2003 CIS football season

The 2003 CIS football season began on August 29, 2003, and concluded with the 39th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning their second 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 – Tommy Denison, Queen's
 * Presidents' Trophy – Neil McKinlay, Simon Fraser
 * Russ Jackson Award – Curt McLellan, Queen's
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Ibrahim Khan, Simon Fraser
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Maxime Gagnier, Montreal

Offence

 * QB Tommy Denison Queen's
 * HB Jesse Lumsden McMaster
 * HB Jarred Winkel Alberta
 * WR Craig Spear Queen's
 * WR Gilles Colon Bishop's
 * IR Brendan Mahoney Simon Fraser
 * IR J.-Fred. Tremblay Laval
 * OT Paul Archer Saint Mary's
 * OT Ibrahim Khan Simon Fraser
 * OG Derek Armstrong StFX
 * OG Carl Gourgues Laval
 * C J.-Francois Joncas Laval

Defence

 * DE Justin Shakell Laurier
 * DE Troy Cunningham Concordia
 * DT Ryan Gottselig Saskatchewan
 * DT Nick Comly Acadia
 * LB Shad McLachlan Acadia
 * LB Neil McKinlay Simon Fraser
 * LB Mickey Donovan Concordia
 * CB Pascal Masson Laval
 * CB Eric Nielsen Acadia
 * DB Guillaume Roy McGill
 * DB Sebastian Clovis Saint Mary's
 * FS Jeremy Steeves StFX

Special teams

 * K Jon Ryan Regina
 * P Anand Pillai McGill

Offence

 * QB Mathieu Bertrand Laval
 * RB Derek Medler Laurier
 * RB Les Mullings Saint Mary's
 * WR Andrew Gallant StFX
 * WR Shane Ostapowich Regina
 * IR Andy Fantuz Western
 * IR Vaughan Swart McMaster
 * OT Ryan Jeffrey Laurier
 * OT J.-Francois Ostiguy Laval
 * OG Dave Forde McMaster
 * OG Adrian Olenick Saskatchewan
 * C Jeff Melis Laurier

Defence

 * DE Jack Gaudreau Queen's
 * DE Dan Federkeil Calgary
 * DT Matt Kirk Queen's
 * DT Miguel Robede Laval
 * LB Tristan Clovis McMaster
 * LB Kevin MacNeill Laurier
 * LB Agustin Barrenechea Calgary
 * CB Clinton John York
 * CB Eric Duchene Saskatchewan
 * DB Kyler White Alberta
 * DB Reid Smith Acadia
 * FS Maxime Gagnier Montreal

Special teams

 * K Matt Sharpe Acadia
 * P Mike Ray McMaster

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 was played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2003, the Uteck Bowl replaced the long-standing Churchill Bowl, which had been competed for since 1989 as a national semi-final game. Along with the Mitchell Bowl, the semi-final games now worked on a fully rotating basis, with the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy visiting the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Uteck Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team hosted the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.