The 2022 U Sports football season began on August 27, 2022, with four Atlantic University Sport teams, four RSEQ teams, and ten Ontario University Athletics teams opening their schedules that day. The six Canada West teams began their schedules one week later with two games on September 2 and one on September 3.
The conference championships were played on the weekend of November 12, 2022, and the season concluded on November 26, 2022, with the 57th Vanier Cup championship, which returned to the pre-pandemic scheduling used in 2019. The championship game was played at Western Alumni Stadium in London, Ontario for the first time in the game's history. 27 university teams in Canada played U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
Schedule changes On April 7, 2022, the OUA released their schedule which featured a return to an eight-game format and no divisions or geographical restrictions. With the season starting in August and ending in October, this was more in line with the pre-pandemic 2019 U Sports football season as opposed to the truncated 2021 season. The 114th Yates Cup game was played on November 12, 2022.
The AUS released their schedule on April 13, 2022, as the conference also returned to pre-pandemic scheduling with eight games played by each team and two bye weeks. The Loney Bowl was played on November 12, 2022. Canada West also returned to eight regular season games and the Hardy Cup was played on the weekend of November 12, 2022. The RSEQ announced their schedule last which featured eight games over ten weeks and a Dunsmore Cup championship date of November 12, 2022.
Regular season Standings
Post-season awards
Award-winners +QuebecOntarioAtlanticCanada WestNationalHec Crighton TrophyKevin Mital(Laval)Keon Edwards(Western)Malcolm Bussey(St. Francis Xavier)Mason Nyhus(Saskatchewan)Kevin Mital(Laval)Presidents' TrophyNicky Farinaccio(Montreal)Daniel Valente Jr.(Western)Gabriel Royer(Bishop's)Ryder Varga(Regina)Nicky Farinaccio(Montreal)J. P. Metras TrophyNathaniel Dumoulin Duguay(Laval)Silas Hubert(Queen's)Alex Fedchun(St. Francis Xavier)Theo Benedet(UBC)Theo Benedet(UBC)Peter Gorman TrophyEloa Latendresse-Regimbald(McGill)Isaiah Smith(Guelph)Zachary Houde(St. Francis Xavier)Jack Warrack(Saskatchewan)Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald(McGill)Russ Jackson AwardN/AAlex Cheng(McMaster)Duncan Patterson(Saint Mary's)Ryker Frank(Saskatchewan)Duncan Patterson(Saint Mary's)Frank Tindall TrophyGlen Constantin(Laval)Greg Marshall(Western)Gary Waterman(St. Francis Xavier)Mark McConkey(Regina)Gary Waterman(St. Francis Xavier)Gino Fracas AwardLuc Sylvain(Sherbrooke)Mike Circelli(Windsor)Tyler Wilson(St. Francis Xavier)Vaughan Mitchell(Manitoba)Mike Circelli(Windsor)
All-Canadian Team +OffenceFirst TeamSecond TeamQuarterbackArnaud Desjardins (Laval)Mason Nyhus (Saskatchewan)Running BackKeon Edwards (Western)Malcolm Bussey (St. Francis Xavier)Isaiah Knight (UBC)J-P Cimankinda (Ottawa)ReceiverKevin Mital (Laval)Jeremy Murphy (Concordia)Savaughn Magnaye-Jones (Western)Daniel Perry (Saskatchewan)A. K. Gassama (Manitoba)Darius Simmons (McGill)Richard Burton (Queen's)Ethan Jordan (Laurier)CentreElliot Beamer (Western)Daniel Shin (Alberta)GuardNicolas Guay (Laval)Phillip Grohovac (Western)Evan Floren (Queen's)Giovanni Manu (UBC)TackleTheo Benedet (UBC)Nathaniel Dumoulin Duguay (Laval)Zack Fry (Western)Anthony Vandal (Sherbrooke) +DefenceFirst TeamSecond TeamDefensive TackleTanner Schmekel (Regina)Jean-William Rouleau (Laval)Darien Newell (Queen's)Kyle Samson (UBC)Defensive EndAnthony Bennett (Regina)Silas Hubert (Queen's)Scott Murray (Guelph)Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal (Montréal)LinebackerNicky Farinaccio (Montréal)Ryder Varga (Regina)James Peter (Ottawa)Emmanuel Aboagye-Gyan (Ottawa)Ryan Baker (UBC)Alec Poirier (Laval)Free SafetyDaniel Valente (Western)Jaxon Ford (Regina)Defensive HalfbackAshton Miller-Melancon (Queen's)Cristophe Beaulieu (Laval)Charlie Ringland (Saskatchewan)Robert Panabaker (Western)CornerbackBenjamin Labrosse (McGill)Siriman-Harrison Bagayogo (Guelph)Kevin Victome (Ottawa)Kaylyn St-Cyr (Montréal) +Special TeamsFirst TeamSecond TeamKickerTyler Mullan (Queen's)David Solie (Saskatchewan)PunterChris MacLean (Calgary)Dawson Hodge (Wilfrid Laurier)ReturnerAlfred Olay (York)Santino Sparagna (Concordia)
Post-season The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2022, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team visited the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West Hardy Trophy visited the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl. These games were played on November 19, 2022, while the 57th Vanier Cup was played on November 26, 2022.
Atlantic University Sport
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Ontario University Athletics
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
U Sports finals
National Semifinals
See also 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2022 NCAA Division II football season 2022 NCAA Division III football season 2022 NAIA football season 2022 junior college football season
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