Saskatchewan Roughriders all-time records and statistics

The following is a list of Saskatchewan Roughriders all-time records and statistics current to the 2023 CFL season. Each category lists the top five players, where known, except for when the fifth place player is tied in which case all players with the same number are listed.

Grey Cup Championships

Most by a Player

  • 2 - Darian Durant
  • 2 - John Chick
  • 2 - Mike McCullough
  • 2 - Neal Hughes
  • 2 - Chris Getzlaf

Games

Most Games

  • 284 – Gene Makowsky
  • 271 – Roger Aldag
  • 246 – Ron Lancaster
  • 238 – Reg Whitehouse
  • 237 – Ron Atchison

Most Regular Seasons Played

  • 17 – Ron Atchison – 1952–1968
  • 17 – Roger Aldag – 1976–1992
  • 17 – Gene Makowsky – 1995–2011
  • 16 – Ron Lancaster – 1963–1978
  • 15 – Fred Wilson – 1911–1926
  • 15 – Bill Clarke – 1951–1965
  • 15 – Reg Whitehouse – 1952–1966

Scoring

Most Points – Career

  • 2374 – Dave Ridgway
  • 1613 – Paul McCallum
  • 863 – Jack Abendschan
  • 823 – George Reed
  • 757 – Luca Congi

Most Points – Season

Most Points – Game

Most Touchdowns – Career

Most Touchdowns – Season

  • 18 – Ken Carpenter – 1955
  • 17 – Hugh Campbell – 1966
  • 17 – Craig Ellis – 1985
  • 16 – Jack Hill – 1958
  • 16 – George Reed – 1968
  • 16 – Wes Cates – 2010

Most Touchdowns – Game

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Career

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Season

  • 16 – George Reed – 1968
  • 15 – George Reed – 1967
  • 15 – Wes Cates – 2010
  • 14 – Craig Ellis – 1985
  • 13 – George Reed – 1972

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Game

Most Touchdown Receptions – Career

Most Touchdown Receptions – Season

Most Touchdown Receptions – Game

Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Career

Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Season

  • 2 – Mario Alford – 2022
  • 2 – Demetris Bendross – 2000

Most Punt Return Touchdowns – Career

Most Punt Return Touchdowns – Season

Most Punt Return Touchdowns – Game

Passing

Most Passing Yards – Career

Most Passing Yards – Season

Most Passing Yards – Game

Most Pass Attempts – Career

Most Pass Attempts – Season

Most Pass Attempts – Game

Most Pass Completions – Career

Most Pass Completions – Season

Most Pass Completions – Game

Most Passing Touchdowns – Career

Most Passing Touchdowns – Season

Most Passing Touchdowns – Game

Rushing

Most Rushing Attempts – Career

Most Rushing Attempts – Season

  • 323 – George Reed – 1975
  • 302 – George Reed – 1967
  • 292 – Robert Mimbs – 1996
  • 288 – George Reed – 1974
  • 287 – Kory Sheets – 2013

Most Rushing Attempts – Game

Most Rushing Yards – Career

Most Rushing Yards – Season

  • 1768 – George Reed – 1965
  • 1598 – Kory Sheets – 2013
  • 1471 – George Reed – 1967
  • 1454 – George Reed – 1975
  • 1447 – George Reed – 1974
  • 1409 – George Reed – 1966
  • 1403 – Robert Mimbs – 1996
  • 1390 – Ed Buchanan – 1964
  • 1353 – George Reed – 1969
  • 1306 – Mike Strickland – 1978
  • 1285 – Tim McCray – 1989
  • 1277 – Kory Sheets – 2012
  • 1254 – Cookie Gilchrist – 1958
  • 1243 – Darren Davis – 2001
  • 1229 – Wes Cates – 2008
  • 1222 – George Reed – 1968
  • 1205 – Mike Saunders – 1994
  • 1193 – George Reed – 1973
  • 1154 – Kenton Keith – 2004
  • 1146 – George Reed – 1971
  • 1093 – William Powell – 2019
  • 1069 – George Reed – 1972
  • 1054 – Wes Cates – 2010
  • 1037 – Kenton Keith – 2006
  • 1024 – Darren Davis – 2000
  • 1012 – George Reed – 1964

Most Rushing Yards – Game

Longest Run

Receiving

Most Receiving Yards – Career

Most Receiving Yards – Season

Most Receiving Yards – Game

Most Receptions – Career

Most Receptions – Season

Most Receptions – Game

Longest Reception

Interceptions

Most Interceptions – Career

Most Interceptions – Season

Most Interceptions – Game

Quarterback sacks

  • Note: Sacks were first recorded in 1981.

Most Sacks – Career

Most Sacks – Season

Most Sacks – Game

Tackles

  • Note: Tackles were first recorded in 1987, but there was no differentiation between Defensive and Special Teams tackles. Those categorical differences were added in 1991.

