2019 U Sports football season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019 U Sports football season
| duration = August 23, 2019 – October 26, 2019
| conf1 = Hardy Cup
| conf1_champ = Calgary Dinos
| conf2 = Yates Cup
| conf2_champ = McMaster Marauders
| conf3 = Dunsmore Cup
| conf3_champ = Montreal Carabins
| conf4 = Loney Bowl
| conf4_champ = Acadia Axemen
| conf5 = Mitchell Bowl
| conf5_champ = Calgary Dinos
| conf6 = Uteck Bowl
| conf6_champ = Montreal Carabins
| finals = Vanier Cup
| finals_date = November 23, 2019
| finals_venue = Quebec City, Quebec
| finals_champ = Calgary Dinos
| prevseason_year = 2018
| nextseason_year = 2020
| seasonslistnames = U Sports football seasons
}}
The 2019 U Sports football season began on August 23, 2019, with the Concordia Stingers hosting the Montreal Carabins in Montreal, Quebec.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/universitaire/football/|title=2019 University football schedule|publisher=Quebec Student Sport Federation|accessdate=2019-04-01}} The Atlantic University Sport conference started play the following day and the Ontario University Athletics conference began play on August 25, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule?confonly=1|title=2019 AUS Football Schedule|publisher=Atlantic University Sport|accessdate=2019-04-01|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401184014/http://atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule%3Fconfonly%3D1|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oua.ca/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule|title=2019-20 OUA Football Schedule|publisher=Ontario University Athletics|accessdate=2019-04-01|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192606/http://www.oua.ca/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule|url-status=dead}} The Canada West teams began play during the following weekend, on August 30, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.canadawest.org/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule|title=2019 CW Football Regular Season Schedule|publisher=Canada West Universities Athletic Association|accessdate=2019-04-01|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401184015/https://www.canadawest.org/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/hq/championship-information/calendar|title=U Sports Championship Information|publisher=U Sports|accessdate=2019-04-01}}{{cite news|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/football/m/news/2018/05/4247881199/laval-to-host-vanier-cup-in-2018-2019|title=Laval to host Vanier Cup, the U SPORTS football national championship, in 2018 and 2019|date=May 7, 2018}} The Calgary Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins 27–13 to win their fifth Vanier Cup, and their first since 1995.{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/football/m/news/2019/11/208236620/sinagra-leads-dinos-to-first-vanier-cup-title-since-1995|title=Sinagra leads Dinos to first Vanier Cup title since 1995|publisher=usports.ca|date=November 23, 2019}}
Regular season
= Standings =
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| {{2019 AUS football standings}} | {{2019 RSEQ football standings}} |
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| {{2019 OUA football standings}} | {{2019 CWUAA football standings}} |
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Post-season awards
= Award-winners =
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! !Quebec !Ontario !Atlantic !Canada West !NATIONAL |
| Hec Crighton Trophy
|Adam Vance (Concordia) |Chris Merchant (Western) |Hunter Guenard (Acadia) |Adam Machart (Saskatchewan) |Chris Merchant (Western) |
|---|
| Presidents' Trophy
|Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill) |Jack Cassar (Carleton) |Bailey Feltmate (Acadia) |Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan) |Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan) |
| J. P. Metras Trophy
|Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill) |Cameron Lawson (Queen's) |Oliver Grant (Acadia) |Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan) |Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill) |
| Peter Gorman Trophy
|Jeremy Murphy (Concordia) |Kojo Odoom (Western) |Daniel Bell (Mount Allison) |Ramsey Derbas (Saskatchewan) |Jeremy Murphy (Concordia) |
| Russ Jackson Award
|Alexandre Pare (McGill) |Jacob Janke (York) |Bailey Feltmate (Acadia) |Derek Dufault (Manitoba) |Jacob Janke (York) |
| Frank Tindall Trophy
|Glen Constantin (Laval) |Greg Marshall (Western) |Jeff Cummins (Acadia) |Scott Flory (Saskatchewan) |Greg Marshall (Western) |
= All-Canadian Team =
| class="wikitable"
|+Offence ! !First Team !Second Team |
| Quarterback
|Chris Merchant (Western) |Tre Ford (Waterloo) |
|---|
| Running Back
|Adam Machart (Saskatchewan) Levondre Gordon (Laurier) |Felix Garand-Gauthier (Laval) Dale Wright (Acadia) |
| Inside Receiver
|Tyler Ternowski (Waterloo) James Tyrrell (Concordia) |Brett Ellerman (Western) Will Corby (Toronto) |
| Outside Receiver
|Jalen Philpot (Calgary) Glodin Mulall (Acadia) |Kevin Kaya (Montreal) Ben Kopczynski (Alberta) |
| Centre
|Connor Berglof (Saskatchewan) |Samuel Lefebvre (Laval) |
| Guard
|Samuel Thomassin (Laval) Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan) |Coulter Woodmansey (Guelph) Pier-Olivier Lestage (Montreal) |
| Tackle
|Ketel Asse (Laval) Carter O'Donnell (Alberta) |Logan Bandy (Calgary) Zack Fry (Western) |
