8th Vanier Cup

Alberta Golden Bears	Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
(7-1)	(4-2)
20	7
Head coach: Jim Donlevy	Head coach: Dave "Tuffy" Knight

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alberta Golden Bears	0	0	0	20	20
Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks	0	0	0	7	7

Date

November 25, 1972

Stadium

Location

Ted Morris Memorial Trophy

Roger Comartin, Alberta
Andy MacLeod, Alberta
(co-winners)

Attendance

10,192

The 8th Vanier Cup was played on November 25, 1972, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1972 season. The Alberta Golden Bears won their second championship by defeating the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks by a score of 20-7.