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 Hawks
Dunsmore Cup	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Mitchell Bowl	Calgary Dinos
Uteck Bowl	Laval Rouge et Or
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	3	4	Total
Laurier	0	0	0	6	6
Laval	14	15	7	0	36

at Telus Stadium, Quebec City, Quebec

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Fair, 9°C
• Game attendance: 13,526
• Referee: Brent Young
• TV: Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports
• Boxscore

Mitchell Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
St. FX	7	7	3	7	24
Calgary	5	13	22	10	50

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Overcast, 0°C
• Game attendance: 2,184
• Referee: J. Popplestone
• TV: Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports
• Boxscore

National Championship

52nd Vanier Cup

	1	2	3	4	Total
Laval	7	3	14	7	31
Calgary	14	3	3	6	26

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy with sun, 5°C
• Referee: K. Edgeworthy
• TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports
• Boxscore

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.
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6. http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-4
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13. "CIS 5-year Championship Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Retrieved 2016-01-18.