2005 CIS football season

Summary

The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 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).

2005 CIS football season
DurationSeptember 1, 2005 – October 29, 2005
Hardy Cup championsSaskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup championsWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Dunsmore Cup championsLaval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl championsAcadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl championsSaskatchewan Huskies
Uteck Bowl championsWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Vanier Cup
DateDecember 3, 2005
VenueIvor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
ChampionsWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
CIS football seasons seasons
← 2004
2006 →

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

All-Canadian team edit

First Team edit

Offence[1]
Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan
Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
Arjei Franklin, SB, Windsor
J-F Romeo, SB, Laval
Dominic Picard, C, Laval
Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
Kyle Koch, G, McMaster
Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
Chris Best, T, Waterloo
Defence[2]
Martin Gagné, DE, Montréal
Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
Michaël Jean-Louis, DT, Laval
Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia
Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina
Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia
Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
Jason Milne, FS, Alberta
Special Teams
Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
Warren Kean, K, Concordia

Second Team edit

Offense
Scott Syvret, QB, Concordia
Nick Cameron, RB, Laurier
Joseph Mroué, RB, Montréal
Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
Jeff Keegan, WR, Guelph
Vaughan Swart, SB, McMaster
Mike Lindstrom, SB, UBC
Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa
Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
Woodly Jean, G, Montreal
J.F. Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal
Derek Armstrong, T, StFX
Defence
Brandon Keks, DE, Laurier
Dan Federkeil, DE, Calgary
Miguel Robede, DT, Laval
Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba
David Lowry, LB, Alberta
Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
Anthony Plante-Ajah, CB, Ottawa
Joel Lipinski, CB, Regina
Alexandre Vendette, HB, Laval
Steve Boyko, HB, Alberta
Jeff Smeaton, FS, Laurier
Special Teams
Luca Congi, P, Simon Fraser
Brian Devlin, K, Laurier

Results edit

Regular season standings edit

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 0 294 96 16
Alberta 8 7 1 0 226 149 14
Manitoba 8 4 4 1 228 172 9
UBC 8 4 4 0 210 200 8
Regina 8 3 5 0 188 276 8
Calgary 8 2 6 0 146 259 4
Simon Fraser 8 0 8 1 160 300 1
Ontario
Team GP W L OTL PF PA Pts
Laurier 8 8 0 0 330 114 16
Western 8 6 2 1 371 142 13
Ottawa 8 6 2 0 305 137 12
McMaster 8 5 3 0 283 209 10
Windsor 8 4 4 0 250 226 8
Guelph 8 3 5 1 182 195 7
Queen's 8 3 5 0 196 223 6
York 8 3 5 0 113 294 6
Waterloo 8 2 6 0 139 302 4
Toronto 8 0 8 1 126 432 1
Quebec
Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Laval 8 8 0 305 75 16
Concordia 8 6 2 235 134 12
Montreal 8 6 2 229 158 12
Sherbrooke 8 4 4 175 227 8
Bishop's 8 1 7 131 233 2
McGill 8 1 7 120 133 2
Atlantic
Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Acadia 8 5 3 276 135 10
StFX 8 5 3 219 189 10
Saint Mary's 8 4 4 225 175 8
Mount Allison 8 0 8 23 379 0

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.

Top 10 edit

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

NR = Not Ranked.

Championships edit

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.[13]

Vanier Cup edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "2005 CIS Football All-Canadian team Offense". Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. ^ "2005 CIS Football All-Canadian team Defence". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  3. ^ CIS Top 10: two-time defending champ Laval opens on top https://web.archive.org/web/20051030152340/http://universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=5167
  4. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Laval holds on to first place
  5. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Saint Mary's opens season with amazing comeback
  6. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Mac out of national poll for first time in 7 years
  7. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Laval defeats Saint Mary's
  8. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Laval alone atop Quebec standings
  9. ^ Budweiser Top 10 : Saskatchewan, Laurier win Top-10 battles
  10. ^ Budweiser Top 10: Ottawa upsets Western, moves up to No. 6
  11. ^ Budweiser Top 10: No. 4 Montreal rolls over Saint Mary's
  12. ^ Top 10: Laval beats No. 4 Montreal 54-7, wins CIS record 17th straight
  13. ^ "Road to the Cup". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-15.