2011 CIS football season explained

2011 CIS football season
Duration:September 1, 2011[1]  – October 29, 2011
Conf1:Hardy Cup
Conf1 Champ:Calgary Dinos
Conf2:Yates Cup
Conf2 Champ:McMaster Marauders
Conf3:Dunsmore Cup
Conf3 Champ:Laval Rouge et Or
Conf4:Loney Bowl
Conf4 Champ:Acadia Axemen
Conf5:Mitchell Bowl
Conf5 Champ:Laval Rouge et Or
Conf6:Uteck Bowl
Conf6 Champ:McMaster Marauders
Finals:Vanier Cup
Finals Date:November 25, 2011
Finals Venue:BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Finals Champ:McMaster Marauders
Prevseason Year:2010
Nextseason Year:2012
Seasonslistnames:CIS football seasons

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.

Regular season standings

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 Axemen12 NR 14 12 14 12 12 12 9 9
Alberta Golden BearsNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bishop's GaitersNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Calgary Dinos4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2
Concordia Stingers11 12 12 14 13 13 14 NR NR NR
Guelph Gryphons15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Laurier Golden Hawks10 8 13 NR 15 11 13 13 NR NR
Laval Rouge et Or1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
Manitoba BisonsNR 14 15 10 12 NR NR NR NR NR
McGill RedmenNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
McMaster Marauders3 3 7 6 6 5 6 5 3 4
Montreal Carabins7 6 6 4 4 6 5 6 5 7
Mount Allison MountiesNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees13 11 9 13 10 NR 10 9 12 NR
Queen's Golden Gaels14 NR NR 16 NR 14 11 11 8 8
Regina Rams6 13 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Saint Mary's Huskies9 9 8 8 7 8 8 7 11 12
Saskatchewan Huskies5 5 4 7 9 7 7 10 10 10
Sherbrooke Vert et Or8 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5
St. Francis Xavier X-MenNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Toronto Varsity BluesNR NR NR 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR
UBC Thunderbirds16 10 11 9 8 9 9 8 7 6
Western Mustangs2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 3
Windsor LancersNR NR 10 11 11 10 NR NR 13 11
York LionsNR 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.

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

Post-season awards

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

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
    [19]

    Teams

    Canada West Universities Athletic Association
    Hardy Trophy!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity
    University of British ColumbiaThunderbirdsVancouverBC1923Shawn Olson43,579$1.01BThunderbird Stadium3,500
    University of CalgaryDinosCalgaryAB1964Blake Nill28,196$444MMcMahon Stadium35,650
    University of AlbertaGolden BearsEdmontonAB1910Jeff Stead36,435$751MFoote Field3,500
    University of SaskatchewanHuskiesSaskatoonSK1912Brian Towriss19,082$136.7MGriffiths Stadium6,171
    University of ReginaRamsReginaSK1999Frank McCrystal12,800$25.9MMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field28,800
    University of ManitobaBisonsWinnipegMB1920Brian Dobie27,599$303MUniversity Stadium5,000
    Ontario University Athletics
    Yates Cup!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity
    University of WindsorLancersWindsorON1968Joe D'Amore13,496$32.5MSouth Campus Stadium2,000
    University of Western OntarioMustangsLondonON1929Greg Marshall30,000$266.6MTD Waterhouse Stadium10,000
    University of WaterlooWarriorsWaterlooON1957Dennis McPhee27,978$172MWarrior Field1,100
    Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGolden HawksWaterlooON1961Gary Jeffries12,394---University Stadium6,000
    University of GuelphGryphonsGuelphON1950Stu Lang19,408$164.2MAlumni Stadium4,100
    McMaster UniversityMaraudersHamiltonON1901Stefan Ptaszek25,688$498.5MRon Joyce Stadium6,000
    University of TorontoVarsity BluesTorontoON1877Greg Gary73,185$1.823BVarsity Stadium5,000
    York UniversityLionsTorontoON1969Warren Craney42,400$306MYork Stadium4,000
    Queen's UniversityGolden GaelsKingstonON1882Pat Sheahan20,566$657MRichardson Stadium10,258
    University of OttawaGee-GeesOttawaON1894Jean Philippe-Asselin35,548$128.4MFrank Clair Stadium14,542 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720150849/http://www.geegees.ca/node/634%26sid%3D17
    Quebec University Football League
    Dunsmore Cup!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity
    Concordia UniversityStingersMontrealQC1974Gerry McGrath38,809$54.4MConcordia Stadium4,000
    Université de MontréalCarabinsMontrealQC2002Danny Maciocia55,540$89.5MCEPSUM Stadium5,100
    McGill UniversityRedmenMontrealQC1898Clint Uttley32,514$973.6MMolson Stadium25,012
    Université LavalRouge et OrQuebec CityQC1996Glen Constantin37,591$105.3MPEPS Stadium12,257
    Université de SherbrookeVert et OrSherbrookeQC1971André Bolduc35,000---Université de Sherbrooke Stadium3,359
    Bishop's UniversityGaitersSherbrookeQC1884Tony Addona1,817---Coulter Field3,000
    Atlantic University Sport
    Jewett Trophy!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity
    Acadia UniversityAxemenWolfvilleNS1957Jeff Cummins3,770$40MRaymond Field3,000
    Mount Allison UniversityMountiesSackvilleNB1955Kelly Jeffrey2,614$82.8MMacAulay Field2,500
    Saint Francis Xavier UniversityX-MenAntigonishNS1954Gary Waterman4,871$59.4MOland Stadium4,000
    Saint Mary's UniversityHuskiesHalifaxNS1956Steve Sumarah7,433$16.9MHuskies Stadium4,000

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sport Étudiant . 2011-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315192759/http://www.sportetudiant.com/fre/nonAuthGenProg/redirect.cfm?sectionID=extranetNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=1644 . 2012-03-15 . dead .
    2. Web site: 2011 Vanier Cup tickets available starting Tuesday . Universitysport.prestosports.com . 2011-06-20 . 2011-06-23.
    3. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110830-top10-1 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#1): Laval opens season at No. 1
    4. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110906-top10-2 FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) - Top teams stay put, UBC enters top 10
    5. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110913-top10-3 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#3): Laval stays on top, losers punished by FRC voters
    6. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110920-top10 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#4): Laval still No. 1, many changes to national poll
    7. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110927-top10 FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5): Laval still No. 1, no changes to Top 6
    8. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111004-top10-6 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#6): Leading trio resumes domination
    9. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111011-top10-7 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#7): Western moves up to No. 1
    10. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111018-top10-8 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#8): National leaders keep rolling
    11. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111025-top10-9 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#9): Undefeated Dinos climb up to No. 1
    12. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111101-top10-10 FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#10): Laval back at No. 1 in final media poll
    13. http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2011-12/releases/20111110-hec CIS Football: Graves, DiCroce, Greene round out Hec Crighton nominations
    14. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111110-oua 2011 OUA football major awards announced
    15. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111110-aus 2011 AUS football major awards announced
    16. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111110-cw 2011 Canada West football major awards announced
    17. Web site: UBC quarterback Greene wins Hec Crighton Trophy . 2017-12-07 . 2012-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514051317/http://www.tsn.ca/cis/story/?id=381225 . dead .
    18. 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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