2007 CIS football season

The 2007 CIS football season began on August 31, 2007, and concluded with the 43rd Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, with the Manitoba Bisons winning their third 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).

2007 CIS football season
Duration	August 31, 2007 – October 27, 2007
Hardy Cup champions	Manitoba Bisons
Yates Cup champions	Western Ontario Mustangs
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Mitchell Bowl champions	Manitoba Bisons
Uteck Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Vanier Cup
Date	November 23, 2007
Venue	Rogers Centre, Toronto
Champions	Manitoba Bisons

Schedule

2007 marked the first year that the Vanier Cup and Grey Cup were played on the same weekend where they both took place in Toronto's Rogers Centre as part of the 95th Grey Cup celebrations. Dating back to 1973, previous Vanier Cups had always been played the week following the Grey Cup.^[1]

Awards and records

Awards

• Hec Crighton Trophy – Erik Glavic, Saint Mary's^[2]
• Presidents' Trophy – Mat Nesbitt, Regina
• Russ Jackson Award – Clovis Langlois-Boucher, Sherbrooke
• J. P. Metras Trophy – Scott Evans, Wilfrid Laurier
• Peter Gorman Trophy – Liam Mahoney, Concordia

All-Canadian team

First Team

Offence

Erik Glavic, QB, Saint Mary's

Jamall Lee, RB, Bishop's

Michael Giffin, RB, Queen's

Mike Bradwell, SB, McMaster

Laurent Lavigne-Masse, SB, Laval

Samuel Giguere, WR, Sherbrooke

Charles-Antoine Sinotte, WR, McGill

Tim O'Neill, C, Calgary

Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, G, Laval

Adam Rogers, G, Acadia

Scott Evans, T, Wilfrid Laurier

Jean-François Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal

Defence

Martin Gagné, DE, Montreal

Justin Cooper, DE, Manitoba

Chris Van Zeyl, DT, McMaster

Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba

Mat Nesbitt, LB, Regina

Eric Maranda, LB, Laval

Dan Bass, LB, Alberta

Paul Woldu, CB, Saskatchewan

Jean Petit-Frere, CB, Laval

Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia

David Timmons, HB, Ottawa

Dylan Barker, FS, Saskatchewan

Special Teams

Ara Tchobanian, K, Ottawa

Derek Schiavone, P, Western

Gary Ross, RET, Mount Allison

Second Team

Offence

Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa

Anthony Woodson, RB, Calgary

Pierre-Luc Yao, RB, Laval

Erik Galas, SB, McGill

Rob Bagg, SB, Queen's

Aaron Holba, WR, Alberta

Rob Serviss, WR, McMaster

Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa

Brendon LaBatte, G, Regina

Frank Spera, G, Ottawa

Simeon Rottier, T, Alberta

Cody Kennedy, T, Queen's

Defence

Daniel Kennedy, DE, Ottawa

Osinachi Ukwuoma, DE, Queen's

Daniel Schutte, DT, Saint Mary's

Sebastien Treault, DT, Ottawa

Mike Sheridan, LB, Ottawa

Tim St. Pierre, LB, Saint Mary's

Anthony Maggiacomo, LB, Wilfrid Laurier

Jeff Zelinski, CB, Saint Mary's

Taurean Allen, CB, Wilfrid Laurier

Brady Browne, HB, Manitoba

Jean-Philip Provencher, HB, Montreal

Elliott Richardson, FS, Acadia

Special Teams

Hugh O'Neill, K, Alberta

Hugh O'Neill, P, Alberta

Duane John, RET, Laval

^[3]

Results

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Canada West
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Manitoba	8	8	0	206	110	16
Regina	8	6	2	257	195	12
Saskatchewan	8	5	3	213	131	10
Calgary	8	4	4	233	180	8
UBC	8	3	5	167	198	6
Alberta	8	2	6	166	204	4
Simon Fraser	8	0	8	70	294	0

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa	8	8	0	310	108	16
Laurier	8	7	1	279	112	14
Queen's	8	6	2	229	117	12
McMaster	8	5	3	230	221	10
Guelph	8	4	4	248	173	8
Western	8	4	4	223	127	8
Waterloo	8	3	5	123	255	6
Windsor	8	2	6	156	262	4
York	8	1	7	90	279	2
Toronto	8	0	8	111	345	0

Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Laval	8	8	0	312	120	16
Concordia	8	5	3	182	172	10
Bishop's	8	5	3	218	176	10
Montreal	8	4	4	151	149	8
Sherbrooke	8	4	4	233	189	8
McGill	8	0	8	144	289	0

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Saint Mary's	8	7	1	352	171	14
StFX	8	3	5	157	284	6
Acadia	8	3	5	182	286	6
Mount Allison	8	1	7	199	294	2

Teams in bold earned playoff berths.

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings

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

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 Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship travel to the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.^[14]

Vanier Cup

Main article: 43rd Vanier Cup

Playoff bracket

	Conference Quarter-finals					Conference Semi-finals					Conference Championships					National Semi-finals					43rd Vanier Cup
						Montreal Carabins		16
						Laval Rouge et Or		28
											Concordia Stingers		10
											Laval Rouge et Or		35
						Bishop's Gaiters		18
						Concordia Stingers		34
																Laval Rouge et Or		2
																Saint Mary's Huskies		24
						Acadia Axemen		17
						St. Francis Xavier X-Men		38
											St. Francis Xavier X-Men		24
											Saint Mary's Huskies		25
																					Saint Mary's Huskies		14
																					Manitoba Bisons		28
						Calgary Dinos		5
						Manitoba Bisons		27
											Regina Rams		5
											Manitoba Bisons		48
						Saskatchewan Huskies		13
						Regina Rams		19
																Western Ontario Mustangs		20
	Guelph Gryphons		25													Manitoba Bisons		52
	McMaster Marauders		21			Guelph Gryphons		38
						Laurier Golden Hawks		31
											Western Ontario Mustangs		34
	Western Ontario Mustangs		27								Guelph Gryphons		21
	Queen's Golden Gaels		19			Western Ontario Mustangs		23
						Ottawa Gee-Gees		16

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