2004 CIS football season

The 2004 CIS football season began on September 2, 2004, and concluded with the 40th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning its third championship and second consecutive. 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 – Jesse Lumsden, McMaster
 * Presidents' Trophy – Mickey Donovan, Concordia
 * Russ Jackson Award – Nathan Beveridge, UBC
 * J. P. Metras Trophy – Troy Cunningham, Concordia
 * Peter Gorman Trophy – Kyle Williams, Bishop's

First Team

 * Offence
 * Steve Bilan, QB, Saskatchewan
 * Jesse Lumsden, RB, McMaster
 * Andre Durie, RB, York
 * Andrew Fantuz, WR, Western
 * Andrew Ginther, WR, Alberta
 * Arjei Franklin, IR, Windsor
 * Nathan Beveridge, IR, UBC
 * Dominic Picard, C, Laval
 * Ben Walsh, G, McGill
 * Fabio Filice, G, McMaster
 * Pierre Tremblay, T, Laval
 * Richard Yalowsky, T, Calgary


 * Defence
 * Troy Cunningham, DE, Concordia
 * Kyle Markin, DE, Acadia
 * Nick Johansson, DT, UBC
 * Marc-André Dion, DT, Laval
 * David Lowry, LB, Alberta
 * Jason Pottinger, LB, McMaster
 * Mickey Donovan, LB, Concordia
 * Gregory Lavaud, CB, Montréal
 * Eric Nielsen, CB, Acadia
 * Derek Baldry, HB, Alberta
 * Ian Logan, HB, Laurier
 * Jason Milne, FS, Alberta


 * Special Teams
 * Mike Renaud, P, Concordia
 * Rob Pikula, K, Western

Second Team

 * Offense
 * Ryan Pyear, QB, Laurier
 * Jarred Winkel, RB, Alberta
 * Jeronimo Huerta Flores, RB, Laval
 * Kenneth Branco, WR, Ottawa
 * Ivan Birungi, WR, Acadia
 * Michael Black, IR, Acadia
 * Iain Fleming, IR, Queen's
 * Evan Haney, C, Calgary
 * Geoff St. Denis, G, Western
 * Adam Krajewski, G, Simon Fraser
 * Ryan Jeffrey, T, Laurier
 * Chris Sutherland, T, Saskatchewan


 * Defence
 * Ricky Foley, DE, York
 * Jeff Robertshaw, DE, McMaster
 * Ryan Gottselig, DT, Saskatchewan
 * Andrew Jones, DT, McMaster
 * Marc Trépanier, LB, Montréal
 * Jesse Alexander, LB, Laurier
 * Matt Harding, LB, Mount Allison
 * Conor Healey, CB, Laurier
 * Ryan Barnstable, CB, Saskatchewan
 * Dustin Cherniawski, HB, UBC
 * Sebastian Clovis, HB, Saint Mary's
 * John Sullivan, FS, Waterloo


 * Special Teams
 * Rob Pikula, P, Western
 * No nomination, K

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
NR = Not Ranked.

Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2005, according to the rotating schedule, the winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy met the winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship for the Mitchell Bowl. The Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team travelled to the Dunsmore Cup Quebec champion for the Uteck Bowl.