2019 U Sports football season

The 2019 U Sports football season began on August 23, 2019 with the Concordia Stingers hosting the Montreal Carabins in Montreal, Quebec.^[1] The Atlantic University Sport conference started play the following day and the Ontario University Athletics conference began play on August 25, 2019.^[2]^[3] The Canada West teams began play during the following weekend, on August 30, 2019.^[4] All 27 U Sports football teams played eight regular season games against opponents within the same conference.

The conference championships were played on November 9 and the season ended on November 23 with the 55th Vanier Cup championship at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec.^[5]^[6] The Calgary Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins 27-13 to win their fifth Vanier Cup, and their first since 1995.^[7]

Regular season

Standings

2019 AUS standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#4 Acadia	8	–	0	309	–	165	16	†
Bishop's	4	–	4	150	–	210	8	X
Mount Allison	3	–	5	194	–	161	6	X
Saint Mary's	3	–	5	159	–	190	6
St. FX	2	–	6	128	–	214	4
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2019 RSEQ standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#2 Laval	7	–	1	301	–	72	14	X
#5 Montréal	6	–	2	144	–	93	12	†
McGill	3	–	5	124	–	191	6	X
Concordia	2	–	6	121	–	262	4	X
Sherbrooke	2	–	6	135	–	207	4
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2019 OUA standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#1 Western	8	–	0	290	–	175	16	X
#3 McMaster	6	–	2	228	–	151	12	†
#8 Guelph	6	–	2	242	–	142	12	X
Ottawa	5	–	3	252	–	197	10	X
Waterloo	4	–	4	288	–	283	8	X
Carleton	4	–	4	181	–	214	8	X
#9 Laurier	4	–	4	260	–	203	8
Queen's	3	–	5	177	–	224	6
Toronto	2	–	6	222	–	249	4
Windsor	1	–	7	190	–	342	2
York	1	–	7	122	–	272	2
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2019 Canada West standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#7 Calgary	6	–	2	246	–	166	12	†
#6 Saskatchewan	5	–	3	257	–	161	10	X
Alberta	4	–	4	179	–	208	8	X
Manitoba	4	–	4	221	–	242	8	X
#10 Regina	3	–	5	211	–	189	6
British Columbia	2	–	6	163	–	311	4
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season awards

Award-winners


	Quebec	Ontario	Atlantic	Canada West	NATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy	Adam Vance (Concordia)	Chris Merchant (Western)	Hunter Guenard (Acadia)	Adam Machart (Saskatchewan)	Chris Merchant (Western)
Presidents' Trophy	Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill)	Jack Cassar (Carleton)	Bailey Feltmate (Acadia)	Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan)	Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan)
J. P. Metras Trophy	Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill)	Cameron Lawson (Queen's)	Oliver Grant (Acadia)	Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan)	Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill)
Peter Gorman Trophy	Jeremy Murphy (Concordia)	Kojo Odoom (Western)	Daniel Bell (Mount Allison)	Ramsey Derbas (Saskatchewan)	Jeremy Murphy (Concordia)
Russ Jackson Award	Alexandre Pare (McGill)	Jacob Janke (York)	Bailey Feltmate (Acadia)	Derek Dufault (Manitoba)	Jacob Janke (York)
Frank Tindall Trophy	Glen Constantin (Laval)	Greg Marshall (Western)	Jeff Cummins (Acadia)	Scott Flory (Saskatchewan)	Greg Marshall (Western)

All-Canadian Team

Offence
	First Team	Second Team
Quarterback	Chris Merchant (Western)	Tre Ford (Waterloo)
Running Back	Adam Machart (Saskatchewan) Levondre Gordon (Laurier)	Felix Garand-Gauthier (Laval) Dale Wright (Acadia)
Inside Receiver	Tyler Ternowski (Waterloo) James Tyrrell (Concordia)	Brett Ellerman (Western) Will Corby (Toronto)
Outside Receiver	Jalen Philpot (Calgary) Glodin Mulall (Acadia)	Kevin Kaya (Montreal) Ben Kopczynski (Alberta)
Centre	Connor Berglof (Saskatchewan)	Samuel Lefebvre (Laval)
Guard	Samuel Thomassin (Laval) Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan)	Coulter Woodmansey (Guelph) Pier-Olivier Lestage (Montreal)
Tackle	Ketel Asse (Laval) Carter O'Donnell (Alberta)	Logan Bandy (Calgary) Zack Fry (Western)

