2003 CIS football season explained

The 2003 CIS football season began on August 29, 2003, and concluded with the 39th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or 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).

Awards and records

Awards

• Hec Crighton Trophy – Tommy Denison, Queen's
• Presidents' Trophy – Neil McKinlay, Simon Fraser
• Russ Jackson Award – Curt McLellan, Queen's
• J. P. Metras Trophy – Ibrahim Khan, Simon Fraser
• Peter Gorman Trophy – Maxime Gagnier, Montreal

All-Canadian team

First team

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Offence

• QB Tommy Denison Queen's
• HB Jesse Lumsden McMaster
• HB Jarred Winkel Alberta
• WR Craig Spear Queen's
• WR Gilles Colon Bishop's
• IR Brendan Mahoney Simon Fraser
• IR J.-Fred. Tremblay Laval
• OT Paul Archer Saint Mary's
• OT Ibrahim Khan Simon Fraser
• OG Derek Armstrong StFX
• OG Carl Gourgues Laval
• C J.-Francois Joncas Laval

Defence

• DE Justin Shakell Laurier
• DE Troy Cunningham Concordia
• DT Ryan Gottselig Saskatchewan
• DT Nick Comly Acadia
• LB Shad McLachlan Acadia
• LB Neil McKinlay Simon Fraser
• LB Mickey Donovan Concordia
• CB Pascal Masson Laval
• CB Eric Nielsen Acadia
• DB Guillaume Roy McGill
• DB Sebastian Clovis Saint Mary's
• FS Jeremy Steeves StFX

Special teams

• K Jon Ryan Regina
• P Anand Pillai McGill

Second Team

Offence

• QB Mathieu Bertrand Laval
• RB Derek Medler Laurier
• RB Les Mullings Saint Mary's
• WR Andrew Gallant StFX
• WR Shane Ostapowich Regina
• IR Andy Fantuz Western
• IR Vaughan Swart McMaster
• OT Ryan Jeffrey Laurier
• OT J.-Francois Ostiguy Laval
• OG Dave Forde McMaster
• OG Adrian Olenick Saskatchewan
• C Jeff Melis Laurier

Defence

• DE Jack Gaudreau Queen's
• DE Dan Federkeil Calgary
• DT Matt Kirk Queen's
• DT Miguel Robede Laval
• LB Tristan Clovis McMaster
• LB Kevin MacNeill Laurier
• LB Agustin Barrenechea Calgary
• CB Clinton John York
• CB Eric Duchene Saskatchewan
• DB Kyler White Alberta
• DB Reid Smith Acadia
• FS Maxime Gagnier Montreal

Special teams

• K Matt Sharpe Acadia
• P Mike Ray McMaster

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
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan	8	8	0	0	231	124	16
Simon Fraser	8	5	3	0	229	181	10
Regina	8	4	4	1	248	246	9
Alberta	8	4	4	0	262	164	8
	8	4	4	0	187	237	8
	8	3	5	0	172	249	6
	8	0	8	0	132	260	0

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
McMaster	8	8	0	0	424	87	16
Queen's	8	7	1	1	341	134	15
Laurier	8	6	2	1	313	158	13
Western	8	5	3	0	306	257	12
Windsor	8	4	4	0	243	211	8
Ottawa	8	3	5	1	216	200	7
York	8	3	5	0	161	251	6
Waterloo	8	2	6	0	142	328	4
	8	2	6	0	161	285	4
	8	0	8	0	42	438	0

Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Laval	8	7	1	481	86	14
Concordia	8	7	1	288	115	14
Montreal	8	6	2	220	160	12
McGill	8	3	5	171	205	6
	8	2	6	191	327	4
	8	0	8	10	491	0

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Saint Mary's	8	7	1	0	338	128	14
StFX	8	4	4	0	201	171	8
Acadia	8	4	4	0	139	143	8
	8	0	8	1	66	279	1

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.^[2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings

Team \ Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Acadia Axemen	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Alberta Golden Bears	NR	NR	NR	9	8	8	8	8	9
Bishop's Gaiters	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Calgary Dinos	8	6	6	6	data-sort-value="9+"	10	NR	NR	NR	NR
Concordia Stingers	NR	9	data-sort-value="9+"	10	8	6	5	5	6	6
Guelph Gryphons	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laurier Golden Hawks	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Laval Rouge et Or	6	5	5	4	4	6	6	3	3
Manitoba Bisons	9	8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
McGill Redmen	5	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
McMaster Marauders	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Montreal Carabins	NR	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	9	9	9	9	NR
Mount Allison Mounties	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees	NR	NR	9	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Queen's Golden Gaels	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Regina Rams	7	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10
Saint Mary's Huskies	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5
Saskatchewan Huskies	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sherbrooke Vert et Or	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Simon Fraser Clan	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	data-sort-value="9+"	10	8	NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	data-sort-value="9+"	10	7	8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Toronto Varsity Blues	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
UBC Thunderbirds	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Waterloo Warriors	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Western Mustangs	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	NR
Windsor Lancers	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
York Lions	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. Source:^[3]

Championships

The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2003, the Uteck Bowl replaced the long-standing Churchill Bowl, which had been competed for since 1989 as a national semi-final game. Along with the Mitchell Bowl, the semi-final games now worked on a fully rotating basis, with the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visiting the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Uteck Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team hosted the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.^{[4] [5]}

Vanier Cup

See main article: 39th Vanier Cup.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CIS Football All-Canadians . 2011-10-30.
2. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football2003.html CIS Football 2003
3. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/sportfit/ciau/football2003.html CIS Football 2003
4. Web site: Uteck Bowl History . Canadian Interuniversity Sport . 2012-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201202039/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/uteck . 2012-02-01 .
5. Web site: Mitchell Bowl History. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2012-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131164536/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/mitchell_bowl. 2012-01-31. dead.