VANIER CUP TICKET SALES CLOSING IN ON 30,000

500 LEVEL TICKETS NOW ON-SALE AS RECORD ATTENDANCE NUMBERS EXPECTED

TORONTO, Ontario – The 48th Vanier Cup, to be held on Friday, November 23 during the historic 100th Grey Cup Festival in a joint partnership between MRX, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the 100th Grey Cup Festival, will be an epic rematch between last year’s champions, the McMaster Marauders, and Laval’s Rouge et Or. Tickets are in high demand and sales are closing in on 30,000, quickly approaching the all-time Vanier Cup attendance record of 32,847, set back in 1989 in Toronto!

With the nail-biting finish of last year’s match between these two teams, which was played in Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium in front of 25,000 supporters, demand is so great that organizers are opening the East side of the 500 level with a special $40 ticket.  These tickets are on-sale TODAY at www.ticketmaster.ca.

The best teams in Canadian University football will go head-to-head this Friday at Rogers Centre in Toronto with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.  Future CFL prospects will battle it out in front of an electric crowd that has already surpassed the 2007 Toronto attendance numbers of 26,787 fans, which was the largest Vanier Cup crowd since 1995.

For more information about the 48^th Vanier Cup please visit www.vaniercup.ca or www.100thgreycupfestival.ca.

 

 

Below is a year-by-year list of past Vanier Cup attendance numbers.

TOP 5 BEFORE THIS YEAR IS: 1989 (32,847), 1991 (30,191), 1995 (29,178), 1994 (28,652), 1992 (28,645).

NOTE: Last Vanier Cup played at Rogers Centre in 2007 (26,787) ranks 7th all-time behind 1990 (26,846).

Past Vanier Cup Champions

 

2011   25 Nov.      McMaster          41        Laval                 38 (OT)     Stefan Ptaszek             Glen Constantin      24,935

2010   27 Nov.      Laval                  29        Calgary                2            Glen Constantin          Blake Nill                  16,237

2009   28 Nov.      Queen’s            33        Calgary             31            Pat Sheahan                Blake Nill                  18,628

2008   22 Nov.      Laval                  44        Western            21            Glen Constantin          Greg Marshall          13,873

2007   23 Nov.      Manitoba           28        Saint Mary’s     14            Brian Dobie                  Steve Sumarah       26,787

2006   25 Nov.      Laval                  13        Saskatchewan   8            Glen Constantin          Brian Towriss          12,567

2005   3 Dec.        Laurier              24        Saskatchewan 23            Gary Jeffries                 Brian Towriss          16,827

2004   27 Nov.      Laval                    7        Saskatchewan   1            Glen Constantin          Brian Towriss          14,227

2003   22 Nov.      Laval                  14        Saint Mary’s        7            Glen Constantin          Blake Nill                  17,828

2002   23 Nov.      Saint Mary’s      33        Saskatchewan 21            Blake Nill                       Brian Towriss          17,179

2001   1 Dec.        Saint Mary’s     42        Manitoba           16            Blake Nill                       Brian Dobie              19,138

2000   2 Dec.        Ottawa               42        Regina              39            Marcel Bellefeuille       Frank McCrystal      18,209

1999   27 Nov.      Laval                  14        Saint Mary’s     10            Jacques Chapdelaine       Blake Nill          12,595

1998   28 Nov.      Saskatchewan 24        Concordia        17            Brian Towriss               Pat Sheahan            15,157

1997   22 Nov.      UBC                   39        Ottawa               23            Casey Smith                 Larry Ring                   8,184

1996   30 Nov.      Saskatchewan 31        StFX                   12            Brian Towriss               John Stevens           14,577

1995   25 Nov.      Calgary             54        Western            24            Peter Connellan          Larry Haylor              29,178

1994   19 Nov.      Western            50        Saskatchewan   40 (OT) Larry Haylor                  Brian Towriss          28,652

