The 2019 U Sports football season began on August 23, 2019, with the
Concordia Stingers hosting the
Montreal Carabins
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in
Montreal, Quebec
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.
The
Atlantic University Sport conference started play the following day and the
Ontario University Athletics conference began play on August 25, 2019.
The
Canada West teams began play during the following weekend, on August 30, 2019.
All 27
U Sports football teams played eight regular season games against opponents within the same conference.
The conference championships were played on November 9 and the season ended on November 23 with the
55th Vanier Cup championship at
PEPS Stadium in
Quebec City, Quebec.
The
Calgary Dinos defeated the
Montreal Carabins
The Montréal Carabins () are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at Winter Stadium (Montreal), l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Uni ...
27–13 to win their fifth
Vanier Cup, and their first since 1995.
Regular season
Standings
Post-season awards
Award-winners
All-Canadian Team
Post-season
The
Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the
Mitchell Bowl and the
Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2019, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West
Hardy Trophy championship team hosted the
Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's
Loney Bowl hosted the Quebec conference
Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.
Conference Playoffs
Atlantic University Sport
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Ontario University Athletics
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
National Semifinals
National Championship
References
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U Sports football seasons