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51st Vanier Cup
UBC Thunderbirds Montréal Carabins
(9-2) (9-2)
26 23
Head coach: 
Head coach: 
1234 Total
UBC Thunderbirds 61073 26
Montréal Carabins 01067 23
DateNovember 28, 2015
StadiumTelus Stadium
LocationQuebec City, QC
Ted Morris Memorial TrophyMichael O'Connor, UBC
Bruce Coulter AwardStavros Katsantonis, UBC
National anthemLaval University
Faculty of Music
Kick-offFelix Ménard-Brière, Montreal
RefereeHenry Chiu
Attendance12,557
Broadcasters
NetworkTV: Sportsnet,
TVA Sports
AnnouncersTim Micallef and Mike Morreale, Sportsnet[1]
Ratings311,000 on Sportsnet[2]

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 and the sixth for the Thunderbirds.

Semi-Championships

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

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

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
Bye
Mount Allison
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
Bye Guelph 33
Guelph Guelph 23
Laurier 29 Western 17
McMaster 15 Laurier 18
Bye Western 32
Western

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

References

  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.
  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