2022 U Sports football season

2022 U Sports football season
2022 U Sports football season
Duration	August 27, 2022 – October 29, 2022
Hardy Cup champions	Saskatchewan
Yates Cup champions	Western
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval
Loney Bowl champions	St. Francis
Mitchell Bowl champions	Laval
Uteck Bowl champions	Saskatchewan
Vanier Cup
Date	November 26, 2022
Venue	Western Alumni Stadium; London, Ontario
Champions	Laval
U Sports football seasons
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 U Sports football season began on August 27, 2022, with four Atlantic University Sport teams, four RSEQ teams, and ten Ontario University Athletics teams opening their schedules that day.^[1]^[2]^[3] The six Canada West teams began their schedules one week later with two games on September 2 and one on September 3.^[4]

The conference championships were played on the weekend of November 12, 2022, and the season concluded on November 26, 2022, with the 57th Vanier Cup championship, which returned to the pre-pandemic scheduling used in 2019.^[5] The championship game was played at Western Alumni Stadium in London, Ontario for the first time in the game's history.^[6] 27 university teams in Canada played U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.^[7]

Schedule changes

On April 7, 2022, the OUA released their schedule which featured a return to an eight-game format and no divisions or geographical restrictions.^[1] With the season starting in August and ending in October, this was more in line with the pre-pandemic 2019 U Sports football season as opposed to the truncated 2021 season. The 114th Yates Cup game was played on November 12, 2022.^[1]

The AUS released their schedule on April 13, 2022, as the conference also returned to pre-pandemic scheduling with eight games played by each team and two bye weeks.^[2] The Loney Bowl was played on November 12, 2022.^[2] Canada West also returned to eight regular season games and the Hardy Cup was played on the weekend of November 12, 2022.^[4] The RSEQ announced their schedule last which featured eight games over ten weeks and a Dunsmore Cup championship date of November 12, 2022.^[3]

Regular season

Standings

2022 AUS standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#6 St. FX	8	–	0	261	–	83	16	†
Bishop's	4	–	3	137	–	105	10	X
#10 Mount Allison	4	–	4	98	–	144	8	X
Saint Mary's	3	–	4	116	–	159	6
Acadia	0	–	8	88	–	209	0
*The Sept 24 Bishop's at Saint Mary's game was cancelled and the Oct 29 Saint Mary's at Bishop's game is worth four points.^[8] † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2022 RSEQ standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#2 Laval	7	–	1	274	–	112	14	†
#5 Montréal	6	–	2	163	–	124	12	X
Sherbrooke	4	–	4	164	–	193	8	X
Concordia	2	–	6	185	–	262	4	X
McGill	1	–	7	167	–	262	2
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2022 OUA standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#1 Western	8	–	0	360	–	115	16	†
#3 Queen's	7	–	1	300	–	127	14	X
#7 Ottawa	6	–	2	243	–	129	12	X
#8 Laurier	5	–	3	235	–	164	10	X
Carleton	5	–	3	201	–	195	10	X
Windsor	4	–	4	189	–	194	8	X
Toronto	4	–	4	185	–	219	8	X
McMaster	2	–	6	140	–	118	4
Guelph	1	–	7	158	–	319	2
Waterloo	1	–	7	154	–	308	2
York	1	–	7	43	–	317	2
*McMaster forfeited one win vs York due to use of an ineligible player † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2022 Canada West standings v t e
Team	W		L	PF		PA	Pts	Ply
#4 Saskatchewan	7	–	1	241	–	119	14	†
Regina	5	–	3	195	–	159	10	X
Manitoba	4	–	4	232	–	217	8	X
#9 British Columbia	4	–	4	182	–	186	8	X
Alberta	3	–	5	175	–	201	6
Calgary	1	–	7	117	–	260	2
† – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season awards

