53rd Vanier Cup
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The 53rd Vanier Cup (branded as the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup for sponsorship reasons), the 2017 edition of the U Sports football championship, was held on November 25, 2017, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[1][2] The defending champion Laval Rouge et Or made their 11th Vanier Cup appearance while the Western Mustangs made their nation-leading 13th appearance. This was a rematch of the 44th Vanier Cup which was won by Laval and also played in Hamilton. Western defeated Laval, 39–17, to win its first national championship since 1994.
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Date | November 25, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hamilton, ON | ||||||||||||||||||
Ted Morris Memorial Trophy | Chris Merchant, Western | ||||||||||||||||||
Bruce Coulter Award | Fraser Sopik, Western | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Sienna Kocsis | ||||||||||||||||||
Kick-off | 1:00 PM EST | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | G MacLean | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | The Trews | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 10,754 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Sportsnet, TVA Sports | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Tim Micallef (play-by-play) Mike Morreale (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hamilton was awarded both the 2016 and 2017 Vanier Cup games; it marked the fifth time that the Vanier Cup had been hosted by Hamilton.[3]