2011 CIS football season

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2011 CIS football season
DurationSeptember 1, 2011 [1]  – October 29, 2011
Hardy Cup champions Calgary Dinos
Yates Cup champions McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions Acadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl champions Laval Rouge et Or
Uteck Bowl champions McMaster Marauders
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 25, 2011
Venue BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Champions McMaster Marauders
CIS football seasons seasons
←  2010
2012  →

The 2011 CIS football season began on September 1, 2011, with the Montreal Carabins hosting the McGill Redmen at CEPSUM Stadium. The season concluded on November 25 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia with the 47th Vanier Cup championship. [2] This year, 26 university teams in Canada played CIS football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Contents

Regular season standings

2011 Canada West standings
Team (Rank)W LPTSPlayoff Spot
#2 Calgary 8-016†
#6 UBC*0-80X
#10 Saskatchewan 5-310X
Regina 5-310X
Manitoba 4-48
Alberta 2-64
*UBC forfeited all six wins due to use of an ineligible player
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
2011 OUA standings
Team (Rank)W LPTS Playoff Spot
#3 Western 7-114 †
#4 McMaster 7-114 X
#8 Queen's 6-212 X
Ottawa 5-310 X
Windsor 5-310 X
Laurier 4-48 X
Toronto 3-56 
Guelph 2-64 
York 1-72 
Waterloo 0-80 
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
2011 RSEQ standings
 Overall  ConfPlayoff
Spot
Team (Rank)W LPTS W L
#1 Laval 8-116 8-1†
#5 Sherbrooke 7-214 7-2X
#7 Montreal 6-312 5-3X
Concordia 4-58 3-5X
Bishop's 3-66 2-6
McGill 0-90 0-8
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
2011 AUS standings
 Overall  ConfPlayoff
Spot
Team (Rank)W LPTS W L
#9 Acadia 7-114 6-1†
Saint Mary's 6-212 6-1X
St. FX 2-62 2-5X
Mount Allison 0-80 0-7
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10

Top 10

FRC-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 12NR14121412121299
Alberta Golden Bears NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos 4433332212
Concordia Stingers 11121214131314NRNRNR
Guelph Gryphons 15NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Laurier Golden Hawks 10813NR15111313NRNR
Laval Rouge et Or 1111113321
Manitoba Bisons NR14151012NRNRNRNRNR
McGill Redmen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McMaster Marauders 3376656534
Montreal Carabins 7664465657
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees 131191310NR10912NR
Queen's Golden Gaels 14NRNR16NR14111188
Regina Rams 613NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Saint Mary's Huskies 998878871112
Saskatchewan Huskies 5547977101010
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 8755544465
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NRNRNR15NRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds 1610119899876
Western Mustangs 2222221143
Windsor Lancers NRNR10111110NRNR1311
York Lions NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2011, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will host the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

Conference quarter-finals Conference semi-finals Conference championships National semi-finals 47th Vanier Cup
Montreal Carabins 33
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 15
Montreal Carabins 7
Laval Rouge et Or30
Concordia Stingers 7
Laval Rouge et Or 33
Laval Rouge et Or41
Calgary Dinos 10
Saskatchewan Huskies 22
UBC Thunderbirds 27
UBC Thunderbirds 13
Calgary Dinos62
Regina Rams 4
Calgary Dinos 16
Laval Rouge et Or 38
McMaster Marauders41
Queen's Golden Gaels 13
Laurier Golden Hawks 10 McMaster Marauders 40
Queen's Golden Gaels 14McMaster Marauders41
Western Ontario Mustangs 19
Windsor Lancers 27
Windsor Lancers 50 Western Ontario Mustangs 33
Ottawa Gee-Gees 33 McMaster Marauders45
Acadia Axemen 21
St. FX X-Men 2
Saint Mary's Huskies 25
Saint Mary's Huskies 20
Acadia Axemen 39

Post-season awards

CIS post-season awards
Quebec [13] Ontario [14] Atlantic [15] Canada West [16] NATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy Simon Charbonneau-Campeau (Sherbrooke) Michael DiCroce (McMaster) Kyle Graves (Acadia) Billy Greene (UBC) Billy Greene (UBC) [17]
Presidents' Trophy Max Caron (Concordia) Ryan Chmielewski (McMaster) Tom Labenski (Acadia) Sam Hurl (Calgary) Max Caron (Concordia) [17]
J. P. Metras Trophy Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (Laval) Osie Ukwuoma (Queen's) Jake Thomas (Acadia) Akiem Hicks (Regina) Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (Laval) [17]
Peter Gorman Trophy Jérémi Doyon-Roch (Sherbrooke) Tyler Varga (Western Ontario) Jacob LeBlanc (Mount Allison) Jordan Arkko (Saskatchewan) Tyler Varga (Western Ontario) [17]
Russ Jackson Award Austin Anderson (McGill) Dillon Heap (Wilfrid Laurier) Andrew Frazer (Acadia) Brett Jones (Regina) Dillon Heap (Wilfrid Laurier) [18]
Frank Tindall Trophy André Bolduc (Sherbrooke) Joe D'Amore (Windsor) Jeff Cummins (Acadia) Shawn Olson (UBC) Jeff Cummins (Acadia) [18]

