The 2014 Vanier Cup, the 50th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Molson Stadium in Montreal, Quebec.[3] It was the first time that the city of Montreal hosted the Vanier Cup and it was organized by the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes as opposed to a member CIS club. For the second consecutive year the championship game was played in the province of Quebec.

50th Vanier Cup
McMaster Marauders Montreal Carabins
(10–1) (10–1)
19 20
Head coach: 
Head coach: 
1234 Total
McMaster Marauders 6760 19
Montreal Carabins 03710 20
DateNovember 29, 2014
StadiumMolson Stadium
LocationMontreal, QC
Ted Morris Memorial TrophyRegis Cibasu, Montréal
Bruce Coulter AwardAnthony Coady, Montréal[1]
National anthemValérie Daure
Coin tossMichael Soles
RefereeRené Daigneault
Halftime showLes Trois Accords
Attendance22,649
Broadcasters
NetworkTV: Sportsnet,
Ici Radio-Canada Télé
Ratings~320,000 on Sportsnet[2]

The game featured the OUA champion McMaster Marauders and the RSEQ champion Montreal Carabins. This was the first appearance for the Carabins and the fourth for the Marauders. The Carabins defeated the Marauders 20–19 on the strength of a blocked field goal with 51 seconds remaining in the game.[4]

Semi-Championships

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The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2014, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visited the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.[5]

Scoring summary

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First Quarter
MCM - Crapigna 22–yd field goal (3:58)
MCM - Crapigna 35–yd field goal (12:32)
Second Quarter
MON - Simoneau 9–yd field goal (3:25)
MCM - Moore touchdown 50–yd rush and converted (5:38)
Third Quarter
MON - Enchill touchdown off 9–yd pass and converted (2:15)
MCM - Crapigna 43–yd field goal (9:54)
MCM - Crapigna 29–yd field goal (14:07)
Fourth Quarter
MON - Thomas Erlington touchdown 3–yd run and converted (4:12)
MON - Simoneau 13–yd field goal (12:15)
MCM - Crapigna blocked field goal from 35 yd (14:01)

Playoff bracket

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Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Championships National Semi-finals 50th Vanier Cup
(3) Acadia Axemen 17
(2) St. FX X-Men 18
St. FX X-Men 7
Mount Allison Mounties 29
bye
(1) Mount Allison Mounties
Mount Allison Mounties 12
(6) Laurier Golden Hawks 10 McMaster Marauders 24
(3) Western Ontario Mustangs 25 Western Ontario Mustangs 26
bye Guelph Gryphons 51
(2) Guelph Gryphons Guelph Gryphons 15
(5) Ottawa Gee-Gees 46 McMaster Marauders 20
(4) Windsor Lancers 29 Ottawa Gee-Gees 31
bye McMaster Marauders 42
(1) McMaster Marauders McMaster Marauders 19
Montreal Carabins 20
(4) Regina Rams 0
(1) Calgary Dinos 56
Calgary Dinos 15
Manitoba Bisons 27
(3) Manitoba Bisons 47
(2) Saskatchewan Huskies 39
Manitoba Bisons 26
Montreal Carabins 29
(3) Sherbrooke Vert et Or 13
(2) Montreal Carabins 40
Montreal Carabins 12*
Laval Rouge et Or 9
(4) Concordia Stingers 18
(1) Laval Rouge et Or 74

Number in parentheses represents seed in conference

References

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  1. ^ 50th TELUS Vanier Cup: Hometown Carabins capture first national title from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 29 November 2014, retrieved 29 November 2014
  2. ^ The 50th CIS Vanier Cup – Captivating an Audience Archived 2015-02-24 at the Wayback Machine from UOttawa Sport Business Club, December 28, 2014, retrieved 28 November 2015
  3. ^ Vanier Cup final to be staged in Montreal for the first time
  4. ^ "Montreal Carabins capture first Vanier Cup title". Canadian Football League. November 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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