The 37th

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 December1, 2001, at the

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, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 2001 season. The

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won their second championship in school history by defeating the

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by a score of 42–16.

Game summary

Saint Mary's Huskies (42) - TDs, Thibeault, Currie, Perez, Morrison, Tyler; FGs Bartolucci (2); cons., Bartolucci (4); safety touch (1). Manitoba Bisons (16) - TDs, Miller; FGs

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(3); cons., Boreham.

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :SMU - FG Bartolucci 32 (4:12) :SMU - TD Thibeault 19 pass from Jones (Bartolucci convert) (7:20) :MAN - FG Boreham 21 (11:52) :SMU - Team Safety (15:00) ;Second Quarter :MAN - TD Miller 5 pass from Munson (Boreham convert) (4:43) :MAN - FG Boreham 32 (12:20) :SMU - TD Curry 12 pass from Jones (Two-point convert failed) (13:41) ;Third Quarter :SMU - TD Perez 10 run (Bartolucci convert) (9:40) :MAN - FG Boreham 23 (13:22) ;Fourth Quarter :SMU - FG Bartolucci 31 (5:15) :SMU - TD Morrison 28 Interception (Bartolucci convert) (5:39) :SMU - TD Tyler 5 pass from Jones (Bartolucci convert) (9:01)

References

External links

Official website
{{Vanier Cup Vanier Cup

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