The University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team will be playing in the U Sports Vanier Cup championship game for the first time since 2006 after a dramatic 14-10 win in Saturday's Uteck Bowl over the host University of Montreal Carabins.
Vanier Cup-bound for the first-time since 2006.
— USask Huskie Football (@skhuskies) November 27, 2021
That is a moment, a game we will never forget - the Saskatchewan Huskies are Uteck Bowl Champions. Adam Machart forever a hero in Huskie nation.
FINAL: @HuskieAthletics 14 | Carabins 10#HuskiePride | #UteckBowl pic.twitter.com/Pfq5HNtrNK
The highlight of the low-scoring national semi-final came with just five seconds left in the fourth quarter, when Adam Machart ran 13 yards for a touchdown to give the Huskies their first lead of the game. Machart ran for 158 yards on 20 touches, while quarterback Mason Nyhus was 17-28 passing for 138 yards and Sam Baker had four catches for 40 yards.
What can we say? He's the best in the nation and he just made the biggest play this program has seen in 15+ years. https://t.co/wTVFAGWBQH pic.twitter.com/WLgtdsuxWU
— USask Huskie Football (@skhuskies) November 27, 2021
The Huskies feature three local players, SCCHS grad Rhett Vavra, who completed one pass for five yards, and Shaunavon High School alums Nixen Voll and Corbin Nicolson.
The Huskies will be looking for their fourth Vanier Cup title after winning in 1993, 1996 and 1998. They will face the Western Mustangs, who routed St.FX 61-6 in the Mitchell Bowl, in next Saturday's national championship game at Laval University in Quebec City.