43rd Vanier Cup explained
| Number: | 43 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 23, 2007 |
| Stadium: | Rogers Centre |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Home Name: | Manitoba Bisons |
| Visitor Coach: | Steve Sumarah |
| Home Coach: | Brian Dobie |
| Visitor Record: | 7–1 |
| Home Record: | 8–0 |
| Visitor1: | 7 |
| Visitor2: | 1 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 6 |
| Home1: | 6 |
| Home2: | 7 |
| Home3: | 10 |
| Home4: | 5 |
| Mvp: | Mike Howard, Manitoba CB |
| Mv2: | John Makie, Manitoba QB |
| Attendance: | 26,787 |
| Network: | The Score/The Score HD |
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Canadian Interuniversity Sport . TSN : CIS - Canada's Sports Leader . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929174438/http://www.tsn.ca/cis/news_story/?ID=143308 . dead . 2007-09-29 . 2005-11-16 . 2019-07-04.
- Web site: Password Protected Gallery. www.pbase.com.
- Web site: Ouch - Football Broken Leg. November 24, 2007. YouTube.
