2006 CIS football season

2006 CIS football season
2006 CIS football season
Duration	September 2, 2006 – October 28, 2006
Hardy Cup champions	Saskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Acadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl champions	Saskatchewan Huskies
Uteck Bowl champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
Date	November 25, 2006
Venue	Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon
Champions	Laval Rouge et Or
CIS football seasons seasons
	← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the 42nd Vanier Cup national championship on November 25 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fourth 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 – Daryl Stephenson, Windsor^[1]
Presidents' Trophy – Patrick Donovan, Concordia
Russ Jackson Award – Naim El-Far, Ottawa
J. P. Metras Trophy – Chris Best, Waterloo
Peter Gorman Trophy – Dalin Tollestrup, Calgary

All-Canadian team

First Team

Offence: Teale Orban, QB, Regina; Chris Ciezki, RB, UBC; Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor; David McKoy, WR, Guelph; Brad Smith*, WR, Queen's; Chris Getzlaf, IR, Regina; Andy Baechler*, IR, Laurier; Chris Bauman, IR, Regina; Kevin Kelly, OL, Ottawa; Kyle Koch, OL, McMaster; Adam Rogers, G, Acadia; Chris Best, LT, Waterloo; Jordan Rempel, OL, Saskatchewan; * tie
Defence: Martin Gagné, DL, Montreal; Brian Guebert, DL, Saskatchewan; Nate Finlay, DL, McMaster; Michaël Jean-Louis, DL, Laval; Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier; Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia; Yannick Carter, LB, Laurier; Corey McNair, DB, Western; Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia; Anthony Plante-Ajah, DB, Ottawa; Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia; Dylan Barker, S, Saskatchewan

Special Teams: Derek Schiavone, P, Western; Derek Schiavone, K, Western

Second Team

Offence: Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa; Andre Sadeghian, RB, McMaster; Pierre-Luc Yao, RB, Laval; Matt Carter, IR, Acadia; Glenn Mackay, IR, Windsor; Greg Hetherington, SB, McGill; Alexandre Zara, OL, Montréal; Ben Walsh, OG, McGill; Keith Dauper, OT, Concordia; Hubert Buydens, OL, Saskatchewan; Scott Evans, OL, Laurier
Defence: Clayton Chiurka, DL, Saint Mary's; Simon Patrick, DL, Manitoba; Steve Faoro, LB, Acadia; Cory Huclack, LB, Manitoba; Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina; Justin Phillips, DB, Laurier; Jordy Burrows, DB, Saskatchewan; Jock Gemmell, DB, Mount Allison; Josh Maltin, DB, Laurier; Jeff Zelinski, DB, Saint Mary's; Elliott Richardson, S, Acadia

Special Teams: Braden Suchan, P, Saskatchewan; James Michener, K, Acadia

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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
Manitoba	8	8	0	0	363	143	16
Saskatchewan	8	6	2	0	282	148	12
UBC	8	4	4	0	287	209	8
Regina	8	4	4	0	278	256	8
Alberta	8	4	4	0	163	198	8
Calgary	8	2	6	0	133	221	4
Simon Fraser	8	0	8	1	100	431	1

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa	8	7	1	276	97	14
Laurier	8	6	2	253	142	12
Windsor	8	6	2	265	167	12
McMaster	8	6	2	253	156	12
Western	8	5	3	205	179	10
Queen's	8	4	4	177	147	8
Waterloo	8	3	5	117	264	6
Guelph	8	2	6	206	217	4
York	8	1	7	134	224	2
Toronto	8	0	8	125	418	0

Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Laval	8	7	1	218	100	14
Concordia	8	6	2	229	131	12
Montreal	8	6	2	188	138	12
McGill	7	3	4	151	168	6
Sherbrooke	8	3	5	181	210	6
Bishop's	8	1	7	117	249	2

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Acadia	8	5	3	197	155	10
Saint Mary's	7	3	4	189	130	6
Mount Allison	7	2	5	132	225	4
StFX	7	2	5	80	176	4

