2005 CIS football season

The 2005 CIS football season began on September 1, 2005, and concluded with the 41st Vanier Cup national championship on December 3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks winning their second championship. Twenty-seven universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

Awards

 * Hec Crighton Trophy – Andy Fantuz, Western Ontario
 * Presidents' Trophy – Patrick Donovan, Concordia
 * Russ Jackson Award – Dan Parker, Mount Allison
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Dominic Picard, Laval
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Martin Gagné, Montreal

First Team

 * Offence
 * Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
 * Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
 * David Stevens, RB, Saskatchewan
 * Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
 * Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
 * Arjei Franklin, SB, Windsor
 * J-F Romeo, SB, Laval
 * Dominic Picard, C, Laval
 * Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
 * Kyle Koch, G, McMaster
 * Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan
 * Chris Best, T, Waterloo


 * Defence
 * Martin Gagné, DE, Montréal
 * Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
 * Michaël Jean-Louis, DT, Laval
 * Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
 * Patrick Donovan, LB, Concordia
 * Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
 * Stephen Wilson, LB, Regina
 * Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
 * Modibo Sidibe, CB, Concordia
 * Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
 * Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
 * Jason Milne, FS, Alberta


 * Special Teams
 * Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
 * Warren Kean, K, Concordia

Second Team

 * Offense
 * Scott Syvret, QB, Concordia
 * Nick Cameron, RB, Laurier
 * Joseph Mroué, RB, Montréal
 * Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
 * Jeff Keegan, WR, Guelph
 * Vaughan Swart, SB, McMaster
 * Mike Lindstrom, SB, UBC
 * Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa
 * Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
 * Woodly Jean, G, Montreal
 * J.F. Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal
 * Derek Armstrong, T, StFX


 * Defence
 * Brandon Keks, DE, Laurier
 * Dan Federkeil, DE, Calgary
 * Miguel Robede, DT, Laval
 * Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba
 * David Lowry, LB, Alberta
 * Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
 * Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
 * Anthony Plante-Ajah, CB, Ottawa
 * Joel Lipinski, CB, Regina
 * Alexandre Vendette, HB, Laval
 * Steve Boyko, HB, Alberta
 * Jeff Smeaton, FS, Laurier


 * Special Teams
 * Luca Congi, P, Simon Fraser
 * Brian Devlin, K, Laurier

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
NR = Not Ranked.

Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.