Award-winners


	Quebec	Ontario	Atlantic	Canada West	National
Hec Crighton Trophy	Kevin Mital (Laval)	Keon Edwards (Western)	Malcolm Bussey (St. Francis Xavier)	Mason Nyhus (Saskatchewan)	Kevin Mital (Laval)
Presidents' Trophy	Nicky Farinaccio (Montreal)	Daniel Valente Jr. (Western)	Gabriel Royer (Bishop’s)	Ryder Varga (Regina)	Nicky Farinaccio (Montreal)
J. P. Metras Trophy	Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay (Laval)	Silas Hubert (Queen’s)	Alex Fedchun (St. Francis Xavier)	Theo Benedet (UBC)	Theo Benedet (UBC)
Peter Gorman Trophy	Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald (McGill)	Isaiah Smith (Guelph)	Zachary Houde (St. Francis Xavier)	Jack Warrack (Saskatchewan)	Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald (McGill)
Russ Jackson Award	N/A	Alex Cheng (McMaster)	Duncan Patterson (Saint Mary’s)	Ryker Frank (Saskatchewan)	Duncan Patterson (Saint Mary’s)
Frank Tindall Trophy	Glen Constantin (Laval)	Greg Marshall (Western)	Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier)	Mark McConkey (Regina)	Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier)
Gino Fracas Award	Luc Sylvain (Sherbrooke)	Mike Circelli (Windsor)	Tyler Wilson (St. Francis Xavier)	Vaughan Mitchell (Manitoba)	Mike Circelli (Windsor)

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All-Canadian Team

Offence
	First Team	Second Team
Quarterback	Arnaud Desjardins (Laval)	Mason Nyhus (Saskatchewan)
Running Back	Keon Edwards (Western) Malcolm Bussey (St. Francis Xavier)	Isaiah Knight (UBC) J-P Cimankinda (Ottawa)
Receiver	Kevin Mital (Laval) Jeremy Murphy (Concordia) Savaughn Magnaye-Jones (Western) Daniel Perry (Saskatchewan)	A. K. Gassama (Manitoba) Darius Simmons (McGill) Richard Burton (Queen’s) Ethan Jordan (Laurier)
Centre	Elliot Beamer (Western)	Daniel Shin (Alberta)
Guard	Nicolas Guay (Laval) Phillip Grohovac (Western)	Evan Floren (Queen's) Giovanni Manu (UBC)
Tackle	Theo Benedet (UBC) Nathan Dumoulin-Duguay (Laval)	Zack Fry (Western) Anthony Vandal (Sherbrooke)

Defence
	First Team	Second Team
Defensive Tackle	Tanner Schmekel (Regina) Jean-William Rouleau (Laval)	Darien Newell (Queen's) Kyle Samson (UBC)
Defensive End	Anthony Bennett (Regina) Silas Hubert (Queen's)	Scott Murray (Guelph) Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal (Montréal)
Linebacker	Nicky Farinaccio (Montréal) Ryder Varga (Regina) James Peter (Ottawa)	Emmanuel Aboagye-Gyan (Ottawa) Ryan Baker (UBC) Alec Poirier (Laval)
Free Safety	Daniel Valente (Western)	Jaxon Ford (Regina)
Defensive Halfback	Ashton Miller-Melancon (Queen's) Cristophe Beaulieu (Laval)	Charlie Ringland (Saskatchewan) Rob Panabaker (Western)
Cornerback	Benjamin Labrosse (McGill) Siriman-Harrison Bagayogo (Guelph)	Kevin Victome (Ottawa) Kaylyn St-Cyr (Montréal)

Special Teams
	First Team	Second Team
Kicker	Tyler Mullan (Queen's)	David Solie (Saskatchewan)
Punter	Chris MacLean (Calgary)	Dawson Hodge (Wilfrid Laurier)
Returner	Alfred Olay (York)	Santino Sparagna (Concordia)

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Post-season

The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2022, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team visited the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.^[5] These games were played on November 19, 2022, while the 57th Vanier Cup was played on November 26, 2022.^[5]

