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.- Laurier forfeits win due to ineligible player.
Standings
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
Quebec | Ontario | Atlantic | Canada West | NATIONAL | |
Week 1 | Max Caron | Sam Sabourin | Season Did Not Start | Steve Famulak | Sam Sabourin |
Week 2 | Julien Hamel | Craig Butler | Jake Thomas | Nathan Kanya | Nathan Kanya |
Week 3 | Frédérick Plesius | Adam Fehler | Raye Hartmann | Tye Noble | Tye Noble |
Week 4 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | Zander Robinson | Tom Labenski | Bruce Anderson | Zander Robinson |
Week 5 | Justin Conn | John Surla | Dan Schutte | Nico Higgs | Justin Conn |
Week 6 | Samaël Lavaud | Sam Sabourin | Mark Holden | No nominee | Mark Holden |
Week 7 | Felipe Fonseca | Joe Cappiello | Jeff Hecht | Nico Higgs | Nico Higgs |
Week 8 | Julien Hamel | Samuel Aird | Adrian Saturley | Jean-Marc Jones | Julien Hamel |
Week 9 | Dave Boucher | Stephen Cormack | Brian Ridgeway | Teague Sherman | Dave Boucher |
Week 10 | Maximilien Ducap Kamara | John Surla | Graeme Richardson | Craig Gerbrandt | Maximilien Ducap Kamara |
Week 11 | Frédérick Plesius | Craig Butler | Brian Ridgeway | Linden Gaydosh | Craig Butler |
Week 12 | Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau | David Lee | No Nominee | Doctor Cassama | Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau |
Quebec | Ontario | Atlantic | Canada West | NATIONAL | |
Week 1 | Jeff Thompson | Tyler Crapigna | Season Did Not Start | No nominee | Jeff Thompson |
Week 2 | Josh Maveety | Dan Village | John Szilagyi | Nathan Coehoorn | Nathan Coehoorn |
Week 3 | Austin Anderson | Chayce Elliot | Dylan Hollohan | Aaron Ifield | Austin Anderson |
Week 4 | Josh Maveety | Matthew Falvo | John Szilagyi | Chris Bodnar | Chris Bodnar |
Week 5 | Raphaël Gagné | Lirim Hajrullahu | Jahmeek Taylor | Stephen McDonald | Jahmeek Taylor |
Week 6 | Christopher Milo | Dan Village | Jahmeek Taylor | No nominee | Jahmeek Taylor |
Week 7 | Pierre-Paul Gélinas | Lirim Hajrullahu | John Szilagyi | Luke Thiel | Luke Thiel |
Week 8 | Christopher Milo | Shamawd Chambers | Jahmeek Taylor | Aaron Ifield | Aaron Ifield |
Week 9 | William Dion | Giancarlo Rapanaro | John Szilagyi | Aaron Ifield | William Dion |
Week 10 | Raphaël Gagné | Andrew Thibaudeau | Mike Rostance | Anthony Parker | Andrew Thibaudeau |
Week 11 | Christopher Milo | Lirim Hajrullahu | Brett Lauther | No Nominee | Lirim Hajrullahu |
Week 12 | Christopher Milo | Darryl Wheeler | Jahmeek Taylor | No Nominee | Christopher Milo |
Post-Season Awards
All-Canadian Team
First Team
;Offence;Defence
;Special Teams
Second Team
;Offence;Defence
;Special Teams
Teams
Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
University of British Columbia | Thunderbirds | Vancouver | BC | 1908 | Public | 43,579 | $1.01B | Thunderbird Stadium | 3,500 |
University of Calgary | Dinos | Calgary | AB | 1966 | Public | 28,196 | $444M | McMahon Stadium | 35,650 |
University of Alberta | Golden Bears | Edmonton | AB | 1908 | Public | 36,435 | $751M | Foote Field | 3,500 |
University of Saskatchewan | Huskies | Saskatoon | SK | 1907 | Public | 19,082 | $136.7M | Griffiths Stadium | 4,997 |
University of Regina | Rams | Regina | SK | 1911 | Public | 12,800 | $25.9M | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 30,048 |
University of Manitoba | Bisons | Winnipeg | MB | 1877 | Public | 27,599 | $303M | University Stadium | 5,000 |
Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
University of Windsor | Lancers | Windsor | ON | 1857 | Public | 13,496 | $32.5M | South Campus Stadium | 2,000 |
University of Western Ontario | Mustangs | London | ON | 1878 | Public | 30,000 | $266.6M | TD Waterhouse Stadium | 8,000 |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Golden Hawks | Waterloo | ON | 1911 | Public | 12,394 | --- | University Stadium | 6,000 |
University of Guelph | Gryphons | Guelph | ON | 1964 | Public | 19,408 | $164.2M | Alumni Stadium | 5,100 |
McMaster University | Marauders | Hamilton | ON | 1887 | Public | 25,688 | $498.5M | Ron Joyce Stadium | 6,000 |
University of Toronto | Varsity Blues | Toronto | ON | 1827 | Public | 73,185 | $1.823B | Varsity Stadium | 5,000 |
York University | Lions | Toronto | ON | 1959 | Public | 42,400 | $306M | York Stadium | 2,500 |
Queen's University | Golden Gaels | Kingston | ON | 1841 | Public | 20,566 | $657M | Richardson Stadium | 10,258 |
University of Ottawa | Gee-Gees | Ottawa | ON | 1848 | Public | 35,548 | $128.4M | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,559 |
Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
Concordia University | Stingers | Montreal | QC | 1896 | Public | 38,809 | $54.4M | Concordia Stadium | 4,000 |
Université de Montréal | Carabins | Montreal | QC | 1878 | Public | 55,540 | $89.5M | CEPSUM Stadium | 5,100 |
McGill University | Redmen | Montreal | QC | 1821 | Public | 32,514 | $973.6M | Molson Stadium | 25,012 |
Université Laval | Rouge et Or | Quebec City | QC | 1663 | Public | 37,591 | $105.3M | PEPS Stadium | 10,200 |
Université de Sherbrooke | Vert et Or | Sherbrooke | QC | 1954 | Public | 35,000 | --- | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium | 8,000 |
Bishop's University | Gaiters | Sherbrooke | QC | 1843 | Public | 1,817 | --- | Coulter Field | 3,000 |
Institution | Team | City | Province | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
Acadia University | Axemen | Wolfville | NS | 1838 | Public | 3,621 | $40M | Raymond Field | 3,000 |
Mount Allison University | Mounties | Sackville | NB | 1839 | Public | 2,486 | $82.8M | MacAulay Field | 2,500 |
Saint Francis Xavier University | X-Men | Antigonish | NS | 1853 | Public | 4,875 | $59.4M | Oland Stadium | 4,000 |
Saint Mary's University | Huskies | Halifax | NS | 1802 | Public | 7,281 | $16.9M | Huskies Stadium | 4,000 |