Sports season
The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.[ 1] The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario .[ 2] In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football , the highest level of amateur Canadian football .
During the 2016 season, CIS adopted the new name of U Sports , with the name change officially taking effect on October 20.[ 3]
Regular season standings
(Rank) Team
W
L
PF
PA
PTS
Playoff Spot
#4 Regina
6
-
2
277
-
218
12
†
#6 Calgary
6
-
2
294
-
167
12
X
#9 Saskatchewan
5
-
3
261
-
205
10
X
UBC
3
-
5
250
-
245
6
X
Manitoba
3
-
5
276
-
323
6
Alberta
1
-
7
155
-
355
2
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10
Overall
Conf
Playoff Spot
(Rank) Team
W
L
PF
PA
PTS
W
L
#2 Montréal
7
-
1
296
-
72
14
6
-
1
†
#1 Laval
7
-
1
289
-
78
12
6
-
1
X
Concordia
4
-
4
182
-
227
8
3
-
4
X
McGill
4
-
4
156
-
173
8
4
-
4
X
Sherbrooke
3
-
5
148
-
168
6
3
-
5
Bishop's
1
-
7
100
-
341
2
0
-
7
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10
(Rank) Team
W
L
PF
PA
PTS
Playoff Spot
#3 Western
7
-
1
393
-
148
14
†
#5 Laurier
7
-
1
341
-
126
14
X
#7 McMaster
6
-
2
260
-
87
12
X
#8 Carleton
6
-
2
318
-
150
12
X
Ottawa
6
-
2
303
-
227
10
X
Guelph
3
-
5
244
-
227
6
X
Queen's
3
-
5
236
-
210
6
York
2
-
6
171
-
384
4
Windsor
2
-
6
164
-
380
4
Toronto
2
-
6
155
-
288
4
Waterloo
0
-
8
77
-
435
0
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10
Overall
Conf
Playoff Spot
(Rank) Team
W
L
PF
PA
PTS
W
L
#10 St. FX
7
-
1
299
-
129
14
7
-
0
†
Mount Allison
3
-
5
157
-
238
6
3
-
4
X
Acadia
2
-
6
124
-
214
4
2
-
5
X
Saint Mary's
2
-
6
126
-
239
4
2
-
5
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10
Top 10
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.
Post-season awards
All-Canadian team
First team
Offence
QB – Noah Picton – Regina
RB – Tyler Chow – Saskatchewan
RB – Alex Taylor – Western
IR – Kaion Julien-Grant – St. Francis Xavier
IR – Mitchell Picton – Regina
WR – Louis-Mathieu Normandin – Montreal
WR – Nathaniel Behar – Carleton
C – Matthew Van Praet – Western
G – Geoff Gray – Manitoba
G – Zach Intzandt – McMaster
T – Vernon Sainvil – St. Francis Xavier
T – Jean-Simon Roy – Laval
Defence
DT – Rupert Butcher – Western
DT – Vincent Desjardins – Laval
DE – Mathieu Betts – Laval
DE – Michael Kashak – McMaster
LB – DeAndre Smith – Saint Mary's
LB – D. J. Lalama – Manitoba
LB – Nakas Onyeka – Laurier
FS – Stavros Katsantonis – British Columbia
HB – Malcolm Thompson – Laurier
HB – Malcolm Brown – Western
CB – Godfrey Onyeka – Laurier
CB – Samuel Polan – Sherbrooke
Special teams
P – Félix Ménard-Brière – Montreal
K – Sean Stenger – Saskatchewan
RET – Tunde Adeleke – Carleton
Second team
Offence
QB – Derek Wendel – Ottawa
RB – Jordan Socholotiuk – St. Francis Xavier
RB – Jayde Rowe – Carleton
IR – Austen Hartley – Calgary
IR – Mitchell Baines – Ottawa
WR – Dejuan Martin – St. Francis Xavier
WR – Danny Vandervoort – McMaster
C – Levi Hua – British Columbia
G – Samuel Lefebvre – Laval
G – Ryan Sceviour – Calgary
T – Evan Johnson – Saskatchewan
T – Sean Jamieson – Western
Defence
DT – Donovan Dale – British Columbia
DT – Junior Luke – Montreal
DE – Kwaku Boateng – Laurier
DE – Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou – Montreal
LB – Frédéric Chagnon – Montreal
LB – Jean-Gabriel Poulin – Western
LB – Alexandre Gagné – Sherbrooke
FS – Brandon Jennings – Acadia
HB – Robert Woodson – Calgary
HB – Adam Auclair – Laval
CB – Adam Laurensse – Calgary
CB – Robbie Yochim – McMaster
Special teams
P – TJ Morton – Toronto
K – Adam Preocanin – McMaster
RET – Marcus Davis – UBC
[ 15]
Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl , the national semi-final games. In 2016, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West champions host the AUS champions in the Mitchell Bowl and be the home team at the Vanier Cup, while the RSEQ champions host the OUA champions in the Uteck Bowl.[ 16]
Conference Playoffs
National Semifinals
National Championship
References
^ "OUA announces 2016 Football regular season and Yates Cup playoff schedule" . Ontario University Athletics . 2015-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-01-18 .
^ CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport , January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.
^ "Introducing U Sports" (Press release). U Sports. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016 .
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#1) Reigning Vanier Cup champion UBC opens at No. 1" . U Sports . 2016-08-30.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) Montreal moves up to No. 1, reigning champ UBC down to No. 2" . U Sports . 2016-09-06.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#3) Montreal remains No. 1, Calgary moves up to No. 2" . U Sports . 2016-09-13.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#4) Montreal unanimous No. 1 pick, Vanier Cup champ UBC out of Top 10" . U Sports . 2016-09-20.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5) Montreal No. 1 for fourth straight week, Regina on the rise" . U Sports . 2016-09-27.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#6) RSEQ rivals Montreal, Laval hold on to top spots" . U Sports . 2016-10-04.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#7) No changes in national rankings following light Thanksgiving schedule" . U Sports . 2016-10-11.
^ "FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#8) Laval wins rematch against archrival Montreal, moves up to No. 1" . U Sports . 2016-10-18.
^ "U Sports Football Top 10: RSEQ rivals Laval, Montreal hold on to top spots" . U Sports . 2016-10-25.
^ "FRC – U Sports Football Top 10 (#10) Laval tops final poll of season for 7th time in 10 years" . U Sports . 2016-11-01.
^ a b c d e All-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner
^ All-Canadian Awards Gala presented by Sun Life Financial All-Canadian teams announced
^ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF) . Canadian Interuniversity Sport . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-01-18 .