2004 CIS football season
# 2004 CIS football season

The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their third championship and second consecutive. 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 – Jesse Lumsden, McMaster
* Presidents' Trophy – Mickey Donovan, Concordia
* Russ Jackson Award – Nathan Beveridge, UBC
* J. P. Metras Trophy – Troy Cunningham, Concordia
* Peter Gorman Trophy – Kyle Williams, Bishop's

## All-Canadian team

### First Team

**Offence**


    Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan
    Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster
    Andre Durie, RB, York
    Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
    Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
    Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor
    Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC
    Dominic Picard, C, Laval
    Ben Walsh, G, McGill
    Fabio Filice, G, McMaster
    Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval
    Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary

**Defence**


    Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia
    Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
    Nick Johansson, DT, UBC
    Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval
    David Lowry, LB, Alberta
    Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
    Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia
    Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal
    Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
    Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta
    Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
    Jason Milne, FS, Alberta

**Special Teams**


    Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
    Rob Pikula, K, Western

### Second Team

**Offense**


    Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
    Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta
    Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval
    Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa
    Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
    Michael Black, IR, Acadia
    Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's
    Evan Haney, C, Calgary
    Geoff St. Denis, G, Western
    Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
    Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier
    Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan

**Defence**


    Ricky Foley, DE, York
    Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster
    Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
    Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster
    Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
    Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier
    Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
    Conor Healey, CB, Laurier
    Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan
    Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC
    Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's
    John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo

**Special Teams**


    Rob Pikula, P, Western
    No nomination, K

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alberta | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 145 | 14 |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 276 | 91 | 12 |
| UBC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 212 | 10 |
| Calgary | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 189 | 8 |
| Manitoba | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 237 | 6 |
| Simon Fraser | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 232 | 6 |
| Regina | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 116 | 268 | 1 |

Ontario :

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurier | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 132 | 16 |
| McMaster | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 119 | 14 |
| Western | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 189 | 12 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 236 | 10 |
| Guelph | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 238 | 8 |
| York | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 237 | 6 |
| Windsor | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 241 | 6 |
| Waterloo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 149 | 296 | 5 |
| Queen's | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 192 | 4 |
| Toronto | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 450 | 0 |

Quebec :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montreal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 75 | 16 |
| Laval | 8 | 7 | 1 | 222 | 66 | 14 |
| Concordia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 152 | 8 |
| McGill | 8 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 158 | 8 |
| Sherbrooke | 8 | 3 | 5 | 135 | 246 | 6 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 1 | 7 | 100 | 243 | 2 |

Atlantic :

| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acadia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 254 | 156 | 10 |
| Saint Mary's | 8 | 5 | 3 | 215 | 131 | 10 |
| StFX | 8 | 3 | 5 | 154 | 245 | 6 |
| Mount Allison | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 248 | 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Alberta Golden Bears | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Bishop's Gaiters | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Calgary Dinos | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 | 10 | NR | NR | NR |
| Concordia Stingers | 5 | 8 | NR | NR | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | NR |
| Guelph Gryphons | NR | NR | NR | 10 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | NR | NR | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Manitoba Bisons | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| McMaster Marauders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Montreal Carabins | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mount Allison Mounties | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | NR | NR | 10 | 8 | 8 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 8 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Sherbrooke Vert et Or | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Simon Fraser Clan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UBC Thunderbirds | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Western Mustangs | 9 | 10 | 8 | NR | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Windsor Lancers | NR | 9 | 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 met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team travelled to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.

