List of Canadian Football League records (individual)

This is a list of Canadian Football League regular season records that are effective as of the end of the 2012 CFL season.

Italics indicate an active player.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Grey Cup championships[]

Won, as a player:

7 - Jack Wedley, Bill Stevenson, Hank Ilesic

Grey Cup games played in:

9 - Mel Wilson, John Barrow, Tommy Grant, Angelo Mosca, Dave Cutler, Larry Highbaugh, Hank Ilesic

Games[]

Most Games

Most Consecutive Games

Most Regular Seasons Played

Touchdowns[]

Most Touchdowns, career

Milt Stegall (SB) 147
George Reed (RB) 137
Mike Pringle (RB) 137
Allen Pitts (SB) 117
Geroy Simon (SB) 101
Brian Kelly (WR) 97
Derrell Mitchell (SB) 94

Most Touchdowns, one season

Milt Stegall (2002) 23
Cory Philpot (1995) 22
Allen Pitts (1994) 21
Pat Abruzzi (1956) 20
Darrell K. Smith (1990) 20
Blake Marshall (1991) 20
Jon Volpe (1991) 20

Most Touchdowns, one game

Bob McNamara (1956) 6
Eddie James (1932) 6
Ernie Pitts (1959) 5
Fred Burket (1959) 5
Martin Patton (1995) 5
Eric Blount (1995) 5

Most Rushing Touchdowns, career

Most Rushing Touchdowns, one season

Mike Pringle (2000) 19
Gerry James (1957) 18
Jim Germany (1981) 18
Joe Smith (2007) 18
Pat Abruzzi (1955) 17
Pat Abruzzi (1956) 17
Larry Key (1981) 17
Cory Philpot (1995) 17

Most Receiving Touchdowns, career

Most Receiving Touchdowns, one season

Milt Stegall (2002) 23
Allen Pitts (1994) 21
Darrell K. Smith (1990) 20
Brian Kelly (1984) 18
David Williams (1988) 18
Gerald Alphin (1994) 18
Chris Armstrong (1994) 18

Most Punt Return Touchdowns, career

Most Punt Return Touchdowns, one season

Henry Williams (1991) 5
Chris Williams (2012) 5
Henry Williams (1987) 4
Earl Winfield (1988) 4
Henry Williams (1993) 4
Keith Stokes (2004) 4

Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns, career

Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns, one season

Eric Blount (1998) 2
Bashir Levingston (2003) 2
Tony Miles (2003) 2

Most Missed Field Goal Return Touchdowns, career

Most Missed Field Goal Return Touchdowns, one season

Keith Stokes (2003) 2
Ezra Landry (2004) 2
Bashir Levingston (2004) 2
Tim Maypray (2010) 2
Chad Owens (2010) 2
Marcus Thigpen (2010) 2

Most Interception Return Touchdowns, career

Most Interception Return Touchdowns, one season

Malcolm Frank (2004) 5
Joe Hollimon (1978) 4
Byron Parker (2006) 4
Dick Thornton (1963) 3
Ed Jones (1980) 3
Keith Gooch (1989) 3
William Hampton (1999) 3
Vernon Mitchell (2000) 3

Most Interception Return Touchdowns, one game

Vernon Mitchell (2000) 3
Dick Thornton (1963) 2
Ed Jones (1980) 2
James Jefferson (1987) 2
Byron Parker (2006) 2

Passing[]

File:Damon Allen banner.jpg

A banner hangs in the Rogers Centre to commemorate Damon Allen breaking the All-Time Pro-Football Career Passing Record in 2006.

