titlist Montreal Carabins (9-1) kick things off in the Uteck Bowl at CEPSUM Stadium in Montreal, live on Sportsnet 360 and SRC (Radio-Canada) at 12:30 p.m. Eastern,

The ArcelorMittal Dofasco Mitchell Bowl follows at 4 p.m. Eastern, with the AUS champion Mount Allison Mounties (9-0) visiting the newly-crowned OUA monarch McMaster Marauders (9-1) at Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton, live on Sportsnet 360.

Both games will also be streamed live at www.CIS-SIC.tv.

It's safe to say no one saw this coming.

In a season where disparity was one of the hottest topics of conversation, the two longest championship streaks in CIS football history came to an end in last Saturday's conference finals. As well, for the first time since 2007 and for only the second time in 15 years, only one league champion is back at the national Final Four for a second straight campaign.   

In what has to be considered the biggest upset of the past weekend, Montreal captured their first Dunsmore Cup in program history thanks to a 12-9 overtime win in Quebec City over bitter archrival and reigning two-time Vanier Cup champion Laval.

The list of Laval CIS-record streaks that came crashing to an end with the result is impressive: 11 consecutive conference titles; four Vanier Cup appearances in a row; and, last but not least, 70 straight wins overall on home turf dating back to 2004. The Rouge et Or also missed out on the chance to become the first team to three-peat as Vanier Cup champ. 
  
A few hours after the thrilling Carabins victory, it was Manitoba's turn to rock the CIS football world with a 27-15 Hardy Cup triumph in Calgary. The Dinos had claimed the last six Canada West banners, tying them with Saint Mary's (1999-2004) for the second longest conference championship run in history. 

Meanwhile, in the Yates Cup in Hamilton, the McMaster-Guelph duel was as close as expected. Two and a half months after opening their OUA schedule with an OT win against the Gryphons, the Marauders once again prevailed, this time 20-15, to return to the national semis for the third time in four years.

A week before the other league finals, On Nov. 8, Mount Allison had repeated as AUS champs for only the second time in school history (1984-1985) thanks to a 29-7 Loney Bowl victory over StFX. Fresh off their first-ever unblemished regular season, the Mounties are the only remaining undefeated team in the country.

While the Carabins will play in the first Bowl game on Saturday, the Bisons and Mounties have never played in a Bowl game away from home. For their part, the Marauders are only 1-3 all-time on home turf in the CIS semis.

It will be the first-ever matchups between both Montreal and Manitoba, as well as McMaster and Mount Allison.

Danny Maciocia knows a thing or two about winning big football games. The fourth-year Montreal bench boss helped the Edmonton Eskimos claim the Grey Cup as an offensive coordinator (2003) and head coach (2005). He also guided Canada to back-to-back world junior championships in 2005 and 2006.

"I knew there was a trophy at the end of our last game, but I was really looking at that game as a quarter-final. I didn't immediately realize the impact of that win," said Maciocia, whose troops had also defeated Laval in their conference finale at CEPSUM Stadium on Nov. 1, prevailing 13-9 in a game without any real playoff implications for either team. "I've received so many messages. I had never seen such a reaction in my entire life. I now realize that we accomplished something very special.     

"On Saturday, we'll represent our entire conference and province. We have an opportunity to make history and it will be interesting to see the reaction of our fans. We're facing a very good team. The Bisons are a typical western team, physical, with big players. They'll want to establish their ground game and we're expecting quite a battle at the line of scrimmage."   

Brian Dobie, coach of the Bisons, also boasts an impressive coaching resume, including the only Vanier Cup title by a Canada West team in the past 16 years, a 28-14 victory over Saint Mary's in 2007 in Toronto.  

"We're very much looking forward to heading east to play Montreal in the Uteck Bowl. Coach Maciocia and his staff are coming off a tremendous win at Laval in the Dunsmore Cup. Both our teams have had to fight on the road to get to this Bowl game and I anticipate a great playoff contest on Saturday."

Neither Montreal nor Manitoba looked like Vanier Cup contenders following their regular season openers in early September, when the Carabins lost 40-13 at Laval and the Bisons were dominated 44-24 at Saskatchewan.

While the Carabins immediately righted the ship and have won nine straight since that rocky start, the Bisons have been on a roller-coaster ride all season, losing to four different Canada West opponents en route to a 4-4 league record and waiting until the last day of the campaign to secure a playoff berth, thanks to a 50-31 win over first-place Calgary.
 
