# 2018 U Sports football season

The 2018 U Sports football season began on August 24, 2018, with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Quebec Student Sport Federation teams played an hour later with the Laval Rouge et Or visiting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or and the McGill Redmen playing the Montreal Carabins. The Ontario University Athletics teams began play on August 25, 2018, and the Canada West teams opened their season one week later on August 31, 2018.
The conference championships were played on November 10 and the season will conclude on November 24 with the 54th Vanier Cup championship at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

## Regular season
### Standings

2018 AUS standingsvte :
| Team | W | | L | PF | | PA | Pts | Ply |
| Saint Mary's | 7 | – | 1 | 188 | – | 141 | 14 | † |
| St. FX | 6 | – | 2 | 224 | – | 156 | 12 | X |
| #10 Acadia | 5 | – | 3 | 236 | – | 146 | 10 | X |
| Mount Allison | 2 | – | 6 | 162 | – | 220 | 4 | |
| Bishop's | 0 | – | 8 | 91 | – | 238 | 0 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10 |||||||||||
2018 RSEQ standings vte :
| Team | W | | L | PF | | PA | Pts | Ply |
| #2 Laval | 8 | – | 0 | 307 | – | 54 | 16 | † |
| #4 Montréal | 6 | – | 2 | 256 | – | 46 | 12 | X |
| McGill | 2 | – | 6 | 109 | – | 233 | 4 | X |
| Sherbrooke | 2 | – | 6 | 84 | – | 228 | 4 | X |
| Concordia | 2 | – | 6 | 109 | – | 304 | 4 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10 |||||||||||
2018 OUA standingsvte :
| Team | W | | L | PF | | PA | Pts | Ply |
| #1 Western | 8 | – | 0 | 384 | – | 89 | 16 | † |
| #5 Ottawa | 6 | – | 2 | 211 | – | 179 | 12 | X |
| #6 Guelph | 5 | – | 3 | 236 | – | 175 | 10 | X |
| #8 Carleton | 5 | – | 3 | 255 | – | 224 | 10 | X |
| McMaster | 5 | – | 3 | 151 | – | 163 | 10 | X |
| Waterloo | 4 | – | 4 | 263 | – | 272 | 8 | X |
| Laurier | 4 | – | 4 | 248 | – | 222 | 8 | |
| Queen's | 3 | – | 5 | 244 | – | 226 | 6 | |
| York | 3 | – | 5 | 172 | – | 297 | 6 | |
| Windsor | 1 | – | 7 | 168 | – | 292 | 2 | |
| Toronto | 0 | – | 8 | 122 | – | 315 | 0 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10 |||||||||||
2018 Canada West standingsvte :
| Team | W | | L | PF | | PA | Pts | Ply |
| #3 Calgary | 8 | – | 0 | 313 | – | 133 | 16 | † |
| #9 British Columbia | 5 | – | 3 | 174 | – | 190 | 10 | X |
| #7 Saskatchewan | 5 | – | 3 | 258 | – | 174 | 10 | X |
| Manitoba | 3 | – | 5 | 195 | – | 224 | 6 | X |
| Alberta | 2 | – | 6 | 103 | – | 212 | 4 | |
| Regina | 1 | – | 7 | 107 | – | 217 | 2 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: U Sports Top 10 *The Regina Rams forfeited three wins due to use of an ineligible player. Those games were then awarded as 1–0 wins to Alberta, UBC, and Manitoba. |||||||||||

## Post-season awards
### Award-winners

| | Quebec | Ontario | Atlantic | Canada West | NATIONAL |
| Hec Crighton Trophy | Hugo Richard (Laval) | Tre Ford (Waterloo) | Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier) | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) |
| Presidents' Trophy | Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) | Fraser Sopik (Western) | Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's) | Ben Hladik (UBC) | Fraser Sopik (Western) |
| J. P. Metras Trophy | Mathieu Betts (Laval) | Kene Onyeka (Carleton) | Thomas Grant (Acadia) | Joel Van Pelt (Calgary) | Mathieu Betts (Laval) |
| Peter Gorman Trophy | Vincent Forbes-Mombleau (Laval) | Jack Hinsperger (Waterloo) | Shedler Fervius (Saint Mary's) | Tyson Philpot (Calgary) | Tyson Philpot (Calgary) |
| Russ Jackson Award | Jeremie-Billal Lardi (Sherbrooke) | Mackenzie Ferguson (Western) | Cameron Davidson (Acadia) | Jayden McKoy (Manitoba) | Mackenzie Ferguson (Western) |
| Frank Tindall Trophy | Glen Constantin (Laval) | Greg Marshall (Western) | Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier) | Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary) | Greg Marshall (Western) |