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings
	01^[3]	02^[4]	03^[5]	04^[6]	05^[7]	06^[8]	07^[9]	08^[10]	09^[11]	10^[12]
Acadia Axemen	1	8	7	6	12	12	NR	13	NR	10
Alberta Golden Bears	2	10	10	9	10	9	9	8	10	17
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	11	11	11	7	6	6	5	4	4	6
Guelph Gryphons	NR	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laurier Golden Hawks	4	5	8	8	7	7	6	5	7	7
Laval Rouge et Or	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Manitoba Bisons	9	7	6	4	4	4	2	2	2	1
McGill Redmen	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	15
McMaster Marauders	6	6	5	3	3	3	7	11	9	16
Montreal Carabins	3	3	4	10	8	8	8	7	6	5
Mount Allison Mounties	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees	5	4	3	5	5	5	4	3	3	3
Queen's Golden Gaels	NR	13	13	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	13
Regina Rams	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	14	9
Saint Mary's Huskies	13	12	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	12	13	11
Saskatchewan Huskies	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	6	5	4
Sherbrooke Vert et Or	NR	NR	NR	NR	9	11	NR	NR	NR	18
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	14	17	12	11	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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	12	9	9	14	11	10	10	9	11	12
Waterloo Warriors	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Western Mustangs	10	14	14	13	13	13	10	NR	12	8
Windsor Lancers	NR	15	NR	12	14	NR	NR	NR	8	14
York Lions	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2007, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl.^[13]

Vanier Cup

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarter-finals		Conference Semi-finals		Conference Championships		National Semi-finals		42nd Vanier Cup

		McGill Redmen	0
		Laval Rouge et Or	52
				Concordia Stingers	12
				Laval Rouge et Or	28
		Montreal Carabins	3
		Concordia Stingers	23
						Acadia Axemen	10
						Laval Rouge et Or	57
		St. Francis Xavier X-Men	6
		Saint Mary's Huskies	24
				Saint Mary's Huskies	24
				Acadia Axemen	32
		Mount Allison Mounties	6
		Acadia Axemen	16
								Laval Rouge et Or	13
								Saskatchewan Huskies	8
		UBC Thunderbirds	16
		Saskatchewan Huskies	35
				Saskatchewan Huskies	32
				Manitoba Bisons	15
		Regina Rams	29
		Manitoba Bisons	44
						Saskatchewan Huskies	35
Western Ontario Mustangs	20					Ottawa Gee-Gees	28
Windsor Lancers	16	Western Ontario Mustangs	15
		Laurier Golden Hawks	20
				Laurier Golden Hawks	14
Queen's Golden Gaels	25			Ottawa Gee-Gees	30
McMaster Marauders	19	Queen's Golden Gaels	10
		Ottawa Gee-Gees	23

References

^ Ottawa's Sinopoli claims Hec Crighton Trophy
^ "2007 CIS Football All-Canadian team". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
^ "Laval au sommet du premier Top 10". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 #2: le Rouge et Or conserve la tête". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 (#3): le Rouge et Or toujours premier". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 (#4): Gee-Gees et Carabins perdent des plumes". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 #5: premier classement national pour Sherbrooke". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 de SIC (#6): les favoris maintiennent le cap". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 (#7): Les Bisons se pointent derrière le Rouge et Or". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 (#8): le Rouge et Or résiste aux Stingers". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ "Top 10 (#9): Laval et Manitoba à la recherche d'un calendrier parfait". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
^ Top 10 de SIC: Manitoba No. 1 à l'aube des demi-finales de conférence^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Road to the Cup". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

[1] Ottawa's Sinopoli claims Hec Crighton Trophy

[2] "2007 CIS Football All-Canadian team". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

[3] "Laval au sommet du premier Top 10". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[4] "Top 10 #2: le Rouge et Or conserve la tête". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[5] "Top 10 (#3): le Rouge et Or toujours premier". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[6] "Top 10 (#4): Gee-Gees et Carabins perdent des plumes". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[7] "Top 10 #5: premier classement national pour Sherbrooke". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[8] "Top 10 de SIC (#6): les favoris maintiennent le cap". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[9] "Top 10 (#7): Les Bisons se pointent derrière le Rouge et Or". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[10] "Top 10 (#8): le Rouge et Or résiste aux Stingers". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[11] "Top 10 (#9): Laval et Manitoba à la recherche d'un calendrier parfait". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

[12] Top 10 de SIC: Manitoba No. 1 à l'aube des demi-finales de conférence^{[permanent dead link]}

[13] "Road to the Cup". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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