2011 CIS football season
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
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2011 AUS standings |
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Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
#9 Acadia | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | | 6 | - | 1 | † |
Saint Mary's | 6 | - | 2 | 12 | | 6 | - | 1 | X |
St. FX | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | | 2 | - | 5 | X |
Mount Allison | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | | 0 | - | 7 | |
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 |
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Top 10
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
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
- Sam 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
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Teams
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Hardy Trophy
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
University of British Columbia |
Thunderbirds |
Vancouver |
BC |
1923 |
Shawn Olson |
43,579 |
$1.01B |
Thunderbird Stadium |
3,500 |
University of Calgary |
Dinos |
Calgary |
AB |
1964 |
Blake Nill |
28,196 |
$444M |
McMahon Stadium |
35,650 |
University of Alberta |
Golden Bears |
Edmonton |
AB |
1910 |
Jeff Stead |
36,435 |
$751M |
Foote Field |
3,500 |
University of Saskatchewan |
Huskies |
Saskatoon |
SK |
1912 |
Brian Towriss |
19,082 |
$136.7M |
Griffiths Stadium |
6,171 |
University of Regina |
Rams |
Regina |
SK |
1999 |
Frank McCrystal |
12,800 |
$25.9M |
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field |
28,800 |
University of Manitoba |
Bisons |
Winnipeg |
MB |
1920 |
Brian Dobie |
27,599 |
$303M |
University Stadium |
5,000 |
Ontario University Athletics
Yates Cup
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
University of Windsor |
Lancers |
Windsor |
ON |
1968 |
Joe D'Amore |
13,496 |
$32.5M |
South Campus Stadium |
2,000 |
University of Western Ontario |
Mustangs |
London |
ON |
1929 |
Greg Marshall |
30,000 |
$266.6M |
TD Waterhouse Stadium |
10,000 |
University of Waterloo |
Warriors |
Waterloo |
ON |
1957 |
Dennis McPhee |
27,978 |
$172M |
Warrior Field |
1,100 |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Golden Hawks |
Waterloo |
ON |
1961 |
Gary Jeffries |
12,394 |
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University Stadium |
6,000 |
University of Guelph |
Gryphons |
Guelph |
ON |
1950 |
Stu Lang |
19,408 |
$164.2M |
Alumni Stadium |
4,100 |
McMaster University |
Marauders |
Hamilton |
ON |
1901 |
Stefan Ptaszek |
25,688 |
$498.5M |
Ron Joyce Stadium |
6,000 |
University of Toronto |
Varsity Blues |
Toronto |
ON |
1877 |
Greg Gary |
73,185 |
$1.823B |
Varsity Stadium |
5,000 |
York University |
Lions |
Toronto |
ON |
1969 |
Warren Craney |
42,400 |
$306M |
York Stadium |
4,000 |
Queen's University |
Golden Gaels |
Kingston |
ON |
1882 |
Pat Sheahan |
20,566 |
$657M |
Richardson Stadium |
10,258 |
University of Ottawa |
Gee-Gees |
Ottawa |
ON |
1894 |
Jean Philippe-Asselin |
35,548 |
$128.4M |
Frank Clair Stadium |
14,542 |
Quebec University Football League
Dunsmore Cup
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
Concordia University |
Stingers |
Montreal |
QC |
1974 |
Gerry McGrath |
38,809 |
$54.4M |
Concordia Stadium |
4,000 |
Université de Montréal |
Carabins |
Montreal |
QC |
2002 |
Danny Maciocia |
55,540 |
$89.5M |
CEPSUM Stadium |
5,100 |
McGill University |
Redmen |
Montreal |
QC |
1898 |
Clint Uttley |
32,514 |
$973.6M |
Molson Stadium |
25,012 |
Université Laval |
Rouge et Or |
Quebec City |
QC |
1996 |
Glen Constantin |
37,591 |
$105.3M |
PEPS Stadium |
12,257 |
Université de Sherbrooke |
Vert et Or |
Sherbrooke |
QC |
1971 |
André Bolduc |
35,000 |
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Université de Sherbrooke Stadium |
3,359 |
Bishop's University |
Gaiters |
Sherbrooke |
QC |
1884 |
Tony Addona |
1,817 |
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Coulter Field |
3,000 |
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