### All-Canadian Team

Offence :
| | First Team | Second Team |
| Quarterback | Adam Sinagra (Calgary) | Hugo Richard (Laval) |
| Running Back | Cedric Joseph (Western) Tyler Chow (Saskatchewan) | Jordan Socholotiuk (St. Francis Xavier) Gabriel Polan (Sherbrooke) |
| Inside Receiver | Tyler Ternowski (Waterloo) Trivel Pinto (UBC) | Dylan Schrot (Manitoba) Gordon Lam (Waterloo) |
| Wide Receiver | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier) Kaion Julien-Grant (St. Francis Xavier) | Regis Cibasu (Montreal) Hunter Karl (Calgary) |
| Centre | Samuel Lefebvre (Laval) | Jonathan Zamora (St. Francis Xavier) |
| Guard | David Brown (Western) Samuel Thomassin (Laval) | Mattland Riley (Saskatchewan) Jacob Czaja (St. Francis Xavier) |
| Tackle | Ketel Asse (Laval) Logan Bandy (Calgary) | Jesse Gibbon (Waterloo) Carter O'Donnell (Alberta) |
Defence :
| | First Team | Second Team |
| Defensive Tackle | Evan Machibroda (Saskatchewan) Vincent Desjardins (Laval) | Trevaughn James (Laurier) Thomas Grant (Acadia) |
| Defensive End | Mathieu Betts (Laval) Kene Onyeka (Carleton) | Joel Van Pelt (Calgary) Tristian Koronkiewicz (Saskatchewan) |
| Linebacker | Fraser Sopik (Western) Ben Hladik (UBC) Brian Harelimana (Montreal) | Boston Rowe (Calgary) Brad Herbst (Saint Mary's) Lukas Korol (Guelph) |
| Free Safety | Stavros Katsantonis (UBC) | Daniel Valente Jr. (Western) |
| Defensive Halfback | Marc-Antoine Dequoy (Montreal) Will Amoah (Laurier) | Shae Weekes (Manitoba) Nate Rostek (Mount Allison) |
| Cornerback | Jamie Harry (Ottawa) Deane Leonard (Calgary) | Emile Chenevert (Laval) Bleska Kambamba (Western) |
Special Teams :
| | First Team | Second Team |
| Kicker | Niko DiFonte (Calgary) | David Côté (Laval) |
| Punter | Brad Mikoluff (Manitoba) | Marc Liegghio (Western) |
| Returner | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Laurier) | Trivel Pinto (UBC) |

## Post-season

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2018, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl will visit the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

### Conference Playoffs
#### Atlantic University Sport

| November 3 Semi-final | November 3 Semi-final | November 3 Semi-final | November 10 Loney Bowl | November 10 Loney Bowl | November 10 Loney Bowl |
| | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 9 |
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 33 | 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 33 |
| 3 | Acadia | 10 | | | |

#### Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

| November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 10 Dunsmore Cup | November 10 Dunsmore Cup | November 10 Dunsmore Cup |
| 1 | Laval | 40 | | | |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 0 | 1 | Laval | 14 |
| | | | 2 | Montreal | 1 |
| 2 | Montreal | 48 | 2 | Montreal | 1 |
| 3 | McGill | 2 | | | |

#### Ontario University Athletics

| October 27 Quarter-finals | October 27 Quarter-finals | October 27 Quarter-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 10 111th Yates Cup | November 10 111th Yates Cup | November 10 111th Yates Cup |
| | | | 1 | Western | 39 | | | |
| 4 | Carleton | 30 | 4 | Carleton | 13 | | | |
| 5 | McMaster | 25 | | | | 1 | Western | 63 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Guelph | 14 |
| | | | 2 | Ottawa | 22 | | | |
| 3 | Guelph | 45 | 3 | Guelph | 27 | | | |
| 6 | Waterloo | 34 | | | | | | |

#### Canada West Universities Athletic Association

| November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 3 Semi-finals | November 10 82nd Hardy Trophy | November 10 82nd Hardy Trophy | November 10 82nd Hardy Trophy |
| 1 | Calgary | 37 | | | |
| 4 | Manitoba | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Manitoba | 13 | 1 | Calgary | 18 |
| | | | 3 | Saskatchewan | 43 |
| 2 | British Columbia | 28 | 3 | Saskatchewan | 43 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan | 31 | | | |

### National Semifinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| St. Francis Xavier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laval | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 63 |
at Telus Stadium (Quebec City)
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 0°C, cloudy
* Game attendance: 5747
* Referee: Stephane Roy
* TV announcers (Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports): Arash Madani, Andy Baechler
* Boxscore
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Western | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 47 |
at TD Stadium (London, Ontario)
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 0°C, cloudy
* Game attendance: 3536
* Referee: K. Mickleboro
* TV announcers (Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports): Sid Seixeiro, Mike Morreale
* Boxscore

### National Championship

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Laval | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Western | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Telus Stadium (Quebec City)
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, -3°C
* Game attendance: 12,380
* Referee: Walter Berry
* TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports
* Boxscore