2016 CIS football season
2016 CIS football season | |
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Duration | August 28 – October 29 |
Hardy Trophy champions | Calgary Dinos |
Yates Cup champions | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks |
Dunsmore Cup champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
Loney Bowl champions | St. Francis Xavier X-Men |
Mitchell Bowl champions | Calgary Dinos |
Uteck Bowl champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
Vanier Cup | |
Date | November 26 |
Venue | Hamilton, Ontario |
Champions | Laval Rouge et Or |
The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.[1] The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[2] In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
During the 2016 season, CIS adopted the new name of U Sports, with the name change officially taking effect on October 20.[3]
Regular season standings
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Top 10
[edit]Team \ Week | 1[4] | 2[5] | 3[6] | 4[7] | 5[8] | 6[9] | 7[10] | 8[11] | 9[12] | 10[13] |
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Acadia Axemen | NR | NR | 14 (6) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Alberta Golden Bears | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Bishop's Gaiters | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Calgary Dinos | 7 (147-2) | 3 (220) | 2 (267-3) | 2 (266) | 5 (171) | 5 (182) | 5 (189) | 4 (220-1) | 5 (153) | 6 (144) |
Carleton Ravens | 9 (37) | 6 (125) | 4 (169) | 10 (38) | 10 (45) | 6 (120) | 6 (126) | 6 (136) | 8 (128) | 8 (128) |
Concordia Stingers | 11 (18) | 11 (33) | 12 (12) | 12 (3) | NR | NR | 12 (3) | 13 (4) | NR | 13 (1) |
Guelph Gryphons | 6 (177) | 10 (41) | 11 (32) | 13 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Laurier Golden Hawks | 10 (37) | 9 (62) | 7 (101) | 5 (178) | 6 (153) | 7 (118) | 7 (121) | 7 (124) | 6 (153) | 5 (167) |
Laval Rouge et Or | 3 (218) | 4 (207) | 3 (221) | 3 (238) | 2 (264) | 2 (266) | 2 (266) | 1 (290-21) | 1 (293-23) | 1 (296-26) |
Manitoba Bisons | 5 (182-1) | 8 (76) | NR | NR | 9 (54) | 11 (5) | NR | NR | NR | NR |
McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | 14 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
McMaster Marauders | 8 (146-1) | 5 (202-1) | 9 (94) | 7 (105) | 8 (79) | 8 (115) | 8 (113) | 5 (150) | 4 (155) | 7 (137) |
Montreal Carabins | 2 (261-5) | 1 (276-13) | 1 (297-27) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 2 (270-6) | 2 (273-5) | 2 (267-4) |
Mount Allison Mounties | 14 (5) | 18 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Ottawa Gee-Gees | NR | 12 (18) | 8 (99) | 6 (159) | 7 (148) | 9 (65) | 9 (65) | 9 (36) | 9 (39) | 12 (2) |
Queen's Golden Gaels | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Regina Rams | NR | 17 (1) | 15 (1) | 9 (54) | 4 (188) | 4 (206) | 4 (198) | 8 (111) | 7 (141) | 4 (180) |
Saint Mary's Huskies | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Saskatchewan Huskies | 12 (13) | 13 (15) | 10 (64) | 8 (87) | 13 (1) | 14 (1) | 14 (2) | 12 (22) | 10 (36) | 9 (60) |
Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 15 (2) | 14 (10) | NR | NR | 14 (1) | NR | 13 (2) | 11 (23) | NR | NR |
St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 13 (6) | 16 (2) | 13 (7) | 12 (9) | 12 (2) | 13 (3) | 11 (4) | 10 (26) | NR | 10 (27) |
Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
UBC Thunderbirds | 1 (266-20) | 2 (264-16) | 6 (139) | 11 (12) | 11 (25) | 10 (28) | 10 (29) | 14 (1) | NR | 11 (7) |
Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Western Mustangs | 4 (188-2) | 7 (97) | 5 (161) | 4 (197) | 3 (219) | 3 (238) | 3 (234) | 3 (234-2) | 3 (243-2) | 3 (235) |
