The 2010 CIS football season began on August 31, 2010 with the

Windsor Lancers The Windsor Lancers are the varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The school's varsity program supports 9 different sports. Their mascot is a lancer and the team's colours are blue and gol ...

hosting the

Ottawa Gee-Gees The Ottawa Gee-Gees are the athletic teams that represent the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. The Gee-Gees won the national football championship, the Vanier Cup, in 1975 and 2000, while also appearing in the game in the 1970, 1980, an ...

and the defending

Vanier Cup The Vanier Cup (french: Coupe Vanier) is the championship of Canadian university football. It is organized by U Sports football and is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. It is named after Georges Vanie ...

champion

Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels (also known as the Queen's Golden Gaels) is the Athletics program representing Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. The main athletics facilities include Richardson ...

visiting the McMaster Marauders. The season concluded on November 27 at the PEPS stadium in

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

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 teams c ...

winning the

46th Vanier Cup The 46th Vanier Cup took place on November 27, 2010, at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec, determining the CIS Football champions for 2010. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Calgary Dinos 29–2 to win their sixth national title in twelve y ...

, a record tying sixth championship for the school. In this year, 25

university 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 ...

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s in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

played

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 ...

, the highest level of amateur

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 ( ...

Notable events

After their successful application into the

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

, the

Simon Fraser Clan The SFU Red Leafs or Simon Fraser Red Leafs teams (formerly the Simon Fraser Clan) represent Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of NCAA Division II and are the only Canadian university affiliated ...

left the

Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canada West is a regional membership association for universities in Western Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases ab ...

to join the

Great Northwest Athletic Conference The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It has historically operated in the northwestern United States, but a ...

, leaving Canada West with six teams. The Clan, whose athletic programs were moved from the NAIA to CIS as a temporary refuge (up to that point, the Clan was to compete only against American universities), will continue to play football under Canadian (and CIS) rules when they play the

UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thun ...

in their annual cross-town rivalry matchup in October, but will otherwise play

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under the NCAA's rules. The Waterloo Warriors have suspended its football operations this season, following a steroid investigation the previous season that had led to all 65 members of its team tested for steroids in March, with 3 positive results. Charges against the three Warriors players testing positive for

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by the RCMP are still pending. A further round of testing also saw players from the

and the Acadia Axemen suspended for doping violations, though both universities will still field teams for the season.

Schedule

Montreal vs. Bishop's game on 2 October 2010 was postponed to the following day due to severe rain and flooding in the

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region. *Laurier forfeits win due to ineligible player.

Standings

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 2010, according to the rotating schedule, the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will host 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 ...

champions for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

Awards and Rankings

Top 10

Ranks in ''italics'' are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes. Week 2 in CIS poll is Week 1 in Player of the Week poll.

Players of the Week

Post-Season Awards

All-Canadian Team

First Team

;Offence : Brad Sinopoli, QB, Ottawa : Rotrand Sené, RB, Montreal :

Adrian Charles Adrian Owen Charles (31 July 1926 – 10 April 2013) was an Australian Anglican bishop, who served as Assistant bishop for the Western Region in the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane from 1983 to 1992, and as Bishop to the Australian Defence Force ...

, RB, Regina :

Simon Charbonneau-Campeau Simon Charbonneau-Campeau (born May 2, 1988) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He was selected 25th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2012 CFL Draft and was signed on May 30, 2012. After the 2011 CIS football season, 2011 CIS se ...

, WR, Sherbrooke : Jade Etienne, WR, Saskatchewan :

Matthew Bolduc Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the C ...

, IR, Ottawa :

Alexandre Poirier Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also * Alexander * Xano (disambiguation) Xano is the name of: * Xano, a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name " Alexandre (disambiguation)" * Idálio ...

, IR, Sherbrooke :

Justin Glover Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ...

, C, McMaster :

Matthew O'Donnell Monsignor Matthew O'Donnell MA, BD, DPh was an Irish priest who served as the 26th president of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was born in Mungret, Co Limerick, in 1932 and studied at St Mary's College, Galway, before moving to begin his ...

, OT, Queen's :

Patrick Neufeld Patrick Neufeld (born December 26, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion having won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey C ...

, OT, Saskatchewan : Matthew Norman, G, Western Ontario : Ben Heenan, G, Saskatchewan ;Defence :

Dan Schutte Daniel Laurent Schutte is an American composer of Catholic liturgical music and a contemporary Christian songwriter best known for composing the hymn " Here I Am, Lord" (1981, also known as " I, the Lord of Sea and Sky") and over 165 published h ...

