The Laval Rouge et Or move up to the top of the second CIS national poll of the season. Last week’s number one, the Calgary Dinos drop to 5th after a loss to Saskatchewan.
CIS football is underway for another season. To get you set, we present a look at each of the four conferences to help you follow tomorrow’s CFL stars today.
After a tough end to the 2009 season, the Manitoba Bisons football seek to regroup and make a run into the playoffs for the first time since winning the Vanier Cup Championship in 2007.
Nine months after reaching the Vanier Cup final for the first time since 1995, the Calgary Dinos lead the first Football Reporters of Canada – CIS national poll of the 2010 season.
2009 was supposed to have a been a dream season for the Laval Rouge et Or, but the dream turned into a nightmare as the Queen’s University Gaels stunned Laval in the CIS semi-final.
CIS conference play gets underway Tuesday night when Queen’s begin the defence of their Vanier Cup title. Adding to the excitement are the many records that may fall this season.
The McMaster football team is very enthusiastic about their chances in 2010 after posting a 6-2 record a season ago including an upset of the number two ranked Western Mustangs.
The 2009 season saw Queen’s capture their fourth Vanier Cup in school history and in the process, becoming the first school to capture the Vanier Cup in four different decades.
After a disappointing year in 2009, head coach Mike Morencie and the Windsor Lancers are excited to get started after an extensive off season of training.
The McGill Redmen embark on their 129th year of football coming off a 3-5 5th-place finish in 2009 that saw them come up just short of the final playoff berth in the QUFL.
After an 0-8 season last year, the York Lions enter a new era in 2010 under first-year head coach Warren Craney, who was hired in May to take over the program.
The Concordia Stingers enter 2010 a vastly different team from the one that finished the 2009 campaign with a 3-5 record, signalling the start of a youth movement.
2010 will represent a year for Acadia to grow up a bit as many of the team’s starters are now moving into their 4th and 5th years providing veteran leadership.
There is tremendous optimism in Sackville, NB as the Mounties begin their 55th season of football in 2010 returning all 12 starters on offence and nine starters on defence.
The University of Regina Rams return several key players on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball as they look to improve upon last season’s 3-5 record.
After a heartbreaking loss on the last play of the game in the Hardy Cup final in 2009, the U of S Huskies enter the season withone goal: to be playing in the Vanier Cup.
The Varsity Blues went 1-7 in 2009. Their lone win came in a thrilling victory over the York Lions in the annual Red & Blue Bowl, where they captured their second consecutive Argo Cup.
The Bishop’s Gaiters football team enters the 2010 season looking to better last season’s .500 record and third-place finish. The Gaiters won their last three regular season games ...