The University of Calgary Dinos will get a chance to redeem last year’s Vanier Cup on their way to the 2011 edition.

The No. 2 Dinos (9-1) will host the top-ranked Universite de Laval Rouge et Or (10-1) in the national semifinal Mitchell Bowl Friday, Nov. 18 at McMahon Stadium. Kickoff goes at 7:30 p.m. MT (9:30 p.m. ET), live on TSN, RDS, and QR77 radio.

The Rouge et Or defeated the Dinos 29-2 in a snow globe-like PEPS Stadium in Quebec City in the 2010 Vanier Cup. Next Friday’s game will be the third in history between the Dinos and the Rouge et Or, all of them in the past four seasons. Laval also beat Calgary 59-10 in the 2008 Uteck Bowl, also in Quebec City.

The Dinos are hosting the Mitchell Bowl for the second straight season after winning their fourth straight Hardy Cup championship with a 62-13 win over the UBC Thunderbirds Friday night, setting a school record for points in a playoff game and racking up more points in the Hardy Cup than any team in the history of the championship game.

The Calgary Stampeders want to once again show their support for the University of Calgary in the Dinos’ quest for a Vanier Cup.
 
Stampeders fans who have any Stamps game ticket from 2011 can show that ticket for free access to the Mitchell Bowl.
 
Fans who have thrown out their Stamps tickets can contact the Stampeders Ticket Office at (403) 289-0258 or the Dinos ticket office at (403) 968-5857.