The 1999 CIAU football season began on September 10, 1999, and concluded with the 35th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27, 1999, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning the first Vanier Cup 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). The Regina Rams began their first season of play in the CIAU after previously playing in the Canadian Junior Football League.
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 PtsSaint Mary's 8 7 1 276 131 14Acadia 8 5 3 198 195 10Mount Allison 8 4 4 126 136 8StFX 8 1 7 132 270 2 Ontario-Quebec Team GP W L PF PA PtsOttawa 8 8 0 282 193 16Concordia 8 6 2 222 148 12Laval 8 6 2 237 123 12McGill 8 3 5 155 225 6Queen's 8 2 6 179 189 4Bishop's 8 2 6 129 193 4
Ontario Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWestern 8 7 1 0 232 91 14Laurier 8 6 2 0 273 138 12McMaster 8 6 2 0 238 226 12Waterloo 8 4 4 0 232 149 8Guelph 8 3 5 0 168 196 6York 8 2 6 0 175 163 4Toronto 8 1 7 0 91 337 2Windsor 8 0 8 0 94 345 0 Canada West Team GP W L T PF PA PtsUBC 8 7 1 0 227 131 14Saskatchewan 8 6 2 0 233 151 12Manitoba 8 5 3 0 218 202 10Calgary 8 3 5 0 191 225 6Alberta 8 3 5 0 232 217 6Regina 8 0 8 0 121 309 0
Teams in bold earned playoff berths.
Post-season awards
Award-winners Hec Crighton Trophy – Phil Côté, Ottawa Presidents' Trophy – Mike Letendre, Saskatchewan Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta J. P. Metras Trophy – Tyson St. James, British Columbia Peter Gorman Trophy – Sébastien Roy, Mt. Allison
All-Canadian team +OffenceFirst TeamSecond TeamQuarterbackPhil Côté (Ottawa) Blaine Scatcherd (Acadia)Running BackMike Bradley (Waterloo)Akbal Singh (UBC) Doug Rozon (Saskatchewan)Jeff Johnson (York)Inside ReceiverJames MacLean (Queen’s)Ibrahim Tounkara (Ottawa) Brian Nugent (York)Jason Clermont (Regina)Outside ReceiverJamie Stoddard (Alberta)Andre Talbot (Wilfrid Laurier) Marco Picotte (Acadia)Brad Coutts (UBC)CentreCarlo Panaro (Alberta) Jacques Cloutier (Laval)GuardAaron Barker (UBC)Pascal Chéron (Laval) Michael Chuk (Western)John Salmas (Saint Mary’s)TackleKevin Lefsrud (Saskatchewan)André Trudel (Laval) Paul Blenkhorn (Western)Eric Sanderson (York) +DefenceFirst TeamSecond TeamDefensive TackleDaaron McField (UBC)Jeremy Oxley (Guelph)Ryan Henderson (Manitoba)Randy Chevrier (McGill)Defensive EndKojo Millington (Wilfrid Laurier)Tyson St. James (UBC)Mathieu Gauthier (Mount Allison)Josh Thomas (Acadia)LinebackerMike Letendre (Saskatchewan)Josh Tavares (Saint Mary’s)Dino DiMarino (Wilfrid Laurier)Justin Anania (Western)Joey Mikawoz (Manitoba)Jason Casey (Concordia)Free SafetyDerek Fink (Alberta) Patrick Boies (Laval)Defensive HalfbackDonnie Ruiz (Wilfrid Laurier)Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette (Laval)Jeff Lewis (Calgary)Sean Spender (Guelph)CornerbackJason Wimmer (Queen’s)Jason Hutchins (Alberta)Jermaine Romans (Acadia)Mike Eberts (Alberta) +Special TeamsFirst TeamSecond TeamKickerDerek Livingstone (McMaster) David Bradford (Mount Allison)PunterMichael O’Brien (Western) Jamie Boreham (Saskatchewan)
Post-season Playoff bracket
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 Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion Laval Rouge et Or hosted the Canada West Hardy Trophy champion Saskatchewan Huskies for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship, the Saint Mary's Huskies, hosted the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team, Waterloo Warriors, for the Atlantic Bowl. The Saint Mary's Huskies appeared in their fifth Vanier Cup game while the Laval Rouge et Or, whose program began in 1996, made their first appearance in the championship game. The 35th Vanier Cup was played in Toronto's SkyDome where the Rouge et Or defeated the Huskies 14–10 to claim the team's first Vanier Cup championship.
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