2017 U Sports football season
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The 2017 U Sports football season began on August 25 with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the Montreal Carabins visiting the Concordia Stingers in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2] The season concluded on November 25 with the 53rd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[3] This season saw the first conference shift since 2001 with the Bishop's Gaiters moving from the Quebec Student Sport Federation to the Atlantic University Sport conference. 27 university teams in Canada participated in the newly re-branded U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football. The Western Mustangs defeated the Laval Rouge et Or, 39-17, to win their first Vanier Cup since 1994.
2017 U Sports football season | |
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Duration | August 25 – October 28 |
Hardy Cup champions | Calgary Dinos |
Yates Cup champions | Western Mustangs |
Dunsmore Cup champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
Loney Bowl champions | Acadia Axemen |
Mitchell Bowl champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
Uteck Bowl champions | Western Mustangs |
Vanier Cup | |
Date | November 25 |
Venue | Hamilton, Ontario |
Champions | Western Mustangs |
U Sports football seasons seasons | |
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