U SPORTS Football Weekend Watch: Conference champions to be crowned Saturday

U SPORTS – TORONTO (U SPORTS) – The 2017 U SPORTS football schedule is down to its last six games, starting with three promising conference finals on Saturday.

2017 U SPORTS Football Schedule

2017 U SPORTS Football Standings

All league finals will be rematches of last year’s exciting championship games, all of which were decided by three points, including Laval’s 20-17 Dunsmore Cup win over Montreal, Laurier’s 43-40 Yates Cup triumph versus Western, and Calgary’s 46-43 Hardy Cup victory against UBC.

Saturday’s winners will advance to the Uteck Bowl (OUA at AUS) and Mitchell Bowl (RSEQ at Canada West) national semifinals on Oct. 18. The U SPORTS campaign then culminates on Nov. 25 with the 53rd ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup at Tim Hortons Field, in Hamilton.

NOTE: For all the information on the 53^rd Vanier Cup (including tickets) visit vaniercup.com.

WEEKS 12-13-14 SCHEDULE 

November 11

1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

OUA (Yates Cup): No. 5 Laurier (7-2) at No. 2 Western (9-0), (CHCH & OUA.TV)

2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

RSEQ (Dunsmore Cup): No. 3 Montreal (7-1) at No. 1 Laval (8-1), (TVA Sports)

3 p.m. ET/noon PT

CW (Hardy Cup): No. 6 UBC (7-2) at No. 4 Calgary (8-1),

(Sasktel maxTV, TELUS Optik TV, Bell MTS & CanadaWest.TV)

November 18

12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT

Uteck Bowl: OUA at AUS, (Sportsnet & TVA Sports)

4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Mitchell Bowl: RSEQ at Canada West, (Sportsnet & TVA Sports)

November 25

1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

53rd ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup: (Sportsnet & TVA Sports)

Full Football Weekend Watch available at USPORTS.ca

Sportsnet and TVA Sports are once again the official broadcasters of the U SPORTS football semifinals and final in 2017… The Uteck Bowl (OUA at AUS, 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 am PT) and the  Mitchell Bowl (RSEQ at Canada West, 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT) are set for Saturday, Nov. 18, while the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup follows on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton… For all the information on the 53rd Vanier Cup (including tickets) visit vaniercup.com.

About U SPORTS

U SPORTS is the national brand for university sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit USPORTS.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Ken Saint-Eloy

Senior Manager, Communications

U SPORTS

Cell: 647-871-7595

ksainteloy@usports.ca

Alan Hudes

Coordinator, Communications

U SPORTS

Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242

Cell: 647-991-5343

ahudes@usports.ca