The 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the 42nd Vanier Cup national championship on November 25 at

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, with the

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winning their fourth championship. Twenty-seven

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across Canada competed in

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this season, the highest level of amateur play in

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, under the auspices of

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(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 th ...

– Daryl Stephenson, Windsor *

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 ...

– Patrick Donovan, Concordia *

Russ Jackson Award The Russ Jackson Award is presented to the U Sports Football player best exemplifying the attributes of academic achievement, football skill, and citizenship and is named in honour of Canadian Football League Hall of Famer and former Ottawa Rough ...

– Naim El-Far, Ottawa *

J. P. Metras Trophy The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football. The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John Pius Metras. Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 ...

–

Chris Best Chris Best (born April 3, 1983) is a former Canadian football guard who played 10 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS Football at Waterloo, as well as playing four seasons in the United States ...

, Waterloo *

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 ...

– Dalin Tollestrup, Calgary

All-Canadian team

First Team

;Offence :

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, QB, Regina : Chris Ciezki, RB, UBC : Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor : David McKoy, WR, Guelph :

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*, WR, Queen's :

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, IR, Regina : Andy Baechler*, IR, Laurier :

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, IR, Regina : Kevin Kelly, OL, Ottawa : Kyle Koch, OL, McMaster : Adam Rogers, G, Acadia :

, LT, Waterlooo : Jordan Rempel, OL, Saskatchewan :* tie ;Defence : Martin Gagné, DL, Montreal : Brian Guebert, DL, Saskatchewan : Nate Finlay, DL, McMaster : Michaël Jean-Louis, DL, Laval : Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier : Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia :

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, LB, Laurier : Corey McNair, DB, Western : Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia : Anthony Plante-Ajah, DB, Ottawa : Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia : Dylan Barker, S, Saskatchewan ;Special Teams : Derek Schiavone, P, Western : Derek Schiavone, K, Western

Second Team

;Offence : Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa : Andre Sadeghian, RB, McMaster : Pierre-Luc Yao, RB, Laval : Matt Carter, IR, Acadia : Glenn Mackay, IR, Windsor : Greg Hetherington, SB, McGill : Alexandre Zara, OL, Montréal : Ben Walsh, OG, McGill : Keith Dauper, OT, Concordia :

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, OL, Saskatchewan : Scott Evans, OL, Laurier ;Defence : Clayton Chiurka, DL, Saint Mary's : Simon Patrick, DL, Manitoba : Steve Faoro, LB, Acadia :

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, LB, Manitoba : Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina : Justin Phillips, DB, Laurier : Jordy Burrows, DB, Saskatchewan : Jock Gemmell, DB, Mount Allison : Josh Maltin, DB, Laurier :

Jeff Zelinski Jeff Zelinski (born September 16, 1982) is a former Canadian football defensive back. He played CIS Football at Saint Mary's, where he played cornerback. He was selected in the fifth round (40th overall) of the 2008 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan R ...

, DB, Saint Mary's :

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, S, Acadia ;Special Teams : Braden Suchan, P, Saskatchewan : James Michener, K, Acadia

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, received no votes.

Championships

The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the

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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 2007, according to the rotating schedule, 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 ...

meet the Ontario conference's

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champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to 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 ...