2022 U Sports football season
The 2022 U Sports football season will begin on August 27, 2022, with four Atlantic University Sport teams, four RSEQ teams, and ten Ontario University Athletics teams opening their schedules that day.[1][2][3] The six Canada West teams will begin their schedules one week later with two games on September 2 and one on September 3.[4]
| 2022 U Sports football season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | August 27, 2022 – October 29, 2022 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | October 29, 2022 | |
| Vanier Cup | ||
| Date | November 26, 2022 | |
| Site | TBD | |
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The conference championships will be played on the weekend of November 12, 2022, and the season will conclude on November 26, 2022, with the 57th Vanier Cup championship, which returns to the pre-pandemic scheduling used in 2019.[5] The location of the championship game has yet to be announced.[5] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.[6]
Schedule changes
On April 7, 2022, the OUA released their schedule which featured a return to an eight-game format and no divisions or geographical restrictions.[1] With the season starting in August and ending in October, this is more in line with the pre-pandemic 2019 U Sports football season as opposed to the truncated 2021 season. The 114th Yates Cup game is scheduled to be played on November 12, 2022.[1]
The AUS released their schedule on April 13, 2022, as the conference also returned to pre-pandemic scheduling with eight games played by each team and two bye weeks.[2] The Loney Bowl is scheduled to be played on November 12, 2022.[2] Canada West will also return to eight regular season games and the Hardy Cup will be played on the weekend of November 12, 2022.[4] The RSEQ announced their schedule last which features eight games over ten weeks and a Dunsmore Cup championship date of November 12, 2022.[3]
Regular season
Standings
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Post-season
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2022, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.[5] These games are scheduled to be played on November 19, 2022 while the Vanier Cup is scheduled to be played on November 26, 2022.[5]
References
- "Yates Cup rematch headlines 2022 OUA football schedule". Ontario University Athletics. April 7, 2022.
- "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022 fall sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. April 13, 2022.
- "Double bill coverage to kick off the 2022 season of RSEQ university football on TVA Sports". Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. April 28, 2022.
- "Canada West stars set to return to the field in early September". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. April 21, 2022.
- "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2022.