2003 CIS football season

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2003 CIS football season
DurationAugust 29, 2003 – October 26, 2003
Hardy Cup champions Simon Fraser Clan
Yates Cup champions McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions Saint Mary's Huskies
Mitchell Bowl championsSaint Mary's Huskies
Uteck Bowl championsLaval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 22, 2003
Venue SkyDome, Toronto
ChampionsLaval Rouge et Or
CIS football seasons seasons
←  2002
2004  →

The 2003 CIS football season began on August 29, 2003, and concluded with the 39th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their second championship. Twenty-seven universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

Contents

Awards and records

Awards

All-Canadian team

First team

[1]

Offence

Defence

  • DE Justin Shakell Laurier
  • DE Troy Cunningham Concordia
  • DT Ryan Gottselig Saskatchewan
  • DT Nick Comly Acadia
  • LB Shad McLachlan Acadia
  • LB Neil McKinlay Simon Fraser
  • LB Mickey Donovan Concordia
  • CB Pascal Masson Laval
  • CB Eric Nielsen Acadia
  • DB Guillaume Roy McGill
  • DB Sebastian Clovis Saint Mary's
  • FS Jeremy Steeves StFX

Special teams

Second Team

Offence

  • QB Mathieu Bertrand Laval
  • RB Derek Medler Laurier
  • RB Les Mullings Saint Mary's
  • WR Andrew Gallant StFX
  • WR Shane Ostapowich Regina
  • IR Andy Fantuz Western
  • IR Vaughan Swart McMaster
  • OT Ryan Jeffrey Laurier
  • OT J.-Francois Ostiguy Laval
  • OG Dave Forde McMaster
  • OG Adrian Olenick Saskatchewan
  • C Jeff Melis Laurier

Defence

Special teams

  • K Matt Sharpe Acadia
  • P Mike Ray McMaster

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
TeamGPWLOTLPFPAPts
Saskatchewan 880023112416
Simon Fraser 853022918110
Regina 84412482469
Alberta 84402621648
Calgary 84401872378
Manitoba 83501722496
UBC 80801322600
Ontario
TeamGPWLOTLPFPAPts
McMaster 88004248716
Queen's 871134113415
Laurier 862131315813
Western 853030625712
Windsor 84402432118
Ottawa 83512162007
York 83501612516
Waterloo 82601423284
Guelph 82601612854
Toronto 8080424380
Quebec
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Laval 8714818614
Concordia 87128811514
Montreal 86222016012
McGill 8351712056
Bishop's 8261913274
Sherbrooke 808104910
Atlantic
TeamGPWLOTLPFPAPts
Saint Mary's 871033812814
StFX 84402011718
Acadia 84401391438
Mount Allison 8081662791

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths. [2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week123456789
Acadia Axemen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Alberta Golden Bears NRNRNR988889
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos 866610NRNRNRNR
Concordia Stingers NR910865566
Guelph Gryphons NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Laurier Golden Hawks NR107777777
Laval Rouge et Or 655446633
Manitoba Bisons 98NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McGill Redmen 5NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McMaster Marauders 333333322
Montreal Carabins NRNRNR109999NR
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees NRNR9NRNRNRNRNRNR
Queen's Golden Gaels 444554444
Regina Rams 7NRNRNRNRNRNRNR10
Saint Mary's Huskies 111111155
Saskatchewan Huskies 222222211
Sherbrooke Vert et Or NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Simon Fraser Clan NRNRNRNRNR10108NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men 1078NRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Waterloo Warriors NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Western Mustangs NRNRNRNRNRNRNR10NR
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 was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2003, the Uteck Bowl replaced the long-standing Churchill Bowl, which had been competed for since 1989 as a national semi-final game. Along with the Mitchell Bowl, the semi-final games now worked on a fully rotating basis, with the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visiting the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Uteck Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team hosted the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl. [4] [5]

Vanier Cup

Notes

  1. ↑ "CIS Football All-Canadians" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football2003.html CIS Football 2003
  3. ↑ http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/sportfit/ciau/football2003.html CIS Football 2003
  4. ↑ "Uteck Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

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