2022 U Sports football season

2022 U Sports football season
DurationAugust 27, 2022 – October 29, 2022
Hardy Cup championsSaskatchewan
Yates Cup championsWestern
Dunsmore Cup championsLaval
Loney Bowl championsSt. Francis
Mitchell Bowl championsLaval
Uteck Bowl championsSaskatchewan
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 26, 2022
VenueWestern Alumni Stadium
London, Ontario
ChampionsLaval
U Sports football seasons
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The 2022 U Sports football season began on August 27, 2022, with four Atlantic University Sport teams, four RSEQ teams, and ten Ontario University Athletics teams opening their schedules that day.[1][2][3] The six Canada West teams began their schedules one week later with two games on September 2 and one on September 3.[4]

The conference championships were played on the weekend of November 12, 2022, and the season concluded on November 26, 2022, with the 57th Vanier Cup championship, which returned to the pre-pandemic scheduling used in 2019.[5] The championship game was played at Western Alumni Stadium in London, Ontario for the first time in the game's history.[6] 27 university teams in Canada played U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.[7]

Schedule changes

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On April 7, 2022, the OUA released their schedule which featured a return to an eight-game format and no divisions or geographical restrictions.[1] With the season starting in August and ending in October, this was more in line with the pre-pandemic 2019 U Sports football season as opposed to the truncated 2021 season. The 114th Yates Cup game was played on November 12, 2022.[1]

The AUS released their schedule on April 13, 2022, as the conference also returned to pre-pandemic scheduling with eight games played by each team and two bye weeks.[2] The Loney Bowl was played on November 12, 2022.[2] Canada West also returned to eight regular season games and the Hardy Cup was played on the weekend of November 12, 2022.[4] The RSEQ announced their schedule last which featured eight games over ten weeks and a Dunsmore Cup championship date of November 12, 2022.[3]

Regular season

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Standings

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2022 AUS standings
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
#6 St. FX 8 – 0   261 – 83   16 †
Bishop's 4 – 3   137 – 105   10 X
#10 Mount Allison 4 – 4   98 – 144   8 X
Saint Mary's 3 – 4   116 – 159   6
Acadia 0 – 8   88 – 209   0
*The Sept 24 Bishop's at Saint Mary's game was cancelled and the Oct 29 Saint Mary's at Bishop's game is worth four points.[8]
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2022 RSEQ standings
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
#2 Laval 7 – 1   274 – 112   14 †
#5 Montréal 6 – 2   163 – 124   12 X
Sherbrooke 4 – 4   164 – 193   8 X
Concordia 2 – 6   185 – 262   4 X
McGill 1 – 7   167 – 262   2
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2022 OUA standings
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
#1 Western 8 – 0   360 – 115   16 †
#3 Queen's 7 – 1   300 – 127   14 X
#7 Ottawa 6 – 2   243 – 129   12 X
#8 Laurier 5 – 3   235 – 164   10 X
Carleton 5 – 3   201 – 195   10 X
Windsor 4 – 4   189 – 194    8 X
Toronto 4 – 4   185 – 219    8 X
McMaster 2 – 6   140 – 118    4
Guelph 1 – 7   158 – 319    2
Waterloo 1 – 7   154 – 308    2
York 1 – 7    43 – 317    2
*McMaster forfeited one win vs York due to use of an ineligible player
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2022 Canada West standings
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
#4 Saskatchewan 7 – 1   241 – 119   14 †
Regina 5 – 3   195 – 159   10 X
Manitoba 4 – 4   232 – 217   8 X
#9 British Columbia 4 – 4   182 – 186   8 X
Alberta 3 – 5   175 – 201   6
Calgary 1 – 7   117 – 260   2
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season awards

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Award-winners

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Quebec Ontario Atlantic Canada West National
Hec Crighton Trophy Kevin Mital
(Laval) 		Keon Edwards
(Western) 		Malcolm Bussey
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Mason Nyhus
(Saskatchewan) 		Kevin Mital
(Laval)
Presidents' Trophy Nicky Farinaccio
(Montreal) 		Daniel Valente Jr.
(Western) 		Gabriel Royer
(Bishop’s) 		Ryder Varga
(Regina) 		Nicky Farinaccio
(Montreal)
J. P. Metras Trophy Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay
(Laval) 		Silas Hubert
(Queen’s) 		Alex Fedchun
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Theo Benedet
(UBC) 		Theo Benedet
(UBC)
Peter Gorman Trophy Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald
(McGill) 		Isaiah Smith
(Guelph) 		Zachary Houde
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Jack Warrack
(Saskatchewan) 		Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald
(McGill)
Russ Jackson Award N/A Alex Cheng
(McMaster) 		Duncan Patterson
(Saint Mary’s) 		Ryker Frank
(Saskatchewan) 		Duncan Patterson
(Saint Mary’s)
Frank Tindall Trophy Glen Constantin
(Laval) 		Greg Marshall
(Western) 		Gary Waterman
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Mark McConkey
(Regina) 		Gary Waterman
(St. Francis Xavier)
Gino Fracas Award Luc Sylvain
(Sherbrooke) 		Mike Circelli
(Windsor) 		Tyler Wilson
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Vaughan Mitchell
(Manitoba) 		Mike Circelli
(Windsor)

