2024 U Sports football season

The 2024 U Sports football season began on August 23, 2024, with the defending champion Montreal Carabins hosting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.^[1] On the following day, four Atlantic University Sport teams and six Ontario University Athletics teams opened their schedules on August 24, 2024.^[2][3] The Canada West conference began their season one week later on August 30.^[4]

The conference championships were played on the weekend of November 9, 2024, and the season will conclude on November 23, 2024, with the 59th Vanier Cup championship. The Vanier Cup game will be held at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario, for the second consecutive year.^[5][6] 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.^[7]

Manitoba kicker Maya Turner became the first woman to be named an all-star in U Sports football when she was named to the Canada West all-star team. She made 14 of 18 field goal attempts for the team, and made all her conversions.^[8]

On December 14, 2023, the RSEQ released their schedule which featured no major changes from the 2023 season, with five teams playing eight regular season games over ten weeks.^[1] The regular season will start on August 23, 2024, and end on October 26, 2024. The Dunsmore Cup game is scheduled to be played on November 9, 2024.^[1] The OUA next announced their schedule on March 27, 2024, which featured 11 teams playing over nine weeks with the regular season ending October 19, 2024.^[3] The AUS announced their schedule on April 11, 2024, featuring five teams playing over ten weeks between August 24 and October 26, 2024.^[2] On May 2, 2024, Canada West released their schedule with six teams playing eight games over nine weeks from August 30 to October 26, 2024.^[4]

Final standings

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The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2024, according to the rotating schedule, the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team will visit the Canada West Hardy Trophy winners for the Mitchell Bowl. The Yates Cup Ontario conference championship team will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl winners for the Uteck Bowl.^[5] These games are scheduled to be played on November 16, 2024, while the 59th Vanier Cup is scheduled to be played on November 23, 2024.^[5]