2015 CIS football season explained

2015 CIS football season
Duration:	August 30 – October 31
Conf1:	Hardy Cup
Conf1 Champ:	UBC Thunderbirds
Conf2:	Yates Cup
Conf2 Champ:	Guelph Gryphons
Conf3:	Dunsmore Cup
Conf3 Champ:	Montreal Carabins
Conf4:	Loney Bowl
Conf4 Champ:	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Conf5:	Mitchell Bowl
Conf5 Champ:	Montreal Carabins
Conf6:	Uteck Bowl
Conf6 Champ:	UBC Thunderbirds
Finals:	51st Vanier Cup
Finals Date:	November 28
Finals Venue:	Quebec City, Quebec
Finals Champ:	UBC Thunderbirds
Prevseason Year:	2014
Nextseason Year:	2016
Seasonslistnames:	CIS football seasons

The 2015 CIS football season began on August 30, 2015 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.^[1] The season concluded on November 28 with the UBC Thunderbirds defeating the Montreal Carabins 26-23 in the 51st Vanier Cup championship at Telus Stadium in Quebec City.^[2] This year, 27 university teams in Canada played Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Regular season standings

Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week	1^[3]	2^[4]	3^[5]	4^[6]	5^[7]	6^[8]	7^[9]	8^[10]	9^[11]	10^[12]
Acadia Axemen	16 (3)	15 (3)	NR	10 (32)	12 (8)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Alberta Golden Bears	NR	14 (3)	11 (31)	15 (4)	NR	13 (1)	13 (1)	NR	NR	NR
Bishop's Gaiters	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Calgary Dinos	4 (213-1)	2 (241-6)	1 (274-13)	1 (292-26)	1 (295-28)	1 (299-29)	1 (298-28)	1 (296-27)	1 (285-24)	1 (296-26)
Carleton Ravens	NR	NR	13 (5)	12 (13)	NR	11 (7)	11 (8)	10 (22)	10 (12)	10 (43)
Concordia Stingers	13 (7)	NR	NR	14 (5)	15 (1)	NR	NR	12 (3)	12 (6)	11 (17)
Guelph Gryphons	6 (137)	5 (156-1)	5 (162)	5 (187)	5 (190)	7 (134)	7 (129)	7 (119)	5 (153)	5 (170)
Laurier Golden Hawks	NR	13 (4)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	13 (5)	9 (51)
Laval Rouge et Or	2 (231-2)	1 (285-20)	2 (272-14)	2 (264-2)	2 (260-1)	2 (259-1)	2 (259-1)	4 (214)	3 (220-1)	3 (238)
Manitoba Bisons	10 (73)	6 (144)	7 (114)	8 (75)	6 (114)	8 (126)	8 (129)	8 (89)	8 (101)	8 (76)
McGill Redmen	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
McMaster Marauders	5 (148)	7 (144)	6 (144)	7 (112)	7 (113)	6 (143)	6 (149)	6 (145)	6 (120)	12 (9)
Montreal Carabins	1 (289-25)	4 (235)	4 (213)	4 (211)	4 (208)	4 (164)	4 (164)	3 (231)	4 (218)	4 (216)
Mount Allison Mounties	9 (79)	8 (52)	8 (86)	13 (5)	NR	NR	NR	NR	11 (11)	13 (4)
Ottawa Gee-Gees	14 (5)	12 (26)	12 (8)	9 (42)	11 (17)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Queen's Golden Gaels	12 (9)	NR	14 (3)	16 (2)	13 (5)	10 (27)	10 (29)	11 (13)	NR	NR
Regina Rams	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Saint Mary's Huskies	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Saskatchewan Huskies	8 (87)	9 (43)	NR	NR	8 (82)	12 (3)	12 (2)	13 (1)	NR	NR
Sherbrooke Vert et Or	11 (10)	11 (35)	9 (48)	11 (32)	9 (69)	5 (147)	5 (150)	5 (160)	7 (108)	7 (126)
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	NR	16 (2)	NR	17 (2)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	14 (2)
Toronto Varsity Blues	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
UBC Thunderbirds	7 (109)	10 (41)	10 (39)	6 (123)	10 (46)	9 (89)	9 (77)	9 (88)	9 (95)	6 (134)
Waterloo Warriors	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Western Mustangs	3 (226-2)	3 (239-3)	3 (253-3)	3 (244-2)	3 (244-1)	3 (247)	3 (250-1)	2 (267-3)	2 (261-4)	2 (270-4)
Windsor Lancers	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
York Lions	NR	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.
Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

