2016 CIS football season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2016 CIS football season
| duration = August 28 – October 29
| conf1 = Hardy Trophy
| conf1_champ = Calgary Dinos
| conf2 = Yates Cup
| conf2_champ = Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
| conf3 = Dunsmore Cup
| conf3_champ = Laval Rouge et Or
| conf4 = Loney Bowl
| conf4_champ = St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| conf5 = Mitchell Bowl
| conf5_champ = Calgary Dinos
| conf6 = Uteck Bowl
| conf6_champ = Laval Rouge et Or
| finals = Vanier Cup
| finals_date = November 26
| finals_venue = Hamilton, Ontario
| finals_champ = Laval Rouge et Or
| prevseason_year = 2015
| nextseason_year = 2017
| seasonslistnames = CIS football seasons
}}
The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day.{{cite web|url=http://www.oua.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151210g88r6v|title=OUA announces 2016 Football regular season and Yates Cup playoff schedule|publisher=Ontario University Athletics|date=2015-12-10|accessdate=2016-01-18|archive-date=2016-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802173011/http://oua.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151210g88r6v|url-status=dead}} The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/vc16 CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017] from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18. In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.
During the 2016 season, CIS adopted the new name of U Sports, with the name change officially taking effect on October 20.{{cite press release |url=http://usports.ca/en/news/580919b7bcdd8/introducing-u-sports |title=Introducing U Sports |publisher=U Sports |date=October 20, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161022/http://usports.ca/en/news/580919b7bcdd8/introducing-u-sports |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
Regular season standings
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| {{2016 CWUAA football standings}} | {{2016 RSEQ football standings}} |
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| {{2016 OUA football standings}} | {{2016 AUS football standings}} |
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= Top 10 =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|+ FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings |
| scope="col" | Team \ Week
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 1{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#1) Reigning Vanier Cup champion UBC opens at No. 1 |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-1 |website=U Sports |date=2016-08-30}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 2{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#2) Montreal moves up to No. 1, reigning champ UBC down to No. 2 |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-2 |website=U Sports |date=2016-09-06}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 3{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#3) Montreal remains No. 1, Calgary moves up to No. 2 |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-3 |website=U Sports |date=2016-09-13}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 4{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#4) Montreal unanimous No. 1 pick, Vanier Cup champ UBC out of Top 10 |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-4 |website=U Sports |date=2016-09-20}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 5{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#5) Montreal No. 1 for fourth straight week, Regina on the rise |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-5 |website=U Sports |date=2016-09-27}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 6{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#6) RSEQ rivals Montreal, Laval hold on to top spots |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-6 |website=U Sports |date=2016-10-04}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 7{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#7) No changes in national rankings following light Thanksgiving schedule |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-7 |website=U Sports |date=2016-10-11}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 8{{cite web |title=FRC - CIS Football Top 10 (#8) Laval wins rematch against archrival Montreal, moves up to No. 1 |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-8 |website=U Sports |date=2016-10-18}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 9{{cite web |title=U Sports Football Top 10: RSEQ rivals Laval, Montreal hold on to top spots |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-9 |website=U Sports |date=2016-10-25}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | 10{{cite web |title=FRC – U Sports Football Top 10 (#10) Laval tops final poll of season for 7th time in 10 years |url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/top10-10 |website=U Sports |date=2016-11-01}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Acadia Axemen
