The 1999 CIAU football season began on September 10, 1999, and concluded with the

35th Vanier Cup The 35th Vanier Cup was played on November 27, 1999, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1999 season. The Laval Rouge et Or won the first championship in school history by defeating the Saint Mary's ...

national championship on November 27, 1999, at the

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, with the

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winning the first

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in program history. Twenty-four

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across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in

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, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU). The

Regina Rams The Regina Rams represent the University of Regina, located in Regina, Saskatchewan, in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The Rams joined U Sports in 1999 and have competed in the Canada West Conference since then. The program has wo ...

began their first season of play in the CIAU after previously playing in the

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Regular season

Standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' ''Teams in bold earned playoff berths.''

Post-season awards

Award-winners

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 ...

– Phil Côté, Ottawa *

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 ...

– Mike Letendre, Saskatchewan * Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta * J. P. Metras Trophy – Tyson St. James, British Columbia * Peter Gorman Trophy – Sébastien Roy, Mt. Allison

All-Canadian team

Post-season

Playoff bracket

Championships

The

was played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, 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 ...

Ontario-Quebec champion

hosted the Canada West

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champion

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for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference

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championship, the

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, hosted the Ontario conference's

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championship team,

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, for the Atlantic Bowl. The Saint Mary's Huskies appeared in their fifth Vanier Cup game while the Laval Rouge et Or, whose program began in 1996, made their first appearance in the championship game. The

was played in

where the Rouge et Or defeated the Huskies 14–10 to claim the team's first Vanier Cup championship.

References

{{U Sports football CIAU U Sports football seasons