The 2018 U Sports football season began on August 24, 2018, with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Quebec Student Sport Federation teams played an hour later with the Laval Rouge et Or visiting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or and the McGill Redmen playing the Montreal Carabins. The Ontario University Athletics teams began play on August 25, 2018, and the Canada West teams opened their season one week later on August 31, 2018.
The conference championships were played on November 10 and the season will conclude on November 24 with the 54th Vanier Cup championship at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec.Laval to host Vanier Cup, the U SPORTS football national championship, in 2018 and 2019 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
Regular season Standings
Post-season awards
Award-winners +QuebecOntarioAtlanticCanada WestNATIONALHec Crighton TrophyHugo Richard (Laval)Tre Ford (Waterloo)Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier)Adam Sinagra (Calgary)Adam Sinagra (Calgary)Presidents' TrophyMarc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal)Fraser Sopik (Western)Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's)Ben Hladik (UBC)Fraser Sopik (Western)J. P. Metras TrophyMathieu Betts (Laval)Kene Onyeka (Carleton)Thomas Grant (Acadia)Joel Van Pelt (Calgary)Mathieu Betts (Laval)Peter Gorman TrophyVincent Forbes-Mombleau (Laval)Jack Hinsperger (Waterloo)Shedler Fervius (Saint Mary's)Tyson Philpot (Calgary)Tyson Philpot (Calgary)Russ Jackson AwardJeremie-Billal Lardi (Sherbrooke)Mackenzie Ferguson (Western)Cameron Davidson (Acadia)Jayden McKoy (Manitoba)Mackenzie Ferguson (Western)Frank Tindall TrophyGlen Constantin (Laval)Greg Marshall (Western)Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier)Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary)Greg Marshall (Western)
All-Canadian Team +OffenceFirst TeamSecond TeamQuarterbackAdam Sinagra (Calgary)Hugo Richard (Laval)Running BackCedric Joseph (Western) Tyler Chow (Saskatchewan)Jordan Socholotiuk (St. Francis Xavier) Gabriel Polan (Sherbrooke)Inside ReceiverTyler Ternowski (Waterloo) Trivel Pinto (UBC)Dylan Schrot (Manitoba) Gordon Lam (Waterloo)Wide ReceiverKurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier) Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier)Regis Cibasu (Montreal) Hunter Karl (Calgary)CentreSamuel Lefebvre (Laval)Jonathan Zamora (St. Francis Xavier)GuardDavid Brown (Western) Samuel Thomassin (Laval)Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan) Jacob Czaja (St. Francis Xavier)TackleKetel Asse (Laval) Logan Bandy (Calgary)Jesse Gibbon (Waterloo) Carter O'Donnell (Alberta) +DefenceFirst TeamSecond TeamDefensive TackleEvan Machibroda (Saskatchewan) Vincent Desjardins (Laval)Trevaughn James (Laurier) Thomas Grant (Acadia)Defensive EndMathieu Betts (Laval) Kene Onyeka (Carleton)Joel Van Pelt (Calgary) Tristian Koronkiewicz (Saskatchewan)LinebackerFraser Sopik (Western) Ben Hladik (UBC)
Brian Harelimana (Montreal)Boston Rowe (Calgary) Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's)
Lukas Korol (Guelph)Free SafetyStavros Katsantonis (UBC)Daniel Valente Jr. (Western)Defensive HalfbackMarc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) Will Amoah (Laurier)Shae Weekes (Manitoba) Nate Rostek (Mount Allison)CornerbackJamie Harry (Ottawa) Deane Leonard (Calgary)Emile Chenevert (Laval) Bleska Kambamba (Western) +Special TeamsFirst TeamSecond TeamKickerNiko DiFonte (Calgary)David Côté (Laval)PunterBrad Mikoluff (Manitoba)Marc Liegghio (Western)ReturnerKurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier)Trivel Pinto (UBC)
Post-season The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2018, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl will visit the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.
Conference Playoffs
Atlantic University Sport
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Ontario University Athletics
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
National Semifinals
National Championship
References