2005 CIS football season

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2005 CIS football season
DurationSeptember 1, 2005 – October 29, 2005
Hardy Cup champions Saskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Dunsmore Cup champions Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions Acadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl championsSaskatchewan Huskies
Uteck Bowl championsWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Vanier Cup
DateDecember 3, 2005
Venue Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
ChampionsWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
CIS football seasons seasons
  2004
2006  

The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 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

Offence [1]
Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan
Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
Arjei Franklin, SB, Windsor
J-F Romeo, SB, Laval
Dominic Picard, C, Laval
Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
Kyle Koch, G, McMaster
Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
Chris Best, T, Waterloo
Defence [2]
Martin Gagné, DE, Montréal
Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
Michaël Jean-Louis, DT, Laval
Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia
Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina
Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia
Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
Jason Milne, FS, Alberta
Special Teams
Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
Warren Kean, K, Concordia

Second Team

Offense
Scott Syvret, QB, Concordia
Nick Cameron, RB, Laurier
Joseph Mroué, RB, Montréal
Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
Jeff Keegan, WR, Guelph
Vaughan Swart, SB, McMaster
Mike Lindstrom, SB, UBC
Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa
Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
Woodly Jean, G, Montreal
J.F. Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal
Derek Armstrong, T, StFX
Defence
Brandon Keks, DE, Laurier
Dan Federkeil, DE, Calgary
Miguel Robede, DT, Laval
Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba
David Lowry, LB, Alberta
Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
Anthony Plante-Ajah, CB, Ottawa
Joel Lipinski, CB, Regina
Alexandre Vendette, HB, Laval
Steve Boyko, HB, Alberta
Jeff Smeaton, FS, Laurier
Special Teams
Luca Congi, P, Simon Fraser
Brian Devlin, K, Laurier

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 88002949616
Alberta 871022614914
Manitoba 84412281729
UBC 84402102008
Regina 83501882768
Calgary 82601462594
Simon Fraser 80811603001
Ontario
TeamGPWLOTLPFPAPts
Laurier 880033011416
Western 862137114213
Ottawa 862030513712
McMaster 853028320910
Windsor 84402502268
Guelph 83511821957
Queen's 83501962236
York 83501132946
Waterloo 82601393024
Toronto 80811264321
Quebec
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Laval 8803057516
Concordia 86223513412
Montreal 86222915812
Sherbrooke 8441752278
Bishop's 8171312332
McGill 8171201332
Atlantic
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Acadia 85327613510
StFX 85321918910
Saint Mary's 8442251758
Mount Allison 808233790

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.

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 10NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR10
Alberta Golden Bears 4444445554
Bishop's Gaiters NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Calgary Dinos NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Concordia Stingers NR10108886777
Guelph Gryphons NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Laurier Golden Hawks 3333333333
Laval Rouge et Or 1111111111
Manitoba Bisons NRNR977810999
McGill Redmen NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
McMaster Marauders 767NR99NRNRNRNR
Montreal Carabins 5865554445
Mount Allison Mounties NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ottawa Gee-Gees NRNRNRNRNRNR9666
Queen's Golden Gaels NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Regina Rams NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Saint Mary's Huskies 65510NRNRNR10NRNR
Saskatchewan Huskies 2222222222
Sherbrooke Vert et Or NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NRNRNR910108NR10NR
Simon Fraser Clan NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Toronto Varsity Blues NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
UBC Thunderbirds 99NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Waterloo Warriors NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Western Mustangs 8786667888
Windsor Lancers NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
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 meet the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl. [13]

Vanier Cup

Notes

  1. "2005 CIS Football All-Canadian team Offense". Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. "2005 CIS Football All-Canadian team Defence". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  3. CIS Top 10: two-time defending champ Laval opens on top https://web.archive.org/web/20051030152340/http://universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=5167
  4. Budweiser Top 10: Laval holds on to first place
  5. Budweiser Top 10: Saint Mary's opens season with amazing comeback
  6. Budweiser Top 10: Mac out of national poll for first time in 7 years
  7. Budweiser Top 10: Laval defeats Saint Mary's
  8. Budweiser Top 10: Laval alone atop Quebec standings
  9. Budweiser Top 10 : Saskatchewan, Laurier win Top-10 battles
  10. Budweiser Top 10: Ottawa upsets Western, moves up to No. 6
  11. Budweiser Top 10: No. 4 Montreal rolls over Saint Mary's
  12. Top 10: Laval beats No. 4 Montreal 54-7, wins CIS record 17th straight
  13. "Road to the Cup". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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