The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.CIS football: Hamilton to host Vanier Cup in 2016 and 2017 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, January 18, 2015, retrieved 2016-01-18. In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

During the 2016 season, CIS adopted the new name of U Sports, with the name change officially taking effect on October 20.

Regular season standings

Top 10 + FRC-CIS Top 10 Rankings Team \ Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Acadia Axemen NR NR 14 (6) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Alberta Golden Bears NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Bishop's Gaiters NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Calgary Dinos 7 (147-2) 3 (220) 2 (267-3) 2 (266) 5 (171) 5 (182) 5 (189) 4 (220-1) 5 (153) 6 (144) Carleton Ravens 9 (37) 6 (125) 4 (169) 10 (38) 10 (45) 6 (120) 6 (126) 6 (136) 8 (128) 8 (128) Concordia Stingers 11 (18) 11 (33) 12 (12) 12 (3) NR NR 12 (3) 13 (4) NR 13 (1) Guelph Gryphons 6 (177) 10 (41) 11 (32) 13 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR Laurier Golden Hawks 10 (37) 9 (62) 7 (101) 5 (178) 6 (153) 7 (118) 7 (121) 7 (124) 6 (153) 5 (167) Laval Rouge et Or 3 (218) 4 (207) 3 (221) 3 (238) 2 (264) 2 (266) 2 (266) 1 (290-21) 1 (293-23) 1 (296-26) Manitoba Bisons 5 (182-1) 8 (76) NR NR 9 (54) 11 (5) NR NR NR NR McGill Redmen NR NR NR 14 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR McMaster Marauders 8 (146-1) 5 (202-1) 9 (94) 7 (105) 8 (79) 8 (115) 8 (113) 5 (150) 4 (155) 7 (137) Montreal Carabins 2 (261-5) 1 (276-13) 1 (297-27) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 1 (300-30) 2 (270-6) 2 (273-5) 2 (267-4) Mount Allison Mounties 14 (5) 18 (1) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Ottawa Gee-Gees NR 12 (18) 8 (99) 6 (159) 7 (148) 9 (65) 9 (65) 9 (36) 9 (39) 12 (2) Queen's Golden Gaels NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Regina Rams NR 17 (1) 15 (1) 9 (54) 4 (188) 4 (206) 4 (198) 8 (111) 7 (141) 4 (180) Saint Mary's Huskies NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Saskatchewan Huskies 12 (13) 13 (15) 10 (64) 8 (87) 13 (1) 14 (1) 14 (2) 12 (22) 10 (36) 9 (60) Sherbrooke Vert et Or 15 (2) 14 (10) NR NR 14 (1) NR 13 (2) 11 (23) NR NR St. Francis Xavier X-Men 13 (6) 16 (2) 13 (7) 12 (9) 12 (2) 13 (3) 11 (4) 10 (26) NR 10 (27) Toronto Varsity Blues NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR UBC Thunderbirds 1 (266-20) 2 (264-16) 6 (139) 11 (12) 11 (25) 10 (28) 10 (29) 14 (1) NR 11 (7) Waterloo Warriors NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Western Mustangs 4 (188-2) 7 (97) 5 (161) 4 (197) 3 (219) 3 (238) 3 (234) 3 (234-2) 3 (243-2) 3 (235) Windsor Lancers NR 15 (4) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR York Lions NR 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, received no votes. Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

Post-season awards + CIS post-season awards QuebecAll-Canadian Banquet presented by Sun Life Financial Regina’s Picton becomes 50th Hec Crighton Trophy winner Ontario Atlantic Canada West NATIONAL Hec Crighton Trophy Samuel Caron(Montreal) Derek Wendel(Ottawa) Tivon Cook(St. Francis Xavier) Noah Picton(Regina) Noah Picton(Regina) Presidents' Trophy Jonathan Boisonneault-Glaou(Montreal) Nakas Onyeka(Wilfrid Laurier) DeAndre Smith(Saint Mary's) D. J. Lalama(Manitoba) D. J. Lalama(Manitoba) J. P. Metras Trophy Mathieu Betts(Laval) Sean Jamieson(Western) Vernon Sainvil(St. Francis Xavier) Geoff Gray(Manitoba) Mathieu Betts(Laval) Peter Gorman Trophy Adam Auclair(Laval) Adam Preocanin(McMaster) Jakob Loucks(Mount Allison) Nicholas Dheilly(Regina) Jakob Loucks(Mount Allison) Russ Jackson Award Shayne Cowan-Cholette(Bishop's) Mark Mackie(McMaster) Will Wojcik(Acadia) Cam Teschuk(Manitoba) Cam Teschuk(Manitoba) Frank Tindall Trophy Danny Maciocia(Montreal) Michael Faulds(Wilfrid Laurier) Gary Waterman(St. Francis Xavier) Steve Bryce(Regina)

All-Canadian team

First team Offence QB – Noah Picton – Regina RB – Tyler Chow – Saskatchewan RB – Alex Taylor – Western IR – Kaion Julien-Grant – St. Francis Xavier IR – Mitchell Picton – Regina WR – Louis-Mathieu Normandin – Montreal WR – Nathaniel Behar – Carleton C – Matthew Van Praet – Western G – Geoff Gray – Manitoba G – Zach Intzandt – McMaster T – Vernon Sainvil – St. Francis Xavier T – Jean-Simon Roy – Laval Defence DT – Rupert Butcher – Western DT – Vincent Desjardins – Laval DE – Mathieu Betts – Laval DE – Michael Kashak – McMaster LB – DeAndre Smith – Saint Mary's LB – D. J. Lalama – Manitoba LB – Nakas Onyeka – Laurier FS – Stavros Katsantonis – British Columbia HB – Malcolm Thompson – Laurier HB – Malcolm Brown – Western CB – Godfrey Onyeka – Laurier CB – Samuel Polan – Sherbrooke Special teams P – Félix Ménard-Brière – Montreal K – Sean Stenger – Saskatchewan RET – Tunde Adeleke – Carleton Second team Offence QB – Derek Wendel – Ottawa RB – Jordan Socholotiuk – St. Francis Xavier RB – Jayde Rowe – Carleton IR – Austen Hartley – Calgary IR – Mitchell Baines – Ottawa WR – Dejuan Martin – St. Francis Xavier WR – Danny Vandervoort – McMaster C – Levi Hua – British Columbia G – Samuel Lefebvre – Laval G – Ryan Sceviour – Calgary T – Evan Johnson – Saskatchewan T – Sean Jamieson – Western Defence DT – Donovan Dale – British Columbia DT – Junior Luke – Montreal DE – Kwaku Boateng – Laurier DE – Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou – Montreal LB – Frédéric Chagnon – Montreal LB – Jean-Gabriel Poulin – Western LB – Alexandre Gagné – Sherbrooke FS – Brandon Jennings – Acadia HB – Robert Woodson – Calgary HB – Adam Auclair – Laval CB – Adam Laurensse – Calgary CB – Robbie Yochim – McMaster Special teams P – TJ Morton – Toronto K – Adam Preocanin – McMaster RET – Marcus Davis – UBC All-Canadian Awards Gala presented by Sun Life Financial All-Canadian teams announced

Championships The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2016, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West champions host the AUS champions in the Mitchell Bowl and be the home team at the Vanier Cup, while the RSEQ champions host the OUA champions in the Uteck Bowl.

Conference Playoffs

Atlantic University Sport

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

Ontario University Athletics

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

National Semifinals

National Championship

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