Dunsmore Cup

Dunsmore Cup
Awarded forRSEQ champion in U Sports football
First awarded1980
Presented byRéseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Current championsLaval Rouge et Or
Most titlesLaval Rouge et Or (17)[1]
Websitewww.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/football/dunsmore.php

The Dunsmore Cup (French: Coupe Dunsmore) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the university-level football competition conducted by Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), the governing body for all student sports in the province of Quebec. The RSEQ university football conference, one of four within U Sports, was known as the Quebec University Football League before the 2011 season.

The Cup was first awarded in 1980 to the winner of the Ontario-Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference and, upon re-organization into the Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference (later the Quebec University Football League and now part of RSEQ), continues to be awarded as the Quebec conference's championship.[2]

The winner of the Dunsmore Cup goes on to play in either the Uteck Bowl or the Mitchell Bowl national semi-final, depending on annual rotations.

The Dunsmore Cup was donated by Bob Dunsmore of Queen's University, a 1915 Engineering graduate.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Past RSEQ Champions
  2. ^ Watkins, R. E. (2004). "Brief historical overview of Canadian University Football". Quebec University Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2008-10-25.