2012 CIS football 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
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2012 RSEQ standings |
| Overall | | | Conf |
Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
#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'sb | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | | 2 | - | 7 | |
Concordiaa | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | | 1 | - | 7 | |
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 a - 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. |
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2012 AUS standings |
| Overall | | | Conf |
Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
#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. FXa | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | | 1 | - | 6 | |
† – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 a - Awarded a win over Concordia due to the Stingers using an ineligible player. |
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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.
Championships
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.
Playoff bracket
Post-Season Awards
All-Canadian Team
First Team
- 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, DE, Blanc 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
Second Team
- Offence
- Kyle Graves, QB, Acadia
- Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
- Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
- Shaquille 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
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Teams
Canada West Football Conference
Hardy 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 Athletics
Yates 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 |
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