2016 CIS football season explained

2016 CIS football season
Duration:August 28 – October 29
Conf1:Hardy Trophy
Conf1 Champ:Calgary Dinos
Conf2:Yates Cup
Conf2 Champ:Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Conf3:Dunsmore Cup
Conf3 Champ:Laval Rouge et Or
Conf4:Loney Bowl
Conf4 Champ:St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Conf5:Mitchell Bowl
Conf5 Champ:Calgary Dinos
Conf6:Uteck Bowl
Conf6 Champ:Laval Rouge et Or
Finals:Vanier Cup
Finals Date:November 26
Finals Venue:Hamilton, Ontario
Finals Champ:Laval Rouge et Or
Prevseason Year:2015
Nextseason Year:2017
Seasonslistnames:CIS football seasons

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

Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week1[4] 2[5] 3[6] 4[7] 5[8] 6[9] 7[10] 8[11] 9[12] 10[13]
Acadia AxemenNR NR 14 (6) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Alberta Golden BearsNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bishop's GaitersNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Calgary Dinos7 (147-2) 3 (220) 2 (267-3) 2 (266) 5 (171) 5 (182) 5 (189) 4 (220-1) 5 (153) 6 (144)
Carleton Ravens9 (37) 6 (125) 4 (169) 10 (38) 10 (45) 6 (120) 6 (126) 6 (136) 8 (128) 8 (128)
Concordia Stingers11 (18) 11 (33) 12 (12) 12 (3) NR NR 12 (3) 13 (4) NR 13 (1)
Guelph Gryphons6 (177) 10 (41) 11 (32) 13 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR
Laurier Golden Hawks10 (37) 9 (62) 7 (101) 5 (178) 6 (153) 7 (118) 7 (121) 7 (124) 6 (153) 5 (167)
Laval Rouge et Or3 (218) 4 (207) 3 (221) 3 (238) 2 (264) 2 (266) 2 (266) 1 (290-21) 1 (293-23) 1 (296-26)
Manitoba Bisons5 (182-1) 8 (76) NR NR 9 (54) 11 (5) NR NR NR NR
McGill RedmenNR NR NR 14 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR
McMaster Marauders8 (146-1) 5 (202-1) 9 (94) 7 (105) 8 (79) 8 (115) 8 (113) 5 (150) 4 (155) 7 (137)
Montreal Carabins2 (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 Mounties14 (5) 18 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ottawa Gee-GeesNR 12 (18) 8 (99) 6 (159) 7 (148) 9 (65) 9 (65) 9 (36) 9 (39) 12 (2)
Queen's Golden GaelsNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Regina RamsNR 17 (1) 15 (1) 9 (54) 4 (188) 4 (206) 4 (198) 8 (111) 7 (141) 4 (180)
Saint Mary's HuskiesNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Saskatchewan Huskies12 (13) 13 (15) 10 (64) 8 (87) 13 (1) 14 (1) 14 (2) 12 (22) 10 (36) 9 (60)
Sherbrooke Vert et Or15 (2) 14 (10) NR NR 14 (1) NR 13 (2) 11 (23) NR NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men13 (6) 16 (2) 13 (7) 12 (9) 12 (2) 13 (3) 11 (4) 10 (26) NR 10 (27)
Toronto Varsity BluesNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
UBC Thunderbirds1 (266-20) 2 (264-16) 6 (139) 11 (12) 11 (25) 10 (28) 10 (29) 14 (1) NR 11 (7)
Waterloo WarriorsNR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Western Mustangs4 (188-2) 7 (97) 5 (161) 4 (197) 3 (219) 3 (238) 3 (234) 3 (234-2) 3 (243-2) 3 (235)
Windsor LancersNR 15 (4) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
York LionsNR 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

CIS post-season awards
Quebec[14] OntarioAtlanticCanada WestNATIONAL
Hec Crighton TrophySamuel Caron
(Montreal) 		Derek Wendel
(Ottawa) 		Tivon Cook
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Noah Picton
(Regina) 		Noah Picton
(Regina)
Presidents' TrophyJonathan Boisonneault-Glaou
(Montreal) 		Nakas Onyeka
(Wilfrid Laurier) 		DeAndre Smith
(Saint Mary's) 		D. J. Lalama
(Manitoba) 		D. J. Lalama
(Manitoba)
J. P. Metras TrophyMathieu Betts
(Laval) 		Sean Jamieson
(Western) 		Vernon Sainvil
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Geoff Gray
(Manitoba) 		Mathieu Betts
(Laval)
Peter Gorman TrophyAdam Auclair
(Laval) 		Adam Preocanin
(McMaster) 		Jakob Loucks
(Mount Allison) 		Nicholas Dheilly
(Regina) 		Jakob Loucks
(Mount Allison)
Russ Jackson AwardShayne Cowan-Cholette
(Bishop's) 		Mark Mackie
(McMaster) 		Will Wojcik
(Acadia) 		Cam Teschuk
(Manitoba) 		Cam Teschuk
(Manitoba)
Frank Tindall TrophyDanny Maciocia
(Montreal) 		Michael Faulds
(Wilfrid Laurier) 		Gary Waterman
(St. Francis Xavier) 		Steve Bryce
(Regina)

All-Canadian team

First team

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

    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
    [15]

    Championships

    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]

    National Championship

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: OUA announces 2016 Football regular season and Yates Cup playoff schedule. Ontario University Athletics. 2015-12-10. 2016-01-18. 2016-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802173011/http://oua.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151210g88r6v. dead.
    2. https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/vc16 CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017
    3. Introducing U Sports . U Sports . October 20, 2016 . December 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161022/http://usports.ca/en/news/580919b7bcdd8/introducing-u-sports . December 20, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
    4. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#1) Reigning Vanier Cup champion UBC opens at No. 1 . U Sports . 2016-08-30.
    5. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) Montreal moves up to No. 1, reigning champ UBC down to No. 2 . U Sports . 2016-09-06.
    6. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#3) Montreal remains No. 1, Calgary moves up to No. 2 . U Sports . 2016-09-13.
    7. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#4) Montreal unanimous No. 1 pick, Vanier Cup champ UBC out of Top 10 . U Sports . 2016-09-20.
    8. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5) Montreal No. 1 for fourth straight week, Regina on the rise . U Sports . 2016-09-27.
    9. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#6) RSEQ rivals Montreal, Laval hold on to top spots . U Sports . 2016-10-04.
    10. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#7) No changes in national rankings following light Thanksgiving schedule . U Sports . 2016-10-11.
    11. Web site: FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#8) Laval wins rematch against archrival Montreal, moves up to No. 1 . U Sports . 2016-10-18.
    12. Web site: U Sports Football Top 10: RSEQ rivals Laval, Montreal hold on to top spots . U Sports . 2016-10-25.
    13. Web site: FRC – U Sports Football Top 10 (#10) Laval tops final poll of season for 7th time in 10 years . U Sports . 2016-11-01.
    14. http://en.usports.ca/sports/fball/championship/2016/releases/awards All-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner
    15. http://en.usports.ca/sports/fball/championship/2016/releases/all-canadian All-Canadian Awards Gala presented by Sun Life Financial All-Canadian teams announced
    16. Web site: CIS 5-year Championship Schedule . . 2016-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729223014/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/5-Year_Schedule_2014_to_2019.pdf . 2014-07-29 .

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