2018 U Sports football season

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2018 U Sports football season
DurationAugust 24, 2018 – October 27, 2018
Hardy Cup championsSaskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions Western Mustangs
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Mitchell Bowl championsWestern Mustangs
Uteck Bowl championsLaval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 24, 2018
Venue Quebec City, Quebec
Champions Laval Rouge et Or
U Sports football seasons seasons
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2019  →

The 2018 U Sports football season began on August 24, 2018, with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] The Quebec Student Sport Federation teams played an hour later with the Laval Rouge et Or visiting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or and the McGill Redmen playing the Montreal Carabins. [2] The Ontario University Athletics teams began play on August 25, 2018, and the Canada West teams opened their season one week later on August 31, 2018. [3]

Contents

The conference championships were played on November 10 and the season will conclude on November 24 with the 54th Vanier Cup championship at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. [4] [5] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Regular season

Standings

2018 AUS standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
Saint Mary's 7–1 188–141 14†
St. FX 6–2 224–156 12X
#10 Acadia 5–3 236–146 10X
Mount Allison 2–6 162–220 4
Bishop's 0–8 91–238 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2018 RSEQ standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
#2 Laval 8–0 307–54 16†
#4 Montréal 6–2 256–46 12X
McGill 2–6 109–233 4X
Sherbrooke 2–6 84–228 4X
Concordia 2–6 109–304 4
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2018 OUA standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
#1 Western 8–0 384–89 16†
#5 Ottawa 6–2 211–179 12X
#6 Guelph 5–3 236–175 10X
#8 Carleton 5–3 255–224 10X
McMaster 5–3 151–163 10X
Waterloo 4–4 263–272 8X
Laurier 4–4 248–222 8
Queen's 3–5 244–226 6
York 3–5 172–297 6
Windsor 1–7 168–292 2
Toronto 0–8 122–315 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2018 Canada West standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
#3 Calgary 8–0 313–133 16†
#9 British Columbia 5–3 174–190 10X
#7 Saskatchewan 5–3 258–174 10X
Manitoba 3–5 195–224 6X
Alberta 2–6 103–212 4
Regina 1–7 107–217 2
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
*The Regina Rams forfeited three wins due to use of an ineligible player. Those games were then awarded as 1–0 wins to Alberta, UBC, and Manitoba. [6]

Post-season awards

Award-winners

QuebecOntarioAtlanticCanada WestNATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy Hugo Richard (Laval) Tre Ford (Waterloo) Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier) Adam Sinagra (Calgary) Adam Sinagra (Calgary)
Presidents' Trophy Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) Fraser Sopik (Western)Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's) Ben Hladik (UBC) Fraser Sopik (Western)
J. P. Metras Trophy Mathieu Betts (Laval) Kene Onyeka (Carleton)Thomas Grant (Acadia)Joel Van Pelt (Calgary) Mathieu Betts (Laval)
Peter Gorman Trophy Vincent Forbes-Mombleau (Laval)Jack Hinsperger (Waterloo) Shedler Fervius (Saint Mary's) Tyson Philpot (Calgary) Tyson Philpot (Calgary)
Russ Jackson Award Jeremie-Billal Lardi (Sherbrooke)Mackenzie Ferguson (Western)Cameron Davidson (Acadia)Jayden McKoy (Manitoba)Mackenzie Ferguson (Western)
Frank Tindall Trophy Glen Constantin (Laval) Greg Marshall (Western) Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier) Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary) Greg Marshall (Western)

All-Canadian Team

Offence
First TeamSecond Team
Quarterback Adam Sinagra (Calgary) Hugo Richard (Laval)
Running BackCedric Joseph (Western)

Tyler Chow (Saskatchewan)

Jordan Socholotiuk (St. Francis Xavier)

Gabriel Polan (Sherbrooke)

Inside Receiver Tyler Ternowski (Waterloo)

Trivel Pinto (UBC)

Dylan Schrot (Manitoba)

Gordon Lam (Waterloo)

Wide Receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier)

Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier)

 Regis Cibasu (Montreal)

Hunter Karl (Calgary)

CentreSamuel Lefebvre (Laval) Jonathan Zamora (St. Francis Xavier)
Guard David Brown (Western)

Samuel Thomassin (Laval)

Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan)

Jacob Czaja (St. Francis Xavier)

TackleKetel Asse (Laval)

Logan Bandy (Calgary)

 Jesse Gibbon (Waterloo)

Carter O'Donnell (Alberta)

Defence
First TeamSecond Team
Defensive TackleEvan Machibroda (Saskatchewan)

Vincent Desjardins (Laval)

Trevaughn James (Laurier)

Thomas Grant (Acadia)

Defensive End Mathieu Betts (Laval)

Kene Onyeka (Carleton)

Joel Van Pelt (Calgary)

Tristian Koronkiewicz (Saskatchewan)

Linebacker Fraser Sopik (Western)

Ben Hladik (UBC)

Brian Harelimana (Montreal)

Boston Rowe (Calgary)

Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's)

Lukas Korol (Guelph)

Free Safety Stavros Katsantonis (UBC)Daniel Valente Jr. (Western)
Defensive Halfback Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal)

Will Amoah (Laurier)

Shae Weekes (Manitoba)

Nate Rostek (Mount Allison)

Cornerback Jamie Harry (Ottawa)

Deane Leonard (Calgary)

Emile Chenevert (Laval)

Bleska Kambamba (Western)

Special Teams
First TeamSecond Team
KickerNiko DiFonte (Calgary) David Côté (Laval)
PunterBrad Mikoluff (Manitoba) Marc Liegghio (Western)
Returner Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier)Trivel Pinto (UBC) [7]

Post-season

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2018, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl will visit the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl. [4]

Conference Playoffs

Atlantic University Sport

November 3
Semi-final 		November 10
Loney Bowl
1 Saint Mary's 9
2 St. Francis Xavier 332 St. Francis Xavier 33
3 Acadia 10

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

November 3
Semi-finals 		November 10
Dunsmore Cup
      
1 Laval 40
4 Sherbrooke 0
1 Laval 14
2 Montreal 1
2 Montreal 48
3 McGill 2

Ontario University Athletics

October 27
Quarter-finals 		November 3
Semi-finals 		November 10
111th Yates Cup
1 Western 39
4 Carleton 304 Carleton 13
5 McMaster 25 1 Western 63
3 Guelph 14
2 Ottawa 22
3 Guelph 453 Guelph 27
6 Waterloo 34

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

November 3
Semi-finals 		November 10
82nd Hardy Trophy
      
1 Calgary 37
4 Manitoba 13
1 Calgary 18
3 Saskatchewan 43
2 British Columbia 28
3 Saskatchewan 31

National Semifinals

Uteck Bowl
Period1234Total
St. Francis Xavier 00000
Laval 162317763

at Telus Stadium (Quebec City)

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 0°C, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5747
  • Referee: Stephane Roy
  • TV announcers (Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports): Arash Madani, Andy Baechler
  • Boxscore
Mitchell Bowl
Period1234Total
Saskatchewan 7100724
Western 71092147

at TD Stadium (London, Ontario)

National Championship

54th Vanier Cup
Period1234Total
Laval 10710734
Western 0130720

at Telus Stadium (Quebec City)

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, -3°C
  • Game attendance: 12,380
  • Referee: Walter Berry
  • TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports
  • Boxscore

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