List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders

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The Canadian Football League (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.

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Passing yards

Key
SymbolMeaning
PlayerThe player who recorded the most passing yards in the league
YdsThe total number of passing yards the player had
†Former league record
*Current record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
CFL annual passing yards leaders by season
SeasonPlayerYdsTeam
1950 Lindy Berry 2,201† Edmonton Eskimos
1951 Jack Jacobs 3,248† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1952 Jack Jacobs (2)2,586Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1953 Jack Jacobs (3)1,924Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1954 Sam Etcheverry 3,610† Montreal Alouettes
1955 Sam Etcheverry (2)3,657†Montreal Alouettes
1956 Sam Etcheverry (3)4,723Montreal Alouettes
1957 Sam Etcheverry (4)3,341Montreal Alouettes
1958 Sam Etcheverry (5)3,548Montreal Alouettes
1959 Sam Etcheverry (6)3,133Montreal 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 4,036Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1972 Don Jonas (2)3,583Winnipeg 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 (3)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
2024 Bo Levi Mitchell 5,451 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2025 Bo Levi Mitchell (2)5,296 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Passing touchdowns

Key
SymbolMeaning
PlayerThe player who recorded the most passing touchdowns in the league
TDsThe total number of passing touchdowns the player had
†Former league record
*Current record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
CFL annual passing touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonPlayerTDsTeam
1950 Jack Jacobs 14† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1951 Jack Jacobs (2)33†Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1952 Jack Jacobs (3)34†Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1953 Sam Etcheverry 24 Montreal Alouettes
1954 Sam Etcheverry (2)25Montreal Alouettes
1955 Sam Etcheverry (3)30Montreal Alouettes
Tom Dublinski Toronto Argonauts
1956 Sam Etcheverry (4)32Montreal Alouettes
Arnold Galiffa BC Lions
1957 Sam Etcheverry (5)14Montreal Alouettes
1958 Frank Tripucka 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1959 Jim Van Pelt 31 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1960 Tobin Rote 38† Toronto Argonauts
1961 Bernie Faloney 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1962 Joe Kapp 28 BC Lions
1963 Joe Kapp (2)20 BC Lions
1964 Russ Jackson 18 Ottawa Rough Riders
1965 Russ Jackson (2)18 Ottawa Rough Riders
1966 Ron Lancaster 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1967 Pete Liske 40† Calgary Stampeders
1968 Pete Liske (2)31 Calgary Stampeders
1969 Russ Jackson (3)33 Ottawa Rough Riders
1970 Jerry Keeling 18 Calgary Stampeders
Gary Wood Ottawa Rough Riders
1971 Don Jonas 27Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1972 Don Jonas (2)27Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1973 Ron Lancaster (2)22 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1974 Ron Lancaster (3)20 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1975 Ron Lancaster (4)23 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1976 Ron Lancaster (5)25 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1977 Dieter Brock 23Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1978 Dieter Brock (2)23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1979 Warren Moon 20 Edmonton Eskimos
1980 Dieter Brock (3)28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1981 Dieter Brock (4)32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1982 Warren Moon (2)36 Edmonton Eskimos
1983 Warren Moon (3)31 Edmonton Eskimos
1984 Tom Clements 29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985 Roy Dewalt 27 BC Lions
1986 Rick Johnson 31 Calgary Stampeders
1987 Tom Clements (2)33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1988 Gilbert Renfroe 26 Toronto Argonauts
Matt Dunigan BC Lions
1989 Tracy Ham 30 Edmonton Eskimos
1990 Tracy Ham (2)36 Edmonton Eskimos
1991 Doug Flutie 38 BC Lions
1992 Kent Austin 35 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1993 Doug Flutie (2)44† Calgary Stampeders
1994 Doug Flutie (3)48* Calgary Stampeders
1995 Matt Dunigan (2)34 Birmingham Barracudas
1996 Doug Flutie (4)29 Toronto Argonauts
1997 Doug Flutie (5)47 Toronto Argonauts
1998 Jeff Garcia 28 Calgary Stampeders
1999 Danny McManus 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000 Dave Dickenson 36 Calgary Stampeders
2001 Khari Jones 30 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2002 Khari Jones (2)46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2003 Anthony Calvillo 37 Montreal Alouettes
2004 Casey Printers 35 BC Lions
2005 Anthony Calvillo (2)34 Montreal Alouettes
2006 Henry Burris 23 Calgary Stampeders
2007 Henry Burris (2)34 Calgary Stampeders
2008 Anthony Calvillo (3)43 Montreal Alouettes
2009 Anthony Calvillo (4)26 Montreal Alouettes
2010 Henry Burris (3)38 Calgary Stampeders
2011 Anthony Calvillo (5)32 Montreal Alouettes
2012 Henry Burris (4)43 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2013 Darian Durant 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2014 Ricky Ray 28 Toronto Argonauts
2015 Trevor Harris 33 Toronto Argonauts
2016 Bo Levi Mitchell 32 Calgary Stampeders
2017 Michael Reilly 30 Edmonton Eskimos
Trevor Harris (2) Ottawa Redblacks
2018 Bo Levi Mitchell (2)35 Calgary Stampeders
2019 McLeod Bethel-Thompson 26 Toronto Argonauts
2020 Season cancelled
2021 Zach Collaros 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2022 Zach Collaros (2)37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2023 Zach Collaros (3)33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2024 Bo Levi Mitchell (3)32 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2025 Bo Levi Mitchell (4)36 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Passing completions

