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42nd Vanier Cup
Laval Rouge et Or Saskatchewan Huskies
(7–1) (6–2)
13 8
Head coach: 
Glen Constantin
Head coach: 
Brian Towriss
1234 Total
Laval Rouge et Or 01003 13
Saskatchewan Huskies 0206 8
DateNovember 25, 2006
StadiumGriffiths Stadium
LocationSaskatoon
Ted Morris Memorial TrophyÉric Maranda, Laval LB
Bruce Coulter AwardSamuel Grégoire-Champagne, Laval WR
Attendance12,567
Broadcasters
NetworkThe Score/The Score HD
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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. 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.

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).

References

  1. "Laval wins Vanier Cup". The Globe and Mail.
  2. url=http://www.pbase.com/goldengaelsphotos/2006_vanier_cup_game

External links

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