Most passing yards, career

Anthony Calvillo 78,494 yards
Damon Allen 72,381 yards
Danny McManus 53,255 yards
Ron Lancaster 50,535 yards
Henry Burris 46,601 yards
Ricky Ray 44,588 yards
Matt Dunigan 43,857 yards
Doug Flutie 41,355 yards
Tracy Ham 40,534 yards

Most passing yards, one season

Doug Flutie (1991) 6,619 yards
Kent Austin (1992) 6,225 yards
Doug Flutie (1993) 6,092 yards
Anthony Calvillo (2004) 6,041 yards
David Archer (1993) 6,023 yards

Most passing yards, one game

Matt Dunigan (July 14, 1994) 713 yards
Danny Barrett (1993) 601 yards
Sam Etcheverry (1954) 586 yards
Doug Flutie (1991) 582 yards
Sam Etcheverry (1956) 561 yards

Most pass attempts, career

Most pass attempts, one season

Kent Austin (1992) 770
Doug Flutie (1991) 730
Kent Austin (1993) 715
Ricky Ray (2005) 715
Doug Flutie (1993) 703
David Archer (1993) 701

Most pass attempts, one game

Kent Austin (1991) 65
Anthony Calvillo (1995) 64
Doug Flutie (1992) 63
Joe Adams (1983) 62
Kent Austin (1992) 62
Darian Durant (2010) 62

Most pass completions, career

Most pass completions, one season

Ricky Ray (2005) 479
Anthony Calvillo (2008) 472
Doug Flutie (1991) 466
Kent Austin (1992) 459
Anthony Calvillo (2005) 437

Most pass completions, one game

Anthony Calvillo (2008) 44
Dieter Brock (1981) 41
Kent Austin (1993) 41
Kent Austin (1992) 40
Ricky Ray (2005) 40

Most consecutive pass completions, one game

Jason Maas (2004) 22
Ricky Ray (2009) 20
Joe Paopao (1979) 18
Mike Rae (1975) 17
Dieter Brock (1981) 16

Most passing touchdowns, career

Most passing touchdowns, one season

Doug Flutie (1994) 48
Doug Flutie (1997) 47
Khari Jones (2002) 46
Doug Flutie (1993) 44
Anthony Calvillo (2008) 43
Henry Burris (2012) 43

Most passing touchdowns, one game

Joe Zuger (1962) 8
Jim Van Pelt (1959) 7
Tobin Rote (1960) 7
Tobin Rote (1960) 7
Rickey Foggie (1990) 7
Eight players 6

Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass

Sam Etcheverry (1954-56) 34
Travis Lulay (2011-2012) 26^[1]^[2]^[3]
Doug Flutie (1996-97) 21
Anthony Calvillo (2008-09) 21
Khari Jones (2001-02) 18

Highest pass completion percentage, career (minimum 1000 attempts)

Highest pass completion percentage, one season (minimum 300 attempts)

Dave Dickenson (2005) 73.98
Anthony Calvillo (2009) 72.00
Dave Dickenson (2006) 70.41
Ricky Ray (2007) 69.90
Ricky Ray (2008) 69.80
Anthony Calvillo (2008) 69.20

Highest pass completion percentage, one game (minimum 20 attempts)

Ricky Ray (2008) 92.0
Casey Printers (2004) 90.9
Tom Wilkinson (1974) 90.5
Danny McManus (1999) 90.5
Jason Maas (1990) 90.0
Henry Burris (2012) 90.0
Joe Paopao (1979) 87.5
Jason Maas (2004) 87.5
Ricky Ray (2003) 87.5
Kevin Glenn (2007) 87.5
Henry Burris (2012) 87.5

Highest passer efficiency rating, career

Highest passer efficiency rating, one season

Dave Dickenson (2005) 118.8
Casey Printers (2004) 115.0
Dave Dickenson (2000) 114.1
Dave Dickenson (2003) 112.7
Dave Dickenson (2006) 111.2

Receiving[]

Most Receiving Yards, career

Geroy Simon 15,787 yards
Milt Stegall 15,153 yards
Allen Pitts 14,891 yards
Darren Flutie 14,359 yards
Terry Vaughn 13,746 yards
Ben Cahoon 13,301 yards
Ray Elgaard 13,198 yards
Don Narcisse 12,366 yards

