2012 CIS football season

The 2012 CIS football season began on August 31, 2012 with the Saskatchewan Huskies hosting the Alberta Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium. The season concluded on November 23 in Toronto, Ontario with the 48th Vanier Cup championship, won by the Laval Rouge et Or after they defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14. This year, 26 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport 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. Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.

Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2012, according to the rotating schedule, the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl champions (Acadia Axemen) met the Dunsmore Cup Quebec championship team (Laval Rouge et Or) for the Uteck Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Acadia Axemen in this game. The winners of the Canada West conference Hardy Trophy (Calgary Dinos) visited the Ontario conference's Yates Cup champion (McMaster Marauders) for the Mitchell Bowl. The Laval Rouge et Or defeated the McMaster Marauders 37-14 in the Vanier Cup to earn their seventh title.

First Team

 * Offence
 * Kyle Quinlan, QB, McMaster
 * Garrett Sanvido, RB, Western
 * Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary
 * Kit Hillis, WR, Saskatchewan
 * Nick Anapolsky, WR, Waterloo
 * Jordan Brescacin, IR, Windsor
 * Michael Squires, IR, Acadia
 * Pierre Lavertu, C, Laval
 * Kirby Fabien, OT, Calgary
 * Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill
 * Jason Medeiros, G, McMaster
 * Brett Jones, G, Regina


 * Defence
 * David Rybinski, DT, Saskatchewan
 * Daryl Waud, DT, Western
 * Ben D'Aguilar, DE, McMaster
 * Jean-Samuel Blanc, DE, Montreal
 * Aram Eisho, LB, McMaster
 * Frédéric Plesius, LB, Laval
 * Mathieu Masseau, SAM, Laval
 * Teague Sherman, FS, Manitoba
 * Tijani Chase-Dunawa, HB, Queen's
 * Kirby Kezama, HB, Regina
 * Jamir Walker, CB, Regina
 * Joey Cupido, CB, McMaster


 * Special Teams
 * Kyle Graves, P, Acadia
 * Tyler Crapigna, K, McMaster
 * Nic Demski, RET, Manitoba

Second Team

 * Offence
 * Kyle Graves, QB, Acadia
 * Anthony Coombs, RB, Manitoba
 * Ryan Granberg, RB, Queen's
 * Shaq Johnson, WR, McGill
 * Taylor Renaud, WR, Acadia
 * Chris Dobko, IR, Calgary
 * Robert Babic, IR, McMaster
 * Quinn McCaughan, C, Calgary
 * Matt Sewell, OT, McMaster
 * Christopher Mercer, OT, Regina
 * Charles Vaillancourt, G, Laval
 * Colin Murray, G, Acadia


 * Defence
 * Jacob LeBlanc, DT, Mount Allison
 * John Miniaci, DT, Queen's
 * Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, DE, Laval
 * Rob Jubenville, DE, Saint Mary's
 * Sam Sabourin, LB, Queen's
 * Brett Hubbeard, LB, St Francis Xavier
 * Steve Famulak, LB, Regina
 * Michael Daly, FS, McMaster
 * Antoine Pruneau, HB, Montreal
 * Cameron Wade, HB, Acadia
 * Kayin Marchand-Wright, CB, Saint Mary's
 * Fode Yansane, CB, Montreal


 * Special Teams
 * Chris Bodnar, P, Regina
 * Johnny Mark, K, Calgary
 * Kris Robertson, RET, Concordia