Sports season
The 2012 CIS football season began on August 31, 2012 with the Saskatchewan Huskies hosting the Alberta Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium . The season concluded on November 23 in Toronto , Ontario with the 48th Vanier Cup championship, won by the Laval Rouge et Or after they defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14.[ 1] This year, 26 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football , the highest level of amateur Canadian football .
Regular season standings [ edit ]
Overall
Conf
Playoff Spot
Team (Rank)
W
L
PTS
W
L
#2 Laval
8
-
1
16
7
-
1
†
#4 Montreal
8
-
1
16
8
-
1
X
Sherbrooke
6
-
3
12
5
-
3
X
McGill
2
-
7
4
1
-
7
X
Bishop's b
2
-
7
4
2
-
7
Concordia a
1
-
8
2
1
-
7
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10a - Forfeited 2 wins for ineligible player.b - Forfeited two game for use of an ineligible player. One game against Montreal was a loss and the result unchanged. The other game was previously forfeited by Concordia and was recorded as a double forfeit of 0-0.
Overall
Conf
Playoff Spot
Team (Rank)
W
L
PTS
W
L
#9 Acadia
7
-
1
14
7
-
0
†
Saint Mary's
3
-
5
6
3
-
4
X
Mount Allison
3
-
5
6
3
-
4
X
St. FX a
2
-
6
4
1
-
6
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10a - Awarded a win over Concordia due to the Stingers using an ineligible player.
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.
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl , the national semi-final games. In 2012, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions (Acadia Axemen ) met the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team (Laval Rouge et Or ) for the Uteck Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Acadia Axemen in this game. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy (Calgary Dinos ) visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion (McMaster Marauders ) for the Mitchell Bowl.[ 1] [ 12] [ 13] The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14 in the Vanier Cup to earn their seventh title.
Offence
Kyle Quinlan , QB, McMaster
Garrett Sanvido, RB, Western
Steven Lumbala , RB, Calgary
Kit Hillis, WR, Saskatchewan
Nick Anapolsky, WR, Waterloo
Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
Pierre Lavertu , C, Laval
Kirby Fabien , OT, Calgary
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif , OT, McGill
Jason Medeiros , G, McMaster
Brett Jones , G, Regina
Defence
David Rybinski, DT, Saskatchewan
Daryl Waud , DT, Western
Ben D'Aguilar , DE, McMaster
Jean-Samuel Blanc , DE, Montreal
Aram Eisho, LB, McMaster
Frédéric Plesius , LB, Laval
Mathieu Masseau, SAM, Laval
Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
Tijani Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's
Kirby Kezama, HB, Regina
Jamir Walker, CB, Regina
Joey Cupido, CB, McMaster
Special Teams
Kyle Graves , P, Acadia
Tyler Crapigna , K, McMaster
Nic Demski , RET, Manitoba
Offence
Kyle Graves , QB, Acadia
Anthony Coombs , RB, Manitoba
Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
Shaq Johnson , WR, McGill
Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia
Chris Dobko, IR, Calgary
Robert Babic, IR, McMaster
Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
Matt Sewell , OT, McMaster
Christopher Mercer, OT, Regina
Charles Vaillancourt , G, Laval
Colin Murray, G, Acadia
Defence
Jacob LeBlanc, DT, Mount Allison
John Miniaci, DT, Queen's
Arnaud Gascon-Nadon , DE, Laval
Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
Brett Hubbeard, LB, St Francis Xavier
Steve Famulak, LB, Regina
Michael Daly , FS, McMaster
Antoine Pruneau , HB, Montreal
Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's
Fode Yansane, CB, Montreal
Special Teams
Chris Bodnar , P, Regina
Johnny Mark , K, Calgary
Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia
[ 16]
Canada West Football ConferenceHardy 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
$1.05B
Thunderbird Stadium
3,500
University of Calgary
Dinos
Calgary
AB
1964
Blake Nill
28,196
$516.7M
McMahon Stadium
35,650
University of Alberta
Golden Bears
Edmonton
AB
1910
Jeff Stead
36,435
$800.3M
Foote Field
3,500
University of Saskatchewan
Huskies
Saskatoon
SK
1912
Brian Towriss
19,082
$214M
Griffiths Stadium
6,171
University of Regina
Rams
Regina
SK
1999
Frank McCrystal
12,800
$27.4M
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
32,848
University of Manitoba
Bisons
Winnipeg
MB
1920
Brian Dobie
27,599
$357M
University Stadium
5,000
Ontario University AthleticsYates 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
$65.3M
South Campus Stadium
2,000
University of Western Ontario
Mustangs
London
ON
1929
Greg Marshall
30,000
$371.7M
TD Waterhouse Stadium
10,000
University of Waterloo
Warriors
Waterloo
ON
1957
Joe Paopao
27,978
$247.3M
Warrior Field
5,200
Wilfrid Laurier University
Golden Hawks
Waterloo
ON
1961
Gary Jeffries
12,394
$70.1M
University Stadium
6,000
University of Guelph
Gryphons
Guelph
ON
1950
Stu Lang
19,408
$228.2M
Alumni Stadium
4,100
McMaster University
McMaster Marauders
Hamilton
ON
1901
Stefan Ptaszek
25,688
$519.2M
Ron Joyce Stadium
6,000
University of Toronto
Varsity Blues
Toronto
ON
1877
Greg Gary
73,185
$1.518B
Varsity Stadium
5,000
York University
Lions
Toronto
ON
1969
Warren Craney
42,400
$331.1M
York Stadium
2,500
Queen's University
Golden Gaels
Kingston
ON
1882
Pat Sheahan
20,566
$584.4M
Richardson Stadium
10,258
University of Ottawa
Gee-Gees
Ottawa
ON
1894
Gary Etcheverry
35,548
$183.9M
Beckwith Stadium
1,500
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
Gerry McGrath
38,809
---
Concordia Stadium
4,000
Université de Montréal
Carabins
Montreal
QC
2002
Danny Maciocia
55,540
$133.9
CEPSUM Stadium
5,100
McGill University
Redmen
Montreal
QC
1898
Clint Uttley
32,514
$920.8M
Molson Stadium
25,012
Université Laval
Rouge et Or
Quebec City
QC
1996
Glen Constantin
37,591
---
PEPS Stadium
12,257
Université de Sherbrooke
Vert et Or
Sherbrooke
QC
1971
David Lessard
35,000
---
Université de Sherbrooke Stadium
3,359
Bishop's University
Gaiters
Sherbrooke
QC
1884
Kevin Mackey
1,817
---
Coulter Field
2,200