The wild ride continued in their Canada West semifinal in Saskatoon, when the Bisons had to overcome a 19-point deficit to beat Saskatchewan 47-39, a win capped by a touchdown pass from standout receiver Nic Demski to quarterback Jordan Yantz with less than two minutes remaining. Then came the Hardy Cup final in Calgary, where Manitoba won the turnover battle by a mind-boggling 10-0 margin to put an end to the Dinos dynasty.

Demski, Yantz and the rest of the Manitoba offence have their work cut out for them if they hope to turn the Uteck Bowl into another shootout.

Led by fourth-year linebacker Byron Archambault, the RSEQ defensive player of the year and a top prospect for the 2015 CFL draft, the Montreal defence was the best in the country this season against the pass (183.4 yards per game), ranked second in total yards allowed (301.6) and third in points against (12.5). The Carabins also kept powerhouse Laval out of the end zone in back-to-back games and held the vaunted Rouge et Or rushing attack, which had accumulated over 800 yards on the ground in the last two Vanier Cups combined, to 80 yards in the Dunsmore Cup, including 54 by quarterback Hugo Richard.

At the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Mitchell Bowl in Hamilton, McMaster coach Stefan Ptaszek hopes to add to his program's back-to-back Bowl wins in 2011 and 2012. The former was followed a week later by the first Vanier Cup triumph in school history.

"This has been a special season for us, as nobody considered us one of the favourites to win the OUA, but we have a tremendous group of senior leaders who wanted to end their careers in style. We set some goals at the start of the year and getting to the Mitchell Bowl was one of them," said Ptaszek, who was a receiver with Wilfrid Laurier when the Golden Hawks beat Mount Allison 25-18 in the 1991 Vanier Cup. "Mount Allison has had a great season and presents a tough challenge for us. The Mounties have Bowl game experience and we will have to bring our best effort if we want to win. I'm very happy to be able to play this game in front of our McMaster fans and I hope that our 13th man can be a factor on Saturday."

Ptaszek's counterpart Kelly Jeffrey has led Mount Allison to their only undefeated regular season this fall, after guiding the Mounties to their first Bowl appearance since 1997 a year ago, a 48-21 home loss to Laval.

"We're excited to be back in the Final Four with so many veterans who went through this experience last year. McMaster is exceptionally well-coached with great depth and balance all the way through their football team. We are looking forward to a great environment for the Mitchell Bowl against the Yates Cup champions three of the last four years."

While the Mounties didn't exactly light it up during their undefeated AUS campaign, averaging a middle-of-the-pack 29 points a game, their defence was second to none, finishing first in the nation with only eight points allowed per contest and ranking  third in both total yards allowed (324.0) and against the run (98.1).

In their lone confrontation against a non-AUS opponent, in Week 4, the two-time Atlantic champs easily handled Bishop's 26-3 in Lennoxville, Que.

The Mitchell Bowl could turn into a low-scoring affair since the Marauders have also excelled on the defensive side of the ball this year. Led by linebacker Nick Shortill, the OUA defensive MVP, McMaster ranked first in Ontario in points (17.8) and total yards allowed (333.5) and placed second against the pass (201.4) and the run (132.1).

With ball control always a key factor in the playoffs, it will be interesting to watch the battle of running backs between Mount A's Chris Reid and McMaster's Chris Pezzetta.

Reid, the AUS rookie of the year, led his conference and placed second in the nation with 987 yards in eight league contests. Pezzetta is coming off 143 and 144-yard performances in the Marauders first two post-season tilts.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at the four remaining contenders for a spot in the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup.

ARCELORMITTAL DOFASCO MITCHELL BOWL

When: Saturday, Nov. 22, 4 p.m. EST
Where: Ron Joyce Stadium, Hamilton, Ont.
Who: No. 6 Mount Allison Mounties (9-0) at No. 3 McMaster Marauders (9-1)
TV: Sportsnet 360
Web: CIS-SIC.tv

McMASTER UNIVERSITY MARAUDERS (OUA champions)

2014 season summary
Overall record: 9-1
Regular season record: 7-1
Regular season standing: 1st  
Playoff record: 2-0
Top 10 final ranking (Nov. 4): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (polls #6, 7, 8, 10)
Top 10 lowest ranking: No. 5 (poll #1)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (10 polls): 10
Regular season offence points (36.4 ppg): 3rd OUA / 5th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (482.2 ypg): 5th OUA / 8th CIS
Regular season offence passing (316.1 ypg): 2nd OUA / 5th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (166.1 ypg): 8th OUA / 12th CIS
Regular season defence points (17.8 ppg): 1st OUA / 5th CIS
Regular season defence total yards (333.5 ypg): 1st OUA / 4th CIS
Regular season defence passing (201.4 ypg): 2nd OUA / 6th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (132.1 ypg): 2nd OUA / 7th CIS

