The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the

41st Vanier Cup The 41st Vanier Cup was played on December 3, 2005, at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2005 season. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks completed a perfect season by defeating the previously unde ...

national championship on December 3 at

Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium (formerly Civic Stadium) was a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The stadium was the home of the Hamilton Tiger ...

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, with the

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, commonly shortened to Laurier Golden Hawks, is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario Universit ...

winning their second championship. Twenty-seven

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across Canada competed in

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this season, the highest level of amateur play in

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, under the auspices of

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(CIS).

Awards and records

Awards

Hec Crighton Trophy The Hec Crighton Trophy (sometimes referred to as the Hec Crighton Award) is awarded annually to the most outstanding Canadian football player in U Sports. The trophy is named after Hec Crighton who was a former teacher, coach, referee, and the ...

– Andy Fantuz, Western Ontario *

Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy () is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e., best overall record) during the regular season. If two teams are tied for the most points, then the Trophy ...

– Patrick Donovan, Concordia * Russ Jackson Award – Dan Parker, Mount Allison * J. P. Metras Trophy –

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, Laval * Peter Gorman Trophy – Martin Gagné, Montreal

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence :Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier : Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor :David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan : Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western :Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia : Arjei Franklin, SB, Windsor :J-F Romeo, SB, Laval :

, C, Laval :Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser : Kyle Koch, G, McMaster :Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan : Chris Best, T, Waterloo ;Defence :Martin Gagné, DE, Montréal :Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia :Michaël Jean-Louis, DT, Laval :Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan :Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia : Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster :Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina :Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia :Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia : Ian Logan, HB, Laurier : Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia :Jason Milne, FS, Alberta ;Special Teams : Mike Renaud, P, Concordia :Warren Kean, K, Concordia

Second Team

;Offense :Scott Syvret, QB, Concordia :Nick Cameron, RB, Laurier :Joseph Mroué, RB, Montréal :Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta :Jeff Keegan, WR, Guelph :Vaughan Swart, SB, McMaster : Mike Lindstrom, SB, UBC :Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa : Adam Rogers, G, Acadia :Woodly Jean, G, Montreal :J.F. Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal : Derek Armstrong, T, StFX ;Defence :Brandon Keks, DE, Laurier : Dan Federkeil, DE, Calgary : Miguel Robede, DT, Laval :Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba :David Lowry, LB, Alberta :Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal :Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison :Anthony Plante-Ajah, CB, Ottawa : Joel Lipinski, CB, Regina :Alexandre Vendette, HB, Laval :Steve Boyko, HB, Alberta :Jeff Smeaton, FS, Laurier ;Special Teams : Luca Congi, P, Simon Fraser :Brian Devlin, K, Laurier

Results

Regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' ''Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.''

Top 10

NR = Not Ranked.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

Mitchell Bowl The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the more westerly location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this g ...

and the

Uteck Bowl The Uteck Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to ...

, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference

Hardy Trophy The Hardy Trophy is a Canadian sport trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canadian football, Football Conference of U Sports, the country's governing body for university athletics. It is na ...

meet the

Dunsmore Cup The Dunsmore Cup () is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the university-level football competition conducted by Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), the governing body for all student sports in the province of ...

Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference

Loney Bowl The Jewett Trophy is a Canadian sports trophy, in honour of Dr. B. L. Jewett, presented annually to the winner of the Atlantic University Sport Football Conference of U Sports. Unlike the other three conference championship games, the game in whi ...

championship travel to the Ontario conference's

Yates Cup The Yates Cup () is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of U Sports. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back to 1898 and surpassi ...

championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

Vanier Cup

References

{{CIS football CIS U Sports football seasons