2016 CIS football season

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

2016 Canada West standings v t e
(Rank) Team	W		L	PF		PA	PTS	Playoff Spot
#4 Regina	6	-	2	277	-	218	12	†
#6 Calgary	6	-	2	294	-	167	12	X
#9 Saskatchewan	5	-	3	261	-	205	10	X
UBC	3	-	5	250	-	245	6	X
Manitoba	3	-	5	276	-	323	6
Alberta	1	-	7	155	-	355	2
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

2016 RSEQ standings v t e
	Overall							Conf			Playoff Spot
(Rank) Team	W		L	PF		PA	PTS	W		L	Playoff Spot
#2 Montréal	7	-	1	296	-	72	14	6	-	1	†
#1 Laval	7	-	1	289	-	78	12	6	-	1	X
Concordia	4	-	4	182	-	227	8	3	-	4	X
McGill	4	-	4	156	-	173	8	4	-	4	X
Sherbrooke	3	-	5	148	-	168	6	3	-	5
Bishop's	1	-	7	100	-	341	2	0	-	7
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

2016 OUA standings v t e
(Rank) Team	W		L	PF		PA	PTS	Playoff Spot
#3 Western	7	-	1	393	-	148	14	†
#5 Laurier	7	-	1	341	-	126	14	X
#7 McMaster	6	-	2	260	-	87	12	X
#8 Carleton	6	-	2	318	-	150	12	X
Ottawa	6	-	2	303	-	227	10	X
Guelph	3	-	5	244	-	227	6	X
Queen's	3	-	5	236	-	210	6
York	2	-	6	171	-	384	4
Windsor	2	-	6	164	-	380	4
Toronto	2	-	6	155	-	288	4
Waterloo	0	-	8	77	-	435	0
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

2016 AUS standings v t e
	Overall							Conf			Playoff Spot
(Rank) Team	W		L	PF		PA	PTS	W		L	Playoff Spot
#10 St. FX	7	-	1	299	-	129	14	7	-	0	†
Mount Allison	3	-	5	157	-	238	6	3	-	4	X
Acadia	2	-	6	124	-	214	4	2	-	5	X
Saint Mary's	2	-	6	126	-	239	4	2	-	5
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week	1^[4]	2^[5]	3^[6]	4^[7]	5^[8]	6^[9]	7^[10]	8^[11]	9^[12]	10^[13]
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

CIS post-season awards
	Quebec^[14]	Ontario^[14]	Atlantic^[14]	Canada West^[14]	NATIONAL^[14]
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

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

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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]

Conference Playoffs

Atlantic University Sport

November 5 Semifinal			November 12 Loney Bowl

			1	St. FX	29
2	Mt. Allison	27	2	Mt. Allison	8
3	Acadia	18

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

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

Ontario University Athletics

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

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

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

Uteck Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Mitchell Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

52nd Vanier Cup

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

^ "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.
^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-1 ^{[dead link]}
^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-2 ^{[dead link]}
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^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-4 ^{[dead link]}
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^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-6 ^{[dead link]}
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^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-9 ^{[dead link]}
^ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-10 ^{[dead link]}
^ ^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
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[OUA_Schedule-1] "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.

[2] CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.

[3] "Introducing U Sports" (Press release). U Sports. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

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[Awards-14] All-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner

[15] All-Canadian Awards Gala presented by Sun Life Financial All-Canadian teams announced

[Future-16] "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

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