1999 CIAU football season
# 1999 CIAU football season

The 1999 CIAU football season began on September 10, 1999, and concluded with the 35th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27, 1999, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning the first Vanier Cup in program history. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU). The Regina Rams began their first season of play in the CIAU after previously playing in the Canadian Junior Football League.

## Regular season

### Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Atlantic :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Mary's | 8 | 7 | 1 | 276 | 131 | 14 |
| Acadia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 198 | 195 | 10 |
| Mount Allison | 8 | 4 | 4 | 126 | 136 | 8 |
| StFX | 8 | 1 | 7 | 132 | 270 | 2 |

Ontario-Quebec :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ottawa | 8 | 8 | 0 | 282 | 193 | 16 |
| Concordia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 222 | 148 | 12 |
| Laval | 8 | 6 | 2 | 237 | 123 | 12 |
| McGill | 8 | 3 | 5 | 155 | 225 | 6 |
| Queen's | 8 | 2 | 6 | 179 | 189 | 4 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 2 | 6 | 129 | 193 | 4 |

Ontario :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 91 | 14 |
| Laurier | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 273 | 138 | 12 |
| McMaster | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 226 | 12 |
| Waterloo | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 149 | 8 |
| Guelph | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 196 | 6 |
| York | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 175 | 163 | 4 |
| Toronto | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 337 | 2 |
| Windsor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 345 | 0 |

Canada West :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UBC | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 131 | 14 |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 151 | 12 |
| Manitoba | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 202 | 10 |
| Calgary | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 225 | 6 |
| Alberta | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 217 | 6 |
| Regina | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 309 | 0 |

Teams in bold earned playoff berths.

## Post-season awards

### Award-winners

* Hec Crighton Trophy – Phil Côté, Ottawa
* Presidents' Trophy – Mike Letendre, Saskatchewan
* Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta
* J. P. Metras Trophy – Tyson St. James, British Columbia
* Peter Gorman Trophy – Sébastien Roy, Mt. Allison

### All-Canadian team

Offence :

| | First Team | Second Team |
| - | - | - |
| Quarterback | Phil Côté (Ottawa) | Blaine Scatcherd (Acadia) |
| Running Back | Mike Bradley (Waterloo) Akbal Singh (UBC) | Doug Rozon (Saskatchewan) Jeff Johnson (York) |
| Inside Receiver | James MacLean (Queen’s) Ibrahim Tounkara (Ottawa) | Brian Nugent (York) Jason Clermont (Regina) |
| Outside Receiver | Jamie Stoddard (Alberta) Andre Talbot (Wilfrid Laurier) | Marco Picotte (Acadia) Brad Coutts (UBC) |
| Centre | Carlo Panaro (Alberta) | Jacques Cloutier (Laval) |
| Guard | Aaron Barker (UBC) Pascal Chéron (Laval) | Michael Chuk (Western) John Salmas (Saint Mary’s) |
| Tackle | Kevin Lefsrud (Saskatchewan) André Trudel (Laval) | Paul Blenkhorn (Western) Eric Sanderson (York) |

Defence :

| | First Team | Second Team |
| - | - | - |
| Defensive Tackle | Daaron McField (UBC) Jeremy Oxley (Guelph) | Ryan Henderson (Manitoba) Randy Chevrier (McGill) |
| Defensive End | Kojo Millington (Wilfrid Laurier) Tyson St. James (UBC) | Mathieu Gauthier (Mount Allison) Josh Thomas (Acadia) |
| Linebacker | Mike Letendre (Saskatchewan) Josh Tavares (Saint Mary’s) Dino DiMarino (Wilfrid Laurier) | Justin Anania (Western) Joey Mikawoz (Manitoba) Jason Casey (Concordia) |
| Free Safety | Derek Fink (Alberta) | Patrick Boies (Laval) |
| Defensive Halfback | Donnie Ruiz (Wilfrid Laurier) Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette (Laval) | Jeff Lewis (Calgary) Sean Spender (Guelph) |
| Cornerback | Jason Wimmer (Queen’s) Jason Hutchins (Alberta) | Jermaine Romans (Acadia) Mike Eberts (Alberta) |

Special Teams :

| | First Team | Second Team |
| - | - | - |
| Kicker | Derek Livingstone (McMaster) | David Bradford (Mount Allison) |
| Punter | Michael O’Brien (Western) | Jamie Boreham (Saskatchewan) |

## Post-season

### Playoff bracket

| Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | 35th Vanier Cup | 35th Vanier Cup | 35th Vanier Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo Warriors | 35 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 21 | Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo Warriors | 32 | | | | | | |
| McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 27 | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | 20 | | | | | | |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | 42 | | | | Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo Warriors | 14 | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 21 | | | |
| | | | Acadia Axemen | Acadia Axemen | 24 | | | | | | |
| | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 25 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 10 |
| Manitoba Bisons | Manitoba Bisons | 16 | | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 14 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 42 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 31 | | | | | | |
| Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 14 | UBC Thunderbirds | UBC Thunderbirds | 24 | | | | | | |
| UBC Thunderbirds | UBC Thunderbirds | 27 | | | | Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 21 | | | |
| Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 42 | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 27 | | | |
| Concordia Stingers | Concordia Stingers | 16 | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 38 | | | | | | |
| McGill Redmen | McGill Redmen | 21 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 24 | | | | | | | | | |

### Championships

The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion Laval Rouge et Or hosted the Canada West Hardy Trophy champion Saskatchewan Huskies for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship, the Saint Mary's Huskies, hosted the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team, Waterloo Warriors, for the Atlantic Bowl. The Saint Mary's Huskies appeared in their fifth Vanier Cup game while the Laval Rouge et Or, whose program began in 1996, made their first appearance in the championship game. The 35th Vanier Cup was played in Toronto's SkyDome where the Rouge et Or defeated the Huskies 14–10 to claim the team's first Vanier Cup championship.