| class="wikitable"
|+Defence ! !First Team !Second Team |
| Defensive Tackle
|Andrew Seinet-Spaulding (McGill) Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan) |Cameron Lawson (Queen's) J-Min Pelley (Calgary) |
|---|
| Defensive End
|Derek Dufault (Manitoba) Reshaan Davis (Ottawa) |Samuel Rossi (Montreal) Malcolm Campbell (Toronto) |
| Linebacker
|Jack Cassar (Carleton) Alexander Campbell (Laval) Nick Cross (UBC) |Brian Harelimana (Montreal) Ben Hladik (UBC) Bailey Feltmate (Acadia) |
| Free Safety
|Jayden Dalke (Alberta) |Jacob Janke (York) |
| Defensive Halfback
|Nelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan) Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) |Noah Hallett (McMaster) Shae Weekes (Manitoba) |
| Cornerback
|Bleska Kambamba (Western) Deane Leonard (Calgary) |Tyrell Ford (Waterloo) Antoine Lyte-Myers (Saint Mary's) |
| class="wikitable"
|+Special Teams ! !First Team !Second Team |
| Kicker
|Marc Liegghio (Western) |Louis Tardif (Sherbrooke) |
|---|
| Punter
|Marc Liegghio (Western) |Kieran Burnham (St. Francis Xavier) |
| Returner
|Clark Barnes (Guelph) |
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 ==
{{3TeamBracket
| RD1=November 2
Semi-final
| RD2=November 9
Loney Bowl
| RD1-seed1= 2
| RD1-team1= Bishop's
| RD1-score1= 28
| RD1-seed2= 3
| RD1-team2= Mount Allison
| RD1-score2= 18
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= Acadia
| RD2-score1= 31
| RD2-seed2= 2
| RD2-team2= Bishop's
| RD2-score2= 1
}}
== Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec ==
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = November 2
Semi-finals
| RD2 = November 9
Dunsmore Cup
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Laval
| RD1-score1 = 40
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = Concordia
| RD1-score2 = 8
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = Montreal
| RD1-score3 = 31
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = McGill
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Laval
| RD2-score1 = 10
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Montreal
| RD2-score2 = 25
}}
== Ontario University Athletics ==
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1= October 26
Quarter-finals
| RD2= November 2
Semi-finals
| RD3= November 9
112th Yates Cup
| RD1-seed1= 4
| RD1-team1= Ottawa
| RD1-score1= 21
| RD1-seed2= 5
| RD1-team2= Waterloo
| RD1-score2= 44
| RD1-seed3= 3
| RD1-team3= Guelph
| RD1-score3= 22
| RD1-seed4= 6
| RD1-team4= Carleton
| RD1-score4= 17
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= Western
| RD2-score1= 30
| RD2-seed2= 5
| RD2-team2= Waterloo
| RD2-score2= 24
| RD2-seed3= 2
| RD2-team3= McMaster
| RD2-score3= 19
| RD2-seed4= 3
| RD2-team4= Guelph
| RD2-score4= 9
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= Western
| RD3-score1= 15
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2= McMaster
| RD3-score2= 29
}}
== Canada West Universities Athletic Association ==
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = November 2
Semi-finals
| RD2 = November 9
83rd Hardy Trophy
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Calgary
| RD1-score1 = 47
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = Manitoba
| RD1-score2 = 46
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = Saskatchewan
| RD1-score3 = 28
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = Alberta
| RD1-score4 = 23
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Calgary
| RD2-score1 = 29
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Saskatchewan
| RD2-score2 = 4
}}
= National Semifinals =
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|title=Uteck Bowl
|date=November 16
|time= 2:00pm AST
|road=Montreal
|R1=1 |R2=6 |R3=24 |R4=7
|home=Acadia
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Raymond Field (Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
|attendance=1,816
|weather=
|referee=Greg MacLean
|TV=TVA Sports
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;Passing
- Montreal
- Acadia
;Rushing
- Montreal
- Acadia
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- Montreal
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|title=Mitchell Bowl
|date=November 16
|time=1:00pm MST
|road=McMaster
|R1=0 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=7
|home=Calgary
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=3 |H4=10
|stadium=McMahon Stadium (Calgary)
|attendance=1,727
|weather=
|referee=J.P. Chorney
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= National Championship =
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|title=55th Vanier Cup
|date=November 23
|time=1:00 p.m. EST
|road=Calgary
|R1=0 |R2=13 |R3=0 |R4=14
|home=Montreal
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=3
|stadium=PEPS Stadium (Quebec City)
|attendance=8,376
|weather=
|referee=
|TV=CBC
|TVAnnouncers=Mark Lee (play-by-play), Justin Dunk (analyst), Andi Petrillo (sideline reporter){{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/news/2019/11/1766513311/u-sports-announces-football-post-season-broadcast-partners|title=U Sports announces football post-season broadcast partners|publisher=usports.ca|date=November 13, 2019}}{{cite press release|title=CBC to broadcast 2019 Vanier Cup |publisher=3downnation.com |date=2019-11-02 |url=https://3downnation.com/2019/11/02/cbc-to-broadcast-2019-vanier-cup/}}
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