42nd Vanier Cup
Encyclopedia
The 42nd Vanier Cup
was played on November 25, 2006, at Griffiths Stadium
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and decided the CIS Football
champion for the 2006 season. The hometown Saskatchewan Huskies
lost their CIS
record third straight Vanier Cup to the Laval Rouge et Or by a score of 13-8. Laval became the second team in CIS history to win three championships over a four year period after the Western Ontario Mustangs
won in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
Saskatchewan Huskies (8) - TDs, Tyler O’Gorman; safety touch (1).
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
was played on November 25, 2006, at Griffiths Stadium
Griffiths Stadium
Griffiths Stadium is a stadium located on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current stadium was opened on June 23, 1967 to host the Saskatchewan Huskies football team...
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and decided the CIS Football
CIS football
Twenty-six universities across Canada compete in football under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The teams are divided into four conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of the CIS: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Quebec...
champion for the 2006 season. The hometown Saskatchewan Huskies
Saskatchewan Huskies
The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...
lost their CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
record third straight Vanier Cup to the Laval Rouge et Or by a score of 13-8. Laval became the second team in CIS history to win three championships over a four year period after the Western Ontario Mustangs
Western Ontario Mustangs
The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...
won in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
Game summary
Laval Rouge et Or (13) - TDs, Guillaume Allard-Caméus; FGs, Cameron Takacs (2); cons., Cameron Takacs (1).Saskatchewan Huskies (8) - TDs, Tyler O’Gorman; safety touch (1).
Scoring summary
First Quarter- No Scoring
Second Quarter
- LAV - FG Takacs 26 (6:03)
- SSK - Team Safety (12:09)
- LAV - TD Allard-Caméus 1 rush (Takacs kick) (13:49)
Third Quarter
- No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
- SSK - TD O'Gorman 3 rush (Two-point convert failed) (14:10)
- LAV - FG Takacs 26 (14:16)
Notable game facts
- Not only was this the first Vanier Cup game to be played in Saskatoon, it was also the first Vanier Cup to be played in Western CanadaWestern CanadaWestern Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
- The Rouge et Or gained a measure of revenge over the Huskies after they defeated them in the previous years' Mitchell BowlMitchell BowlThe Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football, and is the semifinal held in the westernmost location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game goes on to play against the Uteck Bowl champions for the Vanier Cup...
, in Saskatoon, by a score of 29-27. Laval had been vying to become the first CIS team to three-peatThree-peatThree-peat is a contraction of the words three and repeat, which has been trademarked for commercial use by retired basketball coach Pat Riley; the active trademarks in force are registered under numbers 1552980, 1878690, and 1886018...
as Vanier Cup Champions. - The two teams first met in the 40th Vanier Cup, where Laval won a similar low-scoring affair 7-1.
- The Laval victory over Saskatchewan in Saskatoon ended an impressive 16 playoff games streak where a Canada West team won against the visiting team when playing on home turf. The previous victory by a visiting team in Western Canada happened in the 1968 Churchill Bowl, in Winnipeg (Queen's 29 - Manitoba 6).