Atlantic University Sport

November 5 Semi-finals			November 12 31st Loney Bowl

			1	St. Francis Xavier	21
2	Bishop's	12	3	Mount Allison	14
3	Mount Allison	15

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

November 5 Demi-finales			November 12 41re Coupe Dunsmore

1	Laval	38

4	Concordia	27
			1	Laval	25

			2	Montreal	24
2	Montreal	23

3	Sherbrooke	15

Ontario University Athletics

October 29 Quarter-finals			November 5 Semi-finals			November 12 114th Yates Cup

			1	Western	45

			4	Wilfrid Laurier	9
4	Wilfrid Laurier	41

5	Carleton	13
						1	Western	44

						2	Queen's	14
2	Queen's	41

7	Toronto	13
			2	Queen's	35

			3	Ottawa	13
3	Ottawa	43

6	Windsor	40

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

November 5 Semi-finals			November 12 85th Hardy Trophy

1	Saskatchewan	37

4	Manitoba	9
			1	Saskatchewan	23

			3	UBC	8
2	Regina	14

3	UBC	28

U Sports finals

November 19 Semi-finals 19th Uteck Bowl 20th Mitchell Bowl		November 26 57th Vanier Cup

St. Francis Xavier	19

Saskatchewan	36
		Saskatchewan	24

		Laval	30
Western	20

Laval	27

National Semifinals

Uteck Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saskatchewan	3	3	7	23	36
St. Francis Xavier	0	6	7	6	19

at Oland Stadium, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:00pm EST
Game weather: Clear, 3 °C (37 °F)
Game attendance: 2,173
Referee: Greg Maclean
TV: CBC Sports
Boxscore

Mitchell Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Laval	0	4	14	9	27
Western	17	0	0	3	20

at Western Alumni Stadium, London, Ontario

Date: November 19
Game time: 4:00pm EST
Game weather: Cloudy, −3 °C (27 °F)
Referee: K.Baird
TV: CBC Sports
Boxscore

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Yates Cup rematch headlines 2022 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. April 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022 fall sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. April 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Double bill coverage to kick off the 2022 season of RSEQ university football on TVA Sports". Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. April 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Canada West stars set to return to the field in early September". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. April 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "U Sports awards 2022 Vanier Cup to Western, City of London". U Sports. June 23, 2022.
^ "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ @AUS_SUA (October 7, 2022). "🏈 SCHEDULE UPDATE🏈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Kevin Mital takes home outstanding player". RSEQ. November 11, 2022.
^ "Edwards headlines trio of Western winners with Larry Haylor MVP award". Ontario University Athletics. November 10, 2022.
^ "2022 AUS football major award winners and all-stars announced". Atlantic University Sport. November 10, 2022.
^ "SSK's Nyhus named CW Player of the Year". Canada West. November 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Laval's Kevin Mital wins 2022 Hec Crighton Award". U Sports. November 24, 2022.

[OUA_Schedule-1] "Yates Cup rematch headlines 2022 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. April 7, 2022.

[AUS_Schedule-2] "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022 fall sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. April 13, 2022.

[RSEQ_Schedule-3] "Double bill coverage to kick off the 2022 season of RSEQ university football on TVA Sports". Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. April 28, 2022.

[CW_schedule-4] "Canada West stars set to return to the field in early September". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. April 21, 2022.

[information-5] "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[Vanier-6] "U Sports awards 2022 Vanier Cup to Western, City of London". U Sports. June 23, 2022.

[7] "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[8] @AUS_SUA (October 7, 2022). "🏈 SCHEDULE UPDATE🏈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[9] "Kevin Mital takes home outstanding player". RSEQ. November 11, 2022.

[10] "Edwards headlines trio of Western winners with Larry Haylor MVP award". Ontario University Athletics. November 10, 2022.

[11] "2022 AUS football major award winners and all-stars announced". Atlantic University Sport. November 10, 2022.

[12] "SSK's Nyhus named CW Player of the Year". Canada West. November 10, 2022.

[national-13] "Laval's Kevin Mital wins 2022 Hec Crighton Award". U Sports. November 24, 2022.

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