2006 CIS football season

The 2006 CIS football season began on September 2, 2006, and concluded with the 42nd Vanier Cup national championship on November 25 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their fourth 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 – Daryl Stephenson, Windsor
 * Presidents' Trophy – Patrick Donovan, Concordia
 * Russ Jackson Award – Naim El-Far, Ottawa
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Chris Best, Waterloo
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Dalin Tollestrup, Calgary

First Team

 * Offence
 * Teale Orban, QB, Regina
 * Chris Ciezki, RB, UBC
 * Daryl Stephenson, RB, Windsor
 * David McKoy, WR, Guelph
 * Brad Smith*, WR, Queen's
 * Chris Getzlaf, IR, Regina
 * Andy Baechler*, IR, Laurier
 * Chris Bauman, IR, Regina
 * Kevin Kelly, OL, Ottawa
 * Kyle Koch, OL, McMaster
 * Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
 * Chris Best, 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
 * Yannick Carter, 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
 * Hubert Buydens, OL, Saskatchewan
 * Scott Evans, OL, Laurier


 * Defence
 * Clayton Chiurka, DL, Saint Mary's
 * Simon Patrick, DL, Manitoba
 * Steve Faoro, LB, Acadia
 * Cory Huclack, 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, DB, Saint Mary's
 * Elliott Richardson, S, Acadia


 * Special Teams
 * Braden Suchan, P, Saskatchewan
 * James Michener, K, Acadia

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 Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2007, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship travel to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl.