2012 CIS football season

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2012 CIS football season
DurationAugust 31, 2012 – October 27, 2012
Hardy Cup champions Calgary Dinos
Yates Cup champions McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions Acadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl championsMcMaster Marauders
Uteck Bowl championsLaval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
DateNovember 23, 2012
Venue Toronto, Ontario
Champions Laval Rouge et Or
CIS football seasons seasons
  2011
2013  

The 2012 CIS football season began on August 31, 2012 with the Saskatchewan Huskies hosting the Alberta Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium. The season concluded on November 23 in Toronto, Ontario with the 48th Vanier Cup championship, won by the Laval Rouge et Or after they defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14. [1] This year, 26 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Contents

Regular season standings

Team (Rank)W LPTSPlayoff Spot
#2 Calgary 7-114
#7 Regina 6-212X
Saskatchewan 5-310X
#10 Manitoba 4-48X
UBC 2-64
Alberta 0-80
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
Team (Rank)W LPTS Playoff Spot
#1 McMaster 8-016 
#5 Guelph 7-114 X
#6 Queen's 6-212 X
#8 Western 5-310 X
Windsor 3-56 X
Laurier 3-56 X
York 2-64 
Ottawa 2-64 
Toronto 2-64 
Waterloo 2-64 
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
 Overall  ConfPlayoff
Spot
Team (Rank)W LPTS W L
#2 Laval 8-116 7-1
#4 Montreal 8-116 8-1X
Sherbrooke 6-312 5-3X
McGill 2-74 1-7X
Bishop's b2-74 2-7
Concordia a1-82 1-7
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
a - Forfeited 2 wins for ineligible player.
b - Forfeited two game for use of an ineligible player. One game against Montreal was a loss and the result unchanged. The other game was previously forfeited by Concordia and was recorded as a double forfeit of 0-0.
 Overall  ConfPlayoff
Spot
Team (Rank)W LPTS W L
#9 Acadia 7-114 7-0
Saint Mary's 3-56 3-4X
Mount Allison 3-56 3-4X
St. FX a2-64 1-6
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
a - Awarded a win over Concordia due to the Stingers using an ineligible player.

Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings
1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] 4 [5] 5 [6] 6 [7] 7 [8] 8 [9] 9 [10] 10 [11]
Acadia Axemen 9 (51)9 (51)8 (76)11 (19)11 (21)10 (41)10 (43)9 (53)9 (39)9 (48)
Alberta Golden Bears NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos 3 (246-1)3 (249)2 (256)2 (267-1)2 (268-1)2 (270-1)2 (268-1)2 (270-1)3 (225)3 (229)
Concordia Stingers 15 (3)13 (5)NR14 (1)NRNRNRNRNRNR
Guelph Gryphons 13 (23)14 (2)12 (13)13 (5)12 (17)9 (50)7 (114)5 (177)5 (169)5 (167)
Laurier Golden Hawks 16 (2)NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Laval Rouge et Or 2 (257-4)2 (256)3 (224)4 (220)4 (223)4 (220)3 (243)3 (238)2 (266)2 (266)
Manitoba Bisons 14 (6)10 (44)7 (126)8 (89)8 (92)8 (87)8 (94)10 (22)10 (28)12 (7)
McGill Redmen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McMaster Marauders 1 (294-25)1 (300-30)1 (300-30)1 (299-29)1 (299-29)1 (299-29)1 (299-29)1 (299-29)1 (300-30)1 (300-30)
Montreal Carabins 4 (180)4 (220)4 (210)3 (231)3 (223)3 (236)5 (180)4 (212)4 (224)4 (219)
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Queen's Golden Gaels 6 (121)6 (156)6 (160)5 (184)5 (162)5 (175)4 (190)6 (161)6 (140)6 (146)
Regina Rams 12 (35)12 (8)10 (31)9 (70)7 (129)6 (157)6 (146)8 (84)7 (139)7 (138)
Saint Mary's Huskies NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Saskatchewan Huskies 8 (81)8 (93)9 (39)7 (89)10 (25)13 (3)NR11 (18)12 (4)11 (9)
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 11 (45)15 (1)11 (14)10 (35)9 (32)11 (10)11 (7)12 (16)11 (27)10 (33)
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NRNR14 (2)NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NR16 (1)NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds 7 (100)11 (12)NR15 (1)NRNRNRNRNRNR
Waterloo Warriors NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Western Mustangs 5 (142)5 (161)5 (177)6 (141)6 (143)7 (115)9 (48)7 (98)8 (89)8 (88)
Windsor Lancers 10 (50)7 (95)13 (4)12 (6)13 (1)12 (5)NRNRNRNR
York Lions NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.
Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2012, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions (Acadia Axemen) met the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team (Laval Rouge et Or) for the Uteck Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Acadia Axemen in this game. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy (Calgary Dinos) visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion (McMaster Marauders) for the Mitchell Bowl. [1] [12] [13] The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14 in the Vanier Cup to earn their seventh title.

