2004 CIS football season

The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning its third championship and second consecutive. 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).

2004 CIS football season
Duration	September 2, 2004 – October 30, 2004
Hardy Cup champions	Saskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Mitchell Bowl champions	Saskatchewan Huskies
Uteck Bowl champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
Date	November 27, 2004
Venue	Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
Champions	Laval Rouge et Or

Awards and records

Awards

• Hec Crighton Trophy – Jesse Lumsden, McMaster
• Presidents' Trophy – Mickey Donovan, Concordia
• Russ Jackson Award – Nathan Beveridge, UBC
• J. P. Metras Trophy – Troy Cunningham, Concordia
• Peter Gorman Trophy – Kyle Williams, Bishop's

All-Canadian team

First Team

Offence^[1]

Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan

Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster

Andre Durie, RB, York

Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western

Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta

Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor

Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC

Dominic Picard, C, Laval

Ben Walsh, G, McGill

Fabio Filice, G, McMaster

Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval

Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary

Defence^[1]

Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia

Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia

Nick Johansson, DT, UBC

Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval

David Lowry, LB, Alberta

Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster

Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia

Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal

Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia

Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta

Ian Logan, HB, Laurier

Jason Milne, FS, Alberta

Special Teams

Mike Renaud, P, Concordia

Rob Pikula, K, Western

Second Team

Offense

Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier

Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta

Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval

Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa

Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia

Michael Black, IR, Acadia

Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's

Evan Haney, C, Calgary

Geoff St. Denis, G, Western

Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser

Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier

Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan

Defence

Ricky Foley, DE, York

Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster

Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan

Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster

Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal

Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier

Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison

Conor Healey, CB, Laurier

Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan

Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC

Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's

John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo

Special Teams

Rob Pikula, P, Western

No nomination, K

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
Alberta	8	7	1	0	235	145	14
Saskatchewan	8	6	2	0	276	91	12
UBC	8	5	3	0	235	212	10
Calgary	8	4	4	0	147	189	8
Manitoba	8	3	5	0	191	237	6
Simon Fraser	8	3	5	0	174	232	6
Regina	8	0	8	1	116	268	1

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Laurier	8	8	0	0	343	132	16
McMaster	8	7	1	0	395	119	14
Western	8	6	2	0	370	189	12
Ottawa	8	5	3	0	190	236	10
Guelph	8	4	4	0	169	238	8
York	8	3	5	0	220	237	6
Windsor	8	3	5	0	201	241	6
Waterloo	8	2	6	1	149	296	5
Queen's	8	2	6	0	211	192	4
Toronto	8	0	8	0	82	450	0

Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal	8	8	0	256	75	16
Laval	8	7	1	222	66	14
Concordia	8	4	4	157	152	8
McGill	8	4	4	162	158	8
Sherbrooke	8	3	5	135	246	6
Bishop's	8	1	7	100	243	2

Atlantic
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Acadia	8	5	3	254	156	10
Saint Mary's	8	5	3	215	131	10
StFX	8	3	5	154	245	6
Mount Allison	8	0	8	64	248	0

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

Top 10

CIS Top 10 Rankings

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

NR = Not Ranked.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team travelled to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.^[13]

Vanier Cup

Main article: 40th Vanier Cup

Referenfces

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