2000 CIAU football season
sports league season
The 2000 CIAU football season began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the 36th Vanier Cup national championship on December 2 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees winning their second championship. 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).
Awards and records
Awards
Hec Crighton Trophy – Kojo Aidoo, McMaster
Presidents' Trophy – Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
Russ Jackson Award – Carlo Panaro, Alberta
J. P. Metras Trophy – Randy Chevrier, McGill
Peter Gorman Trophy – Jean-Frédéric Tremblay, Laval
All-Canadian team
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 is 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 visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy for the Atlantic Bowl.
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