The 2002 CIS football season began on August 27, 2002, and concluded with the
38th Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the
SkyDome in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, with the
Saint Mary's Huskies winning their second consecutive championship and third overall. Twenty-six
universities
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across Canada competed in
CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
, under the auspices of the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the Ca ...
(CIS).
Awards and records
Awards
*
Hec Crighton Trophy
The Hec Crighton Trophy (sometimes referred to as the Hec Crighton Award) is awarded annually to the most outstanding Canadian football player in U Sports. The trophy is named after the late Hec Crighton - teacher, coach, referee, and author of t ...
– Tommy Denison, Queen's
*
Presidents' Trophy
The Presidents' Trophy (french: Trophée des présidents) is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e. best record) during the NHL regular season. If two teams are tied for the mo ...
– Adam MacDonald, St. Francis Xavier
*
Russ Jackson Award – Lincoln Blumell, Calgary Dinos
*
J. P. Metras Trophy –
Israel Idonije, Manitoba
*
Peter Gorman Trophy The Peter Gorman Trophy is awarded to the Rookie of the Year in U Sports Football. The Trophy acknowledges the great contribution Peter Gorman has made to the development of Canadian University Football. As founder of the Canadian College Bowl, his ...
–
Andy Fantuz, Western Ontario
All-Canadian team
First team
Offence
* QB Tommy Denison, Queen's
* RB Kyle Pyear, McMaster
* RB Dean Jones, St. Mary's
* WR
Andy Fantuz, Western
* WR Andrew Noel, Acadia
* IR Andrew Sharp, Manitoba
* IR
Brad Smith, Queen's
* OT François Boulianne, Laval
* OT Brock Flemming, Ottawa
* OG Jim Merrick, McGill
* OG Dave Forde, McMaster
* C Chris Bochen, Manitoba
Defence
* DE Paul Brown, StFX
* DE Stephen Young, McGill
* DT
Israel Idonije, Manitoba
* DT
Miguel Robede, Laval
* LB Adam MacDonald, StFX
* LB
Javier Glatt
Javier Glatt (born October 10, 1981, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired professional Canadian football linebacker who played for eight seasons in the Canadian Football League. He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, but spent seven y ...
, UBC
* LB
Ray Mariuz
Ray Mariuz (born December 25, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker He was drafted 28th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2003 CFL Draft and won a Grey Cup championship in 2004. In 2011, Mariuz retired from professional ...
, McMaster
* CB
Richard Karikari, StFX
* CB Boyd Barrett, Manitoba
* DB Art Tolhurst, UBC
* DB
Matthieu Proulx, Laval
* FS David Aiken, Concordia
Special teams
* K
Jamie Boreham, Manitoba
* P
Jon Ryan, Regina
Second Team
Offence
* QB Shane Munson, Manitoba
* RB
Neal Hughes
Neal Hughes (born July 2, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Hughes, who is of Métis heritage, signed with the Riders as a free agent after completing his univ ...
, Regina
* RB Nick Hoffmann, McGill
* WR Jamie Elliott, Calgary
* WR Jason Currie, St. Mary's
* IR
Dave Stala, St. Mary's
* IR Blake Machan, Calgary
* OT
Steve Morley, St. Mary's
* OT
Fabio Filice
Fabio Filice (born July 16, 1981) is a Canadian former Canadian Football League guard who retired after the 2008 CFL season. Filice played most of his career as an offensive lineman with his crowning achievement coming in 2008 when he won the Gre ...
, McMaster
* OG Darren Presley, Calgary
* OG Daniel Frame, Acadia
* C Jonathon Landon, Queen's
Defence
* DE Warren Doepker, Manitoba
* DE Jeet Rana, York
* DT Nicholas Comly, Acadia
* DT Tyler Lynem, Calgary
* LB Mike Mahoney, McGill
* LB Sebastien Roy, Mt Allison
* LB Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
* CB Pascal Masson, Laval
* CB Kwame Aidoo, McMaster
* DB Dennis Mavrin, York
* DB Brandon Little, McMaster
* FS
Sandy Beveridge
Sandy Beveridge (born December 9, 1981) is a Canadian former football defensive back who played eight seasons on special teams and as a defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Tiger-Cats as a ...
, UBC
Special teams
* K Michel Ray, McMaster
* P Anand Pillai, McGill
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. Source:
Championships
The Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the
Mitchell Bowl and the
Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2002, the Mitchell Bowl replaced the long-standing
Atlantic Bowl that had traditionally seen
Huskies Stadium
Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, home to the Saint Mary's Huskies.
It had a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achievable via temporary seating, but the actual perman ...
in Halifax host the annual game. This was done to increase competitive fairness in the CIAU. The Ontario conference's
Yates Cup
The Yates Cup (french: La Coupe Yates) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of U Sports. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back ...
championship team hosted the winners of the Atlantic conference
Loney Bowl
The Jewett Trophy is a Canadian sports trophy, in honour of Dr. B. L. Jewett, presented annually to the winner of the Atlantic University Sport Football Conference of U Sports.
Unlike the other three conference championship games, the game in whi ...
championship for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference
Hardy Trophy
The Hardy Trophy is a Canadian sport trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association Football Conference of U Sports, the country's governing body for university athletics. It is named for Evan Hardy, ...
visited the
Dunsmore Cup
The Dunsmore Cup (french: Coupe Dunsmore) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the university-level football competition conducted by Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), the governing body for all student sport ...
Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl.
Vanier Cup
Notes
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