List of Canadian Football League records (individual)

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This is a list of Canadian Football League regular season records that are effective as of the end of the 2024 CFL season.

Italics indicate an active player.

Games

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Most games

Most consecutive games

Most regular seasons played

Touchdowns

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Most touchdowns, career

Most touchdowns, one season

Most touchdowns, one game

Most rushing touchdowns, career

Most rushing touchdowns, one season

Most rushing touchdowns, one game

Most receiving touchdowns, career

Most receiving touchdowns, one season

Most receiving touchdowns, one game

Most punt return touchdowns, career

Most punt return touchdowns, one season

Most punt return touchdowns, one game

Most kickoff return touchdowns, career

Most kickoff return touchdowns, one season

Most kickoff return touchdowns, one game

  • 1 - Many

Most missed field goal return touchdowns, career

Most missed field goal return touchdowns, one season

Most missed field goal return touchdowns, one game

  • 1 - Many

Most interception return touchdowns, career

Most interception return touchdowns, one season

Most interception return touchdowns, one game

Passing

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A banner hung in the Rogers Centre to commemorate Damon Allen breaking the all-time pro football career passing record in 2006. Anthony Calvillo subsequently passed Allen in 2011.

Most passing yards, career

  1. 79,816 - Anthony Calvillo
  2. 72,381 - Damon Allen (highest rank - #1)
  3. 63,227 - Henry Burris (highest rank - #3)
  4. 60,736 - Ricky Ray (highest rank - #4)
  5. 53,255 - Danny McManus (highest rank - #2)
  6. 52,867 - Kevin Glenn (highest rank - #6)
  7. 50,535 - Ron Lancaster (highest rank - #1)
  8. 43,857 - Matt Dunigan (highest rank - #2)
  9. 41,355 - Doug Flutie (highest rank - #3)
  10. 40,534 - Tracy Ham (highest rank - #5)

Most passing yards, one season

  1. 6,619 - Doug Flutie (1991)
  2. 6,225 - Kent Austin (1992)
  3. 6,092 - Doug Flutie (1993)
  4. 6,041 - Anthony Calvillo (2004)
  5. 6,023 - David Archer (1993)
  6. 5,945 - Doug Flutie (1992)
  7. 5,891 - Anthony Calvillo (2003)
  8. 5,830 - Michael Reilly (2017)
  9. 5,754 - Kent Austin (1993)
  10. 5,726 - Doug Flutie (1994)

Most passing yards, consecutive seasons

Most 5000-yard passing seasons

Most consecutive 5000-yard passing seasons

Most passing yards, one game [1]

  1. 713 - Matt Dunigan (for Winnipeg vs Edmonton, July 14, 1994)
  2. 601 - Danny Barrett (for B.C. vs Toronto, Aug 12, 1993)**
  3. 586 - Sam Etcheverry (for Montreal vs Hamilton, Oct 16, 1954)**
  4. 582 - Doug Flutie (for B.C. vs Edmonton, Oct 12, 1991)
  5. 561 - Sam Etcheverry (for Montreal vs Hamilton, Sept 29, 1956)
  6. 558 - Kent Austin (for Saskatchewan vs B.C., Aug. 13, 1992 (OT))
  7. 556 - Doug Flutie (for Calgary vs Ottawa, Aug 6, 1993)
  8. 555 - Warren Moon (for Edmonton vs Montreal, Oct 15, 1983)
  9. 553 - Peter Liske (for Calgary vs Saskatchewan, Sept. 29, 1968)
  10. 551 - Anthony Calvillo (for Las Vegas vs Ottawa, Sept. 3, 1994)

**Former Record Holder

Most passing yards per game, career (minimum 1000 attempts)

