# 2012 CIS football season

The 2012 CIS football season began on August 31, 2012 with the Saskatchewan Huskies hosting the Alberta Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium. The season concluded on November 23 in Toronto, Ontario with the 48th Vanier Cup championship, won by the Laval Rouge et Or after they defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14. This year, 26 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

## Regular season standings

2012 Canada West standingsvte :
| Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | Playoff Spot |
| #2 Calgary | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | † |
| #7 Regina | 6 | - | 2 | 12 | X |
| Saskatchewan | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | X |
| #10 Manitoba | 4 | - | 4 | 8 | X |
| UBC | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| Alberta | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 ||||||
2012 OUA standingsvte :
| Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | Playoff Spot |
| #1 McMaster | 8 | - | 0 | 16 | † |
| #5 Guelph | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | X |
| #6 Queen's | 6 | - | 2 | 12 | X |
| #8 Western | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | X |
| Windsor | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | X |
| Laurier | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | X |
| York | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| Ottawa | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| Toronto | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| Waterloo | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 |||||||
2012 RSEQ standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | | Conf | Conf | Conf | Playoff Spot |
| Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
| #2 Laval | 8 | - | 1 | 16 | 7 | - | 1 | † |
| #4 Montreal | 8 | - | 1 | 16 | 8 | - | 1 | X |
| Sherbrooke | 6 | - | 3 | 12 | 5 | - | 3 | X |
| McGill | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 | X |
| Bishop's$^b$ | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Concordia$^a$ | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 $^a$ - Forfeited 2 wins for ineligible player. $^b$ - Forfeited two game for use of an ineligible player. One game against Montreal was a loss and the result unchanged. The other game was previously forfeited by Concordia and was recorded as a double forfeit of 0-0. ||||||||||
2012 AUS standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | | Conf | Conf | Conf | Playoff Spot |
| Team (Rank) | W | | L | PTS | W | | L | Playoff Spot |
| #9 Acadia | 7 | - | 1 | 14 | 7 | - | 0 | † |
| Saint Mary's | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | X |
| Mount Allison | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | X |
| St. FX$^a$ | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | |
| † – Conference Champion Rankings: CIS Top 10 $^a$ - Awarded a win over Concordia due to the Stingers using an ineligible player. ||||||||||

### Top 10

FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Acadia Axemen | 9 (51) | 9 (51) | 8 (76) | 11 (19) | 11 (21) | 10 (41) | 10 (43) | 9 (53) | 9 (39) | 9 (48) |
| Alberta Golden Bears | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Bishop's Gaiters | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Calgary Dinos | 3 (246-1) | 3 (249) | 2 (256) | 2 (267-1) | 2 (268-1) | 2 (270-1) | 2 (268-1) | 2 (270-1) | 3 (225) | 3 (229) |
| Concordia Stingers | 15 (3) | 13 (5) | NR | 14 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Guelph Gryphons | 13 (23) | 14 (2) | 12 (13) | 13 (5) | 12 (17) | 9 (50) | 7 (114) | 5 (177) | 5 (169) | 5 (167) |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | 16 (2) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Laval Rouge et Or | 2 (257-4) | 2 (256) | 3 (224) | 4 (220) | 4 (223) | 4 (220) | 3 (243) | 3 (238) | 2 (266) | 2 (266) |
| Manitoba Bisons | 14 (6) | 10 (44) | 7 (126) | 8 (89) | 8 (92) | 8 (87) | 8 (94) | 10 (22) | 10 (28) | 12 (7) |
| McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| McMaster Marauders | 1 (294-25) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (299-29) | 1 (299-29) | 1 (299-29) | 1 (299-29) | 1 (299-29) | 1 (300-30) | 1 (300-30) |
| Montreal Carabins | 4 (180) | 4 (220) | 4 (210) | 3 (231) | 3 (223) | 3 (236) | 5 (180) | 4 (212) | 4 (224) | 4 (219) |
| Mount Allison Mounties | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 6 (121) | 6 (156) | 6 (160) | 5 (184) | 5 (162) | 5 (175) | 4 (190) | 6 (161) | 6 (140) | 6 (146) |
| Regina Rams | 12 (35) | 12 (8) | 10 (31) | 9 (70) | 7 (129) | 6 (157) | 6 (146) | 8 (84) | 7 (139) | 7 (138) |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 8 (81) | 8 (93) | 9 (39) | 7 (89) | 10 (25) | 13 (3) | NR | 11 (18) | 12 (4) | 11 (9) |
| Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 11 (45) | 15 (1) | 11 (14) | 10 (35) | 9 (32) | 11 (10) | 11 (7) | 12 (16) | 11 (27) | 10 (33) |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | NR | NR | 14 (2) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | 16 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UBC Thunderbirds | 7 (100) | 11 (12) | NR | 15 (1) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Western Mustangs | 5 (142) | 5 (161) | 5 (177) | 6 (141) | 6 (143) | 7 (115) | 9 (48) | 7 (98) | 8 (89) | 8 (88) |
| Windsor Lancers | 10 (50) | 7 (95) | 13 (4) | 12 (6) | 13 (1) | 12 (5) | 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, received no votes. Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

### Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2012, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions (Acadia Axemen) met the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team (Laval Rouge et Or) for the Uteck Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Acadia Axemen in this game. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy (Calgary Dinos) visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion (McMaster Marauders) for the Mitchell Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14 in the Vanier Cup to earn their seventh title.

