U Sports football

U Sports football
Current season, competition or edition:
2025 U Sports football season
FormerlyCIAU football, CIS football
SportCanadian football
Founded1961 (1961)
No. of teams27, in four conferences
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion
Montreal Carabins
(2025)
Most titlesLaval Rouge et Or (12)
Broadcasters
Related
competitions
Vanier Cup
Official websiteusports.ca/fball

U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, and Atlantic University Sport. At the end of every season, the champions of each conference advance to semifinal bowl games; the winners of these meet in the Vanier Cup national championship.