Most passing yards per game, one season

Most pass attempts, career

  1. 9,437 - Anthony Calvillo
  2. 9,138 - Damon Allen**
  3. 7,426 - Henry Burris
  4. 7,301 - Ricky Ray
  5. 6,689 - Danny McManus
  6. 6,434 - Kevin Glenn
  7. 6,233 - Ron Lancaster**
  8. 5,476 - Matt Dunigan
  9. 4,943 - Tracy Ham
  10. 4,854 - Doug Flutie

**Former Record Holder

Most pass attempts, one season

  1. 770 - Kent Austin (1992)
  2. 730 - Doug Flutie (1991)**
  3. 715 - Kent Austin (1993), Ricky Ray (2005)
  4. 703 - Doug Flutie (1993)
  5. 701 - David Archer (1993)
  6. 690 - Anthony Calvillo (2004)
  7. 688 - Doug Flutie (1992)
  8. 682 - Anthony Calvillo (2008)
  9. 678 - Henry Burris (2015)
  10. 677 - Doug Flutie (1996)

**Former Record Holder

Most pass attempts, one game

  1. 65 - Kent Austin (1991)
  2. 64 - Anthony Calvillo (1995)
  3. 63 - Doug Flutie (1992)
  4. 62 - Joe Adams (1983)**, Kent Austin (1992), Darian Durant (2010)
  5. 60 - Kent Austin (1992)
  6. 59 - Marcus Crandell (2004)
  7. 58 - Matt Dunigan (1995), Dieter Brock (1984)
  8. 57 - Danny Barrett (1991), Damon Allen (1997)
  9. 56 - Tony Kimbrough (1992), Doug Flutie (1993), Ricky Ray (2005), Chad Kelly (2024)

**Former Record Holder

Most pass completions, career

  1. 5,892 - Anthony Calvillo
  2. 5,158 - Damon Allen**
  3. 4,976 - Ricky Ray
  4. 4,638 - Henry Burris
  5. 4,068 - Kevin Glenn
  6. 3,640 - Danny McManus
  7. 3,384 - Ron Lancaster**
  8. 3,057 - Matt Dunigan
  9. 2,994 - Bo Levi Mitchell
  10. 2,975 - Doug Flutie

**Former Record Holder

Most pass completions, one season

  1. 481 - Henry Burris (2015)
  2. 479 - Ricky Ray (2005)**
  3. 474 - Ricky Ray (2017)
  4. 472 - Anthony Calvillo (2008)
  5. 466 - Doug Flutie (1991)**
  6. 459 - Kent Austin (1992)
  7. 448 - Michael Reilly (2016)
  8. 447 - Michael Reilly (2017)
  9. 437 - Anthony Calvillo (2005)
  10. 434 - Doug Flutie (1996)

**Former Record Holder

Most pass completions, one game

**Former Record Holder

Most consecutive pass completions, one game

**Former Record Holder

Most passing touchdowns, career

  1. 455 - Anthony Calvillo
  2. 394 - Damon Allen**
  3. 373 - Henry Burris
  4. 333 - Ron Lancaster**
  5. 324 - Ricky Ray
  6. 303 - Matt Dunigan
  7. 293 - Kevin Glenn
  8. 284 - Tracy Ham
  9. 270 - Doug Flutie
  10. 259 - Danny McManus

**Former Record Holder

Most passing touchdowns, one season

  1. 48 - Doug Flutie (1994)
  2. 47 - Doug Flutie (1997)
  3. 46 - Khari Jones (2002)
  4. 44 - Doug Flutie (1993)**
  5. 43 - Anthony Calvillo (2008), Henry Burris (2012)
  6. 40 - Peter Liske (1967)**
  7. 39 - Henry Burris (2008)
  8. 38 - Tobin Rote (1960)**, Doug Flutie (1991), Henry Burris (2010)
  9. 37 - Anthony Calvillo (2003), Zach Collaros (2022)
  10. 36 - Warren Moon (1982), Tracy Ham (1990), Matt Dunigan (1993) Dave Dickenson (2000, 2003)