Most Defensive Tackles – Season

Most Defensive Tackles – Game

Most Special Teams Tackles – Season

  • 32 – Ray Bernard – 1992

Kickoff Returns

Most Kickoff Returns – Career

Most Kickoff Returns – Season

Most Kickoff Returns – Game

  • 9 – Brandon West – versus BC Lions, September 24, 2011

Most Kickoff Return Yards – Career

Most Kickoff Return Yards – Season

Most Kickoff Return Yards – Game

  • 231 – Brandon West – versus BC Lions, September 24, 2011

Longest Kickoff Return – Game

  • 115 – Bobby Thompson – versus BC Lions, October 24, 1971

Punt Returns

Most Punt Returns – Career

Most Punt Returns – Season

Most Punt Returns – Game

  • 12 – Jim Walter – at BC Lions, September 18, 1970

Most Punt Return Yards – Career

  • 3,440 – Gene Wlasiuk (1959–67)
  • 3,296 – Corey Holmes (2001–05, 2007)
  • 2,008 – Jim Walter (1970–73)
  • 1,882 – Stewart Fraser (1980–85)
  • 1,726 – Harry Lunn (1955–58)

Most Punt Return Yards – Season

Most Punt Return Yards – Game

Longest Punt Return – Game

Field goals

Most Field Goals – Career

Most Field Goals – Season

Most Field Goals – Game

Highest Field Goal Accuracy – Career (minimum 100 attempts)

Highest Field Goal Accuracy – Season (minimum 30 attempts)

Longest Field Goal

Most Consecutive Field Goals

Singles

Most Singles – Career

  • 111 – Dave Ridgway (1982–95)
  • 104 – Paul McCallum (1994–2005, 2015)
  • 92 – Fred Wilson (1911–1926)
  • 72 – Jack Abendschan (1965–75)

Most Singles – Season

Team statistics

Most points in a game by the Roughriders

  • 58 - Ottawa 22 at Saskatchewan 58, August 7, 1989
  • 56 - Winnipeg 4 at Saskatchewan 56, September 3, 1995
  • 56 - Winnipeg 23 at Saskatchewan 56, September 1, 1991
  • 56 - Saskatchewan 56 at Edmonton 8, August 28, 1964
  • 55 - Saskatchewan 55 at Winnipeg 10, September 13, 2009
  • 55 - Edmonton 9 at Saskatchewan 55, October 25, 2008
  • 55 - Winnipeg 11 at Saskatchewan 55, September 2, 1990
  • 54 - Saskatchewan 54 at Edmonton 31, August 25, 2017
  • 54 - Edmonton 14 at Saskatchewan 54, July 28, 2007
  • 54 - Montreal 51 at Saskatchewan 54 (2 OT), July 1, 2010
  • 54 - Saskatchewan 54 at Edmonton 52 (4 OT), October 28, 2000
  • 53 - Calgary 8 at Saskatchewan 53, October 3, 1982
  • 52 - Winnipeg 0 at Saskatchewan 52, September 2, 2012
  • 52 - Calgary 52 at Saskatchewan 52 (4 OT), July 28, 2000
  • 52 - Hamilton 16 at Saskatchewan 52, July 26, 1991
  • 51 - Saskatchewan 51 at Hamilton 8, August 26, 2006
  • 51 - Ottawa 41 at Saskatchewan 51, August 17, 2003
  • 50 - British Columbia 18 at Saskatchewan 50, October 24, 1971

Roughriders' Largest Margins of Victory

  • 52 - Winnipeg 0 at Saskatchewan 52, September 2, 2012
  • 52 - Winnipeg 4 at Saskatchewan 56, September 3, 1995
  • 48 - Saskatchewan 56 at Edmonton 8, August 28, 1964
  • 47 - Saskatchewan 47 at Winnipeg 0, October 15, 1949
  • 46 - Edmonton 9 at Saskatchewan 55, October, 25 2008
  • 45 - Saskatchewan 55 at Winnipeg 10, September 13, 2009
  • 45 - Calgary 8 at Saskatchewan 53, October 3, 1982
  • 44 - Winnipeg 11 at Saskatchewan 55, September 2, 1990
  • 44 - Montreal 0 at Saskatchewan 44, September 5, 1966
  • 43 - Saskatchewan 51 at Hamilton 8, August 26, 2006
  • 41 - Calgary 8 at Saskatchewan 49, July 8, 2007
  • 40 - Edmonton 14 at Saskatchewan 54, July 28, 2007
  • 40 - Edmonton 0 at Saskatchewan 40, August 15, 1976

Roughriders' Shutouts

  • 52-0 - Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, September 2, 2012
  • 47-0 - Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, October 15, 1949
  • 44-0 - Montreal at Saskatchewan, September 5, 1966
  • 40-0 - Edmonton at Saskatchewan, August 21, 1976
  • 37-0 - Hamilton at Saskatchewan, July 21, 2013
  • 33-0 - Calgary at Saskatchewan, October 27, 1956
  • 32-0 - Montreal at Saskatchewan, September 7, 1964
  • 23-0 - Edmonton at Saskatchewan, August 27, 1951
  • 21-0 - Calgary at Saskatchewan, October 9, 1950
  • 17-0 - Saskatchewan at British Columbia, August 30, 1954

Highest Single Game Home Attendance

  • 55,438 – Calgary 20 at Saskatchewan 25, October 14, 1995
  • 44,910 - Winnipeg 25 at Saskatchewan 48, September 1, 2013
  • 43,613 – Calgary 22 at Saskatchewan 24, October 13, 2003
  • 40,637 – Montreal 21 at Saskatchewan 24, August 17, 2013
  • 40,320 – Winnipeg 36 at Saskatchewan 18, August 31, 2003
  • 39,373 - BC 24 at Saskatchewan 22, September 29, 2013
  • 37,372 – Hamilton 0 at Saskatchewan 37, July 21, 2013
  • 35,579 - Edmonton 9 at Saskatchewan 14, October 12, 2013
  • 35,296 – Calgary 21 at Saskatchewan 36, July 5, 2013

References

  • Saskatchewan Roughriders Media Guide
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders All-Time Leaders
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders Individual Records
  • CFL Guide & Record Book, 2023 Edition
  • Canadian Football League
  • "Riders by the Numbers", Regina Leader-Post, 4 September 2012, p. D2.
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