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 Tige ...

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of ...

, 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 University ...

winning their second championship. Twenty-seven

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

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 (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conf ...

this season, the highest level of amateur play in

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

, under the auspices of

Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the C ...

(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 the late Hec Crighton - teacher, coach, referee, and author of ...

–

Andy Fantuz Andrew Fantuz (born December 18, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. Fantuz spent the majority of his professional career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ...

, Western Ontario *

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

– Patrick Donovan, Concordia *

Russ Jackson Award The Russ Jackson Award is presented to the U Sports Football player best exemplifying the attributes of academic achievement, football skill, and citizenship and is named in honour of Canadian Football League Hall of Famer and former Ottawa Rough R ...

– Dan Parker, Mount Allison * J. P. Metras Trophy –

Dominic Picard Dominic Picard (born June 22, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football centre and is currently the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Sherbrooke Vert & Or of U Sports. He played for four different teams over an 11-year ...

, Laval * Peter Gorman Trophy – Martin Gagné, Montreal

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence :Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier :

Daryl Stephenson Daryl Stephenson (born October 8, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2008 and played with that franchise for three seasons. Stephenson then played for two seaso ...

, RB, Windsor :David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan : Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western :Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia :

Arjei Franklin Arjei Franklin (born April 25, 1982) is a former Canadian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means th ...

, SB, Windsor :J-F Romeo, SB, Laval :

, C, Laval :Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser : Kyle Koch, G, McMaster :Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan :

Chris Best Chris Best (born April 3, 1983) is a former Canadian football guard who played 10 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS Football at Waterloo, as well as playing four seasons in the United State ...

, 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 Ian Logan (born August 19, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football safety. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He ...

, HB, Laurier : Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia :Jason Milne, FS, Alberta ;Special Teams :

Mike Renaud Mike Renaud (born May 25, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played CIS Football at ...

, 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 Daniel Hubert Federkeil (born November 9, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football player, having played offensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football with the Calgary Dinos ...

, 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 game ...

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 Football Conference of U Sports, the country's governing body for university athletics. It is named for Evan Hardy ...

meet the

Dunsmore Cup The Dunsmore Cup (french: Coupe Dunsmore) 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 spor ...

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 (french: La Coupe Yates) 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 ...

championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

Vanier Cup

Notes

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