2014 results
Sept. 1 (home): McMaster 34, Guelph 27 OT
Sept. 6 (away): McMaster 66, Waterloo 0
Sept. 13 (home): McMaster 37, Carleton 17
Sept. 20 (away): McMaster 49, York 2
Sept. 27 (home): McMaster 28, Queen's 19
Oct. 4 (away): McMaster 32, Western 29
Oct. 18 (home): McMaster 27, Laurier 10
Oct. 25 (away): Ottawa 38, McMaster 18
Nov. 8 (home): McMaster 42, Ottawa 31 (OUA semifinal)
Nov. 15 (home): McMaster 20, Guelph 15 (OUA final)

2014 OUA individual honours
Major awards: Nick Shortill (defensive MVP), Daniel Petermann (rookie), Adam Dickson (Russ Jackson Award nominee), Stefan Ptaszek (coach)
All-stars offence (First Team): Daniel Vandervoort (WR)
All-stars defence (First team): Nick Shortill (LB), Joey Cupido (CB)
All-stars special teams (First Team): Tyler Crapigna (PK)
All-stars offence (Second Team): Zach Intzandt (G), Sean Smith (OT)
All-stars defence (Second Team): Mike Kashak (DE), Scott Martin (DB)
All-stars special teams (Second Team): None

All-time head-to-head vs. Mount Allison
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 3-4
Home record: 1-3
Away record: 2-1

2012 (home): 45-6 win vs. Calgary (Mitchell Bowl)
2011 (away): 45-21 win vs. Acadia (Uteck Bowl)
2003 (home): 36-32 loss vs. Laval (Mitchell Bowl)
2002 (home): 36-25 loss vs. Saint Mary's (Churchill Bowl)
2001 (away): 27-6 loss vs. Manitoba (Churchill Bowl)
2000 (home): 20-15 loss vs. Ottawa (Churchill Bowl)
1967 (away): 7-0 win vs. StFX (Atlantic Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 1-2

2012 (Rogers Centre, Toronto): 37-14 loss vs. Laval 
2011 (BC Place Stadium, Vancouver): 41-38 OT win vs. Laval
1967 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 10-9 loss vs. Alberta

Head coach: Stefan Ptaszek
Season: 9th
Career regular season record: 54-18 (.750)
Career playoff record: 12-7 (.632)
Career overall record (season & playoffs): 66-25 (.725)
Career overall record vs. Mount Allison: 0-0
Bowl record: 2-0
Bowl wins: 2012, 2011
Bowl losses: -
Vanier Cup record: 1-1
Vanier Cup wins: 2011
Vanier Cup losses: 2012

MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY MOUNTIES (AUS champions)

2014 season summary
Overall record: 9-0
Regular season record: 8-0
Regular season standing: 1st    
Playoff record: 1-0
Top 10 final ranking (Nov. 4): No. 6
Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (polls #9-10)
Top 10 lowest ranking: Unranked (poll #1)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (10 polls): 9
Regular season offence points (29.2 ppg): 1st AUS / 16th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (359.8 ypg): 1st AUS / 19th CIS
Regular season offence passing (192.4 ypg): 2nd AUS / 23rd CIS
Regular season offence rushing (167.4 ypg): 1st AUS / 11th CIS
Regular season defence points (8.0 ppg): 1st AUS / 1st CIS
Regular season defence total yards (324.0 ypg): 1st AUS / 3rd CIS
Regular season defence passing (225.9 ypg): 4th AUS / 9th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (98.1 ypg): 1st AUS / 3rd CIS

2014 results
Sept. 6 (home): Mount Allison 20, Acadia 12
Sept. 13 (away): Mount Allison 27, StFX 25
Sept. 20 (home): Mount Allison 39, Saint Mary's 8
Sept. 27 (away): Mount Allison 26, Bishop's 3
Oct. 4 (away): Mount Allison 38, Saint Mary's 0
Oct. 11 (home): Mount Allison 33, Saint Mary's 1
Oct. 18 (away): Mount Allison 33, Acadia 5
Oct. 25 (home): Mount Allison 18, StFX 10
Nov. 8 (home): Mount Allison 29, StFX 7 (AUS final)

2014 AUS individual honours
Major awards: Jacob LeBlanc (lineman), Chris Reid (rookie), Kelly Jeffrey (coach)
All-stars offence: Brandon Leyh (QB), Chris Reid (RB), Josh Blanchard (WR), André Goguen (C), Quinn Everett (G)
All-stars defence: Jacob LeBlanc (DT), Te Nguyen (LB), Kwame Adjei (S), Donovan Saunders (CB)
All-stars special teams: Kyle McLean (P)

