The 2013 CIS football season began on August 25, 2013, with ten

Ontario University Athletics Ontario University Athletics (OUA; french: Sports universitaires de l'Ontario) is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providin ...

teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 23 with the 49th Vanier Cup championship in

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

, won by the

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (, ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Varsity teams Laval Rouge et Or teams c ...

after they defeated the

Calgary Dinos The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened. Some of its venue ...

25–14. This year, 27

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

teams in Canada played

Canadian Interuniversity Sport football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

, the highest level of

amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, 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 sco ...

. The

Carleton Ravens The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won 16 of the last 19 national men's ...

football team re-joined the CIS after a 14-year absence, increasing the number of OUA teams to 11 and necessitating the use of bye weeks in that conference.

Regular season standings

Top 10

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.

Championships

The 49th Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

Mitchell Bowl The Mitchell Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the more westerly location of the two semifinal venues. The winner of this game ...

and the

Uteck Bowl The Uteck Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls of U Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that play Canadian football. It is held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to f ...

, the national semi-final games. In 2013, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will host 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 championship team for the Uteck 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 Hard ...

will host 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 ...

champion for the Mitchell Bowl.

Post-season awards

All-Canadian team

First team

;Offence : Jordan Heather, QB, Bishop's : Mercer Timmis, RB, Calgary : Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba : Alexander Fox, IR, Bishop's : Brian Marshall, IR, Western : George Johnson, WR, Western : Paul de Pass, WR, Toronto : Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval : Karl Lavoie, OT, Laval : Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill : Jas Dhillon, G, British Columbia : Charles Vaillancourt, G, Laval ;Defence : Ettore Lattanzio, DT, Ottawa : Donovan Dale, DT, British Columbia : Derek Wiggan, DE, Queen's : Jesse St. James, DE, Acadia :

Pawel Kruba Pawel Kruba (born March 21, 1990) is a Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played CIS football at the University of Western Ontario and attended St. Anne Catholic High School in Windsor, Ontario. He has been a member o ...

, LB, Western : Doctor Cassama, LB, Calgary :

Beau Landry Beau Landry (born September 24, 1991) is a Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with the eighth overall pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at the University of Western Ontario. College career ...

, LB, Western : Kwame Adjei, FS, Mount Allison : Brett Backman, HB, Acadia : Cyril Iwanegbe, HB, Calgary :

Andrew Lue Andrew Lue (born March 17, 1992) is a retired Canadian football defensive back. In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked tenth best of the players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft. He was then drafted tenth overall by the Mon ...

, CB, Queen's : Maximilien Ducap, CB, Laval ;Special teams : Quinn van Gylswyk, P, British Columbia :

Johnny Mark Johnny Mark (born June 1, 1992) is a Canadian football kicker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (2014, 2016) and the Calgary Dinos in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) from 2011 to 2015. He conclu ...

, K, Calgary : Kevin Bradfield, RET, Toronto

Second team

;Offence : Will Finch, QB, Western :

Brendan Gillanders Brendan Gillanders (born November 27, 1990) is a Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He played CIS football at the University of Ottawa. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canad ...

, RB, Ottawa : Jordan Botel, RB, Mount Allison : Nic Demski, IR, Manitoba : Evan Pszczonak, IR, Windsor : Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia :

Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than three hundred films between 1933 and his death. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richa ...

, WR, Regina :

Sean McEwen Sean McEwen (born June 27, 1993) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos. Professional career Toronto Argonauts McEw ...

, C, Calgary : Josh Prinsen, OT, Queen's : Alec Pennell, OT, British Columbia :

Sukh Chungh Sukhjivan Singh Chungh (born March 4, 1992) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at University of Calgary and attended Terry Fox Secondary School in Port Coquitla ...

, G, Calgary : Cameron Thorn, G, Guelph ;Defence : Brandon Tennant, DT, Laval :

Daryl Waud Daryl Waud (born August 24, 1993) is a former Canadian football defensive lineman & currently a professional lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the second round, 1 ...

, DT, Western : Joel Seutter, DE, Saskatchewan : Dylan Ainsworth, DE, Western : Ron Omara, LB, St. Francis Xavier : Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's :

Antoine Pruneau Antoine Pruneau is a Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to being drafted into the CFL, he played Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) foo ...

, LB, Montreal : Mark Ingram, FS, Saskatchewan : TJ Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's : Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia :

Tevaughn Campbell Tevaughn Shaquele Campbell (born June 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played CIS football for the Regina Rams. He played four seasons in the Canadia ...

, CB, Regina : Eric Black, CB, Saint Mary's ;Special teams :

Boris Bede Boris Bede (born November 20, 1989) is a French-born Canadian football placekicker and punter for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at Tiffin University before transferring to Université Laval. Bede ...

, P, Laval :

Lirim Hajrullahu Lirim Hajrullahu ( ; born April 24, 1990) is a Kosovar-born Canadian gridiron football placekicker who is a free agent. He became a Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts after kicking the game-winning field goal in the 105th Grey Cup g ...

, K, Western : Guillaume Rioux, RET, Laval

Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet, presented by Mallette: All-Canadian teams announced
/ref>

Teams

References

{{CIS football 2013 in Canadian football U Sports football seasons