2024 U Sports football season

2024 U Sports football season
League	U Sports
Sport	Canadian football
Duration	August 23, 2024 – October 26, 2024
Vanier Cup
Date	November 23, 2024
Venue	Richardson Memorial Stadium (Kingston, Ontario)

The2024 U Sports football seasonbegan on August 23, 2024, with the defending championMontreal Carabinshosting theSherbrooke Vert et Or.On the following day, fourAtlantic University Sportteams and sixOntario University Athleticsteams opened their schedules on August 24, 2024.TheCanada Westconference began their season one week later on August 30.

The conference championships will be played on the weekend of November 9, 2024, and the season will conclude on November 23, 2024, with the59th Vanier Cupchampionship. The Vanier Cup game will be held atRichardson Memorial StadiuminKingston, Ontario,for the second consecutive year.27universityteamsinCanadaare scheduled to playU Sports football,the highest level ofamateurCanadian football.

Manitoba kicker Maya Turner became the first woman to be named an all-star in U Sports football when she was named to the Canada West all-star team. She made 14 of 18 field goal attempts for the team, and made all her conversions.

Schedules

On December 14, 2023, theRSEQreleased their schedule which featured no major changes from the2023 season,with five teams playing eight regular season games over ten weeks.The regular season will start on August 23, 2024, and end on October 26, 2024. TheDunsmore Cupgame is scheduled to be played on November 9, 2024.TheOUAnext announced their schedule on March 27, 2024, which featured 11 teams playing over nine weeks with the regular season ending October 19, 2024.TheAUSannounced their schedule on April 11, 2024, featuring five teams playing over ten weeks between August 24 and October 26, 2024.On May 2, 2024,Canada Westreleased their schedule with six teams playing eight games over nine weeks from August 30 to October 26, 2024.

Regular season

Standings

Final standings

2024AUS standings Team W L PF PA Pts Ply #5Bishop's 8 – 0 328 – 128 16 † #10St. FX 5 – 3 240 – 155 10 X Saint Mary's 4 – 4 177 – 150 8 X Acadia 2 – 6 132 – 267 4 X Mount Allison 1 – 7 92 – 269 2 † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2024RSEQ standings Team W L PF PA Pts Ply #3Laval 7 – 1 256 – 106 12 † #1Montréal 7 – 1 273 – 131 14 X McGill 3 – 5 168 – 252 6 X Concordia 2 – 6 132 – 225 4 X Sherbrooke 1 – 7 120 – 235 2 † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2024OUA standings Team W L PF PA Pts Ply #1Laurier 8 – 0 306 – 180 16 † #3Western 7 – 1 396 – 129 14 X #7Guelph 6 – 2 276 – 200 12 X Windsor 5 – 3 216 – 183 10 X #9Queen's 5 – 3 261 – 201 10 X Ottawa 4 – 4 206 – 187 8 X McMaster 4 – 4 212 – 238 8 X Carleton 2 – 6 217 – 245 4 York 2 – 6 131 – 230 4 Toronto 1 – 7 91 – 331 2 Waterloo 0 – 8 148 – 336 0 † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

2024Canada West standings Team W L PF PA Pts Ply #8Manitoba 7 – 1 251 – 204 14 † #6British Columbia 5 – 3 216 – 222 10 X Saskatchewan 5 – 3 233 – 233 10 X Regina 3 – 5 157 – 177 6 X Calgary 2 – 6 178 – 201 4 Alberta 2 – 6 231 – 229 4 † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season awards

Award-winners

	Quebec	Ontario	Atlantic	Canada West	National
Hec Crighton Trophy	Arnaud Desjardins (Laval)	Taylor Elgersma (Wilfrid Laurier)	Justin Quirion (Bishop's)	Jackson Tachinski (Manitoba)
Presidents' Trophy	Mendel Joseph (Concordia)	Jackson Findlay (Western)	Alex MacDonald (Bishop's)	Nate Beauchemin (Calgary)
J. P. Metras Trophy	Jeremiah Ojo (Montreal)	Erik Andersen (Western)	Brandon-James Poulin-Marques (Bishop's)	Giordano Vaccaro (Manitoba)
Peter Gorman Trophy	Enrique James Leclair (Montreal)	Jackson Taylor (McMaster)	Nick Swain (Acadia)	Deacon Sterna (British Columbia)
Russ Jackson Award	N/A	Ben Maracle (Ottawa)	Malik Williams (Saint Mary's)	Ryker Frank (Saskatchewan)
Frank Tindall Trophy	Glen Constantin (Laval)	Michael Faulds (Wilfrid Laurier)	Chérif Nicolas (Bishop's)	Brian Dobie (Manitoba)
Gino Fracas Award	Emilie Pfeiffer Badoux (Concordia)	P. J. Edgeworth (Western)	Gord Beattie (Saint Mary's)	Jerry Friesen (Saskatchewan)

Post-season

TheVanier Cupis played between the champions of theMitchell Bowland theUteck Bowl,the national semi-final games. In 2024, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conferenceDunsmore Cupchampionship team will visit the Canada WestHardy Trophywinners for the Mitchell Bowl. TheYates CupOntario conference championship team will visit the Atlantic conference'sLoney Bowlwinners for the Uteck Bowl.These games are scheduled to be played on November 16, 2024, while the59th Vanier Cupis scheduled to be played on November 23, 2024.

Conference championships

Atlantic University Sport

	November 2 Semi-finals					November 9 33rd Loney Bowl
	1	Bishop's	59
	4	Acadia	0
						1	Bishop's
						3	St. Mary's
	2	St. Francis Xavier	17
	3	St. Mary's	21

Canada West

	November 2 Semi-finals					November 9 87th Hardy Trophy
	1	Manitoba	25
	4	Regina	28
						3	Saskatchewan
						4	Regina
	2	UBC	33
	3	Saskatchewan	38

Ontario University Athletics

	October 26 Quarter-finals					November 2 Semi-finals					November 9 116th Yates Cup
						1	Laurier	29
						5	Queen's	21
	4	Windsor	19
	5	Queen's	22
											1	Laurier
											2	Western
	2	Western	46
	7	McMaster	10
						2	Western	30
						3	Guelph	19
	3	Guelph	26
	6	Ottawa	15

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

	November 2 Demi-finales					November 9 43e Coupe Dunsmore
	1	Laval	41
	4	Concordia	18
						1	Laval
						2	Montreal
	2	Montreal	42
	3	McGill	3

National championship

	November 16th Semi-finals				November 23rd Final
	21st Uteck Bowl– TBD
	OUA champion
					59th Vanier Cup–Kingston,ON
	AUS champion
	22nd Mitchell Bowl– TBD
	Canada West champion
	RSEQ champion