1993   20 Nov.      Toronto             37        Calgary             34            Bob Laycoe                   Peter Connellan      20,211

1992   21 Nov.      Queen’s            31        Saint Mary’s        0            Doug Hargreaves        Larry Uteck               28,645

1991   30 Nov.      Laurier              25        Mt. Allison         18            Rich Newbrough         Marc Loranger         30,191

1990   24 Nov.      Saskatchewan 24        Saint Mary’s     21            Brian Towriss               Larry Uteck               26,846

1989   18 Nov.      Western            35        Saskatchewan 10            Larry Haylor                  Brian Towriss          32,847

1988   19 Nov.      Calgary             52        Saint Mary’s     23            Peter Connellan          Larry Uteck               13,127

1987   21 Nov.      McGill                47        UBC                   11            Charlie Baillie              Frank Smith             14,326

1986   22 Nov.      UBC                   25        Western            23            Frank Smith                  Larry Haylor              17,847

1985   30 Nov.      Calgary             25        Western              6            Peter Connellan          Larry Haylor              16,321

1984   24 Nov.      Guelph              22        Mt. Allison         13            John Musselman        Steve Bruno             19,842

1983   19 Nov.      Calgary             31        Queen’s            21            Peter Connellan          Doug Hargreaves   18,324

1982   20 Nov.      UBC                   39        Western            14            Frank Smith                  Darwin Semotiuk    14,759

1981   28 Nov.      Acadia               18        Alberta               12            John Huard                   Jim Donlevy             11,875

1980   29 Nov.      Alberta               40        Ottawa               21            Jim Donlevy                  Cam Innes               11,000

1979   17 Nov.      Acadia               34        Western            12            John Huard                   Darwin Semotiuk    19,397

1978   18 Nov.      Queen’s            16        UBC                     3            Doug Hargreaves        Frank Smith             19,124

1977   19 Nov.      Western            48        Acadia               15            Darwin Semotiuk         Bob Vespaziani       19,514

1976   19 Nov.      Western            29        Acadia               13            Darwin Semotiuk         Bob Vespaziani       20,300

1975   21 Nov.      Ottawa               14        Calgary                9            Don Gilbert                   Mike Lashuk            17,800

1974   22 Nov.      Western            19        Toronto             15            Frank Cosentino          Ron Murphy              24,777

1973   24 Nov.      Saint Mary’s     14        McGill                   6            Al Keith                          Charlie Baillie          17,000

1972   25 Nov.      Alberta               20        Wat.Lutheran     7            Jim Donlevy                  David Knight            10,192

1971   20 Nov.      Western            15        Alberta               14            Frank Cosentino          Jim Donlevy             13,041

1970   21 Nov.      Manitoba           38        Ottawa               11            Henry Janzen               Bob O’Billovich        10,550

1969   21 Nov.      Manitoba           24        McGill                15            Henry Janzen               Tom Mooney              9,347

1968   22 Nov.      Queen’s            42        Waterloo           14            Frank Tindall                David Knight            16,051

1967   25 Nov.      Alberta               10        McMaster            9            Clare Drake                  Jack Kennedy          16,167

1966   19 Nov.      StFX                   40        Wat.Lutheran   14            Don Loney                    David Knight            13,678

1965   20 Nov.      Toronto             14        Alberta                 7            Dalt White                     Gino Fracas               3,488

 

Vanier Cup Venues :

 

Varsity Stadium, Toronto (capacity: 21,739):                  1965-1972, 1976-1988

CNE Stadium, Toronto (capacity: 33,135):                     1973-1975

Rogers Centre, Toronto (capacity: 52,230) *:                1989-2003, 2007

Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton (capacity: 28,743):       2004-2005, 2008

Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon (capacity: 12,567):          2006

Stade du PEPS, Québec (capacity: 12,300):                  2009-2010

BC Place Stadium, Vancouver (capacity: 54,320)         2011

 

* Previously called SkyDome (1989-2003 Vanier Cups)