2014 CIS football season
The 2014 CIS football season began on September 1, 2014 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.[1] The season will conclude 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.
Regular season standings
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2014 RSEQ standings |
| Overall | | | Conf |
(Rank) Team | W | | L | PTS | | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
#1 Laval | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | | 7 | - | 1 | † |
#2 Montreal | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | | 6 | - | 1 | X |
#8 Sherbrooke | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | | 4 | - | 3 | X |
Concordia | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | | 4 | - | 3 | X |
Bishop's | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | | 1 | - | 6 | |
McGill | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | | 0 | - | 8 | |
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 |
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Top 10
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
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Quebec[14] |
Ontario[14] |
Atlantic[14] |
Canada West[14] |
NATIONAL |
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] |
All-Canadian team
First team
- Offence
- QB - Andrew Buckley - Calgary
- RB - Dillon Campbell - Laurier
- RB - Mercer Timmis - Calgary
- IR - Brett Blaszko - Calgary
- IR - Mikhaïl Davidson - Montreal
- WR - Addison Richards - Regina
- WR - Nathaniel Behar - Carleton
- C - Sean McEwen - Calgary
- T - Karl Lavoie - Laval
- T - Edmund Meredith - Western
- G - Charles Vaillancourt - Laval
- G - Sean Jamieson - Western
- Defence
- DT - Ettore Lattanzio - Ottawa
- DT - Daryl Waud - Western
- DE - Vincent Desloges - Laval
- DE - Jesse St. James - Acadia
- LB - Byron Archambault - Montreal
- LB - Adam Konar - Calgary
- LB - Jonathan Langa - Saint Mary's
- FS - Kwame Adjei - Mount Allison
- HB - Kristopher Robertson - Concordia
- HB - Chris Ackie - Laurier
- CB - Adam Laurensse - Calgary
- CB - Paolo Edwards - St. Francis Xavier
- Special teams
- P - Boris Bede - Laval
- K - Tyler Crapigna - McMaster
- RET - Marcus Davis - British Columbia
Second team
- Offence
- QB - Hugo Richard - Laval
- RB - Chris Reid - Mount Allison
- RB - Ronlee King-Fileen - Bishop's
- IR - Nic Demski - Manitoba
- IR - Danny Vandervoort - McMaster
- WR - Llevi Noel - Toronto
- WR - Sébastien Blanchard - Sherbrooke
- C - Jean-Christophe Labrecque - Montreal
- T - David Beard - Alberta
- T - Vernon Sainvil - St. Francis Xavier
- G - Sukh Chungh - Calgary
- G - Philippe Gagnon - Laval
- Defence
- DT - Donovan Dale - British Columbia
- DT - Jacob LeBlanc - Mount Allison
- DE - Ricky Osei-Kusi - Western
- DE - Connor McGough - Calgary
- LB - Curtis Newton - Guelph
- LB - Drew Morris - Acadia
- LB - Nicholas Shortill - McMaster
- FS - Mark Ingram - Saskatchewan
- HB - Elie Bouka - Calgary
- HB - Demetrius Ferguson - St. Francis Xavier
- CB - Joey Cupido - McMaster
- CB - Josh Woodman - Wester
- Special teams
- P - Ronnie Pfeffer - Laurier
- K - Ryan Begin - Acadia
- RET - Ryan Nieuwesteeg - Guelph
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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 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.[3]
Playoff bracket
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.
Number in parentheses represents seed in conference
Teams
Canada West Football Conference
Hardy Trophy
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
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 |
Ontario University Athletics
Yates Cup
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
University of Windsor |
Lancers |
Windsor |
ON |
1968 |
Joe D'Amore |
13,496 |
$32.5M |
South Campus Stadium |
2,000 |
University of Western Ontario |
Mustangs |
London |
ON |
1929 |
Greg Marshall |
30,000 |
$266.6M |
TD Waterhouse Stadium |
10,000 |
University of Waterloo |
Warriors |
Waterloo |
ON |
1957 |
Vacant |
27,978 |
$172M |
Warrior Field |
5,200 |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Golden Hawks |
Waterloo |
ON |
1961 |
Michael Faulds |
12,394 |
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University Stadium |
6,000 |
University of Guelph |
Gryphons |
Guelph |
ON |
1950 |
Stu Lang |
19,408 |
$164.2M |
Alumni Stadium |
4,100 |
McMaster University |
Marauders |
Hamilton |
ON |
1901 |
Stefan Ptaszek |
25,688 |
$498.5M |
Ron Joyce Stadium |
6,000 |
University of Toronto |
Varsity Blues |
Toronto |
ON |
1877 |
Greg Gary |
73,185 |
$1.823B |
Varsity Stadium |
5,000 |
York University |
Lions |
Toronto |
ON |
1969 |
Warren Craney |
42,400 |
$306M |
York Stadium |
2,500 |
Queen's University |
Golden Gaels |
Kingston |
ON |
1882 |
Pat Sheahan |
20,566 |
$657M |
Richardson Stadium |
10,258 |
University of Ottawa |
Gee-Gees |
Ottawa |
ON |
1894 |
Jamie Barresi |
42,027 |
$184M |
Gee-Gees Field |
4,152 [16] |
Carleton University |
Ravens |
Ottawa |
ON |
1945 |
Steve Sumarah |
25,890 |
$230M |
Keith Harris Stadium |
3,000 |
Quebec University Football League
Dunsmore Cup
Institution |
Team |
City |
Province |
First season |
Head coach |
Enrollment |
Endowment |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
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 |
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Université de Sherbrooke Stadium |
3,359 |
Bishop's University |
Gaiters |
Sherbrooke |
QC |
1884 |
Kevin Mackey |
1,817 |
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Coulter Field |
2,200 |
References