The 2011

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, the 47th edition of the

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championship, took place on Friday, November 25, 2011 at

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.https://www.tsn.ca/cis/story/?id=342308 Naylor: '11 Vanier Cup to join Grey Cup week in Vancouver The

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defeated the

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41–38 in only the second ever Vanier Cup to go into

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.http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2011-12/releases/20111125-final McMaster claims first Vanier Cup The Marauders won their first ever national championship while the Rouge et Or lost a Vanier Cup game for the first time. BC Place underwent a renovation, including a retractable roof, and hosted the Vanier Cup on the same weekend it hosted the Grey Cup. This marked the first time the two games were played at the same venue on the same weekend since 2007. This Vanier Cup is notable for being considered one of the best Canadian football games ever played. McMaster

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was named the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy winner after completing 36 of 55 passes for 482 yards passing and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries, accounting for 588 of the team's 675 total offensive yards. His 36 completions and 482 passing yards were both the second best totals ever recorded in a Vanier Cup game. McMaster

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Aram Eisho was named the top defensive player and awarded the Bruce Coulter Award after recording 11.5 tackles and one forced fumble.

Game summary

Laval Rouge et Or (38) – TDs, Guillaume Rioux,

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, Sébastien Lévesque, Julian Feoli-Gudino, Adam Thibault; FGs Boris Bede ; cons., Bede (5). McMaster Marauders (41) – TDs, James Hill, Chris Pezzetta, Matthew Peressini, Brad Fochesato; FGs Tyler Crapigna (4); cons., Crapigna (3); two-point cons., Peressini.

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :MAC – FG Crapigna 26 (7:55) 3 – 0 MAC :MAC – FG Crapigna 37 (12:57) 6 – 0 MAC ;Second Quarter :MAC – TD Hill 3 pass from Quinlan (Crapigna convert) (1:22) 13 – 0 MAC :MAC – TD Pezzetta 13 run (Crapigna convert) (5:25) 20 – 0 MAC :MAC – FG Crapigna 24 (13:37) 23 – 0 MAC ;Third Quarter :LAV – TD Rioux 62 punt return (Bede convert) (3:03) 23 – 7 MAC :LAV – TD Plesius 37 interception return (Bede convert) (4:17) 23 – 14 MAC :LAV – FG Bede 18 (11:49) 23 – 17 MAC ;Fourth Quarter :LAV – TD Lévesque 44 run (Bede convert) (1:57) 24 – 23 LAV :MAC – TD Peressini 9 run (Peressini pass from Quinlan) (9:07) 31 – 24 MAC :LAV – TD Feoli-Gudino 5 pass from Prud'homme (Bede convert) (12:47) 31 – 31 ;Overtime :MAC – TD Fochesato 26 pass from Quinlan (Crapigna convert) 38 – 31 MAC :LAV – TD Thibault 33 pass from Prud'homme (Bede convert) 38 – 38 :MAC – FG Crapigna 20 41 – 38 MAC

Notable game facts

*It was only the second time in Vanier Cup history the national championship game was decided in overtime, with the first coming in

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; and the first time a Vanier Cup championship was decided in double overtime. * McMaster won their first Vanier Cup championship in their second ever appearance, with the first being a 1967 loss to the

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. *Laval lost their first ever Vanier Cup game and it was the most points the Rouge et Or surrendered all season. *This was the first Vanier Cup to be played in

and just the second in

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after

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hosted the game in 2006. *With the Laval loss, the

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are now the only team with an undefeated record in Vanier Cup games. *Only two teams in Vanier Cup history have had no points at the half and came back to win, with

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in 1996 and Laval in 2004. *The game was broadcast using the same facilities TSN employed for the Grey Cup, including 36 cameras plus cablecam. *This was the first

to be broadcast on a national radio network (

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Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

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and the

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, the national semi-final games. In 2011, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champion

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met the Ontario conference's

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champion

for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference

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, the

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, hosted the

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Quebec champion

for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

References

External links

Official website
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