1997 CIAU football season

1997 CIAU football season August 27, 1997 – November 1, 1997 Hardy Cup UBC Thunderbirds Yates Cup Waterloo Warriors Dunsmore Cup Ottawa Gee-Gees Loney Bowl Mount Allison Mounties Atlantic Bowl Ottawa Gee-Gees Churchill Bowl Saskatchewan Huskies Vanier Cup November 22, 1997 SkyDome, Toronto UBC Thunderbirds 1996 1998 CIAU football seasons The 1997 CIAU football season began on August 27, 1997, and concluded with the 34th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22, 1997, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the UBC Thunderbirds winning the third Vanier Cup championship in program history. 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). Regular season Standings Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points Atlantic Team GP W L PF PA PtsStFX 8 7 1 190 120 14Mount Allison 8 5 3 190 136 10Acadia 8 3 5 211 213 6Saint Mary's 8 1 7 121 243 2 Ontario-Quebec Team GP W L PF PA PtsQueen's 8 6 2 183 106 12Ottawa 8 6 2 163 157 12Concordia 8 5 3 202 171 10McGill 8 4 4 125 143 8Bishop's 8 3 5 136 114 6Laval 8 3 5 130 190 6Carleton 8 1 7 106 174 2 Ontario Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWestern 8 6 1 1 250 146 13Waterloo 8 6 2 0 231 91 12York 8 6 2 0 209 129 12Guelph 8 6 2 0 207 117 12Laurier 8 3 5 0 181 212 6McMaster 8 2 5 1 151 256 5Toronto 8 2 6 0 112 220 0Windsor 8 0 8 0 100 270 0 Canada West Team GP W L T PF PA PtsUBC 8 5 2 1 195 130 11Calgary 8 5 2 1 273 220 11Saskatchewan 8 5 3 0 183 156 10Manitoba 8 3 5 0 163 246 6Alberta 8 1 7 0 136 198 2 Teams in bold earned playoff berths.http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/SportFit/ciau/football97.html#stand CIS Football 1997 Bob Adams CIS Sports Page December 25, 2025 Bishop's forfeited wins over Laval, McGill, and Concordia. Post-season awards Award-winners Hec Crighton Trophy – Mark Nohra, British Columbia Presidents' Trophy – Jason Van Geel, Waterloo Russ Jackson Award – Sam Stetsko, Alberta J. P. Metras Trophy – Mike Kushnir, St. Francis Xavier Peter Gorman Trophy – Paul Carty, St. Francis Xavier Frank Tindall Trophy – John Stevens, St. Francis Xavier http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/past_awards Past CIS Award Winners U Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20151117222743/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/history/past_awards December 25, 2025 2015-11-17 All-Canadian team +OffenceFirst TeamSecond TeamQuarterbackDarryl Leason (Calgary) Nathan Body (Guelph)Running BackMark Nohra (British Columbia)Jarrett Smith (Waterloo) Craig Carr (Manitoba)Jeff Johnson (York)Inside ReceiverOusmane Tounkara (Ottawa)Ryan Carruthers (Calgary) Andre Arlain (St. Francis Xavier)Scott Miller (Windsor)Outside ReceiverAubrey Cummings (Acadia)Andre Batson (York) Brad Coutts (British Columbia)Ryan Janzen (McMaster)CentreJim Cooper (British Columbia) Jim Weeks (Carleton)GuardSamir Chahine (McGill)Sam Stetsko (Alberta) Stephen Szimanski (Waterloo)Kip Zavitz (Guelph)TackleBob Beveridge (British Columbia)Paul Blenkhorn (Western Ontario) Scott Flory (Saskatchewan)Dan Sendecki (Waterloo) +DefenceFirst TeamSecond TeamDefensive TackleMike Kushnir (St. Francis Xavier)Jeff Anderson (Concordia) Rob McMurren (Waterloo)Craig Alloway (Alberta)Defensive EndJosh Thomas (Acadia)Roger Dunbrack (Western Ontario) Mike Milo (Saskatchewan)George Psofimis (York)LinebackerJason van Geel (Waterloo)Robert Smith (Bishop's)Warren Muzika (Saskatchewan) Francis Bellefroid (Bishop's)Derek Krete (Western Ontario)Kevin Pressburger (Waterloo)Free SafetyWilliam Loftus (Manitoba) Jason Kralt (Carleton)Defensive HalfbackBernard Gravel (Laval)Mike Crumb (Saskatchewan) N/ACornerbackJason Hutchins (Alberta)Mark Raphael (Ottawa) Todd MacKay (Western Ontario)Philippe Girard (Mount Allison) +Special TeamsFirst TeamSecond TeamKickerArek Bigos (Waterloo) Matt Kellett (Saskatchewan)PunterDave Miller-Johnston (Concordia) Matt Kellett (Saskatchewan)http://english.cis-sic.ca/academicAllCanadians/past_all_cdns/AC_football.pdf CIS All-Canadian Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20121102040248/http://english.cis-sic.ca/academicAllCanadians/past_all_cdns/AC_football.pdf December 25, 2025 2012-11-02 Post-season Playoff bracket Conference Semi-finals Conference Championships National Semi-finals 33rd Vanier Cup 150 20 Concordia Stingers 20 Ottawa Gee-Gees 25 McGill Redmen 7 Queen's Gaels 10 York Yeomen 0 Waterloo Warriors 17 Guelph Gryphons 10 Western Ontario Mustangs 25 Mount Allison Mounties 20 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 17 Calgary Dinos 21 UBC Thunderbirds 39 Queen's Gaels 7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 24 Waterloo Warriors 30 Western Ontario Mustangs 10 UBC Thunderbirds 34 Mount Allison Mounties 29 Waterloo Warriors 37 Ottawa Gee-Gees 44 Ottawa Gee-Gees 23 UBC Thunderbirds 39 Championships The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Canada West Hardy Trophy champion UBC Thunderbirds defeated the Loney Bowl champion Mount Allison Mounties in the Atlantic Bowl in Halifax, Nova Scotia by a score of 34–29.https://en.usports.ca/sports/fball/history/bowls All-Time U Sports Bowl Results (since start of U Sports national semifinals in 1967) U Sports December 26, 2025 The Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion Ottawa Gee-Gees were the host team for the Churchill Bowl and they defeated the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team, Waterloo Warriors 44–37. In the 33rd Vanier Cup game, the Thunderbirds were led by Hec Crighton Trophy winner Mark Nohra, who had 30 carries for 178 yards and one touchdown as UBC defeated Ottawa 39–23 at the SkyDome in Toronto.https://universitysport.prestosports.com/vaniercup/1997/recap 1997 Vanier Cup Game Recap U Sports December 26, 2025 References CIAU Category:U Sports football seasons