2000 CIAU football season explained

2000 CIAU football season
Duration:	September 2, 2000 – November 4, 2000
Conf1:	Hardy Cup
Conf1 Champ:	Regina Rams
Conf2:	Yates Cup
Conf2 Champ:	McMaster Marauders
Conf3:	Dunsmore Cup
Conf3 Champ:	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Conf4:	Loney Bowl
Conf4 Champ:	Saint Mary's Huskies
Conf5:	Atlantic Bowl
Conf5 Champ:	Regina Rams
Conf6:	Churchill Bowl
Conf6 Champ:	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Finals:	Vanier Cup
Finals Date:	December 2, 2000
Finals Venue:	SkyDome, Toronto
Finals Champ:	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Prevseason Year:	1999
Nextseason Year:	2001
Seasonslistnames:	CIAU football seasons

The 2000 CIAU football season began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the 36th Vanier Cup national championship on December 2 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees winning their second championship. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU).

Awards and records

Awards

Hec Crighton Trophy – Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
Presidents' Trophy – Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta
J. P. Metras Trophy – Randy Chevrier, McGill
Peter Gorman Trophy – Jean-Frédéric Tremblay, Laval

All-Canadian team

First Team

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Offence

QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
RB Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
RB Justin Praamsma, Laurier
WR Andre Talbot, Laurier
WR Geoff Drover, Calgary
IR Ryan Janzen, McMaster
IR Ben Wearing, McGill
OT Carlo Panaro, Alberta
OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor
OG Steve Jobin, Concordia
OG James Hitchen, Laurier
C Paul Guigna, Waterloo

Defence

DT Randy Chevrier, McGill
DT Jeremy Oxley, Guelph
DE Kyl Morrison, Saint Mary's
DE Pepe Esposito, Laval
LB Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
LB Etienne Vanslette, Laval
LB Javier Glatt, UBC
FS Lukas Shaver, Ottawa
DB Donnie Ruiz, Laurier
DB Brock Balog, Calgary
CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba
CB Jermaine Romans, Acadia

Special

K Duncan O'Mahony, UBC
P Michael O'Brien, Western

Second Team

Offence

QB Phil Cote, Ottawa
RB Ben Ouimet, Bishop's
RB Dean Fisher, Calgary
WR Michael Linton, McMaster
WR Jay Currie, Saint Mary's
IR Jason Clermont, Regina
IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's
IR James MacLean, Queen's
OT Jon Landon, Queen's
OT Greg Schaefer, UBC
OG Eric Pickering, Bishop's
OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster
C Karoly Toth, Saint Mary's
C Serge Bourque, Bishop's

Defence

DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's
DT Aaron Moser, Saskatchewan
DE Mitch Sutherland, Alberta
DE Kojo Millington, Laurier
LB Damian Porter, Windsor
LB Scott Coe, Manitoba
LB Sebastian Roy, Mount Allison
FS Ian Schafer, Calgary
FS Kevin Taylor, Laurier
DB Loan Duong, Concordia
DB Denis Arruba, Saint Mary's
DB Shane Sharpe, Alberta
CB Greg Bourne, Waterloo
CB Frantz Jacques, Ottawa

Special

K Michael O'Brien, Western
P Duncan O'Mahony, UBC

Results

Regular season standings

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	T	PF	PA	Pts
Manitoba	8	6	1	1	279	138	13
Calgary	8	6	2	0	247	159	12
Regina	8	4	4	0	218	281	10
UBC	8	3	5	0	206	231	6
	8	2	5	1	144	180	5
	8	2	6	0	127	232	4

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
McMaster	8	7	1	0	325	86	14
Laurier	8	7	1	0	274	143	14
Western	8	6	2	0	244	152	12
Waterloo	8	4	4	0	208	176	8
	8	3	5	0	165	210	6
	8	3	5	0	99	205	6
	8	1	7	0	95	209	2
	8	0	8	0	40	348	0

Ontario-Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Laval	8	8	0	237	103	16
Ottawa	8	7	1	292	52	14
McGill	8	5	3	174	174	10
Bishop's	8	2	6	150	196	4
	8	2	6	153	204	4
	8	1	7	114	312	2

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Saint Mary's	8	8	0	324	66	16
Acadia	8	4	4	196	155	8
	8	3	5	65	228	6
	8	1	7	100	236	2

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.^[2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Acadia Axemen	8	6	6	8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Alberta Golden Bears	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Bishop's Gaiters	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Calgary Dinos	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	NR	NR	9	9	7	7	7
Concordia Stingers	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Guelph Gryphons	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laurier Golden Hawks	4	3	3	6	5	5	5	5	5
Laval Rouge et Or	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Manitoba Bisons	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
McGill Redmen	NR	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	7	7	8	data-sort-value="9+"	10	data-sort-value="9+"	10
McMaster Marauders	7	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	4
Mount Allison Mounties	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Queen's Golden Gaels	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Regina Rams	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Saint Mary's Huskies	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Saskatchewan Huskies	3	8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Simon Fraser Clan	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Toronto Varsity Blues	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
UBC Thunderbirds	NR	NR	9	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	data-sort-value="9+"	10	NR	NR	NR
Waterloo Warriors	data-sort-value="9+"	10	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	9	NR	NR	data-sort-value="9+"	10	9	9
Western Mustangs	9	9	8	5	8	8	9	8	8
Windsor Lancers	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
York Lions	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. Source:^[3]

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy for the Atlantic Bowl.^[4] ^[5]

Vanier Cup

See main article: 36th Vanier Cup.

Notes and References

Web site: CIS Football All-Canadians . 2011-03-08.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football2000.html CIS Football 2000
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/sportfit/ciau/football2000.html CIAU Football 2000
Web site: Uteck Bowl History . Canadian Interuniversity Sport . 2012-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201202039/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/uteck . 2012-02-01 .
Web site: Mitchell Bowl History. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2012-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131164536/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/mitchell_bowl. 2012-01-31. dead.