Vanier Cup
CIS Football – Vanier Cup champions
See a complete list of CIS Football – Vanier Cup champions. The 2025 Vanier Cup Championship game was played between the Montreal Carabins and Saskatchewan Huskies at the Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Carabins won the game 30-16, making this their 3rd Vanier Cup title.
Fast Facts:
- The winning team of the Canadian University Football Championships is awarded the Vanier Cup trophy.
- The trophy is named after General Georges P. Vanier, who was the Governor General of Canada.
- The first Vanier Cup trophy winner in 1965 was the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
- The next Vanier Cup championship game will be played on November 28, 2026 at Stade Telus in Quebec City.
- Winning the Vanier Cup is just the beginning for many Canadian football players—a stepping stone toward a professional career and the pursuit of a Grey Cup or even a Super Bowl title.
Vanier Cup Champions
| 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 | Quebec City | Hugo Richard | Stade Telus |
| 2017 | 53rd | Western (7) | 39-17 | Laval Rouge et Or | Chris Merchant | Tim Hortons Field |
| 2016 | 52nd | Laval (9) | 21-26 | 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) | 1-Jul | 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 |