#### Playoff bracket

| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | National Semi-finals | 48th Vanier Cup | 48th Vanier Cup | 48th Vanier Cup |
| | | | Saskatchewan Huskies | Saskatchewan Huskies | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Regina Rams | Regina Rams | 31 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Regina Rams | Regina Rams | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 38 | | | | | | |
| | | | Manitoba Bisons | Manitoba Bisons | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Calgary Dinos | Calgary Dinos | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 45 | | | |
| | | | Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 39 | | | | | | | | | |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | Laurier Golden Hawks | 0 | Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | Queen's Golden Gaels | 34 | | | | Guelph Gryphons | Guelph Gryphons | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 30 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| Windsor Lancers | Windsor Lancers | 35 | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | Western Ontario Mustangs | 56 | | | | | | | | | | McMaster Marauders | McMaster Marauders | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 37 |
| | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mount Allison Mounties | Mount Allison Mounties | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint Mary's Huskies | Saint Mary's Huskies | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Acadia Axemen | Acadia Axemen | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Acadia Axemen | Acadia Axemen | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 42 | | | |
| | | | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Montreal Carabins | Montreal Carabins | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 40 | | | | | | |
| | | | McGill Redmen | McGill Redmen | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Laval Rouge et Or | Laval Rouge et Or | 46 | | | | | | | | | |

## Post-Season Awards

CIS Post-Season Awards :
| | Quebec | Ontario | Atlantic | Canada West | NATIONAL |
| Hec Crighton Trophy | Rotrand Sené (Montreal) | Kyle Quinlan (McMaster) | Kyle Graves (Acadia) | Eric Dzwilewski (Calgary) | Kyle Quinlan (McMaster) |
| Presidents' Trophy | Frédéric Plesius (Laval) | Aram Eisho (McMaster) | Brett Hubbeard (St. Francis Xavier) | Mike Edem (Calgary) | Frédéric Plesius (Laval) |
| J. P. Metras Trophy | Jean-Samuel Blanc (Montreal) | Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster) | Rob Jubenville (Saint Mary's) | Brett Jones (Regina) | Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster) |
| Peter Gorman Trophy | Shaquille Johnson (McGill) | Yannick Harou (Western) | Thomas Troop (Acadia) | Brett Blaszko (Calgary) | Shaquille Johnson (McGill) |
| Russ Jackson Award | David Haddrall (Bishop's) | Zach Androschuk (Guelph) | Matthew Albright (Saint Mary's) | Brett Jones (Regina) | Zach Androschuk (Guelph) |
| Frank Tindall Trophy | Glen Constantin (Laval) | Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) | Jeff Cummins (Acadia) | Blake Nill (Calgary) | Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) |

### All-Canadian Team
#### First Team
##### Offence

    Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster
    Garrett Sanvido, RB, Western
    Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary
    Kit Hillis, WR, Saskatchewan
    Nick Anapolsky, WR, Waterloo
    Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
    Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
    Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval
    Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary
    Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill
    Jason Medeiros, G, McMaster
    Brett Jones, G, Regina

##### Defence

    David Rybinski, DT, Saskatchewan
    Daryl Waud, DT, Western
    Ben D'Aguilar, DE, McMaster
    Jean-Samuel Blanc, DE, Montreal
    Aram Eisho, LB, McMaster
    Frédéric Plesius, LB, Laval
    Mathieu Masseau, SAM, Laval
    Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
    Tijani Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's
    Kirby Kezama, HB, Regina
    Jamir Walker, CB, Regina
    Joey Cupido, CB, McMaster

##### Special Teams

    Kyle Graves, P, Acadia
    Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster
    Nic Demski, RET, Manitoba

#### Second Team
##### Offence

    Kyle Graves, QB, Acadia
    Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
    Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
    Shaq Johnson, WR, McGill
    Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia
    Chris Dobko, IR, Calgary
    Robert Babic, IR, McMaster
    Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
    Matt Sewell, OT, McMaster
    Christopher Mercer, OT, Regina
    Charles Vaillancourt, G, Laval
    Colin Murray, G, Acadia

##### Defence

    Jacob LeBlanc, DT, Mount Allison
    John Miniaci, DT, Queen's
    Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval
    Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
    Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
    Brett Hubbeard, LB, St Francis Xavier
    Steve Famulak, LB, Regina
    Michael Daly, FS, McMaster
    Antoine Pruneau, HB, Montreal
    Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
    Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's
    Fode Yansane, CB, Montreal

##### Special Teams

    Chris Bodnar, P, Regina
    Johnny Mark, K, Calgary
    Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia

