The 2000 CIAU football season began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the 36th Vanier Cup national championship on December 2 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees winning their second championship. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU).

2000 CIAU football season
DurationSeptember 2, 2000 – November 4, 2000
Hardy Cup championsRegina Rams
Yates Cup championsMcMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup championsOttawa Gee-Gees
Loney Bowl championsSaint Mary's Huskies
Atlantic Bowl championsRegina Rams
Churchill Bowl championsOttawa Gee-Gees
Vanier Cup
DateDecember 2, 2000
VenueSkyDome, Toronto
ChampionsOttawa Gee-Gees
CIAU football seasons seasons
← 1999
2001 →

Awards and records

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Awards

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All-Canadian team

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First Team

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[1]

Offence

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  • QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
  • RB Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
  • RB Justin Praamsma, Laurier
  • WR Andre Talbot, Laurier
  • WR Geoff Drover, Calgary
  • IR Ryan Janzen, McMaster
  • IR Ben Wearing, McGill
  • OT Carlo Panaro, Alberta
  • OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor
  • OG Steve Jobin, Concordia
  • OG James Hitchen, Laurier
  • C Paul Guigna, Waterloo

Defence

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  • DT Randy Chevrier, McGill
  • DT Jeremy Oxley, Guelph
  • DE Kyl Morrison, Saint Mary's
  • DE Pepe Esposito, Laval
  • LB Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
  • LB Etienne Vanslette, Laval
  • LB Javier Glatt, UBC
  • FS Lukas Shaver, Ottawa
  • DB Donnie Ruiz, Laurier
  • DB Brock Balog, Calgary
  • CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba
  • CB Jermaine Romans, Acadia

Special

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Second Team

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Offence

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  • QB Phil Cote, Ottawa
  • RB Ben Ouimet, Bishop's
  • RB Dean Fisher, Calgary
  • WR Michael Linton, McMaster
  • WR Jay Currie, Saint Mary's
  • IR Jason Clermont, Regina
  • IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's
  • IR James MacLean, Queen's
  • OT Jon Landon, Queen's
  • OT Greg Schaefer, UBC
  • OG Eric Pickering, Bishop's
  • OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster
  • C Karoly Toth, Saint Mary's
  • C Serge Bourque, Bishop's

Defence

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  • DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's
  • DT Aaron Moser, Saskatchewan
  • DE Mitch Sutherland, Alberta
  • DE Kojo Millington, Laurier
  • LB Damian Porter, Windsor
  • LB Scott Coe, Manitoba
  • LB Sebastian Roy, Mount Allison
  • FS Ian Schafer, Calgary
  • FS Kevin Taylor, Laurier
  • DB Loan Duong, Concordia
  • DB Denis Arruba, Saint Mary's
  • DB Shane Sharpe, Alberta
  • CB Greg Bourne, Waterloo
  • CB Frantz Jacques, Ottawa

Special

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Results

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Regular season standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Canada West
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Manitoba 8 6 1 1 279 138 13
Calgary 8 6 2 0 247 159 12
Regina 8 4 4 0 218 281 10
UBC 8 3 5 0 206 231 6
Alberta 8 2 5 1 144 180 5
Saskatchewan 8 2 6 0 127 232 4
Ontario
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
McMaster 8 7 1 0 325 86 14
Laurier 8 7 1 0 274 143 14
Western 8 6 2 0 244 152 12
Waterloo 8 4 4 0 208 176 8
Guelph 8 3 5 0 165 210 6
York 8 3 5 0 99 205 6
Windsor 8 1 7 0 95 209 2
Toronto 8 0 8 0 40 348 0
Ontario-Quebec
Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Laval 8 8 0 237 103 16
Ottawa 8 7 1 292 52 14
McGill 8 5 3 174 174 10
Bishop's 8 2 6 150 196 4
Concordia 8 2 6 153 204 4
Queen's 8 1 7 114 312 2
Atlantic
Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Saint Mary's 8 8 0 324 66 16
Acadia 8 4 4 196 155 8
StFX 8 3 5 65 228 6
Mount Allison 8 1 7 100 236 2

Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.[2]

Top 10

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CIS Top 10 Rankings
Team \ Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Acadia Axemen 8 6 6 8 NR NR NR NR NR
Alberta Golden Bears NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bishop's Gaiters NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Calgary Dinos NR 10 NR NR 9 9 7 7 7
Concordia Stingers NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Guelph Gryphons NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Laurier Golden Hawks 4 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5
Laval Rouge et Or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Manitoba Bisons 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
McGill Redmen NR NR NR 10 7 7 8 10 10
McMaster Marauders 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mount Allison Mounties NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ottawa Gee-Gees 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Queen's Golden Gaels NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Regina Rams NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Saint Mary's Huskies 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 8 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Simon Fraser Clan NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
St. Francis Xavier X-Men NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Toronto Varsity Blues NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
UBC Thunderbirds NR NR 9 NR 10 10 NR NR NR
Waterloo Warriors 10 NR 10 9 NR NR 10 9 9
Western Mustangs 9 9 8 5 8 8 9 8 8
Windsor Lancers NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
York Lions NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes.
NR = Not Ranked. Source:[3]

Championships

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The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy for the Atlantic Bowl.[4][5]

Vanier Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "CIS Football All-Canadians" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  2. ^ http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football2000.html CIS Football 2000
  3. ^ http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/sportfit/ciau/football2000.html CIAU Football 2000
  4. ^ "Uteck Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  5. ^ "Mitchell Bowl History". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-08.