The 43rd Vanier Cup was played on November 23, 2007, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2007 season.[1] The Manitoba Bisons completed a perfect season by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies by a score of 28-14, finishing with a 12-0 record. The Huskies were without Hec Crighton Trophy winner Erik Glavic, who injured his knee a week earlier in the Uteck Bowl.[2]
Game summary
Saint Mary's Huskies (14) - TDs, Fraser O'Neill, Shawn White; singles, Justin Palardy (1); cons., Justin Palardy (1).
Manitoba Bisons (28) - TDs, Steve Gronick, John Makie; FGs Scott Dixon (4); cons., Scott Dixon (2); safety touch (1).
Scoring summary
- First Quarter
- SMU - TD O'Neill 13 pass from Abraham (Palardy convert) (5:22)
- MAN - FG Dixon 40 (11:50)
- MAN - FG Dixon 27 (15:00)
- Second Quarter
- MAN - TD Gronick 39 pass from Makie (Dixon convert) (6:04)
- SMU - Single Palardy missed 30 yard field goal attempt (9:35)
- Third Quarter
- MAN - TD Makie 6 rush (Dixon kick) (4:41)
- MAN - FG Dixon 32 (11:59)
- Fourth Quarter
- MAN - FG Dixon 33 (00:54)
- SMU - TD White 8 pass from Abraham (Two-point convert failed) (3:35)
- MAN - Team Safety (10:26)
Notable game facts
- The Manitoba Bisons became the 11th team in CIS history to claim the Vanier Cup after an undefeated season.
- The Vanier Cup and the Grey Cup were played two days apart in the same stadium, with both games featuring teams from Winnipeg.
- This was the seventh consecutive Vanier Cup game that featured a team nicknamed "Huskies."
- Manitoba CB Mike Howard had three interceptions and won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as game defensive MVP award.
- Manitoba QB John Makie finished the game passing 16-of-31 for 261 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, and also scored on a six-yard touchdown run, and was awarded the Bruce Coulter Trophy as game offensive MVP award.
- Manitoba RB Matt Henry suffered a grotesque leg injury in the first quarter. It was later diagnosed as a broken femur.[3]
References
- ^ Canadian Interuniversity Sport (2005-11-16). "TSN : CIS - Canada's Sports Leader". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Password Protected Gallery". www.pbase.com.
- ^ "Ouch - Football Broken Leg". November 24, 2007 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]