Post-season awards

CIS post-season awards
	Quebec^[13]	Ontario	Atlantic	Canada West	NATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy	Trenton Miller (Concordia)	Will Finch (Western)	Ashton Dickson (St. Francis Xavier)	Andrew Buckley (Calgary)	Andrew Buckley (Calgary)
Presidents' Trophy	Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou (Montreal)	John Rush (Guelph)	Drew Morris (Acadia)	Robert Woodson (Calgary)	John Rush (Guelph)
J. P. Metras Trophy	Charles Vaillancourt (Laval)	Kwaku Boateng (Wilfrid Laurier)	Jesse St. James (Acadia)	David Onyemata (Manitoba)	David Onyemata (Manitoba)
Peter Gorman Trophy	Mathieu Betts (Laval)	Jesse Amankwaa (York)	Donovan Glave (Mount Allison)	Jamel Lyles (Manitoba)	Mathieu Betts (Laval)
Russ Jackson Award	Jérémi Roch (Sherbrooke)	Curtis Carmichael (Queen's)	Will Wojcik (Acadia)	DJ Lalama (Manitoba)	Curtis Carmichael (Queen's)
Frank Tindall Trophy	Glen Constantin (Laval)	Greg Marshall (Western)	Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier)	Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary)	Wayne Harris Jr. (Calgary)

All-Canadian team

First team

Offence

QB – Andrew Buckley – Calgary

RB – Dillon Campbell – Laurier

RB – Mercer Timmis – Calgary

IR – Mitch Hillis – Saskatchewan

IR – Ian Stewart – Ottawa

WR – Rashaun Simonise – Calgary

WR – Daniel Vandervoort – McMaster

C – Sean McEwen – Calgary

G – Charles Vaillancourt – Laval

G – Sean Jamieson – Western

T – Braden Schram – Calgary

T – Jason Lauzon-Séguin – Laval

Defence

DT – David Onyemata – Manitoba

DT – Samuel Narkaj – Concordia

DE – Mathieu Betts – Laval

DE – Jesse St. James – Acadia

LB – John Rush – Guelph

LB – Drew Morris – Acadia

LB – Doctor Cassama – Calgary

FS – Jesse McNair – Western

HB – Robert Woodson – Calgary

HB – Maïko Zepeda – Montreal

CB – Godrey Onyeka – Laurier

CB – Adam Laurensse – Calgary

Special teams

P – Quinn van Gylswyk – British Columbia

K – Johnny Mark – Calgary

RET – Tunde Adeleke – Carleton

Second team

Offence

QB – Will Finch – Western

RB – Alex Taylor – Western

RB – Ashton Dickson – St. Francis Xavier

IR – Brian Jones – Acadia

IR – Jimmy Ralph – Alberta

WR – Yanic Lessard – Concordia

WR – Jacob Scarfone – Guelph

C – Matthew Van Praet – Western

G – Darius Ciraco – Calgary

G – Philippe Gagnon – Laval

T – Eddie Meredith – Western

T – Vernon Sainvil – St. Francis Xavier

Defence

DT – Donovan Dale – British Columbia

DT – Adam Melanson – Acadia

DE – Kwaku Boateng – Laurier

DE – Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou – Montreal

LB – Shayne Gauthier – Laval

LB – Jake Heathcote – McMaster

LB – Micah Teitz – Calgary

FS – Kwame Adjei – Mount Allison

HB – Nicholas Parisotto – Guelph

HB – Mikaël Charland – Concordia

CB – Alex Hovington – Laval

CB – Devante Sampson – Mount Allison

Special teams

P – Félix Ménard-Brière – Montreal

K – Gabriel Ferraro – Guelph

RET – Jamel Lyles – Manitoba

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2015, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.^[14]

Playoff bracket

The seed of the OUA Semi-Final is done so that the first-place team play the weakest team still alive.

Teams

Canada West Football Conference
*Hardy Trophy*!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity!Hardy Trophies!Vanier Cups
University of British Columbia	Thunderbirds	Vancouver	BC	1923	Blake Nill	43,579	$1.01B	Thunderbird Stadium	3,500	14	3
University of Calgary	Dinos	Calgary	AB	1964	Wayne Harris Jr.	28,196	$444M	McMahon Stadium	35,650	15	4
University of Alberta	Golden Bears	Edmonton	AB	1910	Chris Morris	36,435	$751M	Foote Field	3,500	18	3
University of Saskatchewan	Huskies	Saskatoon	SK	1912	Brian Towriss	19,082	$136.7M	Griffiths Stadium	6,171	20	3
University of Regina	Rams	Regina	SK	1999	Mike Gibson	12,800	$25.9M	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field	32,848	1	0
University of Manitoba	Bisons	Winnipeg	MB	1920	Brian Dobie	27,599	$303M	Investors Group Field	33,422	11	3

