List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
Passing yards
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Player | The player who recorded the most passing yards in the league |
Yds | The total number of passing yards the player had |
† | Former league record |
* | Current record |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
Season | Player | Yds | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Lindy Berry | 2,201† | Edmonton Eskimos |
1951 | Jack Jacobs | 3,248† | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1952 | Jack Jacobs (2) | 2,586 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1953 | Jack Jacobs (3) | 1,924 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1954 | Sam Etcheverry | 3,610† | Montreal Alouettes |
1955 | Sam Etcheverry (2) | 3,657† | Montreal Alouettes |
1956 | Sam Etcheverry (3) | 4,723 | Montreal Alouettes |
1957 | Sam Etcheverry (4) | 3,341 | Montreal Alouettes |
1958 | Sam Etcheverry (5) | 3,548 | Montreal Alouettes |
1959 | Sam Etcheverry (6) | 3,133 | Montreal Alouettes |
1960 | Tobin Rote | 4,247 | Toronto Argonauts |
1961 | Tobin Rote (2) | 3,093 | Toronto Argonauts |
1962 | Joe Kapp | 3,279 | BC Lions |
1963 | Eagle Day | 3,126 | Calgary Stampeders |
1964 | Joe Kapp (2) | 2,816 | BC Lions |
1965 | Joe Kapp (3) | 2,961 | BC Lions |
1966 | Ron Lancaster | 2,976 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1967 | Pete Liske | 4,479 | Calgary Stampeders |
1968 | Pete Liske (2) | 4,333 | Calgary Stampeders |
1969 | Russ Jackson | 3,641 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1970 | Ron Lancaster (2) | 2,779 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1971 | Don Jonas | 4,036 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1972 | Don Jonas (2) | 3,583 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1973 | Ron Lancaster (3) | 3,767 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1974 | Pete Liske (3) | 3,259 | Calgary Stampeders |
1975 | Ron Lancaster (4) | 3,545 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1976 | Ron Lancaster (5) | 3,869 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1977 | Ron Lancaster (6) | 3,072 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1978 | Dieter Brock | 3,755 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1979 | Tom Clements | 2,803 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1980 | Dieter Brock (2) | 4,254 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1981 | Dieter Brock (3) | 4,796† | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1982 | Warren Moon | 5,000† | Edmonton Eskimos |
1983 | Warren Moon (2) | 5,648† | Edmonton Eskimos |
1984 | Dieter Brock (4) | 3,966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1985 | Roy Dewalt | 4,237 | BC Lions |
1986 | Rick Johnson | 4,379 | Calgary Stampeders |
1987 | Tom Clements (2) | 4,686 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1988 | Gilbert Renfroe | 4,113 | Toronto Argonauts |
1989 | Matt Dunigan | 4,509 | BC Lions |
1990 | Kent Austin | 4,604 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1991 | Doug Flutie | 6,619* | BC Lions |
1992 | Kent Austin (2) | 6,225 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1993 | Doug Flutie (2) | 6,092 | Calgary Stampeders |
1994 | Doug Flutie (3) | 5,726 | Calgary Stampeders |
1995 | Matt Dunigan (2) | 4,911 | Birmingham Barracudas |
1996 | Doug Flutie (4) | 5,720 | Toronto Argonauts |
1997 | Doug Flutie (5) | 5,505 | Toronto Argonauts |
1998 | Kerwin Bell | 4,991 | Toronto Argonauts |
1999 | Danny McManus | 5,335 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2000 | Damon Allen | 4,840 | BC Lions |
2001 | Khari Jones | 4,545 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2002 | Khari Jones (2) | 5,334 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2003 | Anthony Calvillo | 5,891 | Montreal Alouettes |
2004 | Anthony Calvillo (2) | 6,041 | Montreal Alouettes |
2005 | Anthony Calvillo (3) | 5,556 | Montreal Alouettes |
2006 | Ricky Ray | 5,000 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2007 | Kevin Glenn | 5,114 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2008 | Ricky Ray (2) | 5,661 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2009 | Ricky Ray (3) | 4,916 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2010 | Darian Durant | 5,542 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2011 | Anthony Calvillo (4) | 5,251 | Montreal Alouettes |
2012 | Henry Burris | 5,367 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2013 | Henry Burris (2) | 4,925 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2014 | Ricky Ray (4) | 4,595 | Toronto Argonauts |
2015 | Henry Burris (3) | 5,693 | Ottawa Redblacks |
2016 | Michael Reilly | 5,554 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2017 | Michael Reilly (2) | 5,830 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2018 | Michael Reilly | 5,562 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2019 | Cody Fajardo | 4,302 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2020 | Season cancelled | ||
2021 | Michael Reilly (4) | 3,283 | BC Lions |
2022 | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 4,731 | Toronto Argonauts |
2023 | Vernon Adams | 4,769 | BC Lions |
Passing touchdowns
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Player | The player who recorded the most passing touchdowns in the league |
TDs | The total number of passing touchdowns the player had |
† | Former league record |
* | Current record |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
Passing completions
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Player | The player who recorded the most passing completions in the league |
Comp | The total number of passing completions the player had |
† | Former league record |
* | Current record |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
See also
- List of Canadian Football League annual rushing leaders
- List of Canadian Football League annual receiving leaders
References
- ^ a b c "CFLAPEDIA". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "STATS". cfl.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Football League Yearly League Leaders". statscrew.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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CFL annual passing yards leaders
- 1950: Berry
- 1951: Jacobs
- 1952: Jacobs
- 1953: Jacobs
- 1954: Etcheverry
- 1955: Etcheverry
- 1956: Etcheverry
- 1957: Etcheverry
- 1958: Etcheverry
- 1959: Etcheverry
- 1960: Rote
- 1961: Rote
- 1962: Kapp
- 1963: Day
- 1964: Kapp
- 1965: Kapp
- 1966: Lancaster
- 1967: Liske
- 1968: Liske
- 1969: Jackson
- 1970: Lancaster
- 1971: Jonas
- 1972: Jonas
- 1973: Lancaster
- 1974: Liske
- 1975: Lancaster
- 1976: Lancaster
- 1977: Lancaster
- 1978: Brock
- 1979: Clements
- 1980: Brock
- 1981: Brock
- 1982: Moon
- 1983: Moon
- 1984: Brock
- 1985: Dewalt
- 1986: Johnson
- 1987: Clements
- 1988: Renfroe
- 1989: Dunigan
- 1990: Austin
- 1991: Flutie
- 1992: Austin
- 1993: Flutie
- 1994: Flutie
- 1995: Dunigan
- 1996: Flutie
- 1997: Flutie
- 1998: Bell
- 1999: McManus
- 2000: Allen
- 2001: Jones
- 2002: Jones
- 2003: Calvillo
- 2004: Calvillo
- 2005: Calvillo
- 2006: Ray
- 2007: Glenn
- 2008: Ray
- 2009: Ray
- 2010: Durant
- 2011: Calvillo
- 2012: Burris
- 2013: Burris
- 2014: Ray
- 2015: Burris
- 2016: Reilly
- 2017: Reilly
- 2018: Reilly
- 2019: Fajardo
- 2021: Reilly
- 2022: Bethel-Thompson
- 2023: Adams