The 2011 CIS football season began on September 1, 2011, with the

Montreal Carabins The Montréal Carabins are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Université de Montréal campus. ...

hosting the McGill Redmen at

CEPSUM Stadium The CEPSUM (french: Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal, also le Stade du CEPSUM) is a multi-purpose complex sport centre located on the campus of the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The ...

. The season concluded on November 25 at

BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province. The venue is currently ...

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...

with the 47th Vanier Cup championship. This year, 26

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teams 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 ( ...

Regular season standings

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 2011, according to the rotating schedule, 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 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 Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.

Playoff bracket

Post-season awards

All-Canadian team

First team

;Offence : Billy Greene, QB, UBC :

Steven Lumbala Steven Yamukeka Jr. Lumbala (born September 9, 1991) is a retired Canadian football running back who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the 13th best player in the C ...

, RB, Calgary : Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba :

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 : Michael DiCroce, WR, McMaster : Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor : Michael Squires, IR, Acadia :

Pierre Lavertu Pierre Lavertu (born May 11, 1990) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Stampeders with the first overall pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He p ...

, C, Laval : Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary : Brendan Dunn, OT, Western Ontario : Matthew Norman, G, Western Ontario : Brett Jones, G, Regina ;Defence :

Stefan Charles Stefan Charles (born June 9, 1988) is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football with the Regina Rams. College career Charles played three seasons of CI ...

, DT, Regina : Seamus Postuma, DT, Windsor : Akiem Hicks, DE, Regina : Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval : Max Caron, LB, Concordia : Samuel Hurl, LB, Calgary : Kevin Régimbald Gagné, LB, Sherbrooke : Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba : Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia : Beau Landry, HB, Western Ontario : Dominic Noël, CB, Laval : Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's ;Special teams :

Chris Bodnar Chris Bodnar (born April 10, 1988 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional Canadian football placekicker and punter who originally signed with the Edmonton Eskimos as an undrafted free agent in January 2011, but was released prior to training ...

, P, Regina : Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster : Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia

Second team

;Offence : Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster : Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's : Sébastien Lévesque, RB, Laval : Dustin Zender, WR, Waterloo : Jordan Grieve, WR, UBC : Dillon Heap, IR, Wilfrid Laurier : Alexander Fox, IR, Bishop's : Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary : Matthew Sewell, OT, McMaster : Ben Heenan, OT, Saskatchewan :

Jason Medeiros Jason Medeiros (born August 22, 1989, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian football offensive lineman most recently for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent on March 28, 2013. Afte ...

, G, McMaster : Reed Alexander, G, Calgary ;Defence : Linden Gaydosh, DT, Calgary : Jake Thomas, DT, Acadia : Jonathan Pierre-Etienne, DE, Montreal : Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's : Jordan Verdone, LB, Calgary : Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, LB, Montreal : Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's : Jonathan Laliberté, FS, Laval : Matt McGarva, HB, Windsor : Patrick Chénard, HB, Sherbrooke : Sam Carino, CB, UBC : Andrew Lue, CB, Queen's ;Special teams : Darryl Wheeler, P, Western Ontario : Johnny Mark, K, Calgary :

Nic Demski Nic Demski (born December 14, 1993) is a Canadian football slotback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Demski won the 107th and 108th Grey Cups with his hometown Blue Bombers, both times defeating the Hamilton T ...

, RET, Manitoba

http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2011-12/releases/20111124-allcdns All-Canadian teams announced

Teams

References

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