2016 CIS football season

2016 CIS football season
Regular season
Duration August 28 – October 29
Playoffs
Start date October 29
Hardy Trophy Calgary Dinos
Yates Cup Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks2016-11-12
Dunsmore Cup Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Mitchell Bowl Calgary Dinos2016-11-19
Uteck Bowl Laval Rouge et Or2016-11-19
Vanier Cup
Date November 26
Site Hamilton, Ontario
Champions Laval Rouge et Or
2015 ← CIS football seasons → 2017

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.

Regular season standings

2016 Canada West 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
2016 RSEQ standings
  Overall       Conf  
(Rank) Team W   L   PF   PA   PTS   W   L Playoff Spot
#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   1 - 6
† – Conference Champion
Rankings: CIS Top 10
2016 OUA standings
(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
2016 AUS standings
    Overall       Conf  
(Rank) Team W   L   PF   PA   PTS   W   L Playoff Spot
#10 St. FX 7 - 1   299 - 129   14   7 - 0 †
Mount Allison 3 - 5   157 - 238     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

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings
  1[3] 2[4] 3[5] 4[6] 5[7] 6[8] 7[9] 8[10] 9[11] 10[12]
Acadia Axemen NR NR 14 (6) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Alberta Golden Bears NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bishop's Gaiters NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Calgary Dinos 7 (147-2) 3 (220) 2 (267-3) 2 (266) 5 (171) 5 (182) 5 (189) 4 (220-1) 5 (153) 6 (144)
Carleton Ravens 9 (37) 6 (125) 4 (169) 10 (38) 10 (45) 6 (120) 6 (126) 6 (136) 8 (128) 8 (128)
Concordia Stingers 11 (18) 11 (33) 12 (12) 12 (3) NR NR 12 (3) 13 (4) NR 13 (1)
Guelph Gryphons 6 (177) 10 (41) 11 (32) 13 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR
Laurier Golden Hawks 10 (37) 9 (62) 7 (101) 5 (178) 6 (153) 7 (118) 7 (121) 7 (124) 6 (153) 5 (167)
Laval Rouge et Or 3 (218) 4 (207) 3 (221) 3 (238) 2 (264) 2 (266) 2 (266) 1 (290-21) 1 (293-23) 1 (296-26)
Manitoba Bisons 5 (182-1) 8 (76) NR NR 9 (54) 11 (5) NR NR NR NR
McGill Redmen NR NR NR 14 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR
McMaster Marauders 8 (146-1) 5 (202-1) 9 (94) 7 (105) 8 (79) 8 (115) 8 (113) 5 (150) 4 (155) 7 (137)
Montreal Carabins 2 (261-5) 1 (276-13) 1 (297-27) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 2 (270-6) 2 (273-5) 2 (267-4)
Mount Allison Mounties 14 (5) 18 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees NR 12 (18) 8 (99) 6 (159) 7 (148) 9 (65) 9 (65) 9 (36) 9 (39) 12 (2)
Queen's Golden Gaels NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Regina Rams NR 17 (1) 15 (1) 9 (54) 4 (188) 4 (206) 4 (198) 8 (111) 7 (141) 4 (180)
Saint Mary's Huskies NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Saskatchewan Huskies 12 (13) 13 (15) 10 (64) 8 (87) 13 (1) 14 (1) 14 (2) 12 (22) 10 (36) 9 (60)
Sherbrooke Vert et Or 15 (2) 14 (10) NR NR 14 (1) NR 13 (2) 11 (23) NR NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men 13 (6) 16 (2) 13 (7) 12 (9) 12 (2) 13 (3) 11 (4) 10 (26) NR 10 (27)
Toronto Varsity Blues NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
UBC Thunderbirds 1 (266-20) 2 (264-16) 6 (139) 11 (12) 11 (25) 10 (28) 10 (29) 14 (1) NR 11 (7)
Waterloo Warriors NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Western Mustangs 4 (188-2) 7 (97) 5 (161) 4 (197) 3 (219) 3 (238) 3 (234) 3 (234-2) 3 (243-2) 3 (235)
Windsor Lancers NR 15 (4) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
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.
Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

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.[13]

Conference Playoffs

Atlantic University Sport

  November 5
Semifinal		     November 12
Loney Bowl
                 
    1  St. FX 29
  2  Mt. Allison 27     2  Mt. Allison 8
  3  Acadia 18  

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

November 5
Semifinals 		November 12
Dunsmore Cup
      
1 Montreal 42
4 McGill 0
1 Montreal 17
2 Laval 20
2 Laval 39
3 Concordia 14

Ontario University Athletics

  October 29
Quarterfinals		     November 5
Semfinals		     November 12
109th Yates Cup
                           
        1  Western 51  
  4  Carleton 45     4  Carleton 24    
  5  Ottawa 9         1  Western 40
      2  Laurier 43
        2  Laurier 21    
  3  McMaster 17     3  McMaster 17  
  6  Guelph 11  


Canada West Universities Athletic Association

November 5
Semifinals 		November 12
80th Hardy Trophy
      
1 Regina 34
4 UBC 40
4 UBC 43
2 Calgary 46
2 Calgary 47
3 Saskatchewan 17

National Semifinals

Uteck Bowl
1 2 34Total
Laurier 0 0 066
Laval 14 15 7036

at Telus Stadium, Quebec City, Quebec

Mitchell Bowl
1 2 34Total
St. FX 7 7 3724
Calgary 5 13 221050

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

National Championship

52nd Vanier Cup
1 2 34Total
Laval 7 3 14731
Calgary 14 3 3626

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

References

  1. ↑ "OUA announces 2016 Football regular season and Yates Cup playoff schedule". Ontario University Athletics. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ↑ CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-1
  4. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-2
  5. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-3
  6. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-4
  7. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-5
  8. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-6
  9. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-7
  10. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-8
  11. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-9
  12. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-10
  13. ↑ "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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