1997 CIAU football season
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DurationAugust 27, 1997 – November 1, 1997
Hardy Cup championsUBC Thunderbirds
Yates Cup championsWaterloo Warriors
Dunsmore Cup championsOttawa Gee-Gees
| 1997 CIAU football season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | August 27, 1997 – November 1, 1997 |
| Hardy Cup champions | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Yates Cup champions | Waterloo Warriors |
| Dunsmore Cup champions | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Loney Bowl champions | Mount Allison Mounties |
| Atlantic Bowl champions | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Churchill Bowl champions | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Vanier Cup | |
| Date | November 22, 1997 |
| Venue | SkyDome, Toronto |
| Champions | UBC Thunderbirds |
The 1997 CIAU football season began on August 27, 1997, and concluded with the 34th Vanier Cup national championship on November 22, 1997, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the UBC Thunderbirds winning the third Vanier Cup championship in program history. 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).
Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Atlantic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| StFX | 8 | 7 | 1 | 190 | 120 | 14 | |
| Mount Allison | 8 | 5 | 3 | 190 | 136 | 10 | |
| Acadia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 211 | 213 | 6 | |
| Saint Mary's | 8 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 243 | 2 | |
| Ontario-Quebec | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's | 8 | 6 | 2 | 183 | 106 | 12 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 6 | 2 | 163 | 157 | 12 |
| Concordia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 202 | 171 | 10 |
| McGill | 8 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 143 | 8 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 3 | 5 | 136 | 114 | 6 |
| Laval | 8 | 3 | 5 | 130 | 190 | 6 |
| Carleton | 8 | 1 | 7 | 106 | 174 | 2 |
| Ontario | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Western | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 146 | 13 |
| Waterloo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 91 | 12 |
| York | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 129 | 12 |
| Guelph | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 117 | 12 |
| Laurier | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 212 | 6 |
| McMaster | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 256 | 5 |
| Toronto | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 220 | 0 |
| Windsor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 270 | 0 |
| Canada West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| UBC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 130 | 11 |
| Calgary | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 220 | 11 |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 156 | 10 |
| Manitoba | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 246 | 6 |
| Alberta | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 198 | 2 |
Teams in bold earned playoff berths.[1]
- Bishop's forfeited wins over Laval, McGill, and Concordia.