The 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the 42nd Vanier Cup national championship on November 25 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fourth championship. 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
All-Canadian team
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First Team
Offence
Teale Orban, QB, Regina
Chris Ciezki, RB, UBC
Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
David McKoy, WR, Guelph
Brad Smith*, WR, Queen's
Chris Getzlaf, IR, Regina
Andy Baechler*, IR, Laurier
Chris Bauman, IR, Regina
Kevin Kelly, OL, Ottawa
Kyle Koch, OL, McMaster
Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
Chris Best, LT, Waterloo
Jordan Rempel, OL, Saskatchewan
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Defence
Martin Gagné, DL, Montreal
Brian Guebert, DL, Saskatchewan
Nate Finlay, DL, McMaster
Michaël Jean-Louis, DL, Laval
Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier
Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia
Yannick Carter, LB, Laurier
Corey McNair, DB, Western
Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
Anthony Plante-Ajah, DB, Ottawa
Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia
Dylan Barker, S, Saskatchewan
Special Teams
Derek Schiavone, P, Western
Derek Schiavone, K, Western
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Second Team
Offence
Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa
Andre Sadeghian, RB, McMaster
Pierre-Luc Yao, RB, Laval
Matt Carter, IR, Acadia
Glenn Mackay, IR, Windsor
Greg Hetherington, SB, McGill
Alexandre Zara, OL, Montréal
Ben Walsh, OG, McGill
Keith Dauper, OT, Concordia
Hubert Buydens, OL, Saskatchewan
Scott Evans, OL, Laurier
Defence
Clayton Chiurka, DL, Saint Mary's
Simon Patrick, DL, Manitoba
Steve Faoro, LB, Acadia
Cory Huclack, LB, Manitoba
Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina
Justin Phillips, DB, Laurier
Jordy Burrows, DB, Saskatchewan
Jock Gemmell, DB, Mount Allison
Josh Maltin, DB, Laurier
Jeff Zelinski, DB, Saint Mary's
Elliott Richardson, S, Acadia
Special Teams
Braden Suchan, P, Saskatchewan
James Michener, K, Acadia
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Results
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Teams in bold have earned playoff berths.
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 and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2007, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl.
Vanier Cup
Playoff bracket
References