| NR || NR || 14 (6) || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Alberta Golden Bears
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Bishop's Gaiters
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Calgary Dinos
| 7 (147-2) || 3 (220) || 2 (267-3) || 2 (266) || 5 (171) || 5 (182) || 5 (189) || 4 (220-1) || 5 (153) || 6 (144) |
| scope="row" | Carleton Ravens
| 9 (37) || 6 (125) || 4 (169) || 10 (38) || 10 (45) || 6 (120) || 6 (126) || 6 (136) || 8 (128) || 8 (128) |
| scope="row" | Concordia Stingers
| 11 (18) || 11 (33) || 12 (12) || 12 (3) || NR || NR || 12 (3) || 13 (4) || NR || 13 (1) |
| scope="row" | Guelph Gryphons
| 6 (177) || 10 (41) || 11 (32) || 13 (1) || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Laurier Golden Hawks
| 10 (37) || 9 (62) || 7 (101) || 5 (178) || 6 (153) || 7 (118) || 7 (121) || 7 (124) || 6 (153) || 5 (167) |
| scope="row" | Laval Rouge et Or
| 3 (218) || 4 (207) || 3 (221) || 3 (238) || 2 (264) || 2 (266) || 2 (266) || 1 (290-21) || 1 (293-23) || 1 (296-26) |
| scope="row" | Manitoba Bisons
| 5 (182-1) || 8 (76) || NR || NR || 9 (54) || 11 (5) || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | McGill Redmen
| NR || NR || NR || 14 (1) || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | McMaster Marauders
| 8 (146-1) || 5 (202-1) || 9 (94) || 7 (105) || 8 (79) || 8 (115) || 8 (113) || 5 (150) || 4 (155) || 7 (137) |
| scope="row" | Montreal Carabins
| 2 (261-5) || 1 (276-13) || 1 (297-27) || 1 (300-30) || 1 (300-30) || 1 (300-30) || 1 (300-30) || 2 (270-6) || 2 (273-5) || 2 (267-4) |
| scope="row" | Mount Allison Mounties
| 14 (5) || 18 (1) || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Ottawa Gee-Gees
| NR || 12 (18) || 8 (99) || 6 (159) || 7 (148) || 9 (65) || 9 (65) || 9 (36) || 9 (39) || 12 (2) |
| scope="row" | Queen's Golden Gaels
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Regina Rams
| NR || 17 (1) || 15 (1) || 9 (54) || 4 (188) || 4 (206) || 4 (198) || 8 (111) || 7 (141) || 4 (180) |
| scope="row" | Saint Mary's Huskies
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Saskatchewan Huskies
| 12 (13) || 13 (15) || 10 (64) || 8 (87) || 13 (1) || 14 (1) || 14 (2) || 12 (22) || 10 (36) || 9 (60) |
| scope="row" | Sherbrooke Vert et Or
| 15 (2) || 14 (10) || NR || NR || 14 (1) || NR || 13 (2) || 11 (23) || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | St. Francis Xavier X-Men
| 13 (6) || 16 (2) || 13 (7) || 12 (9) || 12 (2) || 13 (3) || 11 (4) || 10 (26) || NR || 10 (27) |
| scope="row" | Toronto Varsity Blues
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | UBC Thunderbirds
| 1 (266-20) || 2 (264-16) || 6 (139) || 11 (12) || 11 (25) || 10 (28) || 10 (29) || 14 (1) || NR || 11 (7) |
| scope="row" | Waterloo Warriors
| NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | Western Mustangs
| 4 (188-2) || 7 (97) || 5 (161) || 4 (197) || 3 (219) || 3 (238) || 3 (234) || 3 (234-2) || 3 (243-2) || 3 (235) |
| scope="row" | Windsor Lancers
| NR || 15 (4) || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR || NR |
| scope="row" | 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.
Post-season awards
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 815px; height: 250px;"
|+ CIS post-season awards |
| scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Quebec[http://en.usports.ca/sports/fball/championship/2016/releases/awards All-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner] |
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| scope="row" | Hec Crighton Trophy
| Samuel Caron |
| scope="row" | Presidents' Trophy
| Jonathan Boisonneault-Glaou |
| scope="row" | J. P. Metras Trophy
| Mathieu Betts |
| scope="row" | Peter Gorman Trophy
| Adam Auclair |
| scope="row" | Russ Jackson Award
| Shayne Cowan-Cholette |
| scope="row" | Frank Tindall Trophy
| Danny Maciocia |
= All-Canadian team =
== First team ==
;Offence
: QB – Noah Picton – Regina
: RB – Tyler Chow – Saskatchewan
: RB – Alex Taylor – Western
: IR – Kaion Julien-Grant – St. Francis Xavier
: IR – Mitchell Picton – Regina
: WR – Louis-Mathieu Normandin – Montreal
: WR – Nathaniel Behar – Carleton
: C – Matthew Van Praet – Western
: G – Geoff Gray – Manitoba
: G – Zach Intzandt – McMaster
: T – Vernon Sainvil – St. Francis Xavier
: T – Jean-Simon Roy – Laval
;Defence
: DT – Rupert Butcher – Western
: DT – Vincent Desjardins – Laval
: DE – Mathieu Betts – Laval
: DE – Michael Kashak – McMaster
: LB – DeAndre Smith – Saint Mary's
: LB – D. J. Lalama – Manitoba
: LB – Nakas Onyeka – Laurier
: FS – Stavros Katsantonis – British Columbia
: HB – Malcolm Thompson – Laurier
: HB – Malcolm Brown – Western
: CB – Godfrey Onyeka – Laurier
: CB – Samuel Polan – Sherbrooke
;Special teams
: P – Félix Ménard-Brière – Montreal
: K – Sean Stenger – Saskatchewan
: RET – Tunde Adeleke – Carleton
== Second team ==
;Offence
: QB – Derek Wendel – Ottawa
: RB – Jordan Socholotiuk – St. Francis Xavier
: RB – Jayde Rowe – Carleton
: IR – Austen Hartley – Calgary
: IR – Mitchell Baines – Ottawa
: WR – Dejuan Martin – St. Francis Xavier
: WR – Danny Vandervoort – McMaster
