The 2013 CIS football season began on August 25, 2013, with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 23 with the 49th Vanier Cup championship in Quebec City, won by the Laval Rouge et Or after they defeated the Calgary Dinos 25–14. This year, 27 university teams in Canada played Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football. The Carleton Ravens football team re-joined the CIS after a 14-year absence, increasing the number of OUA teams to 11 and necessitating the use of bye weeks in that conference.

Regular season standings

Top 10 + FRC-CIS top 10 rankings Team \ Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Acadia Axemen 11 (11) 11 (15) 17 (1) NR 12 (5) 13 (4) NR NR NR NR Alberta Golden Bears NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Bishop's Gaiters 14 (2) 10 (25) 13 (7) 10 (21) 8 (69) 8 (89) 8 (97) 8 (87) 7 (110) 6 (128) Calgary Dinos 3 (137) 5 (178) 5 (165) 5 (200) 5 (188) 3 (230) 3 (233) 3 (234) 3 (232) 3 (235) Carleton Ravens NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Concordia Stingers NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Guelph Gryphons 7 (75) 7 (111) 7 (131) 6 (152) 6 (164) 4 (199) 4 (212) 4 (206) 5 (173) 5 (167) Laurier Golden Hawks NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Laval Rouge et Or 1 (200-20) 1 (300-30) 1 (299-29) 1 (290-21) 1 (290-21) 2 (283-13) 2 (280-10) 2 (280-10) 2 (279-10) 2 (278-10) Manitoba Bisons 10 (36) 9 (91) 8 (76) 8 (99) 10 (35) 10 (44) 12 (8) 14 (3) 9 (52) 9 (66) McGill Redmen NR NR 15 (3) 12 (6) 16 (1) 14 (1) 16 (1) NR NR NR McMaster Marauders 6 (122) 6 (134) 9 (58) 9 (61) 9 (47) 9 (56) 9 (53) 9 (67) 8 (87) 8 (103) Montreal Carabins 5 (123) 3 (209) 4 (224) 4 (206) 4 (201) 7 (118) 6 (138) 6 (146) 6 (154) 7 (125) Mount Allison Mounties NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Ottawa Gee-Gees NR NR 11 (11) NR NR NR 15 (5) 15 (2) 11 (9) NR Queen's Golden Gaels 2 (141) 2 (251) 2 (245) 3 (237) 3 (232) 5 (198) 5 (202) 5 (186) 4 (211) 4 (216) Regina Rams 12 (9) 14 (1) 14 (3) 13 (4) NR NR NR NR NR NR Saint Mary's Huskies 13 (2) NR 10 (26) 14 (3) NR NR 13 (6) 11 (11) 14 (1) 11 (6) Saskatchewan Huskies 9 (57) 8 (106) 6 (141) 7 (99) 7 (113) 6 (126) 7 (119) 7 (110) 10 (27) 10 (29) Sherbrooke Vert et Or 8 (59) 12 (15) 12 (11) NR 13 (4) 12 (15) 14 (5) 12 (6) 13 (4) 13 (1) St. Francis Xavier X-Men NR NR 16 (3) 11 (16) 15 (2) NR NR NR NR NR Toronto Varsity Blues NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR UBC Thunderbirds NR 15 (1) NR NR 14 (2) NR 11 (9) 13 (5) 12 (9) 12 (3) Waterloo Warriors NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Western Mustangs 4 (129) 4 (203) 3 (241-1) 2 (267-9) 2 (275-9) 1 (287-17) 1 (290-20) 1 (290-20) 1 (290-20) 1 (290-20) Windsor Lancers 15 (1) 13 (4) 18 (1) 15 (2) 11 (20) 11 (21) 10 (20) 10 (17) NR NR York Lions NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not ranked, received no votes. Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

Championships The 49th Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2013, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will host the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will host the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Mitchell Bowl.

Post-season awards + CIS post-season awards QuebecBishop’s Heather claims Hec Crighton Trophy Ontario Atlantic Canada West NATIONAL Hec Crighton Trophy Jordan Heather (Bishop's) Will Finch (Western) Jordan Botel (Mount Allison) Mercer Timmis (Calgary) Jordan Heather (Bishop's) Presidents' Trophy Antoine Pruneau (Montreal) Pawel Kruba (Western) Ron Omara (St. Francis Xavier) Doctor Cassama (Calgary) Pawel Kruba (Western) J. P. Metras Trophy Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (McGill) Ettore Lattanzio (Ottawa) Jesse St. James (Acadia) Donovan Dale (British Columbia) Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (McGill) Peter Gorman Trophy Alex Cromer-Émond (Montreal) Daniel Vandervoort (McMaster) Adam Melanson (Acadia) Rashaun Simonise (Calgary) Daniel Vandervoort (McMaster) Russ Jackson Award Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (McGill) Aaron Gazendam (Queen's) Stu Moore (Mount Allison) Andrew Buckley (Calgary) Andrew Buckley (Calgary) Frank Tindall Trophy Kevin Mackey (Bishop's) Greg Marshall (Western) Kelly Jeffrey (Mount Allison) Blake Nill (Calgary) Kevin Mackey (Bishop's)

