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| Date | November 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hamilton, ON | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Morris Memorial Trophy | Hugo Richard, Laval | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Coulter Award | Cédric Lussier-Roy, Laval | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kick-off | 1:00 PM EST | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | K. Edgeworthy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Tokyo Police Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,115[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tim Micallef (play-by-play) Mike Morreale (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratings | 243,000 on Sportsnet[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Vanier Cup (branded as the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup for sponsorship reasons), the 52nd edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[3] Hamilton was awarded both the 2016 and 2017 Vanier Cup games, respectively the fourth and fifth to be hosted by Hamilton.[4]
The RSEQ Champion Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Canada West Champion Calgary Dinos by a score of 31–26.[5][6] This was the tenth appearance in the Vanier Cup game for both programs, with Laval having now won nine titles and Calgary four.