## Teams

* UBC Thunderbirds
* Alberta Golden Bears
* Calgary Dinos
* Saskatchewan Huskies
* Regina Rams
* Manitoba Bisons
* Windsor Lancers
* Western Mustangs
* Guelph Gryphons
* Laurier Golden Hawks
* Waterloo Warriors
* McMaster Marauders
* York Lions
* Toronto Varsity Blues
* Queen's Gaels
* Ottawa Gee-Gees
* Concordia Stingers
* McGill Redmen
* Montreal Carabins
* Laval Rouge et Or
* Bishop's Gaiters
* Sherbrooke Vert et Or
* Mount Allison Mounties
* Acadia Axemen
* Saint Mary's Huskies
* St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Canada West Football Conference Hardy Trophy :
| Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
| University of British Columbia | Thunderbirds | Vancouver | BC | 1923 | Shawn Olson | 43,579 | $1.05B | Thunderbird Stadium | 3,500 |
| University of Calgary | Dinos | Calgary | AB | 1964 | Blake Nill | 28,196 | $516.7M | McMahon Stadium | 35,650 |
| University of Alberta | Golden Bears | Edmonton | AB | 1910 | Jeff Stead | 36,435 | $800.3M | Foote Field | 3,500 |
| University of Saskatchewan | Huskies | Saskatoon | SK | 1912 | Brian Towriss | 19,082 | $214M | Griffiths Stadium | 6,171 |
| University of Regina | Rams | Regina | SK | 1999 | Frank McCrystal | 12,800 | $27.4M | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 32,848 |
| University of Manitoba | Bisons | Winnipeg | MB | 1920 | Brian Dobie | 27,599 | $357M | University Stadium | 5,000 |
Ontario University Athletics Yates Cup :
| Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
| University of Windsor | Lancers | Windsor | ON | 1968 | Joe D'Amore | 13,496 | $65.3M | South Campus Stadium | 2,000 |
| University of Western Ontario | Mustangs | London | ON | 1929 | Greg Marshall | 30,000 | $371.7M | TD Waterhouse Stadium | 10,000 |
| University of Waterloo | Warriors | Waterloo | ON | 1957 | Joe Paopao | 27,978 | $247.3M | Warrior Field | 5,200 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Golden Hawks | Waterloo | ON | 1961 | Gary Jeffries | 12,394 | $70.1M | University Stadium | 6,000 |
| University of Guelph | Gryphons | Guelph | ON | 1950 | Stu Lang | 19,408 | $228.2M | Alumni Stadium | 4,100 |
| McMaster University | McMaster Marauders | Hamilton | ON | 1901 | Stefan Ptaszek | 25,688 | $519.2M | Ron Joyce Stadium | 6,000 |
| University of Toronto | Varsity Blues | Toronto | ON | 1877 | Greg Gary | 73,185 | $1.518B | Varsity Stadium | 5,000 |
| York University | Lions | Toronto | ON | 1969 | Warren Craney | 42,400 | $331.1M | York Stadium | 2,500 |
| Queen's University | Golden Gaels | Kingston | ON | 1882 | Pat Sheahan | 20,566 | $584.4M | Richardson Stadium | 10,258 |
| University of Ottawa | Gee-Gees | Ottawa | ON | 1894 | Gary Etcheverry | 35,548 | $183.9M | Beckwith Stadium | 1,500 |
Quebec University Football League Dunsmore Cup :
| Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
| Concordia University | Stingers | Montreal | QC | 1974 | Gerry McGrath | 38,809 | --- | Concordia Stadium | 4,000 |
| Université de Montréal | Carabins | Montreal | QC | 2002 | Danny Maciocia | 55,540 | $133.9 | CEPSUM Stadium | 5,100 |
| McGill University | Redmen | Montreal | QC | 1898 | Clint Uttley | 32,514 | $920.8M | Molson Stadium | 25,012 |
| Université Laval | Rouge et Or | Quebec City | QC | 1996 | Glen Constantin | 37,591 | --- | PEPS Stadium | 12,257 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Vert et Or | Sherbrooke | QC | 1971 | David Lessard | 35,000 | --- | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium | 3,359 |
| Bishop's University | Gaiters | Sherbrooke | QC | 1884 | Kevin Mackey | 1,817 | --- | Coulter Field | 2,200 |
Atlantic University Football Conference Jewett Trophy :
| Institution | Team | City | Province | First season | Head coach | Enrollment | Endowment | Football stadium | Capacity |
| Acadia University | Axemen | Wolfville | NS | 1957 | Jeff Cummins | 3,770 | $57.4M | Raymond Field | 3,000 |
| Mount Allison University | Mounties | Sackville | NB | 1955 | Kelly Jeffrey | 2,614 | $111.1M | MacAulay Field | 2,500 |
| Saint Francis Xavier University | X-Men | Antigonish | NS | 1954 | Gary Waterman | 4,871 | $90.05M | Oland Stadium | 4,000 |
| Saint Mary's University | Huskies | Halifax | NS | 1956 | Perry Marchese | 7,433 | $22.7M | Huskies Stadium | 4,000 |