2001 CIAU football season

The 2001 CIAU football season began on August 31, 2001, and concluded with the 37th Vanier Cup national championship on December 1 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Saint Mary's Huskies winning their second championship. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU).

Awards

 * Hec Crighton Trophy – Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
 * Presidents' Trophy – David Stipe, Bishop's
 * Russ Jackson Award – Josh Alexander, Wilfrid Laurier
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Carl Gourgues, Laval
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Jeremy Steeves, St. Francis Xavier

Offence

 * QB Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster
 * RB Luis Perez, Saint Mary's
 * RB Mike Bradley, Waterloo
 * WR Jason Currie, Saint Mary's
 * WR Chris Rankin, McMaster
 * IR James MacLean, Queen's
 * IR Jason Clermont, Regina
 * OT Dan Gyetvai, Windsor
 * OT Jean-Michel Sylvain, Saint Mary's
 * OG Devin Rodger, Manitoba
 * OG Carl Gourgues, Laval
 * C Christopher Bochen, Manitoba

Defence

 * DE Chuck Walsh, Waterloo
 * DE Karim Grant, Acadia
 * DT Israel Idonije, Manitoba
 * DT Doug Borden, Saint Mary's
 * LB Scott Coe, Manitoba
 * LB Jeff Zimmer, Regina
 * LB Mark Pretzlaff, Ottawa
 * CB Curtis Nash, Saint Mary's
 * CB Darnell Edwards, Manitoba
 * DB Scott Gordon, Ottawa
 * DB Dennis Mavrin, York
 * S David Stipe, Bishop's

Special teams

 * K Jamie Boreham, Manitoba
 * P Burke Dales, Concordia

Offence

 * QB Ryan Jones, Saint Mary's
 * RB Mathieu Brassard, Laval
 * RB Kenneth Vermette, Manitoba
 * WR Joe Orel, Manitoba
 * WR Jonathan Bohnert, Guelph
 * IR Mike Palmer, Guelph
 * IR Patrick Thibeault, Saint Mary's
 * OT François Boulianne, Laval
 * OT Todd Krenbrink, Regina
 * OG Ryan Donnelly, McMaster
 * OG John Salmas, Saint Mary's
 * C Colin Oldrieve, Saint Mary's

Defence

 * DE Hughes Beauchamp, Laval
 * DE Warren Doekper, Manitoba
 * DT Rob Stewart, Manitoba
 * DT John MacDonald, McGill
 * LB Adam MacDonald, StFX
 * LB Javier Glatt, UBC
 * LB Damian Porter, Windsor
 * CB Eric Duchene, Saskatchewan
 * CB Brad German, Ottawa
 * DB Derick Fury, Mount Allison
 * DB Gregory Hoover, Calgary
 * S Jamie Boreham, Manitoba

Special teams

 * K Norman Nasser, Guelph
 * P Matt Armstrong, Waterloo

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. Source:

Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy hosted the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship hosted the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Atlantic Bowl.