2011 CIS football season

The 2011 CIS football season began on September 1, 2011, with the Montreal Carabins hosting the McGill Redmen at CEPSUM Stadium. The season concluded on November 25 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia with the 47th Vanier Cup championship. This year, 26 university teams in Canada played CIS football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.

Top 10
Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes.

Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2011, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions will meet the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion for the Uteck Bowl. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy will host the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team for the Mitchell Bowl.

First team

 * Offence
 * Billy Greene, QB, UBC
 * Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary
 * Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
 * Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, WR, Sherbrooke
 * Michael DiCroce, WR, McMaster
 * Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
 * Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
 * Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval
 * Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary
 * Brendan Dunn, OT, Western Ontario
 * Matthew Norman, G, Western Ontario
 * Brett Jones, G, Regina


 * Defence
 * Stefan Charles, DT, Regina
 * Seamus Postuma, DT, Windsor
 * Akiem Hicks, DE, Regina
 * Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval
 * Max Caron, LB, Concordia
 * Samuel Hurl, LB, Calgary
 * Kevin Régimbald Gagné, LB, Sherbrooke
 * Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
 * Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
 * Beau Landry, HB, Western Ontario
 * Dominic Noël, CB, Laval
 * Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's


 * Special teams
 * Chris Bodnar, P, Regina
 * Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster
 * Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia

Second team

 * Offence
 * Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster
 * Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
 * Sébastien Lévesque, RB, Laval
 * Dustin Zender, WR, Waterloo
 * Jordan Grieve, WR, UBC
 * Dillon Heap, IR, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Alexander Fox, IR, Bishop's
 * Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
 * Matthew Sewell, OT, McMaster
 * Ben Heenan, OT, Saskatchewan
 * Jason Medeiros, G, McMaster
 * Reed Alexander, G, Calgary


 * Defence
 * Linden Gaydosh, DT, Calgary
 * Jake Thomas, DT, Acadia
 * Jonathan Pierre-Etienne, DE, Montreal
 * Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
 * Jordan Verdone, LB, Calgary
 * Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, LB, Montreal
 * Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
 * Jonathan Laliberté, FS, Laval
 * Matt McGarva, HB, Windsor
 * Patrick Chénard, HB, Sherbrooke
 * Sam Carino, CB, UBC
 * Andrew Lue, CB, Queen's


 * Special teams
 * Darryl Wheeler, P, Western Ontario
 * Johnny Mark, K, Calgary
 * Nic Demski, RET, Manitoba