The 2007 CIS football season began on August 31, 2007, and concluded with the

43rd Vanier Cup The 43rd Vanier Cup was played on November 23, 2007, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIS Football champion for the 2007 season. The Manitoba Bisons completed a perfect season by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies by a score o ...

national championship on November 23 at the

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, with the

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winning their third championship. Twenty-seven

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across

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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

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, under the auspices of

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(CIS).

Schedule

2007 marked the first year that the Vanier Cup and Grey Cup were played on the same weekend where they both took place in

as part of the

95th Grey Cup The 95th Grey Cup was held in Toronto at the Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007. The Grey Cup, first awarded in 1909, is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. It was played between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg ...

celebrations. Dating back to 1973, previous Vanier Cups had always been played the week following the Grey Cup.

Awards and records

Awards

* Hec Crighton Trophy – Erik Glavic, Saint Mary's *

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 ...

– Mat Nesbitt, Regina *

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 ...

– Clovis Langlois-Boucher, Sherbrooke * J. P. Metras Trophy – Scott Evans, Wilfrid Laurier * Peter Gorman Trophy – Liam Mahoney, Concordia

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence : Erik Glavic, QB, Saint Mary's :

Jamall Lee Jamall Lee (born March 13, 1987) is a former professional Canadian football running back who played for three seasons for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League as ...

, RB, Bishop's : Michael Giffin, RB, Queen's : Mike Bradwell, SB, McMaster :Laurent Lavigne-Masse, SB, Laval : Samuel Giguere, WR, Sherbrooke :Charles-Antoine Sinotte, WR, McGill : Tim O'Neill, C, Calgary : Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, G, Laval : Adam Rogers, G, Acadia : Scott Evans, T, Wilfrid Laurier : Jean-François Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal ;Defence :Martin Gagné, DE, Montreal : Justin Cooper, DE, Manitoba : Chris Van Zeyl, DT, McMaster :

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, DT, Manitoba :Mat Nesbitt, LB, Regina :Eric Maranda, LB, Laval : Dan Bass, LB, Alberta : Paul Woldu, CB, Saskatchewan :Jean Petit-Frere, CB, Laval : Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia :David Timmons, HB, Ottawa : Dylan Barker, FS, Saskatchewan ;Special Teams :Ara Tchobanian, K, Ottawa : Derek Schiavone, P, Western :Gary Ross, RET, Mount Allison

Second Team

;Offence :Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa : Anthony Woodson, RB, Calgary :

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 : Erik Galas, SB, McGill :

Rob Bagg Rob Bagg (born February 3, 1985) is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. He played 11 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2008 to 2018. He is a member of the 101st Grey Cup win ...

, SB, Queen's :Aaron Holba, WR, Alberta :Rob Serviss, WR, McMaster :Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa : Brendon LaBatte, G, Regina :Frank Spera, G, Ottawa : Simeon Rottier, T, Alberta :Cody Kennedy, T, Queen's ;Defence : Daniel Kennedy, DE, Ottawa :Osinachi Ukwuoma, DE, Queen's :Daniel Schutte, DT, Saint Mary's :Sebastien Treault, DT, Ottawa : Mike Sheridan, LB, Ottawa :

Tim St. Pierre Tim St. Pierre (born April 18, 1986) is a former professional Canadian football fullback and long snapper who was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies. Pro ...

, LB, Saint Mary's :

Anthony Maggiacomo Anthony Salvatore Maggiacomo (born April 25, 1984) is a former Canadian football linebacker. He was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played CIS Football U Sports football is the highest level ...

, LB, Wilfrid Laurier : Jeff Zelinski, CB, Saint Mary's :

Taurean Allen Taurean Allen (born February 15, 1987) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Stampeders selected Allen in the second round of the 2010 CFL Dra ...

, CB, Wilfrid Laurier : Brady Browne, HB, Manitoba :Jean-Philip Provencher, HB, Montreal :

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 ...

, FS, Acadia ;Special Teams : Hugh O'Neill, K, Alberta : Hugh O'Neill, P, Alberta :Duane John, RET, Laval

Results

Regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' ''Teams in bold 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

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 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 Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship travel to the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.

Vanier Cup

Playoff bracket

Notes

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