Key
SymbolMeaning
PlayerThe player who recorded the most passing completions in the league
CompThe total number of passing completions the player had
†Former league record
*Current record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
CFL annual passing completions leaders by season
SeasonPlayerCompTeam
1950 Lindy Berry 129† Edmonton Eskimos
1951 Jack Jacobs 204† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1952 Jack Jacobs (2)147Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1953 Sam Etcheverry 166 Montreal Alouettes
1954 Sam Etcheverry (2)206†Montreal Alouettes
1955 Sam Etcheverry (3)227†Montreal Alouettes
1956 Sam Etcheverry (4)276†Montreal Alouettes
1957 Sam Etcheverry (5)215Montreal Alouettes
1958 Sam Etcheverry (6)247Montreal Alouettes
1959 Sam Etcheverry (7)231Montreal Alouettes
1960 Tobin Rote 256 Toronto Argonauts
1961 Tobin Rote (2)220 Toronto Argonauts
1962 Joe Kapp 197 BC Lions
1963 Eagle Day 228 Calgary Stampeders
1964 Joe Kapp (2)194 BC Lions
1965 Joe Kapp (3)219 BC Lions
1966 Ron Lancaster 211 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1967 Pete Liske 303† Calgary Stampeders
1968 Pete Liske (2)271 Calgary Stampeders
1969 Jerry Keeling 229 Calgary Stampeders
1970 Don Trull 185 Edmonton Eskimos
1971 Don Jonas 253Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1972 Don Jonas (2)252Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1973 Ron Lancaster (2)263 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1974 Pete Liske (3)228 Calgary Stampeders
1975 Ron Lancaster (3)239 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1976 Ron Lancaster (4)297 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1977 Ron Lancaster (5)255 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1978 Dieter Brock 294 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1979 Tony Adams 241 Toronto Argonauts
1980 Dieter Brock (2)304† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1981 Dieter Brock (3)354† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1982 Tom Clements 356† Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1983 Warren Moon 380† Edmonton Eskimos
1984 Dieter Brock (4)320 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1985 Roy Dewalt 301 BC Lions
1986 Roy Dewalt (2)314 BC Lions
1987 Tom Clements (2)336 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1988 Gilbert Renfroe 290 Toronto Argonauts
1989 Matt Dunigan 331 BC Lions
1990 Kent Austin 360 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1991 Doug Flutie 466† BC Lions
1992 Kent Austin (2)459 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1993 Doug Flutie (2)416 Calgary Stampeders
1994 Doug Flutie (3)403 Calgary Stampeders
1995 Matt Dunigan (2)362 Birmingham Barracudas
1996 Doug Flutie (4)434 Toronto Argonauts
1997 Doug Flutie (5)430 Toronto Argonauts
1998 Kerwin Bell 381 Toronto Argonauts
1999 Danny McManus 365 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000 Damon Allen 324 BC Lions
2001 Khari Jones 229 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2002 Khari Jones (2)282 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2003 Anthony Calvillo 408 Montreal Alouettes
2004 Anthony Calvillo (2)431 Montreal Alouettes
2005 Ricky Ray 479† Edmonton Eskimos
2006 Ricky Ray (2)406 Edmonton Eskimos
2007 Kevin Glenn 388 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2008 Anthony Calvillo (3)472 Montreal Alouettes
2009 Ricky Ray (3)401 Edmonton Eskimos
2010 Darian Durant 391 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011 Anthony Calvillo (4)404 Montreal Alouettes
2012 Henry Burris 391 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2013 Henry Burris (2)373 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014 Ricky Ray (4)425 Toronto Argonauts
2015 Henry Burris (3)481* Ottawa Redblacks
2016 Michael Reilly 448 Edmonton Eskimos
2017 Ricky Ray (5)474 Toronto Argonauts
2018 Trevor Harris 431 Ottawa Redblacks
2019 Trevor Harris (2)343 Edmonton Eskimos
2020 Season cancelled
2021 Cody Fajardo 281 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2022 McLeod Bethel-Thompson 387 Toronto Argonauts
2023 Jake Maier 363 Calgary Stampeders
2024 Bo Levi Mitchell 420 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2025 Bo Levi Mitchell (2)428 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CFLAPEDIA" . Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "STATS". cfl.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Canadian Football League Yearly League Leaders". statscrew.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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