The 2020 U Sports football season was scheduled to feature the

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competition under the auspices of

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as the highest level of competition for amateur football in Canada in 2020. However, due to the

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, U Sports cancelled the national championships, and the

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, and

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conferences announced the complete cancellation of their schedules on June 8. The conference waited to decide until September 14, when they also announced that all university sports were cancelled for the remainder of 2020.

Planned scheduled seasons

The season was scheduled to begin with the

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hosting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or on August 28 in

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. Four

teams were scheduled to begin play on August 29. Ten

teams were scheduled to open their seasons on August 30. The

conference did not release a schedule, likely due to the uncertainty of the impact of COVID-19. The conference championships were scheduled for November 14, and the 56th Vanier Cup championship was scheduled for November 28. 27 university teams in Canada were scheduled to play

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in 2020.

References

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