2024 U Sports football season

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2024 U Sports football season
LeagueU Sports
SportCanadian football
DurationAugust 23, 2024 – October 26, 2024
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 23, 2024
VenueRichardson Memorial Stadium
(Kingston, Ontario)
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 U Sports football season will begin on August 23, 2024, with the defending champion Montreal Carabins hosting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.[1] On the following day, six Ontario University Athletics teams will open their schedules on August 24, 2024.[2] The Atlantic University Sport and Canada West conferences have not yet announced their schedules.

The conference championships will be played on the weekend of November 9, 2024, and the season will conclude on November 23, 2024, with the 59th Vanier Cup championship. The Vanier Cup game will be held at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario, for the second consecutive year.[3][4] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.[5]

Schedules[edit]

On December 14, 2023, the RSEQ released their schedule which featured no major changes from the 2023 season, with five teams playing eight regular season games over ten weeks.[1] The regular season will start on August 23, 2024, and end on October 26, 2024. The Dunsmore Cup game is scheduled to be played on November 9, 2024.[1] The OUA next announced their schedule on March 27, 2024, which featured 11 teams playing over nine weeks with the regular season ending October 19, 2024.[2]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
Acadia 0 0   0 0   0
Bishop's 0 0   0 0   0
Mount Allison 0 0   0 0   0
Saint Mary's 0 0   0 0   0
St. FX 0 0   0 0   0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
Concordia 0 0   0 0   0
Laval 0 0   0 0   0
McGill 0 0   0 0   0
Montréal 0 0   0 0   0
Sherbrooke 0 0   0 0   0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
Carleton 0 0   0 0   0
Guelph 0 0   0 0   0
Laurier 0 0   0 0   0
McMaster 0 0   0 0   0
Ottawa 0 0   0 0   0
Queen's 0 0   0 0   0
Toronto 0 0   0 0   0
Waterloo 0 0   0 0   0
Western 0 0   0 0   0
Windsor 0 0   0 0   0
York 0 0   0 0   0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
Team W   L   PF   PA   Pts Ply
Alberta 0 0   0 0   0
British Columbia 0 0   0 0   0
Calgary 0 0   0 0   0
Manitoba 0 0   0 0   0
Regina 0 0   0 0   0
Saskatchewan 0 0   0 0   0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season[edit]

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2024, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team will visit the Canada West Hardy Trophy winners for the Mitchell Bowl. The Yates Cup Ontario conference championship team will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl winners for the Uteck Bowl.[3] These games are scheduled to be played on November 16, 2024, while the 59th Vanier Cup is scheduled to be played on November 23, 2024.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Unveiling of the 2024 RSEQ university football schedule!". RSEQ. December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rematches, rivalries, and renewed aspirations headline the 2024 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 28, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Queen's University to host the 2023 and 2024 Vanier Cup". U Sports. March 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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