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Championships National Semi-finals 48th Vanier Cup
Saskatchewan Huskies 9
Regina Rams 31
Regina Rams 14
Calgary Dinos38
Manitoba Bisons 18
Calgary Dinos 57
Calgary Dinos 6
McMaster Marauders45
Queen's Golden Gaels 39
Laurier Golden Hawks 0 Guelph Gryphons 42
Queen's Golden Gaels 34Guelph Gryphons 13
McMaster Marauders30
Western Ontario Mustangs 28
Windsor Lancers 35 McMaster Marauders 42
Western Ontario Mustangs 56McMaster Marauders 14
Laval Rouge et Or37
Saint Mary's Huskies 49
Mount Allison Mounties 11
Saint Mary's Huskies 9
Acadia Axemen 17
Acadia Axemen 7
Laval Rouge et Or42
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 42
Montreal Carabins 24
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 17
Laval Rouge et Or40
McGill Redmen 9
Laval Rouge et Or 46

Post-Season Awards

CIS Post-Season Awards
Quebec [14] Ontario [14] Atlantic [14] Canada West [14] NATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy Rotrand Sené (Montreal) Kyle Quinlan (McMaster) Kyle Graves (Acadia) Eric Dzwilewski (Calgary) Kyle Quinlan (McMaster) [14]
Presidents' Trophy Frédéric Plesius (Laval) Aram Eisho (McMaster) Brett Hubbeard (St. Francis Xavier) Mike Edem (Calgary) Frédéric Plesius (Laval) [14]
J. P. Metras Trophy Jean-Samuel Blanc (Montreal) Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster) Rob Jubenville (Saint Mary's) Brett Jones (Regina) Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster) [14]
Peter Gorman Trophy Shaquille Johnson (McGill) Yannick Harou (Western) Thomas Troop (Acadia) Brett Blaszko (Calgary) Shaquille Johnson (McGill) [14]
Russ Jackson Award David Haddrall (Bishop's) Zach Androschuk (Guelph) Matthew Albright (Saint Mary's) Brett Jones (Regina) Zach Androschuk (Guelph) [15]
Frank Tindall Trophy Glen Constantin (Laval) Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) Jeff Cummins (Acadia) Blake Nill (Calgary) Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) [15]

All-Canadian Team

First Team

Offence
Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster
Garrett Sanvido, RB, Western
Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary
Kit Hillis, WR, Saskatchewan
Nick Anapolsky, WR, Waterloo
Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval
Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill
Jason Medeiros, G, McMaster
Brett Jones, G, Regina
Defence
David Rybinski, DT, Saskatchewan
Daryl Waud, DT, Western
Ben D'Aguilar, DE, McMaster
Jean-Samuel Blanc, DE, Montreal
Aram Eisho, LB, McMaster
Frédéric Plesius, LB, Laval
Mathieu Masseau, SAM, Laval
Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
Tijani Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's
Kirby Kezama, HB, Regina
Jamir Walker, CB, Regina
Joey Cupido, CB, McMaster
Special Teams
Kyle Graves, P, Acadia
Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster
Nic Demski, RET, Manitoba

