Sports season
The 2002 CIS football season began on August 27, 2002, and concluded with the 38th Vanier Cup national championship on November 23 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Saint Mary's Huskies winning their second consecutive championship and third overall. Twenty-six universities across Canada competed in CIS football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
Awards and records
Awards
All-Canadian team
First team
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Offence
- QB Tommy Denison, Queen's
- RB Kyle Pyear, McMaster
- RB Dean Jones, St. Mary's
- WR Andy Fantuz, Western
- WR Andrew Noel, Acadia
- IR Andrew Sharp, Manitoba
- IR Brad Smith, Queen's
- OT François Boulianne, Laval
- OT Brock Flemming, Ottawa
- OG Jim Merrick, McGill
- OG Dave Forde, McMaster
- C Chris Bochen, Manitoba
Defence
- DE Paul Brown, StFX
- DE Stephen Young, McGill
- DT Israel Idonije, Manitoba
- DT Miguel Robede, Laval
- LB Adam MacDonald, StFX
- LB Javier Glatt, UBC
- LB Ray Mariuz, McMaster
- CB Richard Karikari, StFX
- CB Boyd Barrett, Manitoba
- DB Art Tolhurst, UBC
- DB Matthieu Proulx, Laval
- FS David Aiken, Concordia
Special teams
Second Team
Offence
- QB Shane Munson, Manitoba
- RB Neal Hughes, Regina
- RB Nick Hoffmann, McGill
- WR Jamie Elliott, Calgary
- WR Jason Currie, St. Mary's
- IR Dave Stala, St. Mary's
- IR Blake Machan, Calgary
- OT Steve Morley, St. Mary's
- OT Fabio Filice, McMaster
- OG Darren Presley, Calgary
- OG Daniel Frame, Acadia
- C Jonathon Landon, Queen's
Defence
- DE Warren Doepker, Manitoba
- DE Jeet Rana, York
- DT Nicholas Comly, Acadia
- DT Tyler Lynem, Calgary
- LB Mike Mahoney, McGill
- LB Sebastien Roy, Mt Allison
- LB Joey Mikawoz, Manitoba
- CB Pascal Masson, Laval
- CB Kwame Aidoo, McMaster
- DB Dennis Mavrin, York
- DB Brandon Little, McMaster
- FS Sandy Beveridge, UBC
Special teams
- K Michel Ray, McMaster
- P Anand Pillai, McGill
Results
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.
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Top 10