2010 CIS football season


The 2010 CIS football season began on August 31, 2010 with the Windsor Lancers hosting the Ottawa Gee-Gees and the defending Vanier Cup champion Queen's Golden Gaels visiting the McMaster Marauders. The season concluded on November 27 at the PEPS stadium in Quebec City, Quebec with the Laval Rouge et Or winning the 46th Vanier Cup, a record tying sixth championship for the school. In this year, 25 university teams in Canada played CIS football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Notable events

After their successful application into the NCAA Division II, the Simon Fraser Clan left the Canada West Universities Athletic Association to join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, leaving Canada West with six teams. The Clan, whose athletic programs were moved from the NAIA to CIS as a temporary refuge, will continue to play football under Canadian rules when they play the UBC Thunderbirds in their annual cross-town rivalry matchup in October, but will otherwise play American football under the NCAA's rules.
The Waterloo Warriors have suspended its football operations this season, following a steroid investigation the previous season that had led to all 65 members of its team tested for steroids in March, with 3 positive results. Charges against the three Warriors players testing positive for drug trafficking by the RCMP are still pending. A further round of testing also saw players from the Windsor Lancers and the Acadia Axemen suspended for doping violations, though both universities will still field teams for the season.

Schedule

Montreal vs. Bishop's game on 2 October 2010 was postponed to the following day due to severe rain and flooding in the Lennoxville region.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2010, according to the rotating schedule, the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will host the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

Awards and Rankings

Top 10

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.
Week 2 in CIS poll is Week 1 in Player of the Week poll.

Players of the Week

QuebecOntarioAtlanticCanada WestNATIONAL
Week 1Max Caron Sam Sabourin Season Did Not StartSteve Famulak Sam Sabourin
Week 2Julien Hamel Craig Butler Jake Thomas Nathan Kanya Nathan Kanya
Week 3Frédérick Plesius Adam Fehler Raye Hartmann Tye Noble Tye Noble
Week 4Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Zander Robinson Tom Labenski Bruce Anderson Zander Robinson
Week 5Justin Conn John Surla Dan Schutte Nico Higgs Justin Conn
Week 6Samaël Lavaud Sam Sabourin Mark Holden No nominee Mark Holden
Week 7Felipe Fonseca Joe Cappiello Jeff Hecht Nico Higgs Nico Higgs
Week 8Julien Hamel Samuel Aird Adrian Saturley Jean-Marc Jones Julien Hamel
Week 9Dave Boucher Stephen Cormack Brian Ridgeway Teague Sherman Dave Boucher
Week 10Maximilien Ducap Kamara John Surla Graeme Richardson Craig Gerbrandt Maximilien Ducap Kamara
Week 11Frédérick Plesius Craig Butler Brian Ridgeway Linden Gaydosh Craig Butler
Week 12Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau David Lee No NomineeDoctor Cassama Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau

QuebecOntarioAtlanticCanada WestNATIONAL
Week 1Jeff Thompson Tyler Crapigna Season Did Not StartNo nomineeJeff Thompson
Week 2Josh Maveety Dan Village John Szilagyi Nathan Coehoorn Nathan Coehoorn
Week 3Austin Anderson Chayce Elliot Dylan Hollohan Aaron Ifield Austin Anderson
Week 4Josh Maveety Matthew Falvo John Szilagyi Chris Bodnar Chris Bodnar
Week 5Raphaël Gagné Lirim Hajrullahu Jahmeek Taylor Stephen McDonald Jahmeek Taylor
Week 6Christopher Milo Dan Village Jahmeek Taylor No nominee Jahmeek Taylor
Week 7Pierre-Paul Gélinas Lirim Hajrullahu John Szilagyi Luke Thiel Luke Thiel
Week 8Christopher Milo Shamawd Chambers Jahmeek Taylor Aaron Ifield Aaron Ifield
Week 9William Dion Giancarlo Rapanaro John Szilagyi Aaron Ifield William Dion
Week 10Raphaël Gagné Andrew Thibaudeau Mike Rostance Anthony Parker Andrew Thibaudeau
Week 11Christopher Milo Lirim Hajrullahu Brett Lauther No NomineeLirim Hajrullahu
Week 12Christopher Milo Darryl Wheeler Jahmeek Taylor No NomineeChristopher Milo

Post-Season Awards

All-Canadian Team

First Team

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Second Team

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Teams

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of British ColumbiaThunderbirdsVancouverBC1908Public43,579$1.01BThunderbird Stadium3,500
University of CalgaryDinosCalgaryAB1966Public28,196$444MMcMahon Stadium35,650
University of AlbertaGolden BearsEdmontonAB1908Public36,435$751MFoote Field3,500
University of SaskatchewanHuskiesSaskatoonSK1907Public19,082$136.7MGriffiths Stadium4,997
University of ReginaRamsReginaSK1911Public12,800$25.9MMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field30,048
University of ManitobaBisonsWinnipegMB1877Public27,599$303MUniversity Stadium5,000

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of WindsorLancersWindsorON1857Public13,496$32.5MSouth Campus Stadium2,000
University of Western OntarioMustangsLondonON1878Public30,000$266.6MTD Waterhouse Stadium8,000
Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGolden HawksWaterlooON1911Public12,394---University Stadium6,000
University of GuelphGryphonsGuelphON1964Public19,408$164.2MAlumni Stadium5,100
McMaster UniversityMaraudersHamiltonON1887Public25,688$498.5MRon Joyce Stadium6,000
University of TorontoVarsity BluesTorontoON1827Public73,185$1.823BVarsity Stadium5,000
York UniversityLionsTorontoON1959Public42,400$306MYork Stadium2,500
Queen's UniversityGolden GaelsKingstonON1841Public20,566$657MRichardson Stadium10,258
University of OttawaGee-GeesOttawaON1848Public35,548$128.4MFrank Clair Stadium26,559

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Concordia UniversityStingersMontrealQC1896Public38,809$54.4MConcordia Stadium4,000
Université de MontréalCarabinsMontrealQC1878Public55,540$89.5MCEPSUM Stadium5,100
McGill UniversityRedmenMontrealQC1821Public32,514$973.6MMolson Stadium25,012
Université LavalRouge et OrQuebec CityQC1663Public37,591$105.3MPEPS Stadium10,200
Université de SherbrookeVert et OrSherbrookeQC1954Public35,000---Université de Sherbrooke Stadium8,000
Bishop's UniversityGaitersSherbrookeQC1843Public1,817---Coulter Field3,000

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Acadia UniversityAxemenWolfvilleNS1838Public3,621$40MRaymond Field3,000
Mount Allison UniversityMountiesSackvilleNB1839Public2,486$82.8MMacAulay Field2,500
Saint Francis Xavier UniversityX-MenAntigonishNS1853Public4,875$59.4MOland Stadium4,000
Saint Mary's UniversityHuskiesHalifaxNS1802Public7,281$16.9MHuskies Stadium4,000