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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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
- ^ CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ Bishop’s Gaiters sign deal to compete in 2017 AUS football season
- ^ "Vanier Cup returns to Hamilton in 2016". CFL.ca. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.