The 24th

Vanier Cup The Vanier Cup (french: Coupe Vanier) is the championship of Canadian university football. It is organized by U Sports football and is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. It is named after Georges Vanier, ...

was played on November 19, 1988, at Varsity Stadium in

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, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1988 season. The Calgary Dinos won their third championship by defeating the

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by a score of 52-23. This was the last Vanier Cup game to be played at Varsity Stadium as the championship would be played at the new

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the following year.

References

External links

Official website
Vanier Cup

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