Most Receiving Yards, one season

Allen Pitts (1994) 2,036 yards
Terry Greer (1983) 2,003 yards
Derrell Mitchell (1998) 2,000 yards
Hal Patterson (1956) 1,914 yards
Milt Stegall (2002) 1,862 yards
Geroy Simon (2006) 1,856 yards
Darrell K. Smith (1990) 1,826 yards
Brian Kelly (1983) 1,812 yards

Most Receiving Yards, one game

Hal Patterson (1956) 338
Curtis Mayfield (1994) 319
Alfred Jackson (1994) 308
Terry Vaughn (1999) 275
Larry Thompson (1995) 275
Arland Bruce (2010) 272
Tyron Gray (1981) 270

Highest Yards Per Catch Average, one season

Milt Stegall (1997) 26.5 yards/catch
Margene Adkins (1969) 25.0 yards/catch
Jason Tucker (2004) 24.4 yards/catch
Brian Kelly (1987) 23.9 yards/catch
Tommy Grant (1964) 23.4 yards/catch

Most Pass Receptions, career

Most Pass Receptions, one season

Derrell Mitchell (1998) 130
Allen Pitts (1994) 126
Don Narcisse (1995) 123
Michael Clemons (1997) 122
Allen Pitts (1991) 118

Most Pass Receptions, one game

Terry Greer (1983) 16
Brian Wiggins (1993) 16
Derrell Mitchell (1998) 16
Arland Bruce (2010) 16
George McGowan (1973) 15
Eugene Goodlow (1981) 15
Terry Greer (1982) 15
Don Narcisse (1993) 15
Darren Flutie (1997) 15
Michael Clemons (1997) 15

Most 1000+ Pass Receiving Yard Seasons, career

Rushing[]

Most Rushing Yards, career

Mike Pringle 16,425 yards
George Reed 16,116 yards
Damon Allen 11,920 yards
Johnny Bright 10,909 yards
Charles Roberts 10,285 yards

Most Rushing Yards, one season

Mike Pringle (1998) 2,065 yards
Mike Pringle (1994) 1,972 yards
Willie Burden (1975) 1,896 yards
Earl Lunsford (1961) 1,794 yards
Mike Pringle (1995) 1,791 yards

Most Rushing Yards, by a Canadian, one season (all 1000 yard rushers included)

Jon Cornish (2012) 1,457 yards
Normie Kwong (1956) 1,437 yards
Normie Kwong (1955) 1,250 yards
Gerry James (1955) 1,205 yards
Gerry James (1957) 1,192 yards
Andrew Harris (2012) 1,112 yards
Orville Lee (1988) 1,075 yards
Jerome Messam (2011) 1,057 yards
Bob Swift (1964) 1,054 yards
Normie Kwong (1957) 1,050 yards
Normie Kwong (1958) 1,033 yards
Ron Stewart (1960) 1,020 yards
Sean Millington (2000) 1,010 yards

Most Rushing Yards, by a quarterback, one season

Tracy Ham (1990) 1,086 yards
Damon Allen (1991) 1,036 yards
Kerry Joseph (2005) 1,006 yards
Tracy Ham (1989) 1,005 yards
Tracy Ham (1991) 998 yards
Ken Hobart (1985) 928 yards

Most Rushing Yards, one game

Ron Stewart (1960) 287 yards
George Reed (1965) 268 yards
Fred Reid (2009) 260 yards
Blaise Bryant (1994) 249 yards
Lovell Coleman (1964) 238 yards
Willie Burden (1975) 238 yards

Most Rush Attempts, career

Most Rush Attempts, one season

Mike Pringle (1998) 347
Willie Burden (1975) 332
Robert Mimbs (1991) 326
Troy Davis (2004) 324
Mike Pringle (2000) 324

Most Rush Attempts, one game

Doyle Orange (1975) 37
Lovell Coleman (1963) 36
George Reed (1970) 34
George Reed (1975) 34
Willie Burden (1975) 34
Blaise Bryant (1994) 34

Most 1000+ Rushing Yard Seasons, career

Interceptions[]

