2004 CIS football season

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2004 CIS football season
DurationSeptember 2, 2004 – October 30, 2004
Hardy Cup champions Saskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions Saint Mary's Huskies
Mitchell Bowl championsSaskatchewan Huskies
Uteck Bowl championsLaval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 27, 2004
Venue Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
ChampionsLaval Rouge et Or
CIS football seasons seasons
  2003
2005  

The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their third championship and second consecutive. 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

Offence [1]
Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan
Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster
Andre Durie, RB, York
Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor
Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC
Dominic Picard, C, Laval
Ben Walsh, G, McGill
Fabio Filice, G, McMaster
Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval
Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary
Defence [1]
Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia
Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
Nick Johansson, DT, UBC
Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval
David Lowry, LB, Alberta
Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia
Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal
Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta
Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
Jason Milne, FS, Alberta
Special Teams
Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
Rob Pikula, K, Western

Second Team

Offense
Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta
Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval
Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa
Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
Michael Black, IR, Acadia
Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's
Evan Haney, C, Calgary
Geoff St. Denis, G, Western
Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier
Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
Defence
Ricky Foley, DE, York
Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster
Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster
Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier
Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
Conor Healey, CB, Laurier
Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan
Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC
Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's
John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo
Special Teams
Rob Pikula, P, Western
No nomination, K

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
Alberta 871023514514
Saskatchewan 86202769112
UBC 853023521210
Calgary 84401471898
Manitoba 83501912376
Simon Fraser 83501742326
Regina 80811162681
Ontario
TeamGPWLOTLPFPAPts
Laurier 880034313216
McMaster 871039511914
Western 862037018912
Ottawa 853019023610
Guelph 84401692388
York 83502202376
Windsor 83502012416
Waterloo 82611492965
Queen's 82602111924
Toronto 8080824500
Quebec
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Montreal 8802567516
Laval 8712226614
Concordia 8441571528
McGill 8441621588
Sherbrooke 8351352466
Bishop's 8171002432
Atlantic
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Acadia 85325415610
Saint Mary's 85321513110
StFX 8351542456
Mount Allison 808642480

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths. [2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings
01 [3] 02 [4] 03 [5] 04 [6] 05 [7] 06 [8] 07 [9] 08 [10] 09 [11] 10 [12]
Acadia Axemen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Alberta Golden Bears 7543177755
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos NRNRNRNRNR1010NRNRNR
Concordia Stingers 58NRNR988810NR
Guelph Gryphons NRNRNR10NRNRNRNRNRNR
Laurier Golden Hawks NRNR97322222
Laval Rouge et Or 3336545433
Manitoba Bisons NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McGill Redmen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McMaster Marauders 2222766644
Montreal Carabins 10754211111
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees NRNR1088NRNRNRNRNR
Queen's Golden Gaels 8NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Regina Rams NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Saint Mary's Huskies 11116545810
Saskatchewan Huskies 4475433366
Sherbrooke Vert et Or NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Simon Fraser Clan 6669NRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds NRNRNRNRNRNRNR1098
Waterloo Warriors NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Western Mustangs 9108NR1099977
Windsor Lancers NR9NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
York Lions NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

NR = Not Ranked.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team travelled to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl. [13]

Vanier Cup

Notes

  1. 1 2 "CIS Football All-Canadians" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/CIAU/football2004.html CIS Football 2004
  3. "Top 10 du football de SIC - semaine 1, présenté par Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. Deuxième Top 10 de la saison [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Top 10 du Football de SIC - Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  6. "Top 10 du Football de SIC - semaine 3, présenté par Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  7. "Top 10: présenté par Budweiser/LNF". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  8. "Top 10 du Football de SIC - semaine 6, présenté par Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  9. "Top 10 Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  10. Laval devance Saint Mary's à l'aube de la reprise de la Coupe Vanier 2003 [ permanent dead link ]
  11. Top 10: Carabins et Rouge et Or parmi les trois premiers [ permanent dead link ]
  12. "Top 10 Budweiser/NFL". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  13. "Road to the Cup". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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