51st Vanier Cup

51st Vanier Cup
(9–2)	(9–2)
26	23
Head coach: ; Blake Nill	Head coach: ; Danny Maciocia
Date	November 28, 2015
Stadium	Telus Stadium
Location	Quebec City, QC
Ted Morris Memorial Trophy	Michael O'Connor, UBC
Bruce Coulter Award	Stavros Katsantonis, UBC
National anthem	Laval University; Faculty of Music
Kick-off	Felix Ménard-Brière, Montreal
Referee	Henry Chiu
Attendance	12,557
Broadcasters
Network	TV: Sportsnet,; TVA Sports
Announcers	Tim Micallef and Mike Morreale, Sportsnet
Ratings	311,000 on Sportsnet
	← 50th Vanier Cup 52nd Vanier Cup →

The 2015 Vanier Cup, the 51st edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec.^[3] It was the fourth time that the city of Quebec has hosted the Vanier Cup. For the third consecutive year the championship game was played in the province of Quebec. The game featured the Canada West Champion UBC Thunderbirds and the RSEQ Champion Montreal Carabins. This was the second appearance for the Carabins - in back-to-back years - and the sixth for the Thunderbirds.

Semi-Championships[edit]

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2015, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup visited the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.^[4]

Scoring summary[edit]

First Quarter: UBC - van Gylswyk 45 yd field goal (12:44); UBC - van Gylswyk 33 yd field goal (07:46)

Second Quarter: UBC - Davis 6 yd touchdown and converted (13:51); UBC - van Gylswyk 43 yd field goal (06:21); MON - Paquet 12 yd touchdown and converted (02:59); MON - Deschamps 15 yd field goal (00:00)

Third Quarter: UBC - Deschamps 44 yd touchdown and converted (09:23); MON - Deschamps 22 yd field goal (04:11); MON - Deschamps 12 yd field goal (00:12)

Fourth Quarter: MON - Nadeau-Piuze 6 yd touchdown and converted (07:45); UBC - van Gylswyk 20 yd field goal (00:00)^[5]

Playoff bracket[edit]

Conference Quarter-finals		Conference Semi-finals		Conference Championships		National Semi-finals		51st Vanier Cup

		Manitoba	10
		UBC	52
				UBC	34
				Calgary	26
		Saskatchewan	29
		Calgary	37
						UBC	36
						St. FX	9
		Acadia	4
		St. FX	26
				St. FX	14
				Mount Allison	12


								UBC	26
								Montreal	23
		Sherbrooke	24
		Montreal	31
				Montreal	18
				Laval	16
		Concordia	8
		Laval	52
						Montreal	25
Carleton	39					Guelph	10
Queen's	8	Carleton	21
		Guelph	33
				Guelph	23
Laurier	29			Western	17
McMaster	15	Laurier	18
		Western	32

The seed of the OUA Semi-Final is done so that the first-place team play the weakest team still alive.

References[edit]

^ Vanier Cup Live from Sportsnet, retrieved 28 November 2015
^ The Great Canadian Ratings Report: Grey Cup a much-needed victory for the CFL
^ Laval to host 2015 Vanier Cup in Quebec City from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 8 December 2014, retrieved 2014-12-09.
^ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ Montreal vs. UBC at Quebec City, Quebec from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, retrieved 28 November 2015

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Vanier Cup Live from Sportsnet, retrieved 28 November 2015

[2] The Great Canadian Ratings Report: Grey Cup a much-needed victory for the CFL

[3] Laval to host 2015 Vanier Cup in Quebec City from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 8 December 2014, retrieved 2014-12-09.

[Future-4] "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[5] Montreal vs. UBC at Quebec City, Quebec from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, retrieved 28 November 2015

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