All-Canadian team

First team Offence Jordan Heather, QB, Bishop's Mercer Timmis, RB, Calgary Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba Alexander Fox, IR, Bishop's Brian Marshall, IR, Western George Johnson, WR, Western Paul de Pass, WR, Toronto Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval Karl Lavoie, OT, Laval Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill Jas Dhillon, G, British Columbia Charles Vaillancourt, G, Laval Defence Ettore Lattanzio, DT, Ottawa Donovan Dale, DT, British Columbia Derek Wiggan, DE, Queen's Jesse St. James, DE, Acadia Pawel Kruba, LB, Western Doctor Cassama, LB, Calgary Beau Landry, LB, Western Kwame Adjei, FS, Mount Allison Brett Backman, HB, Acadia Cyril Iwanegbe, HB, Calgary Andrew Lue, CB, Queen's Maximilien Ducap, CB, Laval Special teams Quinn van Gylswyk, P, British Columbia Johnny Mark, K, Calgary Kevin Bradfield, RET, Toronto Second team Offence Will Finch, QB, Western Brendan Gillanders, RB, Ottawa Jordan Botel, RB, Mount Allison Nic Demski, IR, Manitoba Evan Pszczonak, IR, Windsor Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia Addison Richards, WR, Regina Sean McEwen, C, Calgary Josh Prinsen, OT, Queen's Alec Pennell, OT, British Columbia Sukh Chungh, G, Calgary Cameron Thorn, G, Guelph Defence Brandon Tennant, DT, Laval Daryl Waud, DT, Western Joel Seutter, DE, Saskatchewan Dylan Ainsworth, DE, Western Ron Omara, LB, St. Francis Xavier Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's Antoine Pruneau, LB, Montreal Mark Ingram, FS, Saskatchewan TJ Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia Tevaughn Campbell, CB, Regina Eric Black, CB, Saint Mary's Special teams Boris Bede, P, Laval Lirim Hajrullahu, K, Western Guillaume Rioux, RET, Laval Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet, presented by Mallette: All-Canadian teams announced

Teams

+ Canada West Football ConferenceHardy TrophyInstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Vancouver BC1923Shawn Olson43,579$1.01B Thunderbird Stadium3,500 University of Calgary Dinos Calgary AB1964Blake Nill28,196$444M McMahon Stadium35,650 University of Alberta Golden Bears Edmonton AB1910Chris Morris36,435$751M Foote Field3,500 University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon SK1912Brian Towriss19,082$136.7M Griffiths Stadium6,171 University of Regina Rams Regina SK1999Frank McCrystal12,800$25.9M Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field32,848 University of Manitoba Bisons Winnipeg MB1920Brian Dobie27,599$303M Investors Group Field33,422

+ Ontario University AthleticsYates CupInstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity University of Windsor Lancers Windsor ON 1968 Joe D'Amore 13,496 $32.5M South Campus Stadium 2,000 University of Western Ontario Mustangs London ON 1929 Greg Marshall 30,000 $266.6M TD Waterhouse Stadium 10,000 University of Waterloo Warriors Waterloo ON 1957 Joe Paopao 27,978 $172M Warrior Field 5,200 Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Waterloo ON 1961 Michael Faulds 12,394 --- University Stadium 6,000 University of Guelph Gryphons Guelph ON 1950 Stu Lang 19,408 $164.2M Alumni Stadium 4,100 McMaster University Marauders Hamilton ON 1901 Stefan Ptaszek 25,688 $498.5M Ron Joyce Stadium 6,000 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto ON 1877 Greg Gary 73,185 $1.823B Varsity Stadium 5,000 York University Lions Toronto ON 1969 Warren Craney 42,400 $306M York Stadium 2,500 Queen's University Golden Gaels Kingston ON 1882 Pat Sheahan 20,566 $657M Richardson Stadium 10,258 University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa ON 1894 Jamie Barresi 35,548 $128.4M New Gee-Gees Stadium 3,500 Carleton University Ravens Ottawa ON 1945 Steve Sumarah 25,890 $230M Keith Harris Stadium 3,000

+ Quebec University Football LeagueDunsmore CupInstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity Concordia University Stingers Montreal QC 1974 Gerry McGrath 38,809 $54.4M Concordia Stadium 4,000 Université de Montréal Carabins Montreal QC 2002 Danny Maciocia 55,540 $89.5M CEPSUM Stadium 5,100 McGill University Redmen Montreal QC 1898 Clint Uttley 32,514 $973.6M Molson Stadium 25,012 Université Laval Rouge et Or Quebec City QC 1996 Glen Constantin 37,591 $105.3M PEPS Stadium 12,257 Université de Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke QC 1971 David Lessard 35,000 --- Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 3,359 Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke QC 1884 Kevin Mackey 1,817 --- Coulter Field 2,200

+ Atlantic University Football ConferenceJewett TrophyInstitutionTeamCityProvinceFirst seasonHead coachEnrollmentEndowmentFootball stadiumCapacity Acadia University Axemen Wolfville NS 1957 Jeff Cummins 3,770 $40M Raymond Field 3,000 Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville NB 1955 Kelly Jeffrey 2,614 $82.8M MacAulay Field 2,500 Saint Francis Xavier University X-Men Antigonish NS 1954 Gary Waterman 4,871 $59.4M Oland Stadium 4,000 Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax NS 1956 Perry Marchese 7,433 $16.9M Huskies Stadium 4,000

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