2024 U Sports football season
LeagueU Sports
SportCanadian football
DurationAugust 23, 2024 – October 26, 2024
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 23, 2024
VenueRichardson Memorial Stadium
(Kingston, Ontario)

The 2024 U Sports football season will begin on August 23, 2024, with the with the defending champion Montreal Carabins hosting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.[1] The Atlantic University Sport, Canada West, and Ontario University Athletics conferences have not yet announced their schedules.

The conference championships will be played on the weekend of November 9, 2024, and the season will conclude on November 23, 2024, with the 59th Vanier Cup championship. The Vanier Cup game will be held at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario, for the second consecutive year.[2][3] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.[4]

Schedules

On December 14, 2023, the RSEQ released their schedule which featured no major changes from the 2023 season, with five teams playing eight regular season games over ten weeks.[1] The regular season will start on August 23, 2024, and end on October 26, 2024. The Dunsmore Cup game is scheduled to be played on November 9, 2024.[1]

Regular season

Standings

2024 AUS standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
Acadia0–0 0–0 0
Bishop's0–0 0–0 0
Mount Allison0–0 0–0 0
Saint Mary's0–0 0–0 0
St. FX0–0 0–0 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2024 RSEQ standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
Concordia0–0 0–0 0
Laval0–0 0–0 0
McGill0–0 0–0 0
Montréal0–0 0–0 0
Sherbrooke0–0 0–0 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2024 OUA standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
Carleton0–0 0–0 0
Guelph0–0 0–0 0
Laurier0–0 0–0 0
McMaster0–0 0–0 0
Ottawa0–0 0–0 0
Queen's0–0 0–0 0
Toronto0–0 0–0 0
Waterloo0–0 0–0 0
Western0–0 0–0 0
Windsor0–0 0–0 0
York0–0 0–0 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10
2024 Canada West standings
TeamW L PF PA PtsPly
Alberta0–0 0–0 0
British Columbia0–0 0–0 0
Calgary0–0 0–0 0
Manitoba0–0 0–0 0
Regina0–0 0–0 0
Saskatchewan0–0 0–0 0
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: U Sports Top 10

Post-season

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2024, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team will visit the Canada West Hardy Trophy winners for the Mitchell Bowl. The Yates Cup Ontario conference championship team will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl winners for the Uteck Bowl.[2] These games are scheduled to be played on November 16, 2024, while the Vanier Cup is scheduled to be played on November 23, 2024.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Unveiling of the 2024 RSEQ university football schedule!". RSEQ. December 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. June 28, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Queen's University to host the 2023 and 2024 Vanier Cup". U Sports. March 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U Sports Championship Information". U Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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