# 45th Vanier Cup

The 45th Vanier Cup was played on November 28, 2009, at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2009 season. In the first Vanier Cup game played in the province of Quebec, the Queen's Golden Gaels came from behind to defeat the Calgary Dinos 33-31. The Gaels, who were down by 18 points at halftime, scored 25 unanswered points in what was the biggest overcome deficit in Vanier Cup history.
Queen's quarterback Danny Brannagan, in his last CIS game, was named the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the game. Queen's linebacker Chris Smith received the Bruce Coulter Award as the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the game.

## Game summary

Calgary Dinos (31) - TDs, Matt Walter, Erik Glavic, Anthony Parker; FGs Aaron Ifield (3); cons., Ifield (2), safety touch.
Queen's Golden Gaels (33) - TDs, Scott Valberg (2), Devan Sheahan, Marty Gordon; FGs Dan Village (1); cons., Village (4); safety touch.

### Scoring summary
#### First Quarter

    CGY - TD Walter 1 run (Ifield convert) (10:34) 7 - 0 CGY
    QUE - TD Valberg 9 pass from Brannagan (Village convert) (13:39) 7 - 7

#### Second Quarter

    CGY - FG Ifield 40 (4:07) 10 - 7 CGY
    CGY - FG Ifield 12 (7:49) 13 - 7 CGY
    CGY - FG Ifield 35 (10:46) 16 - 7 CGY
    CGY - TD Glavic 1 run (Ifield convert) (13:47) 23 - 7 CGY
    CGY - Safety Team, Allin concedes (14:34) 25 - 7 CGY

#### Third Quarter

    QUE - TD Sheahan 60 pass from Brannagan (Village convert) (1:08) 25 - 14 CGY
    QUE - Safety Team, Ifield concedes (2:07) 25 - 16 CGY
    QUE - FG Village 12 (5:13) 25 - 19 CGY

#### Fourth Quarter

    QUE - TD Valberg 17 pass from Brannagan (Village convert) (2:23) 26 - 25 QUE
    QUE - TD Gordon 15 run (Village convert) (6:26) 33 - 25 QUE
    CGY - TD Parker 15 pass from Glavic (2-point convert failed, Glavic Pass incomplete) (8:22) 33 - 31 QUE

### Notable game facts

* The 45th Vanier Cup was watched by 706,000 Canadian viewers, making it the most-watched Vanier Cup in history, surpassing the 2006 game in Saskatoon, which averaged 589,000 viewers.
* Queen's is the first team to win a Vanier Cup in four different decades (national titles in 1968, 1978, 1992 and 2009). Queen's also appeared in the 1983 Vanier Cup game, making it the only school to have competed in a national final in each decade of the championship's existence.

### Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2009, according to the rotating schedule, the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy travel to the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions for the Uteck Bowl.
The Canada West play-offs start with the top four placed teams from the regular season, with the top placed team hosting the fourth place and the second place team hosting the third placed. The winners of those semi-finals then compete for the Hardy Cup championship who then travels to the Atlantic champion for a national semi-final game.
The Quebec play-offs similarly play-off the top four placed teams with the Dunsmore Cup champions moving on to compete for the Mitchell Bowl against the Ontario champions.
The Ontario conference starts out with the top six placed teams from the regular season. The third placed team hosts the sixth place team and the fourth placed team host the team in fifth place. The winners then take on the top two placed teams in the conference semi-finals and the semi-final champions compete for the Yates Cup. The Ontario champions, in 2009, host the Quebec conference champions for the Mitchell Bowl national semi-final game.
The Atlantic conference play-offs the second and third placed teams to determine who plays the first place team at the Loney Bowl for the Jewett Trophy. The Atlantic winner then hosts the Canada West champion to meet in the Uteck Bowl national semi-final.

#### 2009 Playoff bracket

| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | 45th Vanier Cup | 45th Vanier Cup | 45th Vanier Cup |
| | | | Alberta Golden Bears | Alberta Golden Bears | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 39 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 38 | | | | | | |
| | | | Regina Rams | Regina Rams | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 38 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 14 | | | |
| | | | Acadia Axemen | Acadia Axemen | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 22 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 31 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 31 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 33 |
| | | | Bishop's Gaiters | Bishop's Gaiters | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 40 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 31 | | | | | | |
| | | | Concordia Stingers | Concordia Stingers | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 30 | | | |
| Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 18 | | | | | | | Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 33 | | | |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 37 | Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Laurier Golden Hawks | Laurier Golden Hawks | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 39 | | | | | | |
| McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 27 | | | | Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 43 | | | | | | |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 15 | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 32 | | | | | | | | | |