2001 CIAU football season

The 2001 CIAU football season began on August 31, 2001, and concluded with the 37th Vanier Cup national championship on December 1 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Saint Mary's Huskies winning their second championship. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU).

2001 CIAU football season
Duration	August 31, 2001 – November 3, 2001
Hardy Cup champions	Manitoba Bisons
Yates Cup champions	McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Churchill Bowl champions	Manitoba Bisons
Atlantic Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Vanier Cup
Date	December 1, 2001
Venue	SkyDome, Toronto
Champions	Saint Mary's Huskies

Awards and records

Awards

• Hec Crighton Trophy – Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
• Presidents' Trophy – David Stipe, Bishop's
• Russ Jackson Award – Josh Alexander, Wilfrid Laurier
• J. P. Metras Trophy – Carl Gourgues, Laval
• Peter Gorman Trophy – Jeremy Steeves, St. Francis Xavier

All-Canadian team

First team

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Offence

• QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
• RB Luis Perez, Saint Mary's
• RB Mike Bradley, Waterloo
• WR Jason Currie, Saint Mary's
• WR Chris Rankin, McMaster
• IR James MacLean, Queen's
• IR Jason Clermont, Regina
• OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor
• OT Jean-Michel Sylvain, Saint Mary's
• OG Devin Rodger, Manitoba
• OG Carl Gourgues, Laval
• C Christopher Bochen, Manitoba

Defence

• DE Chuck Walsh, Waterloo
• DE Karim Grant, Acadia
• DT Israel Idonije, Manitoba
• DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's
• LB Scott Coe, Manitoba
• LB Jeff Zimmer, Regina
• LB Mark Pretzlaff, Ottawa
• CB Curtis Nash, Saint Mary's
• CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba
• DB Scott Gordon, Ottawa
• DB Dennis Mavrin, York
• S David Stipe, Bishop's

Special teams

• K Jamie Boreham, Manitoba
• P Burke Dales, Concordia

Second Team

Offence

• QB Ryan Jones, Saint Mary's
• RB Mathieu Brassard, Laval
• RB Kenneth Vermette, Manitoba
• WR Joe Orel, Manitoba
• WR Jonathan Bohnert, Guelph
• IR Mike Palmer, Guelph
• IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's
• OT François Boulianne, Laval
• OT Todd Krenbrink, Regina
• OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster
• OG John Salmas, Saint Mary's
• C Colin Oldrieve, Saint Mary's

Defence

• DE Hughes Beauchamp, Laval
• DE Warren Doekper, Manitoba
• DT Rob Stewart, Manitoba
• DT John MacDonald, McGill
• LB Adam MacDonald, StFX
• LB Javier Glatt, UBC
• LB Damian Porter, Windsor
• CB Eric Duchene, Saskatchewan
• CB Brad German, Ottawa
• DB Derick Fury, Mount Allison
• DB Gregory Hoover, Calgary
• S Jamie Boreham, Manitoba

Special teams

• K Norman Nasser, Guelph
• P Matt Armstrong, Waterloo

Results

Regular-season standings

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

Canada West
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Manitoba	8	7	1	0	302	91	14
Regina	8	5	3	0	261	202	10
Saskatchewan	8	5	3	0	200	172	10
Calgary	8	3	5	0	130	260	6
UBC	8	2	6	1	132	233	5
Alberta	8	2	6	0	133	200	4

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
McMaster	8	7	0	1	301	81	15
Ottawa	8	6	2	0	247	168	12
Western	8	5	3	0	189	150	10
Queen's	8	5	3	0	201	171	10
Waterloo	8	4	3	1	194	108	9
Laurier	8	3	5	0	104	138	6
York	8	3	5	0	153	216	6
Guelph	8	3	5	0	164	237	6
Windsor	8	2	6	0	96	196	4
Toronto	8	1	7	0	92	276	2

Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Laval	8	5	3	234	95	10
Concordia	8	5	3	174	191	10
McGill	8	4	4	161	166	8
Bishop's	8	2	6	107	224	4

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Saint Mary's	8	8	0	480	35	16
Acadia	8	4	4	121	187	8
StFX	8	3	5	106	202	6
Mount Allison	8	1	7	47	330	2

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths. ^[2]

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings

Team \ Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Acadia Axemen	9	9	8	8	9	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Alberta Golden Bears	NR	8	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Bishop's Gaiters	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Calgary Dinos	7	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Concordia Stingers	NR	NR	9	9	10	7	6	9	7	10
Guelph Gryphons	NR	NR	10	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laurier Golden Hawks	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Laval Rouge et Or	2	2	6	7	6	8	7	5	4	5
Manitoba Bisons	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	3	3	3
McGill Redmen	10	10	NR	NR	10	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
McMaster Marauders	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
Mount Allison Mounties	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	6	4
Queen's Golden Gaels	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	10	7	10	9
Regina Rams	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	6	5	6
Saint Mary's Huskies	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Saskatchewan Huskies	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	10	10	8	9	7
Simon Fraser Clan	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Waterloo Warriors	NR	NR	10	10	7	6	8	10	10	NR
Western Mustangs	8	6	5	5	8	9	9	10	8	8
Windsor Lancers	NR	NR	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. Source:^[3]

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy hosted the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Atlantic Bowl.^[4][5]

Vanier Cup

Main article: 37th Vanier Cup

References

1. "CIS Football All-Canadians" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-08.
2. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football2001.html CIS Football 2001
3. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/sportfit/ciau/football2001.html CIAU Football 2001
4. "Uteck Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
5. "Mitchell Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-08.