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.

2012 CIS football season
Duration	August 31, 2012 – October 27, 2012
Hardy Cup champions	Calgary Dinos
Yates Cup champions	McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Acadia Axemen
Mitchell Bowl champions	McMaster Marauders
Uteck Bowl champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
Date	November 23, 2012
Venue	Toronto, Ontario
Champions	Laval Rouge et Or

Regular season standings

2012 Canada West standings v t e Team (Rank) W   L PTS Playoff Spot #2 Calgary 7 - 1 14 † #7 Regina 6 - 2 12 X Saskatchewan 5 - 3 10 X #10 Manitoba 4 - 4 8 X UBC 2 - 6 4 Alberta 0 - 8 0 † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

2012 OUA standings v t e Team (Rank) W   L PTS   Playoff Spot #1 McMaster 8 - 0 16   † #5 Guelph 7 - 1 14   X #6 Queen's 6 - 2 12   X #8 Western 5 - 3 10   X Windsor 3 - 5 6   X Laurier 3 - 5 6   X York 2 - 6 4   Ottawa 2 - 6 4   Toronto 2 - 6 4   Waterloo 2 - 6 4   † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10

2012 RSEQ standings v t e   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'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.

2012 AUS standings v t e   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. 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.

Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings

	1[2]	2[3]	3[4]	4[5]	5[6]	6[7]	7[8]	8[9]	9[10]	10[11]
Acadia Axemen	9 (51)	9 (51)	8 (76)	11 (19)	11 (21)	10 (41)	10 (43)	9 (53)	9 (39)	9 (48)
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	3 (246-1)	3 (249)	2 (256)	2 (267-1)	2 (268-1)	2 (270-1)	2 (268-1)	2 (270-1)	3 (225)	3 (229)
Concordia Stingers	15 (3)	13 (5)	NR	14 (1)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Guelph Gryphons	13 (23)	14 (2)	12 (13)	13 (5)	12 (17)	9 (50)	7 (114)	5 (177)	5 (169)	5 (167)
Laurier Golden Hawks	16 (2)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laval Rouge et Or	2 (257-4)	2 (256)	3 (224)	4 (220)	4 (223)	4 (220)	3 (243)	3 (238)	2 (266)	2 (266)
Manitoba Bisons	14 (6)	10 (44)	7 (126)	8 (89)	8 (92)	8 (87)	8 (94)	10 (22)	10 (28)	12 (7)
McGill Redmen	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
McMaster Marauders	1 (294-25)	1 (300-30)	1 (300-30)	1 (299-29)	1 (299-29)	1 (299-29)	1 (299-29)	1 (299-29)	1 (300-30)	1 (300-30)
Montreal Carabins	4 (180)	4 (220)	4 (210)	3 (231)	3 (223)	3 (236)	5 (180)	4 (212)	4 (224)	4 (219)
Mount Allison Mounties	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Queen's Golden Gaels	6 (121)	6 (156)	6 (160)	5 (184)	5 (162)	5 (175)	4 (190)	6 (161)	6 (140)	6 (146)
Regina Rams	12 (35)	12 (8)	10 (31)	9 (70)	7 (129)	6 (157)	6 (146)	8 (84)	7 (139)	7 (138)
Saint Mary's Huskies	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Saskatchewan Huskies	8 (81)	8 (93)	9 (39)	7 (89)	10 (25)	13 (3)	NR	11 (18)	12 (4)	11 (9)
Sherbrooke Vert et Or	11 (45)	15 (1)	11 (14)	10 (35)	9 (32)	11 (10)	11 (7)	12 (16)	11 (27)	10 (33)
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	NR	NR	14 (2)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Toronto Varsity Blues	NR	16 (1)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
UBC Thunderbirds	7 (100)	11 (12)	NR	15 (1)	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Waterloo Warriors	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Western Mustangs	5 (142)	5 (161)	5 (177)	6 (141)	6 (143)	7 (115)	9 (48)	7 (98)	8 (89)	8 (88)
Windsor Lancers	10 (50)	7 (95)	13 (4)	12 (6)	13 (1)	12 (5)	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 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

