RICHMOND HILL, Ont.  – U SPORTS is happy to announce the schedule and broadcast instances of the Road to the 2023 Canada Life Vanier Cup that begins on Saturday, November 18, with the Uteck and Mitchell Bowls.

 U SPORTS nationwide semifinals – Saturday, November 18, 2023

• Uteck Bowl: Western Mustangs at Montréal Carabins, CEPSUM stadium, 12:07 p.m. Eastern
• Mitchell Bowl: STFX X-Men at UBC Thunderbirds, Thunderbird Stadium, 3:07 p.m. Eastern (12:07 p.m. Pacific)

Both video games will likely be proven on CBC’s digital platforms in English, and TVA Sports in French

The pairings and websites of the 2 bowl video games are decided through a six-year rotation, throughout which every convention hosts one another convention as soon as and visits one another convention as soon as.

2023 Uteck Bowl

Named in honour of Larry Uteck, former head coach (1983-97) and athletic director (1995-2002) of the Saint Mary’s Huskies, the Uteck Bowl is easternmost of the 2 bowl video games. This yr’s contest options the Montréal Carabins, champions of the RSEQ, internet hosting the Western Mustangs, who gained the OUA. This would be the first matchup between the Carabins and Mustangs.

Montréal clinched their spot by defeating the Laval Rouge et Or 12-6 within the Dunsmore Cup last at CEPSUM Stadium. The Carabins have a 3-1 file in Bowl Games, together with 2-1 within the Uteck Bowl. Montreal is 2-0 all-time towards the OUA in nationwide video games, posting a 25-10 win over Guelph within the 2015 Mitchell Bowl and a 20-19 win within the 2014 Vanier Cup.

Western, for its half, outlasted the Laurier Golden Hawks 29-14 within the Yates Cup to earn their fifth bowl berth in six seasons. Western is making its 25^th look in a nationwide semifinal, with a file of 15-9 in earlier Bowl video games. The Mustangs are 4-4 all-time towards the RSEQ and OQIFC in nationwide play, most just lately a 27-20 residence loss to Laval in final yr’s Mitchell Bowl.

2023 Mitchell Bowl

The Mitchell Bowl honours the late Doug Mitchell, former CFL Commissioner (1984-88), who performed for the UBC Thunderbirds and the B.C. Lions. He additionally based the U SPORTS Athletes of the Year Awards (Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards). This yr’s Mitchell Bowl will likely be held in B.C. for the primary time ever, because the UBC Thunderbirds, champions of Canada West would be the hosts. They will tackle the STFX X-Men, who gained their third straight AUS championship.

UBC superior to their first Bowl recreation since 2015 by defeating the Alberta Golden Bears 28-27 with a landing on the final play of the Hardy Cup last. The Thunderbirds are 6-1 all-time in Bowl video games, together with a 3-0 file towards the Atlantic convention. This will solely be the third Bowl recreation ever performed in B.C., following the 1987 Western Bowl (a 33-31 win over Laurier at Thunderbird Stadium) and the 1978 Western Bowl (a 25-16 win over Laurier at Empire Stadium).

Their opponents, the STFX X-Men, gained their third straight Loney Bowl with a 34-23 win over the Bishop’s Gaiters. The X-Men are making their sixth bowl look since 2015 – essentially the most of any group in that span. The X-Men are 1-8 all-time in nationwide semifinals and dropped each earlier conferences with UBC: 36-9 within the 2015 Uteck Bowl, and 54-1 within the 1982 Atlantic Bowl. This will likely be solely their second journey to western Canada for STFX, following the 2016 Mitchell Bowl in Calgary.

Broadcast particulars, together with recreation previews, will likely be revealed on USPORTS.ca later this week.