The 2001 CIAU football season began on August 31, 2001, and concluded with the 37th Vanier Cup national championship on December 1 at the

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, with the

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winning their second championship. 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).

Awards and records

Awards

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– Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster *

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– David Stipe, Bishop's * Russ Jackson Award – Josh Alexander, Wilfrid Laurier * J. P. Metras Trophy – Carl Gourgues, Laval * Peter Gorman Trophy – Jeremy Steeves, St. Francis Xavier

All-Canadian team

First team

Offence

* QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster * RB Luis Perez, Saint Mary's * RB Mike Bradley, Waterloo * WR Jason Currie, Saint Mary's * WR Chris Rankin, McMaster * IR James MacLean, Queen's * IR Jason Clermont, Regina * OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor * OT Jean-Michel Sylvain, Saint Mary's * OG Devin Rodger, Manitoba * OG Carl Gourgues, Laval * C Christopher Bochen, Manitoba

Defence

* DE Chuck Walsh, Waterloo * DE Karim Grant, Acadia * DT

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, Manitoba * DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's * LB Scott Coe, Manitoba * LB Jeff Zimmer, Regina * LB Mark Pretzlaff, Ottawa * CB Curtis Nash, Saint Mary's * CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba * DB Scott Gordon, Ottawa * DB Dennis Mavrin, York * S David Stipe, Bishop's

Special teams

* K Jamie Boreham, Manitoba * P Burke Dales, Concordia

Second Team

Offence

* QB Ryan Jones, Saint Mary's * RB Mathieu Brassard, Laval * RB Kenneth Vermette, Manitoba * WR Joe Orel, Manitoba * WR Jonathan Bohnert, Guelph * IR Mike Palmer, Guelph * IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's * OT François Boulianne, Laval * OT Todd Krenbrink, Regina * OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster * OG John Salmas, Saint Mary's * C Colin Oldrieve, Saint Mary's

Defence

* DE Hughes Beauchamp, Laval * DE Warren Doekper, Manitoba * DT Rob Stewart, Manitoba * DT John MacDonald, McGill * LB Adam MacDonald, StFX * LB Javier Glatt, UBC * LB Damian Porter, Windsor * CB Eric Duchene, Saskatchewan * CB Brad German, Ottawa * DB Derick Fury, Mount Allison * DB Gregory Hoover, Calgary * S Jamie Boreham, Manitoba

Special teams

* K Norman Nasser, Guelph * P Matt Armstrong, Waterloo

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

Ranks in ''italics'' are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked. Source:

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the winners of the Canada West conference

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hosted the Ontario conference's

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championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the

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Quebec champion for the Atlantic Bowl.

Vanier Cup

References

{{CIS football CIAU U Sports football seasons