52nd Vanier Cup


The 2016 Vanier Cup, the 52nd edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. Hamilton was awarded both the 2016 and 2017 Vanier Cup games, respectively the fourth and fifth to be hosted by Hamilton.
The RSEQ Champion Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Canada West Champion Calgary Dinos by a score of 31–26. This was the tenth appearance in the Vanier Cup game for both programs, with Laval having now won nine titles and Calgary four.

Teams

Calgary Dinos

finished second in the Canada West standings, and #6 in the final rankings. In the CW Semifinal, the Dinos easily defeated Saskatchewan, 47–17. Top-seeded Regina was upset by UBC in the Semifinal; and in the Hardy Trophy, Calgary scraped by the Thunderbirds, 46–43. In the Mitchell Bowl, Calgary dominated AUS Champion St. Francis Xavier in blustery conditions, 50–24.

Laval Rouge et Or

Perennial power Laval finished second in the RSEQ standings and #1 in the national rankings. After cruising against Concordia in the Conference Semifinal, 39–14, Laval would avenge its only regular season loss by beating Montreal, 20–17, to win the Dunsmore Cup. Laval then won the Uteck Bowl in dominating fashion, 36–6, over OUA Champion Wilfrid Laurier.

Scoring summary

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