, DT, Saint Mary's :

Sébastien Tétreault Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of pasté Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'' ...

, DT, Ottawa : Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval :

David Ménard David Ménard (born July 15, 1990) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). University career Ménard played CIS football with the Montreal Carabins from 2010 to 2013. He was ...

, DE, Montreal : Henoc Muamba, LB, St. Francis Xavier : Frédéric Plesius, LB, Laval :

Giancarlo Rapanaro Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo". Notable people with the name include: List A *Giancarlo Agazzi (1933–1995), Italia ...

, LB, Wilfrid Laurier :

Bryce McCall Bryce McCall (born August 4, 1988, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian football defensive back most recently for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the eighth bes ...

, FS, Saskatchewan :

Craig Butler Craig Butler (born December 19, 1988) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back and current special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played ...

, HB, Western Ontario :

Maxime Bérubé Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name *Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician *Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler *Maxime Du Camp, French writer ...

, HB, Laval :

Jamir Walker Vladimir "Jamir" Salenga Garcia (5 September 1978 – 26 November 2020) was a Filipino musician best known as the main vocalist of the nu metal band, Slapshock. Career Slapshock This band was formed during the University of the Philippines Fair ...

, CB, Regina :

Bradley Daye Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of t ...

, CB, Mount Allison ;Special Teams : Christopher Milo, P, Laval :

Aaron Ifield According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother o ...

, K, Calgary :

Raphaël Gagné Raphaël Gagné (born July 16, 1987) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker. Career Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Gagné won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He also finished 6th at UCI-Mtb world cup XCO in Windham. H ...

, RET, Sherbrooke

Second Team

;Offence : Laurence Nixon, QB, Saskatchewan :

Nick FitzGibbon Nick FitzGibbon (born April 25, 1987 in Puslinch, Ontario) is a Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undraft ...

, RB, Guelph : Jerimy Hipperson, RB, Western Ontario :

Cyril Adjeitey Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varian ...

, WR, Ottawa : Adam Molnar, WR, Mount Allison :

Liam Mahoney Liam Mahoney (born December 13, 1987) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 41st overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, but was released during training camp. He subs ...

, IR, Concordia : Brenden Owens, IR, Regina :

Nicholas Ternovatsky Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and it ...

, C, Alberta :

Paul Swiston Paul Swiston (born May 26, 1989 in Calgary, Alberta Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Canadian Prairies, Prairie Provinces. ...

, OT, Calgary :

Anthony Barrette Anthony Barrette (born April 22, 1986) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 13th best player for players eligi ...

, OT, Concordia : Simon Légaré, G, Montreal : Mike Filer, G, Mount Allison ;Defence :

Benjamin Thompson Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (german: Reichsgraf von Rumford; March 26, 1753August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revol ...

, DT, McGill :

Serge Kaminsky Serge may refer to: *Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric * Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme * Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) * Serge (post), a hit ...

, DT, British Columbia :

Zander Robinson Alexander "Zander" Robinson (born October 11, 1989) is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Edmonton Eskimos. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Argonauts as a defensive lineman in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 31 ...

, DE, Western Ontario :

Adrian Saturley Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...

, DE, Acadia :

John Surla John Surla (born April 20, 1988 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football linebacker in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent. He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs. He was originally si ...

, LB, Western Ontario : Filipe Fonseca Da Silva, LB, Sherbrooke :

Jeff Hecht Jeff Hecht (born September 24, 1985) is a former Canadian football defensive back. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent on May 26, 2011 by the Montreal Alouettes following the 2011 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football with the Saint Ma ...

, LB, Saint Mary's :

Julien Hamel Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

, FS, Montreal :

Mark Holden Mark Ronald Holden (born 27 April 1954) is an Australian singer, actor, TV personality, record producer, songwriter, and barrister. He was a pop star in the 1970s and had four top 20 hit singles, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (May 1976 ...

, HB, Saint Mary's :

Harrison Maloney Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or ...

, HB, Bishop's :

Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery * Olivier, Louisiana, a rural p ...

, CB, Laval :

Chayce Elliot Chayce is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Chayce Beckham (born 1996), American singer-songwriter, winner of season 19 of the talent series ''American Idol'' *Chayce Jones (born 2000), Australian rules footballer See also *Chan ...

, CB, Ottawa ;Special Teams :

Darryl Wheeler Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darelle ...

, P, Western Ontario :

Matthew Falvo Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

, K, Ottawa : Jahmeek Taylor, RET, Saint Mary's

http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2010-11/releases/20101125-allcdns All-Canadian teams announced

Teams

References

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