The 2014 CIS football season began on September 1, 2014 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.[1] The season concluded on November 29 with the 50th Vanier Cup championship at Molson Stadium in Montreal.[2][3] This year, 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
2014 CIS football season | |
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Duration | September 1 – November 1 |
Hardy Cup champions | Manitoba Bisons |
Yates Cup champions | McMaster Marauders |
Dunsmore Cup champions | Montreal Carabins |
Loney Bowl champions | Mount Allison Mounties |
Mitchell Bowl champions | McMaster Marauders |
Uteck Bowl champions | Montreal Carabins |
Vanier Cup | |
Date | November 29 |
Venue | Montreal, Quebec |
Champions | Montreal Carabins |
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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 | 11 (36) | NR | 15 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Alberta Golden Bears | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 12 (5) | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Bishop's Gaiters | 15 (14) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Calgary Dinos | 2 (260) | 2 (269) | 2 (267) | 2 (267) | 2 (267) | 2 (267) | 2 (267) | 2 (267) | 2 (270) | 4 (216) |
Carleton Ravens | 19 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Concordia Stingers | NR | 16 (1) | 10 (14) | 9 (84) | 9 (64) | 9 (72) | 9 (44) | 8 (78) | 11 (9) | 12 (1) |
Guelph Gryphons | 8 (60) | 7 (101) | 6 (128) | 6 (154) | 6 (147) | 6 (157) | 6 (150) | 4 (193) | 5 (183) | 5 (184) |
Laurier Golden Hawks | 14 (16) | NR | 14 (2) | 12 (1) | 12 (2) | 10 (17) | 11 (1) | NR | 12 (3) | NR |
Laval Rouge et Or | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (288-18) |
Manitoba Bisons | 6 (140) | 12 (21) | 9 (61) | 10 (47) | 10 (47) | 14 (1) | NR | 9 (48) | 12 (3) | 11 (23) |
McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
McMaster Marauders | 5 (144) | 4 (201) | 4 (194) | 4 (208) | 4 (206) | 3 (243) | 3 (243) | 3 (242) | 4 (217) | 3 (231) |
Montreal Carabins | 4 (164) | 5 (163) | 5 (172) | 5 (171) | 5 (175) | 5 (167) | 5 (178) | 4 (193) | 3 (223) | 2 (274-12) |
Mount Allison Mounties | 13 (20) | 10 (34) | 8 (74) | 8 (107) | 8 (89) | 8 (100) | 7 (115) | 7 (126) | 6 (143) | 6 (156) |
Ottawa Gee-Gees | 16 (12) | 8 (68) | 12 (10) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 (23) | 10 (24) |
Queen's Golden Gaels | 9 (56) | 15 (4) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Regina Rams | 17 (6) | 11 (25) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Saint Mary's Huskies | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Saskatchewan Huskies | 10 (56) | 6 (144) | 7 (127) | 7 (114) | 7 (105) | 7 (114) | 8 (111) | 10 (34) | 8 (92) | 8 (99) |
Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 12 (26) | 9 (61) | 11 (14) | 14 (1) | 13 (2) | 11 (8) | 12 (1) | 11 (33) | 9 (54) | 9 (50) |
St. Francis Xavier X-Men | NR | 13 (10) | NR | 13 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
UBC Thunderbirds | 7 (80) | 14 (9) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Western Mustangs | 3 (250) | 3 (242) | 3 (243) | 3 (241) | 3 (241) | 4 (196) | 4 (186) | 6 (135) | 7 (134) | 7 (109) |
Windsor Lancers | 18 (2) | NR | 13 (10) | 11 (2) | 11 (5) | 13 (5) | 10 (44) | 12 (4) | 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.
Quebec[14] | Ontario[14] | Atlantic[14] | Canada West[14] | NATIONAL | |
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Hec Crighton Trophy | Hugo Richard (Laval) | Dillon Campbell (Wilfrid Laurier) | Brian Jones (Acadia) | Andrew Buckley (Calgary) | Andrew Buckley (Calgary)[14] |
Presidents' Trophy | Byron Archambault (Montreal) | Nick Shortill (McMaster) | Jonathan Langa (Saint Mary's) | Mark Ingram (Saskatchewan) | Jonathan Langa (Saint Mary's)[14] |
J. P. Metras Trophy | Vincent Desloges (Laval) | Ettore Lattanzio (Ottawa) | Jacob LeBlanc (Mount Allison) | Donovan Dale (British Columbia) | Ettore Lattanzio (Ottawa)[14] |
Peter Gorman Trophy | Hugo Richard (Laval) | Daniel Petermann (McMaster) | Chris Reid (Mount Allison) | Marcus Davis (British Columbia) | Hugo Richard (Laval)[14] |
Russ Jackson Award | Alexandre Laganière (Montreal) | Adam Dickson (McMaster) | Sean Stoqua (Acadia) | Andrew Buckley (Calgary) | Andrew Buckley (Calgary)[14] |
Frank Tindall Trophy | Mickey Donovan (Concordia) | Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) | Kelly Jeffrey (Mount Allison) | Brian Towriss (Saskatchewan) | Kelly Jeffrey (Mount Allison)[14] |
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2014, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will visit the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will visit the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl.[16]
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2014, according to the rotating schedule, the Quebec conference Dunsmore Cup champions will host the Hardy Trophy Canada West championship team for the Uteck Bowl. The Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will visit the Ontario conference's Yates Cup winner for the Mitchell Bowl.
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | 50th Vanier Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Acadia Axemen | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) St. FX X-Men | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. FX X-Men | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Allison Mounties | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Mount Allison Mounties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Allison Mounties | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(6) Laurier Golden Hawks | 10 | McMaster Marauders | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Western Ontario Mustangs | 25 | Western Ontario Mustangs | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Guelph Gryphons | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(5) Ottawa Gee-Gees | 46 | McMaster Marauders | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Windsor Lancers | 29 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | McMaster Marauders | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Regina Rams | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Calgary Dinos | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Calgary Dinos | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba Bisons | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Manitoba Bisons | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Saskatchewan Huskies | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba Bisons | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Montreal Carabins | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Carabins | 12* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Laval Rouge et Or | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Concordia Stingers | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Laval Rouge et Or | 74 |
Number in parentheses represents seed in conference
Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
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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 | Chris Morris | 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 | 32,848 |
University of Manitoba | Bisons | Winnipeg | MB | 1920 | Brian Dobie | 27,599 | $303M | Investors Group Field | 33,422 |
Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
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Concordia University | Stingers | Montreal | QC | 1974 | Mickey Donovan | 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 | David Lessard | 35,000 | --- | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium | 3,359 |
Bishop's University | Gaiters | Sherbrooke | QC | 1884 | Kevin Mackey | 1,817 | --- | Coulter Field | 2,200 |
Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
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Acadia University | Axemen | Wolfville | NS | 1957 | Jeff Cummins | 3,770 | $40M | Raymond Field | 3,000 |
Mount Allison University | Mounties | Sackville | NB | 1955 | Kelly Jeffrey | 2,614 | $82.8M | MacAulay Field | 2,500 |
Saint Francis Xavier University | X-Men | Antigonish | NS | 1954 | Gary Waterman | 4,871 | $59.4M | Oland Stadium | 4,000 |
Saint Mary's University | Huskies | Halifax | NS | 1956 | Perry Marchese | 7,433 | $16.9M | Huskies Stadium | 4,000 |