2005 CIS football season
# 2005 CIS football season

The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks winning their second championship. Twenty-seven universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

## Awards and records

### Awards

* Hec Crighton Trophy – Andy Fantuz, Western Ontario
* Presidents' Trophy – Patrick Donovan, Concordia
* Russ Jackson Award – Dan Parker, Mount Allison
* J. P. Metras Trophy – Dominic Picard, Laval
* Peter Gorman Trophy – Martin Gagné, Montreal

## All-Canadian team

### First Team

**Offence**


    Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
    Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
    David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan
    Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
    Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
    Arjei Franklin, SB, Windsor
    J-F Romeo, SB, Laval
    Dominic Picard, C, Laval
    Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
    Kyle Koch, G, McMaster
    Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
    Chris Best, T, Waterloo

**Defence**


    Martin Gagné, DE, Montréal
    Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
    Michaël Jean-Louis, DT, Laval
    Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
    Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia
    Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
    Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina
    Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
    Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia
    Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
    Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
    Jason Milne, FS, Alberta

**Special Teams**


    Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
    Warren Kean, K, Concordia

### Second Team

**Offense**


    Scott Syvret, QB, Concordia
    Nick Cameron, RB, Laurier
    Joseph Mroué, RB, Montréal
    Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
    Jeff Keegan, WR, Guelph
    Vaughan Swart, SB, McMaster
    Mike Lindstrom, SB, UBC
    Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa
    Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
    Woodly Jean, G, Montreal
    J.F. Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal
    Derek Armstrong, T, StFX

**Defence**


    Brandon Keks, DE, Laurier
    Dan Federkeil, DE, Calgary
    Miguel Robede, DT, Laval
    Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba
    David Lowry, LB, Alberta
    Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
    Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
    Anthony Plante-Ajah, CB, Ottawa
    Joel Lipinski, CB, Regina
    Alexandre Vendette, HB, Laval
    Steve Boyko, HB, Alberta
    Jeff Smeaton, FS, Laurier

**Special Teams**


    Luca Congi, P, Simon Fraser
    Brian Devlin, K, Laurier

## 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 | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 96 | 16 |
| Alberta | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 149 | 14 |
| Manitoba | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 228 | 172 | 9 |
| UBC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 200 | 8 |
| Regina | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 276 | 8 |
| Calgary | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 146 | 259 | 4 |
| Simon Fraser | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 160 | 300 | 1 |

Ontario :

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurier | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 114 | 16 |
| Western | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 371 | 142 | 13 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 137 | 12 |
| McMaster | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 209 | 10 |
| Windsor | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 226 | 8 |
| Guelph | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 182 | 195 | 7 |
| Queen's | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 223 | 6 |
| York | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 294 | 6 |
| Waterloo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 302 | 4 |
| Toronto | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 126 | 432 | 1 |

Quebec :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laval | 8 | 8 | 0 | 305 | 75 | 16 |
| Concordia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 235 | 134 | 12 |
| Montreal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 229 | 158 | 12 |
| Sherbrooke | 8 | 4 | 4 | 175 | 227 | 8 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 1 | 7 | 131 | 233 | 2 |
| McGill | 8 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 133 | 2 |

Atlantic :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acadia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 276 | 135 | 10 |
| StFX | 8 | 5 | 3 | 219 | 189 | 10 |
| Saint Mary's | 8 | 4 | 4 | 225 | 175 | 8 |
| Mount Allison | 8 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 379 | 0 |

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.

### Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings :

| | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acadia Axemen | 10 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 |
| Alberta Golden Bears | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Bishop's Gaiters | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Calgary Dinos | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Concordia Stingers | NR | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Guelph Gryphons | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Laval Rouge et Or | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manitoba Bisons | NR | NR | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| McMaster Marauders | 7 | 6 | 7 | NR | 9 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Montreal Carabins | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Mount Allison Mounties | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Regina Rams | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | NR | NR | NR | 10 | NR | NR |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sherbrooke Vert et Or | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | NR | NR | NR | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | NR | 10 | NR |
| Simon Fraser Clan | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UBC Thunderbirds | 9 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Western Mustangs | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Windsor Lancers | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| York Lions | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

NR = Not Ranked.

### Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