All-Canadian team

First team

Offence
Billy Greene, QB, UBC
Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary
Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, WR, Sherbrooke
Michael DiCroce, WR, McMaster
Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval
Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary
Brendan Dunn, OT, Western Ontario
Matthew Norman, G, Western Ontario
Brett Jones, G, Regina
Defence
Stefan Charles, DT, Regina
Seamus Postuma, DT, Windsor
Akiem Hicks, DE, Regina
Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval
Max Caron, LB, Concordia
Samuel Hurl, LB, Calgary
Kevin Régimbald Gagné, LB, Sherbrooke
Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
Beau Landry, HB, Western Ontario
Dominic Noël, CB, Laval
Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's
Special teams
Chris Bodnar, P, Regina
Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster
Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia

Second team

Offence
Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster
Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
Sébastien Lévesque, RB, Laval
Dustin Zender, WR, Waterloo
Jordan Grieve, WR, UBC
Dillon Heap, IR, Wilfrid Laurier
Alexander Fox, IR, Bishop's
Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
Matthew Sewell, OT, McMaster
Ben Heenan, OT, Saskatchewan
Jason Medeiros, G, McMaster
Reed Alexander, G, Calgary
Defence
Linden Gaydosh, DT, Calgary
Jake Thomas, DT, Acadia
Jonathan Pierre-Etienne, DE, Montreal
Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
Jordan Verdone, LB, Calgary
Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, LB, Montreal
Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
Jonathan Laliberté, FS, Laval
Matt McGarva, HB, Windsor
Patrick Chénard, HB, Sherbrooke
Sam Carino, CB, UBC
Andrew Lue, CB, Queen's
Special teams
Darryl Wheeler, P, Western Ontario
Johnny Mark, K, Calgary
Nic Demski, RET, Manitoba

Teams

Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Hardy Trophy
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Vancouver BC 1923Shawn Olson43,579$1.01B Thunderbird Stadium 3,500
University of Calgary Dinos Calgary AB 1964 Blake Nill 28,196$444M McMahon Stadium 35,650
University of Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton AB 1910Jeff Stead36,435$751M Foote Field 3,500
University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon SK 1912 Brian Towriss 19,082$136.7M Griffiths Stadium 6,171
University of Regina Rams Regina SK 1999Frank McCrystal12,800$25.9M Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 28,800
University of Manitoba Bisons Winnipeg MB 1920Brian Dobie27,599$303M University Stadium 5,000
Ontario University Athletics
Yates Cup
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of Windsor Lancers Windsor ON 1968Joe D'Amore13,496$32.5M South Campus Stadium 2,000
University of Western Ontario Mustangs London ON 1929 Greg Marshall 30,000$266.6M TD Waterhouse Stadium 10,000
University of Waterloo Warriors Waterloo ON 1957Dennis McPhee27,978$172M Warrior Field 1,100
Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Waterloo ON 1961 Gary Jeffries 12,394--- University Stadium 6,000
University of Guelph Gryphons Guelph ON 1950 Stu Lang 19,408$164.2M Alumni Stadium 4,100
McMaster University Marauders Hamilton ON 1901 Stefan Ptaszek 25,688$498.5M Ron Joyce Stadium 6,000
University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto ON 1877 Greg Gary 73,185$1.823B Varsity Stadium 5,000
York University Lions Toronto ON 1969Warren Craney42,400$306M York Stadium 4,000
Queen's University Golden Gaels Kingston ON 1882 Pat Sheahan 20,566$657M Richardson Stadium 10,258
University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa ON 1894Jean Philippe-Asselin35,548$128.4M Frank Clair Stadium 14,542
Quebec University Football League
Dunsmore Cup
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Concordia University Stingers Montreal QC 1974 Gerry McGrath 38,809$54.4M Concordia Stadium 4,000
Université de Montréal Carabins Montreal QC 2002 Danny Maciocia 55,540$89.5M CEPSUM Stadium 5,100
McGill University Redmen Montreal QC 1898Clint Uttley32,514$973.6M Molson Stadium 25,012
Université Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City QC 1996 Glen Constantin 37,591$105.3M PEPS Stadium 12,257
Université de Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke QC 1971 André Bolduc 35,000--- Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 3,359
Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke QC 1884Tony Addona1,817--- Coulter Field 3,000
Atlantic University Sport
Jewett Trophy
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Acadia University Axemen Wolfville NS 1957 Jeff Cummins 3,770$40M Raymond Field 3,000
Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville NB 1955Kelly Jeffrey2,614$82.8MMacAulay Field2,500
Saint Francis Xavier University X-Men Antigonish NS 1954Gary Waterman4,871$59.4MOland Stadium4,000
Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax NS 1956 Steve Sumarah 7,433$16.9M Huskies Stadium 4,000

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  3. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#1): Laval opens season at No. 1
  4. ↑ FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) - Top teams stay put, UBC enters top 10
  5. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#3): Laval stays on top, losers punished by FRC voters
  6. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#4): Laval still No. 1, many changes to national poll
  7. ↑ FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5): Laval still No. 1, no changes to Top 6
  8. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#6): Leading trio resumes domination
  9. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#7): Western moves up to No. 1
  10. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#8): National leaders keep rolling
  11. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#9): Undefeated Dinos climb up to No. 1
  12. ↑ FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#10): Laval back at No. 1 in final media poll
  13. ↑ CIS Football: Graves, DiCroce, Greene round out Hec Crighton nominations
  14. ↑ 2011 OUA football major awards announced
  15. ↑ 2011 AUS football major awards announced
  16. ↑ 2011 Canada West football major awards announced
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  18. 1 2 http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2011-12/releases/20111125-coach Cummins named top coach, Heap claims Russ Jackson award
  19. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2011-12/releases/20111124-allcdns All-Canadian teams announced
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