| Number: | 33 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 22, 1997 |
| Stadium: | SkyDome |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Home Name: | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Visitor Coach: | Casey Smith |
| Home Coach: | Larry Ring |
| Visitor Record: | 5–2–1 |
| Home Record: | 6–2 |
| Visitor1: | 9 |
| Visitor2: | 10 |
| Visitor3: | 10 |
| Visitor4: | 10 |
| Home1: | 1 |
| Home2: | 6 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 16 |
| Mvp: | Stuart Scherck, LB, UBC |
| Mv2: | Mark Nohra, RB, UBC |
| Attendance: | 8,184[1] |
The 33rd Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1997, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1997 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their third championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 39-23.[2]
UBC Thunderbirds (39) - TDs, Shawn Olson, Frank Luisser, Mark Nohra (2); FGs, Aaron Roed (4); cons., Aaron Roed (3).
Ottawa Gee-Gees (23) - TDs, Ousmane Tounkara, Haluke; FGs, McNeice (4); 2-point cons., Ibrahim Tounkara (2); singles, Watters.