Vanier Cup champions

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See a complete list of Vanier Cup winners and champions by year, including final scores, runners-up, game MVPs, and championship locations. The Montreal Carabins won the 2025 Vanier Cup, defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 30–16 at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. The victory marked Montreal’s third Vanier Cup championship.

Fast Facts:

  • The Vanier Cup is awarded to the winner of Canada’s national university football championship.
  • The trophy is named after General Georges P. Vanier, who served as Canada’s Governor General from 1959 to 1967.
  • The University of Toronto Varsity Blues won the first Vanier Cup in 1965, defeating the Alberta Golden Bears 14–7.
  • The Laval Rouge et Or have won a record 12 Vanier Cup championships, the most of any university.
  • The lowest-scoring Vanier Cup final took place in 2004, when Laval defeated Saskatchewan 7–1, with neither team scoring a touchdown.
  • For many Canadian football players, winning the Vanier Cup is just the beginning, a stepping stone toward a professional career and the pursuit of a Grey Cup or even a Super Bowl title.
  • The 2026 Vanier Cup is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at Stade TELUS–Université Laval in Quebec City.

Vanier Cup Champions by Year

Year Game Champion Score Runner Up Game MVP Stadium
2025 60th Montreal Carabins (3) 30-16 Saskatchewan Huskies Pepe Gonzalez Mosaic Stadium
2024 59th Laval Rouge et Or (12) 22-17 Wilfrid Laurier Felipe Forteza Richardson Memorial Stadium
2023 58th Montreal Carabins (2) 16-9 UBC Thunderbirds Jonathan Sénécal Richardson Memorial Stadium
2022 57th Laval (11) 30-24 Saskatchewan Kevin Mital Western Alumni Stadium
2021 56th Western (8) 27-21 Saskatchewan Evan Hillock Telus Stadium
2020 Canceled due to COVID
2019 55th Calgary (5) 27-13 Montreal Carabins Adam Sinagra Telus Stadium
2018 54th Laval (10) 34-20 Western Hugo Richard Stade Telus
2017 53rd Western (7) 39-17 Laval Rouge et Or Chris Merchant Tim Hortons Field
2016 52nd Laval (9) 31-26 Calgary Hugo Richard Tim Hortons Field
2015 51st UBC (4) 26-23 Montréal Michael O’Connor Telus Stadium
2014 50th Montréal 20-19 McMaster Regis Cibasu Molson Stadium
2013 49th Laval (8) 25-14 Calgary Pascal Lochard Telus Stadium
2012 48th Laval (7) 37-14 McMaster Maxime Boutin Rogers Centre
2011 47th McMaster 41-38(2OT) Laval Kyle Quinlan BC Place
2010 46th Laval (6) 29–2 Calgary Sébastien Levesque PEPS Stadium
2009 45th Queen’s (4) 33–31 Calgary Danny Brannagan PEPS Stadium
2008 44th Laval (5) 44–21 Western Julian Féoli-Gudino Ivor Wynne Stadium
2007 43rd Manitoba (3) 28–14 Saint Mary’s Mike Howard Rogers Centre
2006 42nd Laval (4) 13–8 Saskatchewan Éric Maranda Griffiths Stadium
2005 41st Wilfrid Laurier (2) 24–23 Saskatchewan Ryan Pyear Ivor Wynne Stadium
2004 40th Laval (3) 7-1 Saskatchewan Matthew Leblanc Ivor Wynne Stadium
2003 39th Laval (2) 14–7 Saint Mary’s Jeronimo Huerta-Flores SkyDome
2002 38th Saint Mary’s (3) 33–21 Saskatchewan Steve Panella SkyDome
2001 37th Saint Mary’s (2) 42–16 Manitoba Ryan Jones SkyDome
2000 36th Ottawa (2) 42–39 Regina Phill Côté SkyDome
1999 35th Laval 14–10 Saint Mary’s Stéphane Lefebvre SkyDome
1998 34th Saskatchewan (3) 24–17 Concordia Trevor Ludtke SkyDome
1997 33rd UBC (3) 39–23 Ottawa Stewart Scherck SkyDome
1996 32nd Saskatchewan (2) 31–12 St. F.X. Brent Schneider SkyDome
1995 31st Calgary (4) 54–24 Western Don Blair SkyDome
1994 30th Western (6) 50–40(OT) Saskatchewan Brent Schneider[D] SkyDome
1993 29th Toronto (2) 37–34 Calgary Glenn McCausland SkyDome
1992 28th Queen’s (3) 31–0 Saint Mary’s Brad Elberg SkyDome
1991 27th Wilfrid Laurier 25–18 Mount Allison Andy Cecchini SkyDome
1990 26th Saskatchewan 24–21 Saint Mary’s David Earl SkyDome
1989 25th Western (5) 35–10 Saskatchewan Tyrone Williams SkyDome
1988 24th Calgary (3) 52–23 Saint Mary’s Sean Furlong Varsity Stadium
1987 23rd McGill 47–11 UBC Michael Soles Varsity Stadium
1986 22nd UBC (2) 25–23 Western Eric Putoto Varsity Stadium
1985 21st Calgary (2) 25–6 Western Lew Lawrick Varsity Stadium
1984 20th Guelph 22–13 Mount Allison Parri Ceci Varsity Stadium
1983 19th Calgary 31–21 Queen’s Tim Petros Varsity Stadium
1982 18th UBC 39–14 Western Glenn Steele Varsity Stadium
1981 17th Acadia (2) 18–12 Alberta Steve Repic Varsity Stadium
1980 16th Alberta (3) 40–21 Ottawa Forrest Kennerd Varsity Stadium
1979 15th Acadia 34–12 Western Don Ross Varsity Stadium
1978 14th Queen’s (2) 16–3 UBC Ed Andrew Varsity Stadium
1977 13th Western (4) 48–15 Acadia Bill Rozalowsky Varsity Stadium
1976 12th Western (3) 29–13 Acadia Bill Rozalowsky Varsity Stadium
1975 11th Ottawa 14–9 Calgary Neil Lumsden Exhibition Stadium
1974 10th Western (2) 19–15 Toronto Ian Bryans Exhibition Stadium
1973 9th Saint Mary’s 14–6 McGill Ken Clark Exhibition Stadium
1972 8th Alberta (2) 20–7 Waterloo Lutheran Roger Comartin /Andy MacLeod Varsity Stadium
1971 7th Western 15–14 Alberta Bob McGregor[A] Varsity Stadium
1970 6th Manitoba (2) 38–11 Ottawa Mike Shylo Varsity Stadium
1969 5th Manitoba 24–15 McGill Bob Kraemer Varsity Stadium
1968 4th Queen’s 42–14 Waterloo Lutheran Don Bayne Varsity Stadium
1967 3rd Alberta 10–9 McMaster Val Schneider Varsity Stadium
1966 2nd St. F.X. 40–14 Waterloo Lutheran Terry Gorman Varsity Stadium
1965 1st Toronto 14–7 Alberta Gerry Sternberg Varsity Stadium

Vanier Cup Championship Records

Record Statistic
Most Vanier Cup Championships Laval Rouge et Or – 12 titles
Highest-Scoring Final Western 50-40 Saskatchewan (1994) – 90 combined points
Lowest-Scoring Final Laval 7-1 Saskatchewan (2004) – 8 combined points
Largest Margin of Victory McGill 47-11 UBC (1987) – 36 points
Championship Shutout Queen’s 31-0 Saint Mary’s (1992)
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