Most Interceptions, career

Most Interceptions, one season

Al Brenner (1972) 15
Less Browne (1990) 14
Roy Bennett (1987) 13
Larry Crawford (1983) 12
Gerald Bess (1984) 12
Paul Bennett (1985) 12
Less Browne (1985) 12
Terry Irvin (1986) 12
Rod Hill (1989) 12
Rod Hill (1990) 12
Ryan Phillips (2007) 12

Most Interception Return Yards, career

Most Interception Return Yards, one season

Byron Parker (2006) 348
Robert Grant (2003) 300
Ryan Phillips (2007) 299
Less Browne (1990) 273
Less Browne (1991) 267

Most Interception Return Yards, one game

Barry Ardern (1969) 172
Jason Goss (2008) 144
Jackie Kellogg (2000) 138
Lewis Cook (1972) 135
Byron Parker (2006) 135

Longest Interception Return

Neal Beaumont (1963) 120
Lewis Porter (1973) 119
Dickie Harris (1972) 118
Keon Raymond (2011) 117
Charlie Brown (1969) 115
Eric Harris (1977) 115
Melvin Byrd (1984) 115

Quarterback sacks[]

Most Quarterback Sacks, career

Most Quarterback Sacks, one season

James Parker (1984) 26.5
Joe Montford (1999) 26.0
Grover Covington (1988) 25.0
Tim Cofield (1995) 24.0
Gregg Stumon (1987) 23.0
Cameron Wake (2008) 23.0

Most Quarterback Sacks, one game

Mack Moore (1982) 5.0
Rodney Harding (1988) 5.0
Tim Cofield (1993) 5.0
Daved Benefield (1995) 5.0
Tim Cofield (1995) 5.0
Neal Smith (1999) 5.0
Elfrid Payton (1999) 5.0
Dwayne Butler (2003) 5.0
Scott Deibert (2003) 5.0
Tim Gilligan (2004) 5.0
Anthony Collier (2005) 5.0

Tackles (recorded since 1987)[]

Most Defensive Tackles, career

Most Defensive Tackles, one season

J. C. Sherritt (2012) 130
Calvin Tiggle (1994) 129
Bruce Holmes (1990) 127
Doug Landry (1989) 122
David Albright (1987) 118
Chris Gaines (1990) 117

Most Defensive Tackles, one game

Reggie Hunt (2003) 16
Calvin Tiggle (1999) 15
Bruce Holmes (1989) 14
Jeff Braswell (1992) 14
Markeith Knowlton (2008) 14
Barrin Simpson (2009) 14
Jearld Bayliss (1987) 13
Willie Pless (1987) 13
Ken Hailey (1987) 13
Greg Peterson (1987) 13
Darrell Paterson (1990) 13
Chris Gaines (1990) 13
Greg Battle (1990) 13

Most Tackles for a Loss, one game

K.D. Williams, 19 yards (1995) 6
Brian Hilk, 12 yards (1991) 4
Stewart Hill, 22 yards (1991) 3

Most Special Teams Tackles, career

Mike Miller 184
Sean Millington 169
Mike Maurer 169
Brendan Rogers 166
Jed Roberts 163
Michael O'Shea 163

Most Special Teams Tackles, one season

Mike Miller (1994) 37
Dylan Barker (2009) 37
Donovan Gans (1995) 35
Wade Miller (1997) 35
Mike Maurer (2001) 35
Rocky Henry (1999) 35
Jason Arakgi (2009) 35

Most Special Teams Tackles, one game

Paul Clatney (1991) 7
Terry Wright (1991) 7
Brendan Rogers (1994) 7
Norman Bradford (1995) 7
Donovan Gans (1995) 7
Darren Joseph (2003) 7

Blocked Kicks[]

Most Blocked Kicks, career

Most Blocked Kicks, one season

James Zachery (1986) 5
Matt Goodwin (1994) 4
Gerald Vaughn (2000) 4
Several Players (2002) 3

Most Blocked Kicks, one game

Ken Lehmann (1967) 2
Allen Ray Aldridge (1968) 2
John Vilunas (1970) 2
Donnie Thomas (1977) 2
Dave Chaytors (1999) 2
Markus Howell (2000) 2
Daved Benefield (2000) 2
Gerald Vaughn (2001) 2
Donnovan Carter (2002) 2

