2015 CIS football season

2015 CIS football season
Regular season
Duration August 30, 2015 – TBD
Playoffs
Start date October 31, 2015
Hardy Cup
Yates Cup
Dunsmore Cup
Loney Bowl
Mitchell Bowl
Uteck Bowl
Vanier Cup
Date November 28, 2015
Site Quebec City, Quebec
2014 ← CIS football seasons → 2016

The 2015 CIS football season will begin on August 30, 2015 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.[1] The season will conclude on November 28 with the 51st Vanier Cup championship at Telus Stadium in Quebec City.[2] This year, 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2015, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup will visit the Hardy Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.[3]

Teams

Canada West Football Conference
Hardy Trophy
Institution Team City Province First season Head coach Enrollment Endowment Football stadium Capacity Hardy Trophies Vanier Cups
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Vancouver BC 1923 Blake Nill 43,579 $1.01B Thunderbird Stadium 3,500 13 3
University of Calgary Dinos Calgary AB 1964 Wayne Harris, Jr. 28,196 $444M McMahon Stadium 35,650 15 4
University of Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton AB 1910 Chris Morris 36,435 $751M Foote Field 3,500 18 3
University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon SK 1912 Brian Towriss 19,082 $136.7M Griffiths Stadium 6,171 20 3
University of Regina Rams Regina SK 1999 Mike Gibson 12,800 $25.9M Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 32,848 1 0
University of Manitoba Bisons Winnipeg MB 1920 Brian Dobie 27,599 $303M Investors Group Field 33,422 11 3
Ontario University Athletics
Yates Cup
Institution Team City Province First season Head coach Enrollment Endowment Football stadium Capacity Yates Cups Vanier Cups
University of Windsor Lancers Windsor ON 1968 Joe D'Amore 13,496 $32.5M South Campus Stadium 2,000 1 0
University of Western Ontario Mustangs London ON 1929 Greg Marshall 30,000 $266.6M TD Waterhouse Stadium 10,000 30 6
University of Waterloo Warriors Waterloo ON 1957 Chris Bertoia 27,978 $172M Warrior Field 5,200 2 0
Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Waterloo ON 1961 Michael Faulds 12,394 --- University Stadium 6,000 7 2
University of Guelph Gryphons Guelph ON 1950 Stu Lang 19,408 $164.2M Alumni Stadium 4,100 3 1
McMaster University Marauders Hamilton ON 1901 Stefan Ptaszek 25,688 $498.5M Ron Joyce Stadium 6,000 7 1
University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto ON 1877 Greg Gary 73,185 $1.823B Varsity Stadium 5,000 25 2
York University Lions Toronto ON 1969 Warren Craney 42,400 $306M York Stadium 2,500 0 0
Queen's University Golden Gaels Kingston ON 1882 Pat Sheahan 20,566 $657M Richardson Stadium 10,258 23 4
University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa ON 1894 Jamie Barresi 35,548 $128.4M Gee-Gees Field 4,152 4 2
Carleton University Ravens Ottawa ON 1945 Steve Sumarah 25,890 $230M Keith Harris Stadium 3,000 0 0
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Dunsmore Cup
Institution Team City Province First season Head coach Enrollment Endowment Football stadium Capacity Dunsmore Cups Vanier Cups
Concordia University Stingers Montreal QC 1974 Mickey Donovan 38,809 $54.4M Concordia Stadium 4,000 3 0
Université de Montréal Carabins Montreal QC 2002 Danny Maciocia 55,540 $89.5M CEPSUM Stadium 5,100 1 1
McGill University Redmen Montreal QC 1898 Ronald Hilaire 32,514 $973.6M Molson Stadium 25,012 3 1
Université Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City QC 1996 Glen Constantin 37,591 $105.3M PEPS Stadium 12,257 12 8
Université de Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke QC 1971 David Lessard 35,000 --- Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 3,359 0 0
Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke QC 1884 Kevin Mackey 1,817 --- Coulter Field 2,200 4 0
Atlantic University Football Conference
Jewett Trophy
Institution Team City Province First season Head coach Enrollment Endowment Football stadium Capacity Jewett Trophies Vanier Cups
Acadia University Axemen Wolfville NS 1957 Jeff Cummins 3,770 $40M Raymond Field 3,000 12 2
Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville NB 1955 Kelly Jeffrey 2,614 $110M MacAulay Field 2,500 5 0
Saint Francis Xavier University X-Men Antigonish NS 1954 Gary Waterman 4,871 $59.4M Oland Stadium 4,000 10 1
Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax NS 1956 Perry Marchese 7,433 $16.9M Huskies Stadium 4,000 24 3

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario University Athletics announces 2015 Football Schedule". Ontario University Athletics. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  2. ↑ Laval to host 2015 Vanier Cup in Quebec City from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 8 December 2014, retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ↑ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Retrieved 2015-03-07.