: C – Levi Hua – British Columbia
: G – Samuel Lefebvre – Laval
: G – Ryan Sceviour – Calgary
: T – Evan Johnson – Saskatchewan
: T – Sean Jamieson – Western
;Defence
: DT – Donovan Dale – British Columbia
: DT – Junior Luke – Montreal
: DE – Kwaku Boateng – Laurier
: DE – Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou – Montreal
: LB – Frédéric Chagnon – Montreal
: LB – Jean-Gabriel Poulin – Western
: LB – Alexandre Gagné – Sherbrooke
: FS – Brandon Jennings – Acadia
: HB – Robert Woodson – Calgary
: HB – Adam Auclair – Laval
: CB – Adam Laurensse – Calgary
: CB – Robbie Yochim – McMaster
;Special teams
: P – TJ Morton – Toronto
: K – Adam Preocanin – McMaster
: RET – Marcus Davis – UBC
Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2016, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West champions host the AUS champions in the Mitchell Bowl and be the home team at the Vanier Cup, while the RSEQ champions host the OUA champions in the Uteck Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/5-Year_Schedule_2014_to_2019.pdf |title=CIS 5-year Championship Schedule |publisher=Canadian Interuniversity Sport |access-date=2016-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729223014/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/5-Year_Schedule_2014_to_2019.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-29 }}
= Conference Playoffs =
== [[Atlantic University Sport]] ==
{{3TeamBracket
| RD1=November 5
Semifinal
| RD2=November 12
Loney Bowl
| RD1-seed1= 2
| RD1-team1= Mt. Allison
| RD1-score1= 27
| RD1-seed2= 3
| RD1-team2= Acadia
| RD1-score2= 18
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= St. FX
| RD2-score1= 29
| RD2-seed2= 2
| RD2-team2= Mt. Allison
| RD2-score2= 8
}}
== [[Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec]] ==
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = November 5
Semifinals
| RD2 = November 12
Dunsmore Cup
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Montreal
| RD1-score1 = 42
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = McGill
| RD1-score2 = 0
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = Laval
| RD1-score3 = 39
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = Concordia
| RD1-score4 = 14
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Montreal
| RD2-score1 = 17
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Laval
| RD2-score2 = 20
}}
== [[Ontario University Athletics]] ==
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1= October 29
Quarterfinals
| RD2= November 5
Semifinals
| RD3= November 12
109th Yates Cup
| RD1-seed1= 4
| RD1-team1= Carleton
| RD1-score1= 45
| RD1-seed2= 5
| RD1-team2= Ottawa
| RD1-score2= 9
| RD1-seed3= 3
| RD1-team3= McMaster
| RD1-score3= 17
| RD1-seed4= 6
| RD1-team4= Guelph
| RD1-score4= 11
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= Western
| RD2-score1= 51
| RD2-seed2= 4
| RD2-team2= Carleton
| RD2-score2= 24
| RD2-seed3= 2
| RD2-team3= Laurier
| RD2-score3= 21
| RD2-seed4= 3
| RD2-team4= McMaster
| RD2-score4= 17
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= Western
| RD3-score1= 40
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2= Laurier
| RD3-score2= 43
}}
== [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association]] ==
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = November 5
Semifinals
| RD2 = November 12
80th Hardy Trophy
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Regina
| RD1-score1 = 34
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = UBC
| RD1-score2 = 40
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = Calgary
| RD1-score3 = 47
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = Saskatchewan
| RD1-score4 = 17
| RD2-seed1 = 4
| RD2-team1 = UBC
| RD2-score1 = 43
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Calgary
| RD2-score2 = 46
}}
= National Semifinals =
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|title= Uteck Bowl
|date= November 19
|time= 12:30 p.m. EST
|road= Laurier
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=6
|home= Laval
|H1=14 |H2=15 |H3=7 |H4=0
|stadium= Telus Stadium, Quebec City, Quebec
|attendance=13,526
|weather=Fair, 9°C
|referee=Brent Young
|TV= Sportsnet 360, TVA Sports
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|title= Mitchell Bowl
|date= November 19
|time= 2:00 p.m. MST
|road= St. FX
|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=7
|home= Calgary
|H1=5 |H2=13 |H3=22 |H4=10
|stadium= McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
|attendance=2,184
|weather=Overcast, 0°C
|referee=J. Popplestone
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= National Championship =
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|title= 52nd Vanier Cup
|date= November 26
|time= 1:00 p.m. EST
|road= Laval
|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=14 |R4=7
|home= Calgary
|H1=14 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=6
|stadium= Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
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|referee=K. Edgeworthy
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