All-time head-to-head vs. McMaster
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 2-3
Home record: 2-3
Away record: 0-0

2013 (home): 48-21 loss vs. Laval (Uteck Bowl)
1997 (home at Huskies Stadium in Halifax): 34-29 loss vs. UBC (Atlantic Bowl)
1991 (home at Huskies Stadium in Halifax): 31-14 win vs. Saskatchewan (Atlantic Bowl)
1985 (home at Huskies Stadium in Halifax): 34-3 loss vs. Western (Atlantic Bowl)
1984 (home at Huskies Stadium in Halifax): 29-17 win vs. Queen's (Atlantic Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 0-2

1991 (SkyDome, Toronto): 25-18 loss vs. Laurier
1984 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 22-13 loss vs. Guelph

Head coach: Kelly Jeffrey
Season: 7th 
Career regular season record: 21-35 (.375)
Career playoff record: 3-4 (.429)
Career overall record (season & playoffs): 24-39 (.381)
Career overall record vs. McMaster: 0-0
Bowl record: 0-1
Bowl wins: -
Bowl losses: 2013
Vanier Cup record: 0-0
Vanier Cup wins: -
Vanier Cup losses: -

UTECK BOWL

When: Saturday, Nov. 22, 12:30 p.m. EST
Where: CEPSUM Stadium, Montreal, Que.
Who: Manitoba Bisons (6-4) at Montreal Carabins (9-1)
TV: Sportsnet 360 & Radio-Canada
Web: CIS-SIC.tv

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BISONS (Canada West champions)

2014 season summary
Overall record: 6-4
Regular season record: 4-4
Regular season standing: 3rd   
Playoff record: 2-0
Top 10 final ranking (Nov. 4): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (poll #1)
Top 10 lowest ranking: Unranked (polls #2, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (10 polls): 5
Regular season offence points (36.2 ppg): 2nd CW / 6th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (467.8 ypg): 3rd CW / 10th CIS
Regular season offence passing (305.5 ypg): 3rd CW / 8th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (162.2 ypg): 3rd CW / 14th CIS
Regular season defence points (30.9 ppg): 3rd CW / 16th CIS
Regular season defence total yards (438.1 ypg): 2nd CW / 16th CIS
Regular season defence passing (264.2 ypg): 2nd CW / 16th CIS
Regular season defence rushing (173.9 ypg): 3rd CW / 16th CIS

2014 results
Sept. 5 (away): Saskatchewan 44, Manitoba 24
Sept. 12 (home): Manitoba 42, Regina 18
Sept. 20 (home): Manitoba 20, UBC 10
Sept. 26 (away): Calgary 42, Manitoba 41
Oct. 4 (away): Alberta 38, Manitoba 31
Oct. 17 (home): Manitoba 41, Saskatchewan 8
Oct. 25 (away): Regina 56, Manitoba 41
Nov. 1 (home): Manitoba 50, Calgary 31
Nov. 7 (away): Manitoba 47, Saskatchewan 39 (CW semifinal)
Nov. 15 (away): Manitoba 27, Calgary 15 (CW final)

2014 Canada West individual honours
Major awards: None
All-stars offence: Kienan LaFrance (RB), Nic Demski (IR), Matt Sawyer (WR), Nevin Gamblin (G)
All-stars defence: Evan Foster (DE), David Onyemata (DT), Jordan Linnen (DB), Tremaine Apperley (CB)
All-stars special teams: None

All-time head-to-head vs. Montreal
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 4-2
Home record: 4-2
Away record: 0-0

2007 (home): 52-20 win vs. Western (Mitchell Bowl)
2001 (home): 27-6 win vs. McMaster (Churchill Bowl)
1973 (home): 16-0 loss vs. McGill (Western Bowl)
1970 (home): 24-20 OT win vs. Queen's (Western Bowl)
1969 (home): 41-7 win vs. Windsor (Western Bowl)
1968 (home): 29-6 loss vs. Queen's (Western Bowl)

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 3-1

2007 (Rogers Centre, Toronto): 28-14 win vs. Saint Mary's
2001 (SkyDome, Toronto): 42-16 loss vs. Saint Mary's
1970 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 38-11 win vs. Ottawa
1969 (Varsity Stadium, Toronto): 24-15 win vs. McGill

