| 2024 U Sports football season | |
| League: | U Sports |
| Sport: | Canadian football |
| Duration: | August 23, 2024 – October 26, 2024 |
| Mvp Link: | Hec Crighton Trophy |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Hardy Cup |
| Conf1 Link: | Hardy Trophy |
| Conf2: | Yates Cup |
| Conf2 Link: | Yates Cup |
| Conf3: | Dunsmore Cup |
| Conf3 Link: | Dunsmore Cup |
| Conf4: | Loney Bowl |
| Conf4 Link: | Jewett Trophy |
| Conf5: | Mitchell Bowl |
| Conf5 Link: | Mitchell Bowl |
| Conf6: | Uteck Bowl |
| Conf6 Link: | Uteck Bowl |
| Conf6 Champ: | ---> |
| Finals: | Vanier Cup |
| Finals Date: | November 23, 2024 |
| Finals Venue: | Richardson Memorial Stadium (Kingston, Ontario) |
| Prevseason Year: | 2023 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2025 |
The 2024 U Sports football season will begin on August 23, 2024, with the defending champion Montreal Carabins hosting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.[1] On the following day, four Atlantic University Sport teams and six Ontario University Athletics teams will open their schedules on August 24, 2024.[2] [3] The Canada West conference begin their season one week later on August 30.[4]
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.[5] [6] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.[7]
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] The OUA next announced their schedule on March 27, 2024, which featured 11 teams playing over nine weeks with the regular season ending October 19, 2024.[3] The AUS announced their schedule on April 11, 2024, featuring five teams playing over ten weeks between August 24 and October 26, 2024.[2] On May 2, 2024, Canada West released their schedule with six teams playing eight games over nine weeks from August 30 to October 26, 2024.[4]
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.[5] These games are scheduled to be played on November 16, 2024, while the 59th Vanier Cup is scheduled to be played on November 23, 2024.[5]