2007 CIS football season

The 2007 CIS football season began on August 31, 2007, and concluded with the 43rd Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, with the Manitoba Bisons winning their third 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).

Schedule
2007 marked the first year that the Vanier Cup and Grey Cup were played on the same weekend where they both took place in Toronto's Rogers Centre as part of the 95th Grey Cup celebrations. Dating back to 1973, previous Vanier Cups had always been played the week following the Grey Cup.

Awards

 * Hec Crighton Trophy – Erik Glavic, Saint Mary's
 * Presidents' Trophy – Mat Nesbitt, Regina
 * Russ Jackson Award – Clovis Langlois-Boucher, Sherbrooke
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Scott Evans, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Liam Mahoney, Concordia

First Team

 * Offence
 * Erik Glavic, QB, Saint Mary’s
 * Jamall Lee, RB, Bishop’s
 * Michael Giffin, RB, Queen’s
 * Mike Bradwell, SB, McMaster
 * Laurent Lavigne-Masse, SB, Laval
 * Samuel Giguere, WR, Sherbrooke
 * Charles-Antoine Sinotte, WR, McGill
 * Tim O’Neill, C, Calgary
 * Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, G, Laval
 * Adam Rogers, G, Acadia
 * Scott Evans, T, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Jean-François Morin-Roberge, T, Montreal


 * Defence
 * Martin Gagné, DE, Montreal
 * Justin Cooper, DE, Manitoba
 * Chris Van Zeyl, DT, McMaster
 * Simon Patrick, DT, Manitoba
 * Mat Nesbitt, LB, Regina
 * Eric Maranda, LB, Laval
 * Dan Bass, LB, Alberta
 * Paul Woldu, CB, Saskatchewan
 * Jean Petit-Frere, CB, Laval
 * Sammy Okpro, HB, Concordia
 * David Timmons, HB, Ottawa
 * Dylan Barker, FS, Saskatchewan


 * Special Teams
 * Ara Tchobanian, K, Ottawa
 * Derek Schiavone, P, Western
 * Gary Ross, RET, Mount Allison

Second Team

 * Offence
 * Joshua Sacobie, QB, Ottawa
 * Anthony Woodson, RB, Calgary
 * Pierre-Luc Yao, RB, Laval
 * Erik Galas, SB, McGill
 * Rob Bagg, SB, Queen’s
 * Aaron Holba, WR, Alberta
 * Rob Serviss, WR, McMaster
 * Kevin Kelly, C, Ottawa
 * Brendon LaBatte, G, Regina
 * Frank Spera, G, Ottawa
 * Simeon Rottier, T, Alberta
 * Cody Kennedy, T, Queen’s


 * Defence
 * Daniel Kennedy, DE, Ottawa
 * Osinachi Ukwuoma, DE, Queen’s
 * Daniel Schutte, DT, Saint Mary’s
 * Sebastien Treault, DT, Ottawa
 * Mike Sheridan, LB, Ottawa
 * Tim St. Pierre, LB, Saint Mary’s
 * Anthony Maggiacomo, LB, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Jeff Zelinski, CB, Saint Mary’s
 * Taurean Allen, CB, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Brady Browne, HB, Manitoba
 * Jean-Philip Provencher, HB, Montreal
 * Elliott Richardson, FS, Acadia


 * Special Teams
 * Hugh O’Neill, K, Alberta
 * Hugh O’Neill, P, Alberta
 * Duane John, RET, Laval

Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = 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 Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship travel to the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship team for the Uteck Bowl.