VANCOUVER – Kicker Tyler Crapigna redeemed himself on his second field goal attempt with the game on the line to give the McMaster Marauders their first Vanier Cup title with a thrilling 41-38 double-overtime victory over the Laval Rouge et Or at B.C. Place on Friday night.
Crapigna, playing his first post-season game after recovering from an illness, missed a 30-yard attempt on the final play of regulation, but made good from 20 yards in double overtime to pull off an improbable win over the defending CIS champions.
Quarterback Kyle Quinlan, who passed for more than 400 yards, was named most valuable player of the game while Aram Eisho was named top defensive player.
McMaster was in the Vanier Cup for the first time since 1967 and produced only the second overtime win in the trophy’s 47-year history after Western’s win over Saskatchewan in 1994.
Laval erased McMaster’s 23-0 halftime lead, gave the Marauders back the advantage and forced overtime when Bruno Prud’homme hit Julian Feoli-Gudino with a five-yard touchdown pass with 2:13 left to play.
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The teams traded touchdowns on their first overtime attempts, then Steven Ventresca picked off a Prud’homme pass on Laval’s second overtime possession to set up Crapigna’s game-winning effort.
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Vanier Cup MVPs through the years
2011 – Kyle Quinlan, McMaster
2010 – Sebastien Levesque, Laval
2009 – Danny Brannagan, Queen’s
2008 – Julian Feoli-Gudino, Laval
2007 – Mike Howard, Manitoba
2006 – Eric Maranda, Laval
2005 – Ryan Pyear, Wilfrid Laurier
2004 – Matthew Leblanc, Laval
2003 – Jeronimo Huerta Flores, Laval
2002 – Steve Panella, Saint Mary’s
2001 – Ryan Jones, Saint Mary’s
2000 – Phil Cote, Ottawa
1999 – Stephane Lefebvre, Laval
1998 – Trevor Ludtke, Saskatchewan
1997 – Stewart Scherck, British Columbia
1996 – Brent Schneider, Saskatchewan
1995 – Don Blair, Calgary
1994 – Brent Schneider, Saskatchewan
1993 – Glenn McCausland, Toronto
1992 – Brad Elberg, Queen’s
1991 – Andy Cecchini, Wilfrid Laurier
1990 – David Earl, Saskatchewan
1989 – Tyrone Williams, Western Ontario
1988 – Sean Furlong, Calgary
1987 – Michael Soles, McGill
1986 – Eric Putoto, British Columbia
1985 – Lew Lawrick, Calgary
1984 – Parri Ceci, Guelph
1983 – Tim Petros, Calgary
1982 – Glenn Steele, British Columbia
1981 – Steve Repic, Acadia
1980 – Forrest Kennerd, Alberta
1979 – Don Ross, Acadia
1978 – Ed Andrew, Queen’s
1977 – Bill Rozalowsky, Western Ontario
1976 – Bill Rozalowsky, Western Ontario
1975 – Neil Lumsden, Ottawa
1974 – Ian Bryans, Western Ontario
1973 – Ken Clark, Saint Mary’s
1972 – Roger Comartin and Andy MacLeod, Alberta
1971 – Bob McGregor, Alberta
1970 – Mike Shylo, Manitoba
1969 – Bob Kraemer, Manitoba
1968 – Don Bayne, Queen’s
1967 – Val Schneider, Alberta
1966 – Terry Gorman, St. Francis Xavier
1965 – Jerry Sternberg, Toronto
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