Second Team

Offence
Kyle Graves, QB, Acadia
Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
Shaq Johnson, WR, McGill
Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia
Chris Dobko, IR, Calgary
Robert Babic, IR, McMaster
Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
Matt Sewell, OT, McMaster
Christopher Mercer, OT, Regina
Charles Vaillancourt, G, Laval
Colin Murray, G, Acadia
Defence
Jacob LeBlanc, DT, Mount Allison
John Miniaci, DT, Queen's
Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval
Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
Brett Hubbeard, LB, St Francis Xavier
Steve Famulak, LB, Regina
Michael Daly, FS, McMaster
Antoine Pruneau, HB, Montreal
Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's
Fode Yansane, CB, Montreal
Special Teams
Chris Bodnar, P, Regina
Johnny Mark, K, Calgary
Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia

Teams

Canada West Football Conference
Hardy Trophy
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Vancouver BC 1923Shawn Olson43,579$1.05B Thunderbird Stadium 3,500
University of Calgary Dinos Calgary AB 1964 Blake Nill 28,196$516.7M McMahon Stadium 35,650
University of Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton AB 1910Jeff Stead36,435$800.3M Foote Field 3,500
University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon SK 1912 Brian Towriss 19,082$214M Griffiths Stadium 6,171
University of Regina Rams Regina SK 1999 Frank McCrystal 12,800$27.4M Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 32,848
University of Manitoba Bisons Winnipeg MB 1920 Brian Dobie 27,599$357M University Stadium 5,000
Ontario University Athletics
Yates Cup
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of Windsor Lancers Windsor ON 1968Joe D'Amore13,496$65.3M South Campus Stadium 2,000
University of Western Ontario Mustangs London ON 1929 Greg Marshall 30,000$371.7M TD Waterhouse Stadium 10,000
University of Waterloo Warriors Waterloo ON 1957 Joe Paopao 27,978$247.3M Warrior Field 5,200
Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Waterloo ON 1961 Gary Jeffries 12,394$70.1M University Stadium 6,000
University of Guelph Gryphons Guelph ON 1950 Stu Lang 19,408$228.2M Alumni Stadium 4,100
McMaster University McMaster Marauders Hamilton ON 1901 Stefan Ptaszek 25,688$519.2M Ron Joyce Stadium 6,000
University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto ON 1877 Greg Gary 73,185$1.518B Varsity Stadium 5,000
York University Lions Toronto ON 1969Warren Craney42,400$331.1M York Stadium 2,500
Queen's University Golden Gaels Kingston ON 1882 Pat Sheahan 20,566$584.4M Richardson Stadium 10,258
University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa ON 1894 Gary Etcheverry 35,548$183.9MBeckwith Stadium1,500
Quebec University Football League
Dunsmore Cup
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Concordia University Stingers Montreal QC 1974 Gerry McGrath 38,809--- Concordia Stadium 4,000
Université de Montréal Carabins Montreal QC 2002 Danny Maciocia 55,540$133.9 CEPSUM Stadium 5,100
McGill University Redmen Montreal QC 1898Clint Uttley32,514$920.8M Molson Stadium 25,012
Université Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City QC 1996 Glen Constantin 37,591--- PEPS Stadium 12,257
Université de Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke QC 1971David Lessard35,000--- Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 3,359
Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke QC 1884Kevin Mackey1,817--- Coulter Field 2,200
Atlantic University Football Conference
Jewett Trophy
InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Acadia University Axemen Wolfville NS 1957 Jeff Cummins 3,770$57.4M Raymond Field 3,000
Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville NB 1955Kelly Jeffrey2,614$111.1MMacAulay Field2,500
Saint Francis Xavier University X-Men Antigonish NS 1954Gary Waterman4,871$90.05MOland Stadium4,000
Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax NS 1956Perry Marchese7,433$22.7M Huskies Stadium 4,000

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