**Former Record Holder

Most passing touchdowns, one game

Most consecutive regular season games with a touchdown pass

Most passing interceptions, career

  1. 396 - Ron Lancaster
  2. 281 - Danny McManus
  3. 278 - Damon Allen
  4. 227 - Henry Burris
  5. 224 - Anthony Calvillo
  6. 214 - Tom Clements
  7. 213 - Sam Etcheverry
  8. 211 - Matt Dunigan
  9. 207 - Kevin Glenn
  10. 201 - Bernie Faloney

Highest pass completion percentage, career (minimum 1000 attempts)

Highest pass completion percentage, one season (minimum 250 attempts)

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

Highest passer efficiency rating, career (minimum 1000 attempts)

Highest passer efficiency rating, one season (minimum 250 attempts)

Best touchdown to interception ratio, one season (minimum 20 TDs)

Lowest interception rate, one season (minimum 250 attempts)

Highest touchdown rate, one season (minimum 250 attempts)

Receiving

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Most receiving yards, career

Most receiving yards, one season

Most receiving yards, one game

Highest yards per catch average, one season

Most pass receptions, career

Most pass receptions, one season

Most pass receptions, one game

Most 1,000+ pass receiving yard seasons, career

Rushing

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Most Rushing Yards, career

  1. 16,425 - Mike Pringle
  2. 16,116 - George Reed**
  3. 11,920 - Damon Allen
  4. 10,909 - Johnny Bright**
  5. 10,380 - Andrew Harris
  6. 10,285 - Charles Roberts
  7. 9,340 - Kelvin Anderson
  8. 9,213 - Joffrey Reynolds
  9. 9,022 - Normie Kwong
  10. 8,861 - Leo Lewis

**Former Record Holder

Most rushing yards, one season

  1. 2,065 - Mike Pringle (1998)
  2. 1,972 - Mike Pringle (1994)**
  3. 1,896 - Willie Burden (1975)**
  4. 1,813 - Jon Cornish (2013)
  5. 1,794 - Earl Lunsford (1961)**
  6. 1,791 - Mike Pringle (1995)
  7. 1,778 - Mike Pringle (2000)
  8. 1,775 - Mike Pringle (1997)
  9. 1,769 - Robert Mimbs (1991)
  10. 1,768 - George Reed (1965)

**Former Record Holder

Most rushing yards, by a Canadian, one season (all 1000 yard rushers included)

Most rushing yards, by a quarterback, one season

  1. 1,096 - Tracy Ham (1990)
  2. 1,036 - Damon Allen (1991)
  3. 1,006 - Kerry Joseph (2005)
  4. 1,005 - Tracy Ham (1989)**
  5. 998 - Tracy Ham (1991)
  6. 928 - Ken Hobart (1985)**
  7. 920 - Damon Allen (1993)
  8. 878 - Nealon Greene (1999)
  9. 850 - Damon Allen (1992)
  10. 837 - Damon Allen (1997)

**Former Record Holder

Most rushing yards, one game

Most rush attempts, career

Most rush attempts, one season

Most rush attempts, one game

Most 1,000+ rushing yard seasons, career

Most 100+ rushing yard games, career

Most 100+ rushing yard games, season

Yards from scrimmage

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Most yards from scrimmage, career

  • 20,255 - Mike Pringle (16,425 yards rushing, 3,830 yards receiving)
  • 18,888 - George Reed (16,116 yards rushing, 2,772 yards receiving)
  • 16,546 - Geroy Simon (194 yards rushing, 16,352 yards receiving)
  • 15,869 - Andrew Harris (10,380 rushing, 5,489 yards receiving)
  • 15,208 - Milt Stegall (55 yards rushing, 15,153 yards receiving)

Most yards from scrimmage, one season

  • 2,414 - Mike Pringle (1994, 1,972 yards rushing, 442 yards receiving)
  • 2,414 - Mike Pringle (1998, 2,065 yards rushing, 349 yards receiving)
  • 2,207 - Robert Mimbs (1991, 1769 yards rushing, 438 yards receiving)
  • 2,157 - Jon Cornish (2013, 1,813 yards rushing, 344 yards receiving)
  • 2,140 - Willard Reaves (1984, 1,733 yards rushing, 407 yards receiving)