Windsor Lancers | NR | 15 (4) | 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
[edit]Quebec[14] | Ontario[14] | Atlantic[14] | Canada West[14] | NATIONAL[14] | |
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Hec Crighton Trophy | Samuel Caron (Montreal) | Derek Wendel (Ottawa) | Tivon Cook (St. Francis Xavier) | Noah Picton (Regina) | Noah Picton (Regina) |
Presidents' Trophy | Jonathan Boisonneault-Glaou (Montreal) | Nakas Onyeka (Wilfrid Laurier) | DeAndre Smith (Saint Mary's) | D. J. Lalama (Manitoba) | D. J. Lalama (Manitoba) |
J. P. Metras Trophy | Mathieu Betts (Laval) | Sean Jamieson (Western) | Vernon Sainvil (St. Francis Xavier) | Geoff Gray (Manitoba) | Mathieu Betts (Laval) |
Peter Gorman Trophy | Adam Auclair (Laval) | Adam Preocanin (McMaster) | Jakob Loucks (Mount Allison) | Nicholas Dheilly (Regina) | Jakob Loucks (Mount Allison) |
Russ Jackson Award | Shayne Cowan-Cholette (Bishop's) | Mark Mackie (McMaster) | Will Wojcik (Acadia) | Cam Teschuk (Manitoba) | Cam Teschuk (Manitoba) |
Frank Tindall Trophy | Danny Maciocia (Montreal) | Michael Faulds (Wilfrid Laurier) | Gary Waterman (St. Francis Xavier) | Steve Bryce (Regina) | Michael Faulds (Wilfrid Laurier) |
All-Canadian team
[edit]First team
[edit]- Offence
- QB – Noah Picton – Regina
- RB – Tyler Chow – Saskatchewan
- RB – Alex Taylor – Western
- IR – Kaion Julien-Grant – St. Francis Xavier
- IR – Mitchell Picton – Regina
- WR – Louis-Mathieu Normandin – Montreal
- WR – Nathaniel Behar – Carleton
- C – Matthew Van Praet – Western
- G – Geoff Gray – Manitoba
- G – Zach Intzandt – McMaster
- T – Vernon Sainvil – St. Francis Xavier
- T – Jean-Simon Roy – Laval
- Defence
- DT – Rupert Butcher – Western
- DT – Vincent Desjardins – Laval
- DE – Mathieu Betts – Laval
- DE – Michael Kashak – McMaster
- LB – DeAndre Smith – Saint Mary's
- LB – D. J. Lalama – Manitoba
- LB – Nakas Onyeka – Laurier
- FS – Stavros Katsantonis – British Columbia
- HB – Malcolm Thompson – Laurier
- HB – Malcolm Brown – Western
- CB – Godfrey Onyeka – Laurier
- CB – Samuel Polan – Sherbrooke
- Special teams
- P – Félix Ménard-Brière – Montreal
- K – Sean Stenger – Saskatchewan
- RET – Tunde Adeleke – Carleton
Second team
[edit]- Offence
- QB – Derek Wendel – Ottawa
- RB – Jordan Socholotiuk – St. Francis Xavier
- RB – Jayde Rowe – Carleton
- IR – Austen Hartley – Calgary
- IR – Mitchell Baines – Ottawa
- WR – Dejuan Martin – St. Francis Xavier
- WR – Danny Vandervoort – McMaster
- C – Levi Hua – British Columbia
- G – Samuel Lefebvre – Laval
- G – Ryan Sceviour – Calgary
- T – Evan Johnson – Saskatchewan
- T – Sean Jamieson – Western
- Defence
- DT – Donovan Dale – British Columbia
- DT – Junior Luke – Montreal
- DE – Kwaku Boateng – Laurier
- DE – Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou – Montreal
- LB – Frédéric Chagnon – Montreal
- LB – Jean-Gabriel Poulin – Western
- LB – Alexandre Gagné – Sherbrooke
- FS – Brandon Jennings – Acadia
- HB – Robert Woodson – Calgary
- HB – Adam Auclair – Laval
- CB – Adam Laurensse – Calgary
- CB – Robbie Yochim – McMaster
- Special teams
- P – TJ Morton – Toronto
- K – Adam Preocanin – McMaster
- RET – Marcus Davis – UBC
Championships
[edit]The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2016, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West champions host the AUS champions in the Mitchell Bowl and be the home team at the Vanier Cup, while the RSEQ champions host the OUA champions in the Uteck Bowl.[16]
Conference Playoffs
[edit]November 5 Semifinal | November 12 Loney Bowl | ||||||||
1 | St. FX | 29 | |||||||
2 | Mt. Allison | 27 | 2 | Mt. Allison | 8 | ||||
3 | Acadia | 18 |
November 5 Semifinals | November 12 Dunsmore Cup | ||||||||