Punting[]

Most Punting Yards, career

Bob Cameron 134,301 yards
Lui Passaglia 133,826 yards
Hank Ilesic 92,281 yards
Paul Osbaldiston 89,093 yards
Terry Baker 87,629 yards

Most Punting Yards, one season

Bob Cameron (1988) 8,214 yards
Hank Ilesic (1986) 8,004 yards
Bob Cameron (1989) 7,425 yards
Ken Clark (1986) 7,307 yards

Most Punting Yards, one game

Martin Fabi (1963) 814 yards
Cam Fraser (1958) 785 yards
Cam Fraser (1954) 781 yards

Most Punts, career

Most Punts, one season

Bob Cameron (1988) 188
Bob Cameron (1989) 175
Ken Clark (1987) 168
Tom Dixon (1988) 168
Hank Ilesic (1986) 165
Bob Cameron (1987) 165
Glenn Harper (1988) 165
Hank Ilesic (1985) 164

Most Punts, one game

Martin Fabi (1963) 18
Larry Isbell (1955) 17
Cam Fraser (1955) 17
Avantus Stone (1954) 16
Avantus Stone (1954) 16
Ron Quillan (1957) 16
Roger Kettlewell (1969) 16
Troy Westwood (2003) 16
Noel Prefontaine (2004) 16

Highest Punting Average, career (minimum 500 attempts)

Noel Prefontaine 45.8 yards/punt
Damon Duval 45.8 yards/punt
Burke Dales 45.7 yards/punt
Ken Clark 45.6 yards/punt
Joe Zuger 45.5 yards/punt
Cam Fraser 44.9 yards/punt
Zenon Andrusyshyn 44.9 yards/punt
Bernie Ruoff 44.9 yards/punt

Highest Punting Average, season

Jon Ryan (2005) 50.6 yards/punt
Lui Passaglia (1983) 50.2 yards/punt
Joe Zuger (1971) 48.5 yards/punt
Hank Ilesic (1986) 48.5 yards/punt
Joe Zuger (1968) 48.4 yards/punt

Highest Punting Average, one game

Nick Setta (2008) 64.7 yards/punt
Paul Osbaldiston (2002) 63.5 yards/punt
Mike Renaud (2010) 60.4 yards/punt
Ken Clark (1983) 60.2 yards/punt
Paul McCallum (2007) 59.9 yards/punt
Terry Baker (1999) 59.2 yards/punt

Longest Punt

Zenon Andrusyshyn, 108 yards (October 23, 1977 at Commonwealth Stadium)
Christopher Milo, 108 yards (October 29, 2011 at Mosaic Stadium)
Dave Mann, 102 yards (September 18, 1966 at Taylor Field)
Ken Clark, 101 yards (September 3, 1983 at Taylor Field)
Dean Dorsey, 101 yards (October 11, 1982 at Winnipeg Stadium)

Field Goals[]

Most Field Goals, career

Most Field Goals, season

Dave Ridgway (1990) 59
Carlos Huerta (1995) 57
Roman Anderson (1995) 56
Sandro DeAngelis (2006) 56
Dave Ridgway (1988) 55
Lance Chomyc (1991) 55
Damon Duval (2009) 55

Most Field Goals, game

Dave Ridgway (1984) 8
Dave Ridgway (1988) 8
Mark McLoughlin (1996) 8
Paul Osbaldiston (1996) 8
18 players 7

Highest Field Goal Accuracy, career (minimum 100 attempts)

Justin Palardy 82.68%
Sandro DeAngelis 82.11%
Sean Whyte 82.11%
Luca Congi 81.10%
Paul McCallum 79.64%
Roman Anderson 79.20%
Carlos Huerta 78.51%

Highest Field Goal Accuracy, season (minimum 30 attempts)