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All-Canadian Team

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Offence
First Team Second Team
Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins (Laval) Mason Nyhus (Saskatchewan)
Running Back Keon Edwards (Western)

Malcolm Bussey (St. Francis Xavier)

Isaiah Knight (UBC)

J-P Cimankinda (Ottawa)

Receiver Kevin Mital (Laval)

Jeremy Murphy (Concordia)

Savaughn Magnaye-Jones (Western)

Daniel Perry (Saskatchewan)

A. K. Gassama (Manitoba)

Darius Simmons (McGill)

Richard Burton (Queen’s)

Ethan Jordan (Laurier)

Centre Elliot Beamer (Western) Daniel Shin (Alberta)
Guard Nicolas Guay (Laval)

Phillip Grohovac (Western)

Evan Floren (Queen's)

Giovanni Manu (UBC)

Tackle Theo Benedet (UBC)

Nathan Dumoulin-Duguay (Laval)

Zack Fry (Western)

Anthony Vandal (Sherbrooke)

Defence
First Team Second Team
Defensive Tackle Tanner Schmekel (Regina)

Jean-William Rouleau (Laval)

Darien Newell (Queen's)

Kyle Samson (UBC)

Defensive End Anthony Bennett (Regina)

Silas Hubert (Queen's)

Scott Murray (Guelph)

Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal (Montréal)

Linebacker Nicky Farinaccio (Montréal)

Ryder Varga (Regina)

James Peter (Ottawa)

Emmanuel Aboagye-Gyan (Ottawa)

Ryan Baker (UBC)

Alec Poirier (Laval)

Free Safety Daniel Valente (Western) Jaxon Ford (Regina)
Defensive Halfback Ashton Miller-Melancon (Queen's)

Cristophe Beaulieu (Laval)

Charlie Ringland (Saskatchewan)

Rob Panabaker (Western)

Cornerback Benjamin Labrosse (McGill)

Siriman-Harrison Bagayogo (Guelph)

Kevin Victome (Ottawa)

Kaylyn St-Cyr (Montréal)

Special Teams
First Team Second Team
Kicker Tyler Mullan (Queen's) David Solie (Saskatchewan)
Punter Chris MacLean (Calgary) Dawson Hodge (Wilfrid Laurier)
Returner Alfred Olay (York) Santino Sparagna (Concordia)

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Post-season

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The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2022, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team visited the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.[5] These games were played on November 19, 2022, while the 57th Vanier Cup was played on November 26, 2022.[5]

Atlantic University Sport

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November 5
Semi-finals 		November 12
31st Loney Bowl
1 St. Francis Xavier 21
2 Bishop's 12 3 Mount Allison 14
3 Mount Allison 15

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

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November 5
Demi-finales 		November 12
41re Coupe Dunsmore
      
1 Laval 38
4 Concordia 27
1 Laval 25
2 Montreal 24
2 Montreal 23
3 Sherbrooke 15

Ontario University Athletics

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October 29
Quarter-finals 		November 5
Semi-finals 		November 12
114th Yates Cup
         
1 Western 45
4 Wilfrid Laurier 9
4 Wilfrid Laurier 41
5 Carleton 13
1 Western 44
2 Queen's 14
2 Queen's 41
7 Toronto 13
2 Queen's 35
3 Ottawa 13
3 Ottawa 43
6 Windsor 40

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

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November 5
Semi-finals 		November 12
85th Hardy Trophy
      
1 Saskatchewan 37
4 Manitoba 9
1 Saskatchewan 23
3 UBC 8
2 Regina 14
3 UBC 28

U Sports finals

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November 19
Semi-finals
19th Uteck Bowl
20th Mitchell Bowl 		November 26
57th Vanier Cup
    
St. Francis Xavier 19
Saskatchewan 36
Saskatchewan 24
Laval 30
Western 20
Laval 27

National Semifinals

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Uteck Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saskatchewan 3 3 72336
St. Francis Xavier 0 6 7619

at Oland Stadium, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 3 °C (37 °F)
  • Game attendance: 2,173
  • Referee: Greg Maclean
  • TV: CBC Sports
  • Boxscore


Mitchell Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Laval 0 4 14927
Western 17 0 0320

at Western Alumni Stadium, London, Ontario

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 4:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, −3 °C (27 °F)
  • Referee: K.Baird
  • TV: CBC Sports
  • Boxscore

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yates Cup rematch headlines 2022 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022 fall sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. April 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Double bill coverage to kick off the 2022 season of RSEQ university football on TVA Sports". Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Canada West stars set to return to the field in early September". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. April 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "U Sports awards 2022 Vanier Cup to Western, City of London". U Sports. June 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  8. ^ @AUS_SUA (October 7, 2022). "🏈 SCHEDULE UPDATE🏈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Kevin Mital takes home outstanding player". RSEQ. November 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Edwards headlines trio of Western winners with Larry Haylor MVP award". Ontario University Athletics. November 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 AUS football major award winners and all-stars announced". Atlantic University Sport. November 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "SSK's Nyhus named CW Player of the Year". Canada West. November 10, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Laval's Kevin Mital wins 2022 Hec Crighton Award". U Sports. November 24, 2022.
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