2002 CIAU football season

The 2002 CIAU football season began on August 27, 2002, and concluded with the 38th Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Saint Mary's Huskies winning their second consecutive championship and third overall. Twenty-six 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

 * Hec Crighton Trophy – Tommy Denison, Queen's
 * Presidents' Trophy – Adam MacDonald, St. Francis Xavier
 * Russ Jackson Award – Lincoln Blumell, Calgary Dinos
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Israel Idonije, Manitoba
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Andy Fantuz, Western Ontario

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, UBC
 * LB Ray Mariuz, 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

Offence

 * QB Shane Munson, Manitoba
 * RB Neal Hughes, 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, 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, UBC

Special Teams

 * K Michel Ray, McMaster
 * P Anand Pillai, McGill

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.

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 in Halifax host the annual game. This was done to increase competitive fairness in the CIAU. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team hosted the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visited the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl.