42nd Vanier Cup explained
| Number: | 42 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 25, 2006 |
| Stadium: | Griffiths Stadium |
| City: | Saskatoon |
| Visitor Name: | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Home Name: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Visitor Coach: | Glen Constantin |
| Home Coach: | Brian Towriss |
| Visitor Record: | 7–1 |
| Home Record: | 6–2 |
| Visitor1: | 0 |
| Visitor2: | 10 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 3 |
| Home1: | 0 |
| Home2: | 2 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 6 |
| Mvp: | Éric Maranda, Laval LB |
| Mv2: | Samuel Grégoire-Champagne, Laval WR |
| Attendance: | 12,567 |
| Network: | The Score/The Score HD |
The 42nd Vanier Cup was played on November 25, 2006, at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2006 season.[1] The hometown Saskatchewan Huskies lost their CIS record third straight Vanier Cup to the Laval Rouge et Or by a score of 13–8. Laval became the second team in CIS history to win three championships over a four-year period after the Western Ontario Mustangs won in 1974, 1976, and 1977.[2]
Game summary
Laval Rouge et Or (13) - TDs, Guillaume Allard-Caméus; FGs, Cameron Takacs (2); cons., Cameron Takacs (1).
Saskatchewan Huskies (8) - TDs, Tyler O'Gorman; safety touch (1).
Scoring summary
- First Quarter
No Scoring
- Second Quarter
LAV - FG Takacs 26 (6:03)
SSK - Team Safety (12:09)
LAV - TD Allard-Caméus 1 rush (Takacs kick) (13:49)
- Third Quarter
No Scoring
- Fourth Quarter
SSK - TD O'Gorman 3 rush (Two-point convert failed) (14:10)
LAV - FG Takacs 26 (14:16)Notable game facts
- Not only was this the first Vanier Cup game to be played in Saskatoon, it was also the first Vanier Cup to be played in Western Canada
- The Rouge et Or gained a measure of revenge over the Huskies after they defeated them in the previous years' Mitchell Bowl, in Saskatoon, by a score of 29–27. Laval had been vying to become the first CIS team to three-peat as Vanier Cup Champions.
- The two teams first met in the 40th Vanier Cup, where Laval won a similar low-scoring affair 7–1.
- The Laval victory over Saskatchewan in Saskatoon ended an impressive 16 playoff games streak where a Canada West team won against the visiting team when playing on home turf. The previous victory by a visiting team in Western Canada happened in the 1968 Churchill Bowl, in Winnipeg (Queen's 29 - Manitoba 6).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Laval wins Vanier Cup. The Globe and Mail.
- url=http://www.pbase.com/goldengaelsphotos/2006_vanier_cup_game