Most yards from scrimmage, one game

Interceptions

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Most interceptions, career

Most interceptions, one season

Most interceptions, one game

  • 5 - Rod Hill (for Winnipeg vs Hamilton, September 9, 1990)
  • 4 - Don Sutherin (for Hamilton vs Edmonton, September 11, 1961)
  • 4 - Art Johnson (for Toronto vs Montreal, October 7, 1961)
  • 4 - Peter Ribbins (for Winnipeg vs BC, August 17, 1972)
  • 4 - Al Brenner (for Hamilton vs Toronto, November 5, 1972)
  • 4 - Chris Sigler (for Montreal vs Ottawa, June 27, 1986)
  • 4 - Less Browne (for Hamilton vs Montreal, August 21, 1986)
  • 4 - Terry Irvin (for Montreal vs Toronto, November 2, 1986)
  • 4 - Ed Gainey (for Saskatchewan vs BC, August 13, 2017)

Most interception return yards, career

Most interception return yards, one season

Most interception return yards, one game

Longest interception return

Quarterback sacks

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Most quarterback sacks, career

Most quarterback sacks, one season

Most quarterback sacks, one game

Tackles (recorded since 1987)

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Most defensive tackles, career

Most defensive tackles, one season

Most defensive tackles, one game

Most tackles for a loss, one game

Most special teams tackles, career

Most special teams tackles, one season

Most special teams tackles, one game

Blocked kicks

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Most blocked kicks, career

Most blocked kicks, one season

Most blocked kicks, one game

Kickoffs

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Most kickoff yards, career

Most kickoff yards, season

Most kickoff yards, game

Most kickoffs, career

Most kickoffs, season

Most kickoffs, game

Longest kickoff Prior to 2022 rule change

Since 2022 rule change

  • 100 – many players, most by Boris Bede (four times)

Highest kickoff average, career (Minimum 150 attempts)

Highest kickoff average, season (Minimum 45 attempts)

Punting

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Most punting yards, career

Most punting yards, one season

Most punting yards, one game

Most punts, career

Most punts, one season

Most punts, one game

Highest punting average, career (minimum 500 attempts)

Highest punting average, season (minimum 90 attempts)

Highest punting average, one game (minimum 4 Punts)

Longest punt

Field goals

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Most field goals, career

Most field goals, season

Most field goals 50+ yards, season

Most field goals 60+ yards, season

Most field goals, game

Most field goals 50+ yards, game

Highest field goal accuracy, career (minimum 100 attempts)

Highest field goal accuracy, season (minimum 30 attempts)

Longest field goal

Consecutive field goals

Punt returns

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Most punt returns, career

Most punt returns, one season

Most punt returns, one game

Most punt return yards, career

Most punt return yards, one season

Most punt return yards, one game

Longest punt return

Kick returns

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Most kickoff returns, career

Most kickoff returns, one season

Most kickoff returns, one game

Most kickoff return yards, career

Most kickoff return yards, one season

Most kickoff return yards, one game

Longest kickoff return

Missed field goal returns

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Most Missed Field Goal Returns, career

Most missed field goal returns, season

Most missed field goal return yards, season

Longest missed field goal return

Grey Cup records

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Grey Cup championship won, as a player:

Grey Cup games played in:

Most passing yards, Grey Cup games[4]

Most receiving yards, Grey Cup games[4]

Most rushing yards, Grey Cup games[4]

Most defensive tackles, Grey Cup games[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GameDay - September 27, 2013 - 0014". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  2. ^ "HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Sam Etcheverry | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. ^ "2019-08-08 Game Tracker - Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2592)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  4. ^ a b c d e "NUMBERS GAME: GREY CUP STATS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN". CFL.ca. November 17, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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