1 | Montreal | 42 | |||||||
4 | McGill | 0 | |||||||
1 | Montreal | 17 | |||||||
2 | Laval | 20 | |||||||
2 | Laval | 39 | |||||||
3 | Concordia | 14 |
October 29 Quarterfinals | November 5 Semifinals | November 12 109th Yates Cup | ||||||||||||
1 | Western | 51 | ||||||||||||
4 | Carleton | 45 | 4 | Carleton | 24 | |||||||||
5 | Ottawa | 9 | 1 | Western | 40 | |||||||||
2 | Laurier | 43 | ||||||||||||
2 | Laurier | 21 | ||||||||||||
3 | McMaster | 17 | 3 | McMaster | 17 | |||||||||
6 | Guelph | 11 |
November 5 Semifinals | November 12 80th Hardy Trophy | ||||||||
1 | Regina | 34 | |||||||
4 | UBC | 40 | |||||||
4 | UBC | 43 | |||||||
2 | Calgary | 46 | |||||||
2 | Calgary | 47 | |||||||
3 | Saskatchewan | 17 |
National Semifinals
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Laurier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Laval | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
at Telus Stadium, Quebec City, Quebec
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Fair, 9°C
- Game attendance: 13,526
- Referee: Brent Young
- TV: Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports
- Boxscore
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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St. FX | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Calgary | 5 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 50 |
at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Overcast, 0°C
- Game attendance: 2,184
- Referee: J. Popplestone
- TV: Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports
- Boxscore
National Championship
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Laval | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Calgary | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy with sun, 5°C
- Referee: K. Edgeworthy
- TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports
- Boxscore
References
[edit]- ^ "OUA announces 2016 Football regular season and Yates Cup playoff schedule". Ontario University Athletics. 2015-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Introducing U Sports" (Press release). U Sports. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#1) Reigning Vanier Cup champion UBC opens at No. 1". U Sports. 2016-08-30.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) Montreal moves up to No. 1, reigning champ UBC down to No. 2". U Sports. 2016-09-06.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#3) Montreal remains No. 1, Calgary moves up to No. 2". U Sports. 2016-09-13.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#4) Montreal unanimous No. 1 pick, Vanier Cup champ UBC out of Top 10". U Sports. 2016-09-20.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5) Montreal No. 1 for fourth straight week, Regina on the rise". U Sports. 2016-09-27.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#6) RSEQ rivals Montreal, Laval hold on to top spots". U Sports. 2016-10-04.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#7) No changes in national rankings following light Thanksgiving schedule". U Sports. 2016-10-11.
- ^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#8) Laval wins rematch against archrival Montreal, moves up to No. 1". U Sports. 2016-10-18.
- ^ "U Sports Football Top 10: RSEQ rivals Laval, Montreal hold on to top spots". U Sports. 2016-10-25.
- ^ "FRC – U Sports Football Top 10 (#10) Laval tops final poll of season for 7th time in 10 years". U Sports. 2016-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e All-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner
- ^ All-Canadian Awards Gala presented by Sun Life Financial All-Canadian teams announced
- ^ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-01-18.