50th Vanier Cup
The 2014 Vanier Cup, the 50th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Molson Stadium in Montreal, Quebec.[3] It featured the OUA champion McMaster Marauders and the RSEQ champion Montréal Carabins. This was the first appearance for the Carabins and the fourth for the Marauders. It was the first time that the city of Montreal hosted the Vanier Cup and it was organized by the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes as opposed to a member CIS club. For the second consecutive year the championship game was played in the province of Quebec.
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Date | November 29, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Molson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Montreal, QC | ||||||||||||||||||
Ted Morris Memorial Trophy | Regis Cibasu, Montréal | ||||||||||||||||||
Bruce Coulter Award | Anthony Coady, Montréal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Valérie Daure | ||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Michael Soles | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | René Daigneault | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Les Trois Accords | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 22,649 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | TV: Sportsnet, Ici Radio-Canada Télé | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratings | ~320,000 on Sportsnet[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Semi-Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2014, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visited the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.[4]
Scoring summary
- First Quarter
- MCM - Crapigna 22 yd field goal (3:58)
- MCM - Crapigna 35 yd field goal (12:32)
- Second Quarter
- MON - Simoneau 9 yd field goal (3:25)
- MCM - Moore touchdown 50 yd rush and converted (5:38)
- Third Quarter
- MON - Enchill touchdown off 9 yd pass and converted (2:15)
- MCM - Crapigna 43 yd field goal (9:54)
- MCM - Crapigna 29 yd field goal (14:07)
- Fourth Quarter
- MON - Thomas touchdown 3 yd run and converted (4:12)
- MON - Simoneau 13 yd field goal (12:15)
- MCM - Crapigna blocked field goal from 35 yd (14:01)
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | 50th Vanier Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
(3) Acadia Axemen | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) St. FX X-Men | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. FX X-Men | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Allison Mounties | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Mount Allison Mounties | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Allison Mounties | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(6) Laurier Golden Hawks | 10 | McMaster Marauders | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Western Ontario Mustangs | 25 | Western Ontario Mustangs | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Guelph Gryphons | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(5) Ottawa Gee-Gees | 46 | McMaster Marauders | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Windsor Lancers | 29 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | McMaster Marauders | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Regina Rams | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Calgary Dinos | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Calgary Dinos | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba Bisons | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Manitoba Bisons | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Saskatchewan Huskies | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba Bisons | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Montreal Carabins | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 12* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Laval Rouge et Or | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Concordia Stingers | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Laval Rouge et Or | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number in parentheses represents seed in conference
References
- 50th TELUS Vanier Cup: Hometown Carabins capture first national title from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 29 November 2014, retrieved 29 November 2014
- The 50th CIS Vanier Cup – Captivating an Audience Archived 2015-02-24 at the Wayback Machine from UOttawa Sport Business Club, December 28, 2014, retrieved 28 November 2015
- Vanier Cup final to be staged in Montreal for the first time
- "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.