title: 2004 CIS football season
text: # 2004 CIS football season
  
  The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their third championship and second consecutive. Twenty-seven universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
  
  ## Awards and records
  
  ### Awards
  
  * Hec Crighton Trophy – Jesse Lumsden, McMaster
  * Presidents' Trophy – Mickey Donovan, Concordia
  * Russ Jackson Award – Nathan Beveridge, UBC
  * J. P. Metras Trophy – Troy Cunningham, Concordia
  * Peter Gorman Trophy – Kyle Williams, Bishop's
  
  ## All-Canadian team
  
  ### First Team
  
  **Offence**
  
  
      Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan
      Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster
      Andre Durie, RB, York
      Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
      Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
      Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor
      Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC
      Dominic Picard, C, Laval
      Ben Walsh, G, McGill
      Fabio Filice, G, McMaster
      Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval
      Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary
  
  **Defence**
  
  
      Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia
      Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
      Nick Johansson, DT, UBC
      Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval
      David Lowry, LB, Alberta
      Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
      Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia
      Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal
      Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
      Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta
      Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
      Jason Milne, FS, Alberta
  
  **Special Teams**
  
  
      Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
      Rob Pikula, K, Western
  
  ### Second Team
  
  **Offense**
  
  
      Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
      Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta
      Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval
      Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa
      Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
      Michael Black, IR, Acadia
      Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's
      Evan Haney, C, Calgary
      Geoff St. Denis, G, Western
      Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
      Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier
      Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
  
  **Defence**
  
  
      Ricky Foley, DE, York
      Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster
      Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
      Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster
      Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
      Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier
      Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
      Conor Healey, CB, Laurier
      Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan
      Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC
      Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's
      John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo
  
  **Special Teams**
  
  
      Rob Pikula, P, Western
      No nomination, K
  
  ## 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 | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alberta | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 145 | 14 |
  | Saskatchewan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 276 | 91 | 12 |
  | UBC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 212 | 10 |
  | Calgary | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 189 | 8 |
  | Manitoba | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 237 | 6 |
  | Simon Fraser | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 232 | 6 |
  | Regina | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 116 | 268 | 1 |
  
  Ontario :
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Laurier | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 132 | 16 |
  | McMaster | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 119 | 14 |
  | Western | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 189 | 12 |
  | Ottawa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 236 | 10 |
  | Guelph | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 238 | 8 |
  | York | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 237 | 6 |
  | Windsor | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 241 | 6 |
  | Waterloo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 149 | 296 | 5 |
  | Queen's | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 192 | 4 |
  | Toronto | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 450 | 0 |
  
  Quebec :
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Montreal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 75 | 16 |
  | Laval | 8 | 7 | 1 | 222 | 66 | 14 |
  | Concordia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 152 | 8 |
  | McGill | 8 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 158 | 8 |
  | Sherbrooke | 8 | 3 | 5 | 135 | 246 | 6 |
  | Bishop's | 8 | 1 | 7 | 100 | 243 | 2 |
  
  Atlantic :
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Acadia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 254 | 156 | 10 |
  | Saint Mary's | 8 | 5 | 3 | 215 | 131 | 10 |
  | StFX | 8 | 3 | 5 | 154 | 245 | 6 |
  | Mount Allison | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 248 | 0 |
  
  Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.
  
  ### Top 10
  
  CIS Top 10 Rankings :
  
  | | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Acadia Axemen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Alberta Golden Bears | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
  | Bishop's Gaiters | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Calgary Dinos | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 | 10 | NR | NR | NR |
  | Concordia Stingers | 5 | 8 | NR | NR | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | NR |
  | Guelph Gryphons | NR | NR | NR | 10 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Laurier Golden Hawks | NR | NR | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
  | Manitoba Bisons | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | McGill Redmen | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | McMaster Marauders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | Montreal Carabins | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | Mount Allison Mounties | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Ottawa Gee-Gees | NR | NR | 10 | 8 | 8 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Queen's Golden Gaels | 8 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Regina Rams | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Saint Mary's Huskies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
  | Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Simon Fraser Clan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Toronto Varsity Blues | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | UBC Thunderbirds | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 | 9 | 8 |
  | Waterloo Warriors | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | Western Mustangs | 9 | 10 | 8 | NR | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
  | Windsor Lancers | NR | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  | York Lions | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
  
  NR = Not Ranked.
  
  ### Championships
  
  The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team travelled to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.
  
  