33rd Vanier Cup
| UBC Thunderbirds |
Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| (5–2–1) |
(6–2) |
| 39 |
23
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Head coach:
Casey Smith |
Head coach:
Larry Ring |
|
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total |
| UBC Thunderbirds |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
39 |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees |
1 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
23 |
|
| Date | November 22, 1997 |
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| Stadium | SkyDome |
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| Location | Toronto |
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| Ted Morris Memorial Trophy | Stuart Scherck, LB, UBC |
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| Bruce Coulter Award | Mark Nohra, RB, UBC |
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| Attendance | 8,184[1] |
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The 33rd Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1997, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1997 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their third championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 39-23.[2]