2000 CIAU football season

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2000 CIAU football season
DurationSeptember 2, 2000 – November 4, 2000
Hardy Cup champions Regina Rams
Yates Cup champions McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions Ottawa Gee-Gees
Loney Bowl champions Saint Mary's Huskies
Atlantic Bowl championsRegina Rams
Churchill Bowl championsOttawa Gee-Gees
Vanier Cup
DateDecember 2, 2000
Venue SkyDome, Toronto
ChampionsOttawa Gee-Gees
CIAU football seasons seasons
  1999
2001  

The 2000 CIAU football season began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the 36th Vanier Cup national championship on December 2 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees winning their second championship. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU).

Contents

Awards and records

Awards

All-Canadian team

First Team

[1]

Offence

  • QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
  • RB Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
  • RB Justin Praamsma, Laurier
  • WR Andre Talbot, Laurier
  • WR Geoff Drover, Calgary
  • IR Ryan Janzen, McMaster
  • IR Ben Wearing, McGill
  • OT Carlo Panaro, Alberta
  • OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor
  • OG Steve Jobin, Concordia
  • OG James Hitchen, Laurier
  • C Paul Guigna, Waterloo

Defence

  • DT Randy Chevrier, McGill
  • DT Jeremy Oxley, Guelph
  • DE Kyl Morrison, Saint Mary's
  • DE Pepe Esposito, Laval
  • LB Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
  • LB Etienne Vanslette, Laval
  • LB Javier Glatt, UBC
  • FS Lukas Shaver, Ottawa
  • DB Donnie Ruiz, Laurier
  • DB Brock Balog, Calgary
  • CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba
  • CB Jermaine Romans, Acadia

Special

Second Team

Offence

  • QB Phil Cote, Ottawa
  • RB Ben Ouimet, Bishop's
  • RB Dean Fisher, Calgary
  • WR Michael Linton, McMaster
  • WR Jay Currie, Saint Mary's
  • IR Jason Clermont, Regina
  • IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's
  • IR James MacLean, Queen's
  • OT Jon Landon, Queen's
  • OT Greg Schaefer, UBC
  • OG Eric Pickering, Bishop's
  • OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster
  • C Karoly Toth, Saint Mary's
  • C Serge Bourque, Bishop's

Defence

  • DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's
  • DT Aaron Moser, Saskatchewan
  • DE Mitch Sutherland, Alberta
  • DE Kojo Millington, Laurier
  • LB Damian Porter, Windsor
  • LB Scott Coe, Manitoba
  • LB Sebastian Roy, Mount Allison
  • FS Ian Schafer, Calgary
  • FS Kevin Taylor, Laurier
  • DB Loan Duong, Concordia
  • DB Denis Arruba, Saint Mary's
  • DB Shane Sharpe, Alberta
  • CB Greg Bourne, Waterloo
  • CB Frantz Jacques, Ottawa

Special

Results

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Canada West
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Manitoba 861127913813
Calgary 862024715912
Regina 844021828110
UBC 83502062316
Alberta 82511441805
Saskatchewan 82601272324
Ontario
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
McMaster 87103258614
Laurier 871027414314
Western 862024415212
Waterloo 84402081768
Guelph 83501652106
York 8350992056
Windsor 8170952092
Toronto 8080403480
Ontario-Quebec
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Laval 88023710316
Ottawa 8712925214
McGill 85317417410
Bishop's 8261501964
Concordia 8261532044
Queen's 8171143122
Atlantic
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Saint Mary's 8803246616
Acadia 8441961558
StFX 835652286
Mount Allison 8171002362

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths. [2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week123456789
Acadia Axemen 8668NRNRNRNRNR
Alberta Golden Bears NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos NR10NRNR99777
Concordia Stingers NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Guelph Gryphons NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Laurier Golden Hawks 433655555
Laval Rouge et Or 222222221
Manitoba Bisons 677766666
McGill Redmen NRNRNR107781010
McMaster Marauders 755333344
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees 544444433
Queen's Golden Gaels NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Regina Rams NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Saint Mary's Huskies 111111112
Saskatchewan Huskies 38NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Simon Fraser Clan NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds NRNR9NR1010NRNRNR
Waterloo Warriors 10NR109NRNR1099
Western Mustangs 998588988
Windsor Lancers NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
York Lions NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked. Source: [3]

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy for the Atlantic Bowl. [4] [5]

Vanier Cup

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