Ontario University Athletics
*Yates Cup*!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity!Yates Cups!Vanier Cups
University of Windsor	Lancers	Windsor	ON	1968	Joe D'Amore	13,496	$32.5M	South Campus Stadium	2,000	1	0
University of Western Ontario	Mustangs	London	ON	1929	Greg Marshall	30,000	$266.6M	TD Stadium	10,000	30	6
University of Waterloo	Warriors	Waterloo	ON	1957	Chris Bertoia	27,978	$172M	Warrior Field	5,200	2	0
Wilfrid Laurier University	Golden Hawks	Waterloo	ON	1961	Michael Faulds	12,394	---	University Stadium	6,000	7	2
University of Guelph	Gryphons	Guelph	ON	1950	Stu Lang	19,408	$164.2M	Alumni Stadium	4,100	3	1
McMaster University	Marauders	Hamilton	ON	1901	Stefan Ptaszek	25,688	$498.5M	Ron Joyce Stadium	6,000	7	1
University of Toronto	Varsity Blues	Toronto	ON	1877	Greg Gary	73,185	$1.823B	Varsity Stadium	5,000	25	2
York University	Lions	Toronto	ON	1969	Warren Craney	42,400	$306M	York Stadium	2,500	0	0
Queen's University	Golden Gaels	Kingston	ON	1882	Pat Sheahan	20,566	$657M	Richardson Stadium	8,500	23	4
University of Ottawa	Gee-Gees	Ottawa	ON	1894	Jamie Barresi	35,548	$128.4M	Gee-Gees Field	4,152	4	2
Carleton University	Ravens	Ottawa	ON	1945	Steve Sumarah	25,890	$230M	Keith Harris Stadium	3,000	0	0

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
*Dunsmore Cup*!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity!Dunsmore Cups!Vanier Cups
Concordia University	Stingers	Montreal	QC	1974	Mickey Donovan	38,809	$54.4M	Concordia Stadium	4,000	3	0
Université de Montréal	Carabins	Montreal	QC	2002	Danny Maciocia	55,540	$89.5M	CEPSUM Stadium	5,100	2	1
McGill University	Redmen	Montreal	QC	1898	Ronald Hilaire	32,514	$973.6M	Molson Stadium	25,012	3	1
Université Laval	Rouge et Or	Quebec City	QC	1996	Glen Constantin	37,591	$105.3M	PEPS Stadium	12,257	12	8
Université de Sherbrooke	Vert et Or	Sherbrooke	QC	1971	David Lessard	35,000	---	Université de Sherbrooke Stadium	3,359	0	0
Bishop's University	Gaiters	Sherbrooke	QC	1884	Kevin Mackey	1,817	---	Coulter Field	2,200	4	0

Atlantic University Football Conference
*Jewett Trophy*!Institution!Team!City!Province!First season!Head coach!Enrollment!Endowment!Football stadium!Capacity!Jewett Trophies!Vanier Cups
Acadia University	Axemen	Wolfville	NS	1957	Jeff Cummins	3,770	$40M	Raymond Field	3,000	12	2
Mount Allison University	Mounties	Sackville	NB	1955	Kelly Jeffrey	2,614	$110M	MacAulay Field	2,500	5	0
Saint Francis Xavier University	X-Men	Antigonish	NS	1954	Gary Waterman	4,871	$59.4M	Oland Stadium	4,000	11	1
Saint Mary's University	Huskies	Halifax	NS	1956	Perry Marchese	7,433	$16.9M	Huskies Stadium	4,000	24	3

Notes and References

Web site: Ontario University Athletics announces 2015 Football Schedule. Ontario University Athletics. 2015-02-10 . 2015-03-06.
https://presto-en.usports.ca/championships/fball/2015/releases/host Laval to host 2015 Vanier Cup in Quebec City
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#1): Reigning Vanier Cup champion Montreal opens at No. 1 . 2015-09-01 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802061522/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-1 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#2): Laval downs Vanier Cup champs in opener, moves up to No. 1 . 2015-09-08 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190346/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-2 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#3): Game of musical chairs continues: Dinos move up to No. 1 . 2015-09-15 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141939/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-3 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#4): Dinos remain No. 1, Big Five keeps rolling . 2015-09-22 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802061603/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-4 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#5): Dinos remain No. 1, dominant weekend for Big Three . U Sports . 2015-09-29.
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#6): Dinos remain No. 1, Montreal and Guelph upset . U Sports . 2015-10-06.
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#7): No changes in Top 10, Dinos No. 1 for fifth straight week . 2015-10-13 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191439/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-7 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#8): Dinos remain No. 1, Western and Montreal move past Laval . 2015-10-20 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141945/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-8 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#9): Top Five win big, No. 2 Western completes perfect conference schedule . 2015-10-27 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802061136/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-9 . dead .
Web site: FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#10): Top-ranked Dinos complete unblemished regular season . 2015-11-03 . 2019-03-23 . 2016-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802061119/http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/top10-10 . dead .
https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/championship/2015/files/awards 2015 CIS Football Awards and All-Canadians
Web site: CIS 5-year Championship Schedule . . 2015-03-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729223014/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/5-Year_Schedule_2014_to_2019.pdf . 2014-07-29 .