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33rd Vanier Cup

1997 Canadian university football championship

Field	Value
number	33
type	Vanier Cup
date	November 22, 1997
stadium	SkyDome
city	Toronto
visitor name	UBC Thunderbirds
home name	Ottawa Gee-Gees
visitor coach	Casey Smith
home coach	Larry Ring
visitor record	5–2–1
home record	6–2
visitor1	9
visitor2	10
visitor3	10
visitor4	10
home1	1
home2	6
home3	0
home4	16
MVP	Stuart Scherck, LB, UBC
MV2	Mark Nohra, RB, UBC
attendance	8,184

The 33rd Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1997, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1997 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their third championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 39-23.

Game summary

UBC Thunderbirds (39) - TDs, Shawn Olson, Frank Luisser, Mark Nohra (2); FGs, Aaron Roed (4); cons., Aaron Roed (3).

Ottawa Gee-Gees (23) - TDs, Ousmane Tounkara, Haluke; FGs, McNeice (4); 2-point cons., Ibrahim Tounkara (2); singles, Watters.

Scoring summary

;First Quarter :UBC - FG Roed 23 (4:29) :UBC - TD Olson 1 run (convert failed) (9:10) :OTT - Single Watters 54 (14:54)

;Second Quarter :OTT - FG McNeice 14 (2:10) :UBC - TD Luisser 29 pass from Olson (Roed Convert) (7:45) :OTT - FG McNeice 44 (14:37) :UBC - FG Roed 21 (15:00)

;Third Quarter :UBC - FG Roed 23 (10:53) :UBC - TD Nohra 1 run (Roed convert) (15:00)

;Fourth Quarter :UBC - FG Roed 42 (2:50) :UBC - TD Nohra 19 run (Roed convert) (5:23) :OTT - TD O. Tounkara 1 run (I. Tounkara pass from Côté) (12:32) :OTT - TD Haluke 11 pass from Côté (I. Tounkara pass from Côté) (13:06)

References

"The Vanier Cup Champions".
(1997). "Vanier Cup". Canada West Universities Athletics Association.

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