Head coach: Brian Dobie
Season: 19th
Career regular season record: 79-71-1 (.526)
Career playoff record: 12-8 (.600)
Career overall record (season & playoffs): 91-79-1 (.535)
Career overall record vs. Montreal: 0-0
Bowl record: 2-0
Bowl wins: 2007, 2001
Bowl losses: -
Vanier Cup record: 1-1
Vanier Cup wins: 2007
Vanier Cup losses: 2001

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL CARABINS (RSEQ champions)

2014 season summary
Overall record: 9-1
Regular season record: 7-1
Regular season standing: 2nd  
Playoff record: 2-0
Top 10 final ranking (Nov. 4): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (poll #10)
Top 10 lowest ranking: No. 5 (polls #2 to 7)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (10 polls): 10
Regular season offence points (33.9 ppg): 2nd RSEQ / 9th CIS
Regular season offence total yards (448.9 ypg): 3rd RSEQ / 15th CIS
Regular season offence passing (312.5 ypg): 2nd RSEQ / 6th CIS
Regular season offence rushing (136.4 ypg): 4th RSEQ / 19th CIS
Regular season defence points (12.5 ppg): 2nd RSEQ / 3rd CIS
Regular season defence total yards (301.6 ypg): 2nd RSEQ / 2nd CIS
Regular season defence passing (183.4 ypg): 1st RSEQ / 1st CIS
Regular season defence rushing (118.2 ypg): 3rd RSEQ / 6th CIS

2014 results
Sept. 6 (away): Laval 40, Montreal 13
Sept. 12 (home): Montreal 41, Bishop's 7
Sept. 19 (home): Montreal 43, McGill 17
Sept. 27 (away): Montreal 47, StFX 0
Oct. 4 (home): Montreal 22, Sherbrooke 16
Oct. 11 (away): Montreal 36, Concordia 3
Oct. 25 (away): Montreal 56, Bishop's 8
Nov. 1 (home): Montreal 13, Laval 9
Nov. 8 (home): Montreal 40, Sherbrooke 13 (RSEQ semifinal)
Nov. 15 (away): Montreal 12, Laval 9 OT (RSEQ final)

2014 RSEQ individual honours
Major awards: Byron Archambault (defensive MVP), Alexandre Laganière (Russ Jackson Award nominee)
All-stars offence: Gabriel Cousineau (QB), Mikhaïl Davidson (IR), Philip Enchill (IR), Régis Cibasu (WR), Jean-Christophe Labrecque (C),
All-stars defence: Jean-Samuel Blanc (DE), Mathieu Girard (DT), Byron Archambault (LB), Anthony Coady (S)
All-stars special teams: Mikhaïl Davidson (RET)

All-time head-to-head vs. Manitoba
Overall record: 0-0

Bowl history (since inception of national semi-finals in 1967)
Overall record: 0-0
Home record: 0-0
Away record: 0-0

Vanier Cup history
All-time record: 0-0

Head coach: Danny Maciocia
Season: 4th 
Career regular season record: 26-8 (.765) 
Career playoff record: 4-3 (.571)
Career overall record (season & playoffs): 30-11 (.732)
Career overall record vs. Manitoba: 0-0
Bowl record: 0-0
Bowl wins: -
Bowl losses: -
Vanier Cup record: 0-0
Vanier Cup wins: -
Vanier Cup losses: -

ALL-TIME CIS BOWL RESULTS (since start of CIS national semifinals in 1967)

2013
Uteck (MacAulay Field, Sackville, N.B.): Laval 48, Mount Allison 21
Mitchell (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 44, Western 3

2012
Uteck (TELUS-UL Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 42, Acadia 7
Mitchell (Ron Joyce Stadium, Hamilton): McMaster 45, Calgary 6

2011
Uteck (Moncton Stadium, Moncton): McMaster 45, Acadia 21
Mitchell (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Laval 41, Calgary 10

2010
Uteck (PEPS Stadium, Quebec City): Laval 13, Western 11
Mitchell (McMahon Stadium, Calgary): Calgary 35, Saint Mary's 8

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
Central (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
Western (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 (Winnipeg Velodrome, 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 (Clarke Stadium, Edmonton): Alberta 53, Bishop's 2
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Western 44, Saint Mary's 13

1970
Western (Pan American Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 24, Queen's 20 (OT)
Atlantic (Huskies Stadium, Halifax): Ottawa 24, UNB 11

1969
Western (Pan American Stadium, Winnipeg): Manitoba 41, Windsor 7
Atlantic (Wanderers Grounds, Halifax): McGill 20, UNB 6

1968
Western (Pan American 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, the 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, the OQAA voted against any league participation in the Vanier Cup championship game. WIFL champion Alberta received a direct berth in the national final.

Source: CIS