# 50th Vanier Cup

The 2014 Vanier Cup, the 50th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Molson Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. It was the first time that the city of Montreal hosted the Vanier Cup and it was organized by the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes as opposed to a member CIS club. For the second consecutive year the championship game was played in the province of Quebec.
The game featured the OUA champion McMaster Marauders and the RSEQ champion Montreal Carabins. This was the first appearance for the Carabins and the fourth for the Marauders. The Carabins defeated the Marauders 20–19 on the strength of a blocked field goal with 51 seconds remaining in the game.

## Semi-Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2014, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visited the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.

## Scoring summary
### First Quarter

    MCM - Crapigna 22–yd field goal (3:58)
    MCM - Crapigna 35–yd field goal (12:32)

### Second Quarter

    MON - Simoneau 9–yd field goal (3:25)
    MCM - Moore touchdown 50–yd rush and converted (5:38)

### Third Quarter

    MON - Enchill touchdown off 9–yd pass and converted (2:15)
    MCM - Crapigna 43–yd field goal (9:54)
    MCM - Crapigna 29–yd field goal (14:07)

### Fourth Quarter

    MON - Thomas Erlington touchdown 3–yd run and converted (4:12)
    MON - Simoneau 13–yd field goal (12:15)
    MCM - Crapigna blocked field goal from 35 yd (14:01)

## 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 | 50th Vanier Cup | 50th Vanier Cup | 50th Vanier Cup |
| | | | (3) Acadia Axemen | (3) Acadia Axemen | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (2) St. FX X-Men | (2) St. FX X-Men | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. FX X-Men | St. FX X-Men | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mount Allison Mounties | Mount Allison Mounties | 29 | | | | | | |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (1) Mount Allison Mounties | (1) Mount Allison Mounties | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Mount Allison Mounties | Mount Allison Mounties | 12 | | | |
| (6) Laurier Golden Hawks | (6) Laurier Golden Hawks | 10 | | | | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 24 | | | |
| (3) Western Ontario Mustangs | (3) Western Ontario Mustangs | 25 | Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| (2) Guelph Gryphons | (2) Guelph Gryphons | | | | | Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 15 | | | | | | |
| (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees | (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees | 46 | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 20 | | | | | | |
| (4) Windsor Lancers | (4) Windsor Lancers | 29 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 31 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) McMaster Marauders | (1) McMaster Marauders | | | | | | | | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 20 |
| | | | (4) Regina Rams | (4) Regina Rams | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (1) Calgary Dinos | (1) Calgary Dinos | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Manitoba Bisons | Manitoba Bisons | 27 | | | | | | |
| | | | (3) Manitoba Bisons | (3) Manitoba Bisons | 47 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (2) Saskatchewan Huskies | (2) Saskatchewan Huskies | 39 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Manitoba Bisons | Manitoba Bisons | 26 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 29 | | | |
| | | | (3) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | (3) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (2) Montreal Carabins | (2) Montreal Carabins | 40 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 12* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | (4) Concordia Stingers | (4) Concordia Stingers | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (1) Laval Rouge et Or | (1) Laval Rouge et Or | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
Number in parentheses represents seed in conference