| 2018 U Sports football season | |
| Duration: | August 24, 2018 – October 27, 2018 |
| Conf1: | Hardy Cup |
| Conf1 Champ: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Conf2: | Yates Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Western Mustangs |
| Conf3: | Dunsmore Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Conf4: | Loney Bowl |
| Conf4 Champ: | St. Francis Xavier X-Men |
| Conf5: | Mitchell Bowl |
| Conf5 Champ: | Western Mustangs |
| Conf6: | Uteck Bowl |
| Conf6 Champ: | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Finals: | Vanier Cup |
| Finals Date: | November 24, 2018 |
| Finals Venue: | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Finals Champ: | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019 |
| Seasonslistnames: | U Sports football seasons |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] [5] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
| Hec Crighton Trophy | Hugo Richard (Laval) | Tre Ford (Waterloo) | Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier) | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents' Trophy | Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) | Fraser Sopik (Western) | Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's) | Ben Hladik (UBC) | Fraser Sopik (Western) | |
| J. P. Metras Trophy | Mathieu Betts (Laval) | Kene Onyeka (Carleton) | Thomas Grant (Acadia) | Joel Van Pelt (Calgary) | Mathieu Betts (Laval) | |
| Peter Gorman Trophy | Vincent Forbes-Mombleau (Laval) | Jack Hinsperger (Waterloo) | Shedler Fervius (Saint Mary's) | Tyson Philpot (Calgary) | Tyson Philpot (Calgary) | |
| Russ Jackson Award | Jeremie-Billal Lardi (Sherbrooke) | Mackenzie Ferguson (Western) | Cameron Davidson (Acadia) | Jayden McKoy (Manitoba) | Mackenzie Ferguson (Western) | |
| Frank Tindall Trophy | Glen Constantin (Laval) | Greg Marshall (Western) | Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier) | Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary) | Greg Marshall (Western) |
| Quarterback | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) | Hugo Richard (Laval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running Back | Cedric Joseph (Western)Tyler Chow (Saskatchewan) | Jordan Socholotiuk (St. Francis Xavier)Gabriel Polan (Sherbrooke) | |
| Inside Receiver | Tyler Ternowski (Waterloo)Trivel Pinto (UBC) | Dylan Schrot (Manitoba)Gordon Lam (Waterloo) | |
| Wide Receiver | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier)Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier) | Regis Cibasu (Montreal)Hunter Karl (Calgary) | |
| Centre | Samuel Lefebvre (Laval) | Jonathan Zamora (St. Francis Xavier) | |
| Guard | David Brown (Western)Samuel Thomassin (Laval) | Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan)Jacob Czaja (St. Francis Xavier) | |
| Tackle | Ketel Asse (Laval)Logan Bandy (Calgary) | Jesse Gibbon (Waterloo)Carter O'Donnell (Alberta) |
| Defensive Tackle | Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan)Vincent Desjardins (Laval) | Trevaughn James (Laurier)Thomas Grant (Acadia) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive End | Mathieu Betts (Laval)Kene Onyeka (Carleton) | Joel Van Pelt (Calgary)Tristian Koronkiewicz (Saskatchewan) | |
| Linebacker | Fraser Sopik (Western)Ben Hladik (UBC) Brian Harelimana (Montreal) | Boston Rowe (Calgary)Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's) Lukas Korol (Guelph) | |
| Free Safety | Stavros Katsantonis (UBC) | Daniel Valente Jr. (Western) | |
| Defensive Halfback | Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal)Will Amoah (Laurier) | Shae Weekes (Manitoba)Nate Rostek (Mount Allison) | |
| Cornerback | Jamie Harry (Ottawa)Deane Leonard (Calgary) | Emile Chenevert (Laval)Bleska Kambamba (Western) |
| Kicker | Niko DiFonte (Calgary) | David Côté (Laval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punter | Brad Mikoluff (Manitoba) | Marc Liegghio (Western) | |
| Returner | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier) | Trivel Pinto (UBC)[6] |
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.[4]