| 2009 CIS football season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | August 29, 2009 – October 31, 2009 |
| Hardy Cup champions | Calgary Dinos |
| Yates Cup champions | Queen's Golden Gaels |
| Dunsmore Cup champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
| Loney Bowl champions | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Mitchell Bowl champions | Queen's Golden Gaels |
| Uteck Bowl champions | Calgary Dinos |
| Vanier Cup | |
| Date | November 28, 2009 |
| Venue | PEPS, Quebec City, Quebec |
| Champions | Queen's Golden Gaels |
The 2009 CIS football season began on August 29, 2009, and concluded its campaign with the 45th Vanier Cup national championship on November 28 at PEPS stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. Twenty-seven universities across Canada compete in CIS football, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The Queen's Golden Gaels defeated the Calgary Dinos 33-31 in the Vanier Cup to claim the 2009 national championship and their fourth in school history.
The regular-season schedule began early with a single Canada West Universities Athletic Association game in week one on Saturday, August 23, between the UBC Thunderbirds and the Simon Fraser Clan at Thunderbird Stadium in Greater Vancouver. The Ontario University Athletics, Quebec University Football League, and remaining CWUAA teams got underway the following week during the Labour Day weekend, and the Atlantic University Sport conference began their matches the week following that. [1]
As of October 1,2009 [update] , three active CIS quarterbacks were climbing the top ten career passing records. Danny Brannagan of Queen's Golden Gaels was in fifth place for both all-time 9,236 career passing yards and 71 touchdowns. Michael Faulds of Western Mustangs was in sixth place just behind Brannagan with 9,137 career passing yards and Justin Dunk, of the Guelph Gryphons was seventh with 9,093 passing yards. [4] In their rivalry game on October 17, 2009, both Brannagan and Faulds became only the second and third players, respectively, to pass for over 10,000 yards in their career. [5] Faulds would eventually pass Brannagan and claim the title of All-Time Passing Leader, totaling 10,811 career yards, as well as the CIS single-season passing record with 3,033 yards. Brannagan would have to settle with second on the all-time list after a disappointing final game of the season left him with 10,714 for his career. [6]
McGill wide receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte was in eighth place on the career receptions list with 172 catches, and working towards reaching the record of 194 catches that former Redmen teammate Erik Galas set in the 2008 CIS football season. [4]
Guelph kicker Rob Maver was in eighth place on the CIS all-time field goals list with 54. [4]
Saskatchewan Huskies kicker Grant Shaw, kicked a 55-yard field goal on October 17 against Manitoba, to tie a Canada West record for longest field goal. It was two yards shy of the all-time CIS record of 57 yards. [7]
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| 01 [8] | 02 [9] | 03 [10] | 04 [11] | 05 [12] | 06 [13] | 07 [14] | 08 [15] | 09 [16] | 10 [17] | 11 [18] | |
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| Acadia Axemen | NR | NR | NR | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Alberta Golden Bears | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | NR | NR | NR |
| Bishop's Gaiters | 16 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 12 |
| Calgary Dinos | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Concordia Stingers | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | NR |
| Guelph Gryphons | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | NR | NR |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Laval Rouge et Or | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manitoba Bisons | 12 | 12 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | NR | NR | 12 | 13 |
| McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | 16 | NR | 15 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| McMaster Marauders | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | NR | NR | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Montreal Carabins | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Mount Allison Mounties | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Regina Rams | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | NR | NR | NR |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | NR | NR | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Simon Fraser Clan | 11 | 11 | 10 | NR | 11 | NR | 17 | NR | 14 | NR | NR |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 13 | 14 | N | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UBC Thunderbirds | 19 | 18 | 16 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Western Mustangs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Windsor Lancers | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| York Lions | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2009, according to the rotating schedule, the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy travel to the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions for the Uteck Bowl.
The Canada West play-offs start with the top four placed teams from the regular season, with the top placed team hosting the fourth place and the second place team hosting the third placed. The winners of those semi-finals then compete for the Hardy Cup championship who then travels to the Atlantic champion for a national semi-final game. [19]
The Quebec play-offs similarly play-off the top four placed teams with the Dunsmore Cup champions moving on to compete for the Mitchell Bowl against the Ontario champions. [20]
The Ontario conference starts out with the top six placed teams from the regular season. The third placed team hosts the sixth place team and the fourth placed team host the team in fifth place. The winners then take on the top two placed teams in the conference semi-finals and the semi-final champions compete for the Yates Cup. The Ontario champions, in 2009, host the Quebec conference champions for the Mitchell Bowl national semi-final game. [21]
The Atlantic conference play-offs the second and third placed teams to determine who plays the first place team at the Loney Bowl for the Jewett Trophy. The Atlantic winner then hosts the Canada West champion to meet in the Uteck Bowl national semi-final. [22]
| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | 45th Vanier Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alberta Golden Bears | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Dinos | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardy Trophy | Calgary Dinos | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regina Rams | 23 | Uteck Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Dinos | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's Huskies | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acadia Axemen | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loney Bowl | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's Huskies | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Dinos | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop's Gaiters | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal Carabins | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dunsmore Cup | Montreal Carabins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laval Rouge et Or | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia Stingers | 1 | Mitchell Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laval Rouge et Or | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laval Rouge et Or | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guelph Gryphons | 18 | Queen's Golden Gaels | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Ontario Mustangs | 37 | Western Ontario Mustangs | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurier Golden Hawks | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yates Cup | Western Ontario Mustangs | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMaster Marauders | 27 | Queen's Golden Gaels | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | 15 | McMaster Marauders | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Erik Glavic is a former Canadian football quarterback who played CIS football for both the Calgary Dinos and the Saint Mary's Huskies. Glavic is the only CIS football player to have won the Hec Crighton Trophy with two different teams. His brother Sasha Glavic is a former defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
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