1999 CIAU football season

1999 CIAU football season
Duration	September 10, 1999 – November 6, 1999
Hardy Cup champions	Saskatchewan Huskies
Yates Cup champions	Waterloo Warriors
Dunsmore Cup champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Loney Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Atlantic Bowl champions	Saint Mary's Huskies
Churchill Bowl champions	Laval Rouge et Or
Vanier Cup
Date	November 27, 1999
Venue	SkyDome, Toronto
Champions	Laval Rouge et Or

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	Pts
Saint Mary's	8	7	1	276	131	14
Acadia	8	5	3	198	195	10
Mount Allison	8	4	4	126	136	8
StFX	8	1	7	132	270	2

Ontario-Quebec
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa	8	8	0	282	193	16
Concordia	8	6	2	222	148	12
Laval	8	6	2	237	123	12
McGill	8	3	5	155	225	6
Queen's	8	2	6	179	189	4
Bishop's	8	2	6	129	193	4

Ontario
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Western	8	7	1	0	232	91	14
Laurier	8	6	2	0	273	138	12
McMaster	8	6	2	0	238	226	12
Waterloo	8	4	4	0	232	149	8
Guelph	8	3	5	0	168	196	6
York	8	2	6	0	175	163	4
Toronto	8	1	7	0	91	337	2
Windsor	8	0	8	0	94	345	0

Canada West
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
UBC	8	7	1	0	227	131	14
Saskatchewan	8	6	2	0	233	151	12
Manitoba	8	5	3	0	218	202	10
Calgary	8	3	5	0	191	225	6
Alberta	8	3	5	0	232	217	6
Regina	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

Offence

	First Team	Second Team
Quarterback	Phil Côté (Ottawa)	Blaine Scatcherd (Acadia)
Running Back	Mike Bradley (Waterloo) Akbal Singh (UBC)	Doug Rozon (Saskatchewan) Jeff Johnson (York)
Inside Receiver	James MacLean (Queen’s) Ibrahim Tounkara (Ottawa)	Brian Nugent (York) Jason Clermont (Regina)
Outside Receiver	Jamie Stoddard (Alberta) Andre Talbot (Wilfrid Laurier)	Marco Picotte (Acadia) Brad Coutts (UBC)
Centre	Carlo Panaro (Alberta)	Jacques Cloutier (Laval)
Guard	Aaron Barker (UBC) Pascal Chéron (Laval)	Michael Chuk (Western) John Salmas (Saint Mary’s)
Tackle	Kevin Lefsrud (Saskatchewan) André Trudel (Laval)	Paul Blenkhorn (Western) Eric Sanderson (York)

Defence

	First Team	Second Team
Defensive Tackle	Daaron McField (UBC) Jeremy Oxley (Guelph)	Ryan Henderson (Manitoba) Randy Chevrier (McGill)
Defensive End	Kojo Millington (Wilfrid Laurier) Tyson St. James (UBC)	Mathieu Gauthier (Mount Allison) Josh Thomas (Acadia)
Linebacker	Mike Letendre (Saskatchewan) Josh Tavares (Saint Mary’s) Dino DiMarino (Wilfrid Laurier)	Justin Anania (Western) Joey Mikawoz (Manitoba) Jason Casey (Concordia)
Free Safety	Derek Fink (Alberta)	Patrick Boies (Laval)
Defensive Halfback	Donnie Ruiz (Wilfrid Laurier) Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette (Laval)	Jeff Lewis (Calgary) Sean Spender (Guelph)
Cornerback	Jason Wimmer (Queen’s) Jason Hutchins (Alberta)	Jermaine Romans (Acadia) Mike Eberts (Alberta)

Special Teams

	First Team	Second Team
Kicker	Derek Livingstone (McMaster)	David Bradford (Mount Allison)
Punter	Michael O’Brien (Western)	Jamie Boreham (Saskatchewan)

Post-season

Playoff bracket

	Conference Semi-finals					Conference Championships					National Semi-finals					35th Vanier Cup
	Waterloo Warriors		35
	Western Ontario Mustangs		21			Waterloo Warriors		32
	McMaster Marauders		27			Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks		20
	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks		42								Waterloo Warriors		14
											Saint Mary's Huskies		21
						Acadia Axemen		24
						Saint Mary's Huskies		25
																Saint Mary's Huskies		10
	Manitoba Bisons		16													Laval Rouge et Or		14
	Saskatchewan Huskies		42			Saskatchewan Huskies		31
	Calgary Dinos		14			UBC Thunderbirds		24
	UBC Thunderbirds		27								Saskatchewan Huskies		21
	Laval Rouge et Or		42								Laval Rouge et Or		27
	Concordia Stingers		16			Laval Rouge et Or		38
	McGill Redmen		21			Ottawa Gee-Gees		6
	Ottawa Gee-Gees		24

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.