The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the

40th Vanier Cup The 40th Vanier Cup was played on November 27, 2004, at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2004 season. In the first Vanier Cup to be played outside Toronto, the Laval Rouge et Or repeated as cha ...

national championship on November 27 at

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, with the

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (; , ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Varsity teams Laval Rouge et Or team ...

winning its third championship and second consecutive. Twenty-seven

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across Canada competed in

CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athlet ...

this season, the highest level of amateur play in

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, under the auspices of

Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...

(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 ...

– Jesse Lumsden, McMaster *

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 ...

– Mickey Donovan, Concordia * Russ Jackson Award – Nathan Beveridge, UBC * J. P. Metras Trophy – Troy Cunningham, Concordia * Peter Gorman Trophy – Kyle Williams, Bishop's

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence :Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan : Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster :

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, RB, York : Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western :Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta : Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor :Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC :

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, C, Laval :Ben Walsh, G, McGill : Fabio Filice, G, McMaster :Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval :Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary ;Defence :Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia :Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia :Nick Johansson, DT, UBC :Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval :David Lowry, LB, Alberta : Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster : Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia :Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal :Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia :Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta : Ian Logan, HB, Laurier :Jason Milne, FS, Alberta ;Special Teams : Mike Renaud, P, Concordia : Rob Pikula, K, Western

Second Team

;Offense :Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier :Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta :Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval :Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa :Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia :Michael Black, IR, Acadia :Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's :Evan Haney, C, Calgary :Geoff St. Denis, G, Western :Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser :Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier :Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan ;Defence : Ricky Foley, DE, York : Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster :Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan : Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster :Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal :Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier :Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison :Conor Healey, CB, Laurier :Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan : Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC : Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's :John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo ;Special Teams : Rob Pikula, P, Western :No nomination, K

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 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 ...

met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. 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 travelled to 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 Uteck Bowl.

Vanier Cup

Referenfces

{{U Sports football CIS U Sports football seasons