The 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the

42nd Vanier Cup The 42nd Vanier Cup was played on November 25, 2006, at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2006 season. The hometown Saskatchewan Huskies lost their CIS record third straight Vanier Cup to t ...

national championship on November 25 at

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, with the

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winning their fourth 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 – Daryl Stephenson, Windsor *

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– 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 ...

– Naim El-Far, Ottawa * J. P. Metras Trophy –

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, Waterloo * Peter Gorman Trophy – Dalin Tollestrup, Calgary

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence :

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, QB, Regina : Chris Ciezki, RB, UBC : Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor : David McKoy, WR, Guelph : Brad Smith*, WR, Queen's :

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, IR, Regina : Andy Baechler*, IR, Laurier : Chris Bauman, IR, Regina : Kevin Kelly, OL, Ottawa : Kyle Koch, OL, McMaster : Adam Rogers, G, Acadia :

, LT, Waterlooo : Jordan Rempel, OL, Saskatchewan :* tie ;Defence : Martin Gagné, DL, Montreal : Brian Guebert, DL, Saskatchewan : Nate Finlay, DL, McMaster : Michaël Jean-Louis, DL, Laval : Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier : Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia : Yannick Carter, LB, Laurier : Corey McNair, DB, Western : Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia : Anthony Plante-Ajah, DB, Ottawa : Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia : Dylan Barker, S, Saskatchewan ;Special Teams : Derek Schiavone, P, Western : Derek Schiavone, K, Western

Second Team

;Offence : Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa : Andre Sadeghian, RB, McMaster :

Pierre-Luc Yao Pierre-Luc Yao (born November 4, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He played five years of CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or and won the Vanier Cup three times (2003, 2004, 2006). In 2008, Yao was signed by the Ed ...

, RB, Laval : Matt Carter, IR, Acadia : Glenn Mackay, IR, Windsor :

Greg Hetherington Greg Hetherington (born May 10, 1983) is a former Canadian football slotback. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the sixth round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He played ...

, SB, McGill : Alexandre Zara, OL, Montréal : Ben Walsh, OG, McGill : Keith Dauper, OT, Concordia : Hubert Buydens, OL, Saskatchewan : Scott Evans, OL, Laurier ;Defence : Clayton Chiurka, DL, Saint Mary's : Simon Patrick, DL, Manitoba : Steve Faoro, LB, Acadia : Cory Huclack, LB, Manitoba : Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina : Justin Phillips, DB, Laurier : Jordy Burrows, DB, Saskatchewan : Jock Gemmell, DB, Mount Allison : Josh Maltin, DB, Laurier : Jeff Zelinski, DB, Saint Mary's :

Elliott Richardson Elliott Richardson (born October 26, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Elliott attended Richview ...

, S, Acadia ;Special Teams : Braden Suchan, P, Saskatchewan : James Michener, K, Acadia

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, received no votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

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and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2007, 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 Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

Vanier Cup

Playoff bracket

Notes

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