The 43rd

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 23, 2007, at

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, and decided the

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champion for the 2007 season. The

Manitoba Bisons The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays their games at Investors Group Field. The soccer team play their home games at the University of Manitoba ...

completed a perfect season by defeating the

Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus. In September 2 ...

by a score of 28-14, finishing with a 12-0 record. The Huskies were without Hec Crighton Trophy winner

Erik Glavic Erik Glavic is a former Canadian football quarterback who played CIS football for both the Calgary Dinos and the Saint Mary's Huskies. Glavic is the only CIS football player to have won the Hec Crighton Trophy with two different teams. His brother ...

, who injured his knee a week earlier in the Uteck Bowl.

Game summary

Saint Mary's Huskies (14) - TDs, Fraser O'Neill, Shawn White; singles, Justin Palardy (1); cons., Justin Palardy (1). Manitoba Bisons (28) - TDs, Steve Gronick, John Makie; FGs Scott Dixon (4); cons., Scott Dixon (2); safety touch (1).

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :SMU - TD O'Neill 13 pass from Abraham (Palardy convert) (5:22) :MAN - FG Dixon 40 (11:50) :MAN - FG Dixon 27 (15:00) ;Second Quarter :MAN - TD Gronick 39 pass from Makie (Dixon convert) (6:04) :SMU - Single Palardy missed 30 yard field goal attempt (9:35) ;Third Quarter :MAN - TD Makie 6 rush (Dixon kick) (4:41) :MAN - FG Dixon 32 (11:59) ;Fourth Quarter :MAN - FG Dixon 33 (00:54) :SMU - TD White 8 pass from Abraham (Two-point convert failed) (3:35) :MAN - Team Safety (10:26)

Notable game facts

*The Manitoba Bisons became the 11th team in CIS history to claim the Vanier Cup after an undefeated season. *The Vanier Cup and the

Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...

were played two days apart in the same stadium, with both games featuring teams from

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

. *This was the seventh consecutive Vanier Cup game that featured a team nicknamed "Huskies." *Manitoba CB Mike Howard had three interceptions and won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as game defensive MVP award. *Manitoba QB John Makie finished the game passing 16-of-31 for 261 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, and also scored on a six-yard touchdown run, and was awarded the Bruce Coulter Trophy as game offensive MVP award. *Manitoba RB Matt Henry suffered a grotesque leg injury in the first quarter. It was later diagnosed as a broken femur.

References

External links

Official website
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