2011 CIS football season


The 2011 CIS football season began on September 1, 2011, with the Montreal Carabins hosting the McGill Redmen at CEPSUM Stadium. The season concluded on November 25 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia with the 47th Vanier Cup championship. This year, 26 university teams in Canada played CIS football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Regular season standings

Top 10

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2011, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions 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 Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

Post-season awards

All-Canadian team

First team

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Second team

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Teams

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of British ColumbiaThunderbirdsVancouverBC1923Shawn Olson43,579$1.01BThunderbird Stadium3,500
University of CalgaryDinosCalgaryAB1964Blake Nill28,196$444MMcMahon Stadium35,650
University of AlbertaGolden BearsEdmontonAB1910Jeff Stead36,435$751MFoote Field3,500
University of SaskatchewanHuskiesSaskatoonSK1912Brian Towriss19,082$136.7MGriffiths Stadium6,171
University of ReginaRamsReginaSK1999Frank McCrystal12,800$25.9MMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field28,800
University of ManitobaBisonsWinnipegMB1920Brian Dobie27,599$303MUniversity Stadium5,000

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
University of WindsorLancersWindsorON1968Joe D'Amore13,496$32.5MSouth Campus Stadium2,000
University of Western OntarioMustangsLondonON1929Greg Marshall30,000$266.6MTD Waterhouse Stadium10,000
University of WaterlooWarriorsWaterlooON1957Dennis McPhee27,978$172MWarrior Field1,100
Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGolden HawksWaterlooON1961Gary Jeffries12,394---University Stadium6,000
University of GuelphGryphonsGuelphON1950Stu Lang19,408$164.2MAlumni Stadium4,100
McMaster UniversityMaraudersHamiltonON1901Stefan Ptaszek25,688$498.5MRon Joyce Stadium6,000
University of TorontoVarsity BluesTorontoON1877Greg Gary73,185$1.823BVarsity Stadium5,000
York UniversityLionsTorontoON1969Warren Craney42,400$306MYork Stadium4,000
Queen's UniversityGolden GaelsKingstonON1882Pat Sheahan20,566$657MRichardson Stadium10,258
University of OttawaGee-GeesOttawaON1894Jean Philippe-Asselin35,548$128.4MFrank Clair Stadium14,542

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Concordia UniversityStingersMontrealQC1974Gerry McGrath38,809$54.4MConcordia Stadium4,000
Université de MontréalCarabinsMontrealQC2002Danny Maciocia55,540$89.5MCEPSUM Stadium5,100
McGill UniversityRedmenMontrealQC1898Clint Uttley32,514$973.6MMolson Stadium25,012
Université LavalRouge et OrQuebec CityQC1996Glen Constantin37,591$105.3MPEPS Stadium12,257
Université de SherbrookeVert et OrSherbrookeQC1971André Bolduc35,000---Université de Sherbrooke Stadium3,359
Bishop's UniversityGaitersSherbrookeQC1884Tony Addona1,817---Coulter Field3,000

InstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity
Acadia UniversityAxemenWolfvilleNS1957Jeff Cummins3,770$40MRaymond Field3,000
Mount Allison UniversityMountiesSackvilleNB1955Kelly Jeffrey2,614$82.8MMacAulay Field2,500
Saint Francis Xavier UniversityX-MenAntigonishNS1954Gary Waterman4,871$59.4MOland Stadium4,000
Saint Mary's UniversityHuskiesHalifaxNS1956Steve Sumarah7,433$16.9MHuskies Stadium4,000