2022 U Sports football season
Sports season
| 2022 U Sports football season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | August 27, 2022 – October 29, 2022 |
| Hardy Cup champions | Saskatchewan |
| Yates Cup champions | Western |
| Dunsmore Cup champions | Laval |
| Loney Bowl champions | St. Francis |
| Mitchell Bowl champions | Laval |
| Uteck Bowl champions | Saskatchewan |
| Vanier Cup | |
| Date | November 26, 2022 |
| Venue | Western Alumni Stadium London, Ontario |
| Champions | Laval |
| U Sports football seasons | |
← 2021 2023 → | |
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
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
Standings
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Post-season awards
Award-winners
| 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) |
All-Canadian Team
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Post-season
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
| November 5 Semi-finals | November 12 Loney Bowl | ||||||||
| 1 | St. Francis | 21 | |||||||
| 2 | Bishops | 12 | 3 | Mount Allison | 14 | ||||
| 3 | Mount Allison | 15 | |||||||
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
| November 5 Semi-finals | November 12 Dunsmore Cup | ||||||||
| 1 | Laval | 38 | |||||||
| 4 | Concordia | 27 | |||||||
| 1 | Laval | 25 | |||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 24 | |||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 23 | |||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 15 | |||||||
Ontario University Athletics
| 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
| 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
| 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
Uteck Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 36 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| Western | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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
References
- ^ a b c "Yates Cup rematch headlines 2022 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. April 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022 fall sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. April 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Canada West stars set to return to the field in early September". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "U Sports awards 2022 Vanier Cup to Western, City of London". U Sports. June 23, 2022.
- ^ "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ @AUS_SUA (October 7, 2022). "🏈 SCHEDULE UPDATE🏈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kevin Mital takes home outstanding player". RSEQ. November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Edwards headlines trio of Western winners with Larry Haylor MVP award". Ontario University Athletics. November 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 AUS football major award winners and all-stars announced". Atlantic University Sport. November 10, 2022.
- ^ "SSK's Nyhus named CW Player of the Year". Canada West. November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Laval's Kevin Mital wins 2022 Hec Crighton Award". U Sports. November 24, 2022.
External links
- Official website