	Conference Quarter-finals					Conference Semi-finals					Conference Championships					National Semi-finals					48th Vanier Cup
						Saskatchewan Huskies		9
						Regina Rams		31
											Regina Rams		14
											Calgary Dinos		38
						Manitoba Bisons		18
						Calgary Dinos		57
																Calgary Dinos		6
																McMaster Marauders		45
						Queen's Golden Gaels		39
	Laurier Golden Hawks		0			Guelph Gryphons		42
	Queen's Golden Gaels		34								Guelph Gryphons		13
											McMaster Marauders		30
						Western Ontario Mustangs		28
	Windsor Lancers		35			McMaster Marauders		42
	Western Ontario Mustangs		56																		McMaster Marauders		14
																					Laval Rouge et Or		37
						Saint Mary's Huskies		49
						Mount Allison Mounties		11
											Saint Mary's Huskies		9
											Acadia Axemen		17
																Acadia Axemen		7
																Laval Rouge et Or		42
						Sherbrooke Vert et Or		42
						Montreal Carabins		24
											Sherbrooke Vert et Or		17
											Laval Rouge et Or		40
						McGill Redmen		9
						Laval Rouge et Or		46

Post-Season Awards

CIS Post-Season Awards

	Quebec[14]	Ontario[14]	Atlantic[14]	Canada West[14]	NATIONAL
Hec Crighton Trophy	Rotrand Sené (Montreal)	Kyle Quinlan (McMaster)	Kyle Graves (Acadia)	Eric Dzwilewski (Calgary)	Kyle Quinlan (McMaster)[14]
Presidents' Trophy	Frédéric Plesius (Laval)	Aram Eisho (McMaster)	Brett Hubbeard (St. Francis Xavier)	Mike Edem (Calgary)	Frédéric Plesius (Laval)[14]
J. P. Metras Trophy	Jean-Samuel Blanc (Montreal)	Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster)	Rob Jubenville (Saint Mary's)	Brett Jones (Regina)	Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster)[14]
Peter Gorman Trophy	Shaquille Johnson (McGill)	Yannick Harou (Western)	Thomas Troop (Acadia)	Brett Blaszko (Calgary)	Shaquille Johnson (McGill)[14]
Russ Jackson Award	David Haddrall (Bishop's)	Zach Androschuk (Guelph)	Matthew Albright (Saint Mary's)	Brett Jones (Regina)	Zach Androschuk (Guelph)[15]
Frank Tindall Trophy	Glen Constantin (Laval)	Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster)	Jeff Cummins (Acadia)	Blake Nill (Calgary)	Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster)[15]

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 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

Second Team

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

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Teams

UBC Thunderbirds Alberta Golden Bears Calgary Dinos Saskatchewan Huskies Regina Rams Manitoba Bisons Windsor Lancers Western Mustangs Guelph Gryphons Laurier Golden Hawks Waterloo Warriors McMaster Marauders York Lions Toronto Varsity Blues Queen's Gaels Ottawa Gee-Gees Concordia Stingers McGill Redmen Montreal Carabins Laval Rouge et Or Bishop's Gaiters Sherbrooke Vert et Or Mount Allison Mounties Acadia Axemen Saint Mary's Huskies St. Francis Xavier X-Men

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

Atlantic University Football Conference
Jewett Trophy

Institution	Team	City	Province	First season	Head coach	Enrollment	Endowment	Football stadium	Capacity
Acadia University	Axemen	Wolfville	NS	1957	Jeff Cummins	3,770	$57.4M	Raymond Field	3,000
Mount Allison University	Mounties	Sackville	NB	1955	Kelly Jeffrey	2,614	$111.1M	MacAulay Field	2,500
Saint Francis Xavier University	X-Men	Antigonish	NS	1954	Gary Waterman	4,871	$90.05M	Oland Stadium	4,000
Saint Mary's University	Huskies	Halifax	NS	1956	Perry Marchese	7,433	$22.7M	Huskies Stadium	4,000