2000 CIAU football season

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
Duration	September 2, 2000 – November 4, 2000
Hardy Cup champions	Regina Rams
Yates Cup champions	McMaster Marauders
Dunsmore Cup champions	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Loney Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Atlantic Bowl champions	Regina Rams
Churchill Bowl champions	Ottawa Gee-Gees
Vanier Cup
Date	December 2, 2000
Venue	SkyDome, Toronto
Champions	Ottawa Gee-Gees
CIAU football seasons seasons
← 1999 2001 →

Awards and records

Awards

• Hec Crighton Trophy – Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
• Presidents' Trophy – Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
• Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta
• J. P. Metras Trophy – Randy Chevrier, McGill
• Peter Gorman Trophy – Jean-Frédéric Tremblay, Laval

All-Canadian team

First Team

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Offence

• 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

• 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

• K Duncan O'Mahony, UBC
• P Michael O'Brien, Western

Second Team

Offence

• 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

• 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

• K Michael O'Brien, Western
• P Duncan O'Mahony, UBC

Results

Regular season standings

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

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

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

Main article: 36th Vanier Cup

Notes

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. . Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
5. . Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-08.