The

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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 ...

, the 48th edition of the

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championship, took place on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Rogers Centre in

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. The game featured a rematch of the previous year's Vanier Cup game as the

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attempted to become repeat champions against the

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (, ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Varsity teams Laval Rouge et Or teams co ...

. This was the second time (after 1976-1977) in Vanier Cup history that the same two teams played each other in consecutive years. The Vanier Cup was played on the same weekend it hosted the

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and was part of the week-long festivities that were planned for the event. This marked the second consecutive year that the two games were played in the same city on the same weekend; after the

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and 99th Grey Cup were played in

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. However, the games have not been played in the same city on the same weekend since this game. The Rouge et Or defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14, winning the seventh Vanier Cup in program history. The 48th Vanier Cup also set an all-time record for attendance, with a crowd of 37,098.

Game summary

Laval Rouge et Or (37) – TDs, Matthew Norzil, Maxime Boutin (2); FGs,

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(4); cons., Bede (3); conceded safety (2). McMaster Marauders (14) – TDs,

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, Dahlin Brooks; cons.,

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(2).

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :No scoring ;Second Quarter :LAV – TD Matthew Norzil 28-yd pass from Tristan Grenon (Bede convert) (10:58) 7 – 0 LAV :LAV – Team safety (5:23) 9 – 0 LAV :LAV – FG Boris Bede 22-yd (3:03) 12 – 0 LAV :MAC – TD Kyle Quinlan 1-yd run (Crapigna convert) (1:41) 12 – 7 LAV :MAC – TD Dahlin Brooks 59-yd pass from Kyle Quinlan (Crapigna convert) (0:29) 14 – 12 MAC ;Third Quarter :LAV – TD Maxime Boutin 11-yd run (Bede convert) (11:45) 19 – 14 LAV :LAV – Team safety (7:15) 21 – 14 LAV :LAV – TD Maxime Boutin 84-yd run (Bede convert) (4:26) 28 – 14 LAV :LAV – FG Boris Bede 37-yd (1:21) 31 – 14 LAV ;Fourth Quarter :LAV – FG Boris Bede 20-yd (8:12) 34 – 14 LAV :LAV – FG Boris Bede 31-yd (4:25) 37 – 14 LAV

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

Mitchell Bowl The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the more westerly location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game ...

and the

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, the national semi-final games. In 2012, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions (

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) met the

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Quebec championship team (

) for the Uteck Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Acadia Axemen in this game. The winners of the Canada West conference

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(

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) visited the Ontario conference's

Yates Cup The Yates Cup (french: La Coupe Yates) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of U Sports. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back ...

champion (

) for the Mitchell Bowl, where the Marauders won 45-6.

Playoff bracket

References

External links

Official website
{{U Sports football Vanier Cup

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