Paul McCallum (2011) 94.34%
Rene Paredes (2012) 93.02%
Lui Passaglia (2000) 90.91%
Dave Ridgway (1993) 90.56%
Justin Medlock (2011) 89.09%
Luca Congi (2012) 88.89%
Paul McCallum (2010) 88.24%
Damon Duval (2009) 87.30%

Longest Field Goal

Paul McCallum, 62 yards (October 27, 2001 at Taylor Field)
Dave Ridgway, 60 yards (September 6, 1987 at Taylor Field)
Dave Cutler, 59 yards (October 28, 1970 at Taylor Field)
Paul Watson, 59 yards (July 12, 1981 at Taylor Field)
six players 58 yards

Consecutive Field Goals

Paul McCallum (2011) 30
Dave Ridgway (1993) 28
Paul McCallum (2009–2010) 24
Sean Whyte (2011) 24
Luca Congi (2012) 24
Dean Dorsey (1986–1987) 23
Sean Fleming (2001) 22

Punt Returns[]

Most Punt Returns, career

Most Punt Returns, one season

Jim Silye (1970) 123
Anthony Hunter (1989) 118
Rudy Linterman (1968) 112
Darnell Clash (1985) 111
Michael Clemons (1997) 111
Mike Nelms (1979) 106

Most Punt Returns, one game

Rudy Linterman (1968) 14
Will Lewis (1987) 14

Most Punt Return Yards, career

Most Punt Return Yards, one season

Henry Williams (1991) 1440
Rudy Linterman (1995) 1236
Anthony Hunter (1989) 1181
Henry Williams (1993) 1157

Most Punt Return Yards, one game

Henry Williams (1991) 232
Keith Stokes (2002) 224
Henry Williams (1987) 221

Longest Punt Return

Larry Highbaugh (1975) 116
Len Meltzer (1954) 115
Sam Rogers (1995) 113
Herb Johnson (1953) 109
Parnell Moore (1988) 109
Bashir Levingston (2005) 109

Kick Returns[]

Most Kickoff Returns, career

Most Kickoff Returns, one season

Ian Smart (2008) 74
Chad Owens (2012) 71
Chad Owens (2011) 69
Eric Blount (1995) 64
J. R. Ruffin (2006) 63

Most Kickoff Returns, one game

Eight players 9

Most Kickoff Return Yards, career

Henry Williams 7354
Michael Clemons 6349
Marvin Coleman 5565
Leo Lewis 5443
Dwight Edwards 5384
Ron Hopkins 5238

Most Kickoff Return Yards, one season

Ian Smart (2008) 1805
Chad Owens (2011) 1750
Eric Blount (1998) 1695
Chad Owens (2012) 1588
Albert Johnson III (2000) 1506

Most Kickoff Return Yards, one game

Anthony Cherry (1989) 257
Chad Owens (2011) 245
Joe Hollimon (1976) 239
Brandon West (2011) 231
Stephen Jones (1986) 228

Longest Kickoff Return

Mack Herron (1972) 120
Larry Highbaugh (1976) 118
Bobby Thompson (1971) 115
Sammy Greene (1983) 113
Dave West (1952) 112

Missed Field Goal Returns[]

Most Missed Field Goal Return Yards, season

Keith Stokes (2003) 506
Chad Owens (2010) 425
Marcus Thigpen (2010) 384
Kenny Wilhite (1996) 360

Longest Missed Field Goal Return

Boyd Carter/Dave Mann (1958) 131 (Carter for 15 yards, then lateral to Mann for 116 yards and TD)
Ken Hinton (1977) 130
Bashir Levingston (2007) 129
Dominique Dorsey (2009) 129
Tristan Jackson (2012) 129
Trent Guy (2012) 129

References[]

[Lulay_just_wants_more_B.C._wins-1] Lulay just wants more B.C. wins

[Lulay's_TD_streak_still_alive,_CFL_rules-2] Lulay's TD streak still alive, CFL rules

[CFL_rule_change:_Lulay_didn’t_play_game,_can_still_make_TD_record-3] CFL rule change: Lulay didn’t play game, can still make TD record

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