Defence
	First Team	Second Team
Defensive Tackle	Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill) Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan)	Cameron Lawson (Queen's) J-Min Pelley (Calgary)
Defensive End	Derek Dufault (Manitoba) Reshaan Davis (Ottawa)	Samuel Rossi (Montreal) Malcolm Campbell (Toronto)
Linebacker	Jack Cassar (Carleton) Kean Harelimana (Laval) Nick Cross (UBC)	Brian Harelimana (Montreal) Ben Hladik (UBC) Bailey Feltmate (Acadia)
Free Safety	Jayden Dalke (Alberta)	Jacob Janke (York)
Defensive Halfback	Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan) Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal)	Noah Hallett (McMaster) Shae Weekes (Manitoba)
Cornerback	Bleska Kambamba (Western) Deane Leonard (Calgary)	Tyrell Ford (Waterloo) Antoine Lyte-Myers (Saint Mary's)

Special Teams
	First Team	Second Team
Kicker	Marc Liegghio (Western)	Louis Tardif (Sherbrooke)
Punter	Marc Liegghio (Western)	Kieran Burnham (St. Francis Xavier)
Returner	Clark Barnes (Guelph)	Michael Ritchott (Manitoba)^[8]

Post-season

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2019, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team hosted the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl hosted the Quebec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.^[5]

Conference Playoffs

Atlantic University Sport

November 2 Semi-final			November 9 Loney Bowl

			1	Acadia	31
2	Bishop's	28	2	Bishop's	1
3	Mount Allison	18

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

November 2 Semi-finals			November 9 Dunsmore Cup

1	Laval	40

4	Concordia	8
			1	Laval	10

			2	Montreal	25
2	Montreal	31

3	McGill	0

Ontario University Athletics

October 26 Quarter-finals			November 2 Semi-finals			November 9 112th Yates Cup

			1	Western	30
4	Ottawa	21	5	Waterloo	24
5	Waterloo	44				1	Western	15
						2	McMaster	29
			2	McMaster	19
3	Guelph	22	3	Guelph	9
6	Carleton	17

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

November 2 Semi-finals			November 9 83rd Hardy Trophy

1	Calgary	47

4	Manitoba	46
			1	Calgary	29

			2	Saskatchewan	4
2	Saskatchewan	28

3	Alberta	23

National Semifinals

Uteck Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Montreal	1	6	24	7	38
Acadia	0	0	0	0	0

at Raymond Field, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Date: November 16
Game time: 2:00pm AST
Game attendance: 1,816
Referee: Greg MacLean
TV: TVA Sports
Boxscore

Mitchell Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
McMaster	0	10	0	7	17
Calgary	7	10	3	10	30

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:00pm MST
Game attendance: 1,727
Referee: J.P. Chorney
TV: TVA Sports
Boxscore

National Championship

55th Vanier Cup

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Calgary	0	13	0	14	27
Montreal	0	7	3	3	13

at PEPS Stadium, Quebec City, Quebec

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 8,376
TV announcers (CBC): Mark Lee (play-by-play), Justin Dunk (analyst), Andi Petrillo (sideline reporter)^[9]^[10]
Boxscore

References

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^ "2019-20 OUA Football Schedule". Ontario University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "2019 CW Football Regular Season Schedule". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "Laval to host Vanier Cup, the U SPORTS football national championship, in 2018 and 2019". May 7, 2018.
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^ "Western QB Merchant highlights 2019 award winners and all-Canadians". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
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[Future-5] "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-01.

[6] "Laval to host Vanier Cup, the U SPORTS football national championship, in 2018 and 2019". May 7, 2018.

[7] "Sinagra leads Dinos to first Vanier Cup title since 1995". usports.ca. November 23, 2019.

[8] "Western QB Merchant highlights 2019 award winners and all-Canadians". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

[9] "U Sports announces football post-season broadcast partners". usports.ca. November 13, 2019.

[10] "CBC to broadcast 2019 Vanier Cup" (Press release). 3downnation.com. 2019-11-02.

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